Classic game analysis
Menchik's Win: Vera Menchik vs Max Euwe
The first women's world champion defeated future world champion Max Euwe with confident, technically sound play at Hastings.
- White
- Vera Menchik
- Black
- Max Euwe
- Year
- 1931
- Result
- White won · 1-0
- Opening
- D16
Why this classic game matters
Menchik's victory over Euwe is an enduring example of her strength against the leading masters of her era.
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