Vera Menchik ( Czech : Věra Menčíková ; Russian : Ве́ра Фра́нцевна Ме́нчик Vera Frantsevna Menčik ; 16 February 1906 - 27 June 1944 ) was a British-Czech chess player who gained renown as the world 's first women 's chess champion .
Vera Menchik ( Moscow , 16 February 1906 - London , 27 June 1944 ) was a British-Czech chess player .