Women's World Chess Championship 1933 Explained

The 4th Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 5th Chess Olympiad, held in Folkestone, England from 12 to 23 July 1933. The competition was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows:^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1		-	1 1	1 1	1 1	1 1	1 1	1 1	1 1	14
2		0 0	-	1 ½	0 ½	1 1	0 1	1 1	1 1	9
3		0 0	0 ½	-	1 1	1 ½	½ ½	1 ½	1 1	8½
4		0 0	1 ½	0 0	-	½ 1	1 1	0 1	1 1	8
5		0 0	0 0	0 ½	½ 0	-	1 1	0 1	1 1	6
6		0 0	1 0	½ ½	0 0	0 0	-	1 ½	1 1	5½
7		0 0	0 0	0 ½	1 0	1 0	0 ½	-	1 1	5
8		0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	-	0

Notes and References

1. Book: Gawlikowski, Stanisław. 1978. Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974. pl . Warsaw. Wyd. Sport i Turystyka.
2. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables4.htm NED-ch08 The Hague/Leiden 1933
3. http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/campioni/femminile.htm femminile
4. http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/11%20Ajedrez%20Femenino/Palmares/Ctos_Mundo/Folkestone_33.htm Campeonato Mundo femenino Folkestone 1933
5. http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/2739$wix.htm World Chess Championship (Women). 1927-39 Title Tournaments