Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Vera Menchik across 3 places, from 1906 to 1924.
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Vera Francevna Mencikova (Vera Frantsevna Menchik; 16 February 1906 – 26 June 1944), was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in England.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Vera Menchik was documented, and when
16 February 1906exact date
Moscowattested“Vera Mencikova was born on 16 February 1906 in Moscow to Olga () and František Menčík, who were English and Czech respectively.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1921year
Russiaattested“Not long after, Menchik left Russia in 1921 amidst her parents splitting up and their family having already been forced to move into a different home.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1924year
Englandattested“Menchik was only able to work with Maróczy until early 1924 when he left England to go to the United States.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
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1923year
Hastingsmentioned“Menchik began competing regularly in chess tournaments in her first few months at the Hastings Chess Club in 1923, starting with an intra-club match between the ladies team and a team of third class players.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1928year
Hastingsmentioned“She gave a lecture on this opening at the Hastings Chess Club as early as 1928.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1929year
Ramsgatementioned“During 1929, Menchik had the most successful open tournament of her career in the Kent Congress at Ramsgate, a Scheveningen team event between a British team and a foreign team, each with seven players.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1929 to 1935period
Karlovy Varymentioned“The Moscow tournament in 1935 was similar to Carlsbad in 1929 in terms of the size and in that it featured many of the world's top players.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1930year
Hamburgmentioned“Menchik defended the Women's World Championship title for the first two times in 1930 and 1931 at the Olympiads in Hamburg and Prague respectively.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1933year
Folkestonementioned“The year after Menchik defended the Women's World Championship title a third time in 1933 in Folkestone, England, she was challenged to an informal four-game match by Sonja Graf, a German player she had never played against who also regu…”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1933year
Mnichovo Hradištěmentioned“In the Czechoslovak Championship, she finished in joint last place with four others who scored 4½/11 in the 1933 tournament in Mnichovo Hradiště.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
1935year
Warsawmentioned“After Menchik's fourth Women's World Championship title defence in 1935 in Warsaw, Menchik and Graf finally did play a second match a month before the next Women's World Championship tournament in 1937.”source: Wikipedia: Vera Menchik
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