tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post1041353233466782444..comments2023-10-25T06:36:34.027-04:00Comments on CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com: Thursday chess trivia question - guess their namesAlexandra Kosteniukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061264948906490648noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-54864464055809510192011-11-18T22:39:06.819-05:002011-11-18T22:39:06.819-05:00Sonia Graf, heh? Well, cross-dressing has been go...Sonia Graf, heh? Well, cross-dressing has been going on practically since the dawn of time...Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575870809633911343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-67390614674281202372011-11-18T11:30:39.431-05:002011-11-18T11:30:39.431-05:00Can anyone really mistake them for Humpy and Hou?Can anyone really mistake them for Humpy and Hou?Terrence, Londonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-89318267547017539102011-11-18T10:10:35.973-05:002011-11-18T10:10:35.973-05:00Right is vera menchik - She won the first Women...Right is vera menchik - She won the first Women's World Championship in 1927 and successfully defended her title six times in every other championship in her lifetime, and only lost one game, while winning 78 and drawing four games.<br />Left is sonja graf - Sonja Graf (December 16, 1908 – March 6, 1965) was a German chess master who also lived in Argentina and the United States. She was the Women's World Vice-Champion, two-time winner of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship and author.Sainath, Colombonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-63745290301805393832011-11-18T08:28:13.071-05:002011-11-18T08:28:13.071-05:00The ladies of the world chess championship - sonja...The ladies of the world chess championship - sonja graf and vera menchikSebastian Wolff, NYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-90295818705334016992011-11-18T05:57:07.364-05:002011-11-18T05:57:07.364-05:00Sonja Graf and Vera MenchikSonja Graf and Vera Menchikjason bournenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-34021489481104197092011-11-18T02:09:51.688-05:002011-11-18T02:09:51.688-05:00steffi graf?steffi graf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-75738001386604344552011-11-18T02:09:37.770-05:002011-11-18T02:09:37.770-05:00For god sake its graf and menchikFor god sake its graf and menchikSymeon, Athensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-87373030028478321092011-11-18T00:41:45.064-05:002011-11-18T00:41:45.064-05:00hi everyone, what's the joke aren't they b...hi everyone, what's the joke aren't they both one of the most famous women chess players once? - sonja graf and vera menchik right? Guess the trivia question was asked because we have the women's world chess championship going on between koneru humpy and hou yifan?Amrit Puri Knights Chess Club New Delhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-88929926144491501312011-11-17T20:34:58.548-05:002011-11-17T20:34:58.548-05:00Hmmm, I don't know who the young man is, but I...Hmmm, I don't know who the young man is, but I think the lady is Vera Menchik, who was one of the strongest female players in the world before she was killed in a bombing raid on London during World War II.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575870809633911343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-16227465678835779222011-11-17T16:35:16.528-05:002011-11-17T16:35:16.528-05:00@kingfisher ofcourse@kingfisher ofcoursej.l. viennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-54435274731689671572011-11-17T15:46:02.385-05:002011-11-17T15:46:02.385-05:00Hou yifan and koneru humpy - come onHou yifan and koneru humpy - come onkingfishernoreply@blogger.com