TY - CHAP AU - Leone, Clarissa Maria PY - 2025 SN - 979-13-7006-246-0 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10366/169729 AB - The article honors Vera Menchik, a chess player who overcame criticism and prejudice, checkmating the stereotypes and inequalities of her time. In a male dominated world, the young Russian champion proved that, in chess as in life, it is possible to... LA - ita PB - Dykinson KW - Vera Menchik KW - Chess KW - Gender disparity KW - Scacchi KW - Disuguaglianza di genere TI - Vera Menchik against the pervasive sexism in the patriarchal world of chess ER -