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Vera Menchik, an Uncommon card
Vera Francevna Mencikova, was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in England.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Vera Menchik quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Vera Menchik card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Menchik was born in Moscow to a Czech father and ______ mother.
Answer
English. Menchik was born in Moscow to a Czech father and English mother. From the Vera Menchik article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2 Chainz discography. 2 Chainz discography 97 · Tony Galento 86 · Joey Ryan 83 · Vera Menchik 80 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Odinani. Odinani 42,000 · Vera Menchik 25,000 · Brian Joubert 18,000 · André Greipel 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- She was the first and longest-reigning Women's World Chess Champion from 1927 to 1944, winning the championship a record eight times primarily in round-robin tournaments.
- In an era when women primarily competed against other women, Menchik was the first and only woman competing in master-level tournaments with the world's best players.
- Menchik was born in Moscow to a Czech father and English mother.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Vera Menchik article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Vera Menchik
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Vera Menchik (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer (Underwood & Underwood), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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