Genuinely tough, smart, and beautiful: Sonja Graf, a ground-breaking pioneer in pre-1945 chess, overcame childhood abuse, faced the top male players of her time, defied Nazism, fought in two matches for the women's world title, and claimed the U.S. women's title twice. pic.twitter.com/i7lBRrzVGB

— Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan) February 20, 2023

Sonja Graf and Vera Menchik, the world's strongest female chess players of the 1930s, enjoying a good cigarette at the Bloomsbury Hotel in London in November 1936 (Topical Agency Archive). pic.twitter.com/12LT7tcQmm

— Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan) October 30, 2020

A novel inspired by Sonja Graf's remarkable life has recently been published by David Torres in Spain. pic.twitter.com/VRvqTPSAdC

— Olimpiu Di Luppi (@olimpiuurcan) October 6, 2023