Russia 🇷🇺 @Russia
♟#OTD in 1927, Vera #Menchik, an outstanding #chess player, won the 1️⃣st Women's World Chess Championship in #London, representing #Russia. ☝️Later she defended her title 6️⃣ times & gained fame for beating high-level male opponents long before Beth Harmon from "Queen’s Gambit". https://t.co/Nwmso4tot8 — PolitiTweet.org
