Olga Menchik (Menčíková, Menčik) Rubery (1908, Moscow – 1944, Kent) was a Czech–British female chess master.
Born in Moscow into a Czech (father) – British (mother) family, she was younger sister to Vera Menchik. They all moved to England in 1921. In January 1927, Vera won the London ladies championship, and Olga took second place.
She took fourth place in the fifth Women's World Chess Championship at Warsaw 1935, and tied for 17-20th in the sixt...
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