The 3rd Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague between 12-26 July 1931. The tournament was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows:[1][2][3][4]
# Player 1 2 3 4 5 Total 1 
Vera Menchik (TCH)- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2 
Paula Wolf-Kalmar (AUT)0 0 - 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 3 
Agnes Stevenson (ENG)0 0 1 0 - 1 ½ 1 0 3½ 4 
Katarina Beskow (SWE)0 0 1 0 0 ½ - 1 0 2½ 5 
Wally Henschel (GER)0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2
| Tournament format | |
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| Match format | |
| Knock-out format | |
| Alternating format | |
| Match format | |
- ^ Stanisław Gawlikowski Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974 Wyd. Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
- ^ femminile
- ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Praga 1931
- ^ "1927-39 Title Tournaments : World Chess Championship (Women)".