Ramsgate 1929 Was Not Vera Menchik’s Greatest Tournament
6 min readDec 13, 2021
Ramsgate 1929 is cited as Menchik’s greatest result, but I do not see that. I have now processed this event. I had more initial ratings data to work with in Chessmetrics — not all of it correct, though. But, more is generally better, so I was able to boost Vera to a 2600+ player!! Also, several GM’s are granted as well: 2550 Thomas, 2570 Yates, 2579 Soultanbeieff*, 2513 Tylor*, 2525…
