The 2nd Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg. The tournament was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. She lost her only ever Women's World Championship game to Wally Henschel. The final results were as follows:[1] [2] [3] [4]
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | ½ 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 6½ | ||
| 2 | ½ 0 | - | 1 0 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 5½ | ||
| 3 | 1 0 | 0 1 | - | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 4½ | ||
| 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | - | 1 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | - | 1½ |