The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

  • @[email protected]English
    42•1 year ago

    I don’t think it’s a issue in chess. Unless they have to run 100m while holding the chess board.

    • starlinguk
      39•1 year ago

      They consider trans women men, and men are smarter than women. That’s what it implies anyway.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•1 year ago

        Being good at chess isn’t about being “smart”, a lot of top chess players will tell you as much. It is however about things like spatial awareness and pattern recognition, and some studies have demonstrated those traits to be, on average, stronger in male subjects. I’m sure evidence to the contrary exists though.