Notable Chess Games
- Frederic Lazard vs Vera Menchik, Paris 1929, Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02), 0–1 A nice combination in an open position leaves Lazard without a bishop.
- Mir Sultan Khan vs Vera Menchik, Hastings 1931, Queen's Gambit Declined (D35), 0–1 A sharp game with attacks on both sides of the board. At the end, Menchik is able to queen her advanced pawn.
- Vera Menchik vs George Alan Thomas, Poděbrady 1936, Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (D11), 1–0 The chess queen queens another passed pawn in a rook ending.
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