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Which future world champion did Vera Menchik defeat in the Hastings Premier tournament?

  • Max Euwe

  • Mikhail Botvinnik

  • Vasily Smyslov

  • Tigran Petrosian

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Max Euwe, the future world champion, faced defeat at the hands of Vera Menchik in the Hastings Premier tournament. Menchik's victory over Euwe, who would later become the fifth World Chess Champion, stands as a testament to her exceptional skill and dominance in the chess world during the 1920s and 1930s.
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