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.

  • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    204·
    1 year ago

    I think the highest rated woman is 2628, she wouldn’t even be in the top 100 which would require a rating of 2644.

    With current rating, not a single women would have a chance to play in international tournaments, if there only was one league.

    • ShakeThatYam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      Anyone know what the highest rated trans male and trans female chess players are? Would be interesting to know if this rule is even currently necessary.

      • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        132·
        1 year ago

        No, at least not in the sense that they are stupid.

        Boys tend to be more interested in chess at a younger age, unless you start playing chess professionally at a very young age you are probably never going to a top 100 player.

        It’s similar to why very few women become top tier in e-sport, they don’t typically have that interest at a very young age.

        • _wintermute@lemmy.worldEnglish
          96·
          1 year ago

          What you have just said is that there is a cultural difference and I agree with that. Dont confuse that with a difference based on sex, or physiology, in other words.

          Obviously, men and women on a 1:1 basis have equal potential to excel at chess, based on their sex, right?

          • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
            132·
            1 year ago

            Women and men are in the same league, the league isn’t for just men, there just isn’t any women with high enough rating to be in the top 100.

            There is a special league just for women where men can’t compete.