The 4th Women's World Chess Championship took place during the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone. The tournament was played as a double round-robin tournament. Vera Menchik successfully defended her title. The final results were as follows:
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Menchik (Czechoslovakia) | - | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Edith Charlotte Price (England) | 0 0 | - | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Mary Gilchrist (Scotland) | 0 0 | 0 ½ | - | 1 1 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 8½ |
| 4 | Edith Michell (England) | 0 0 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | - | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Alice Tonini (Italy) | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | - | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Paulette Schwartzmann (France) | 0 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 0 0 | - | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 5½ |
| 7 | Jeanne D'Autremont (France) | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | - | 1 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Gisela Harum (Austria) | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | - | 0 |