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.

  • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    132·
    11 months ago

    Except because of some factors, that’s exactly the case. There have been around 2000 grandmasters ever. Only around 40 are women. Don’t ask me why, I’m not touching the topic with a 10 meter pole.

    • ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zoneEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      Probably because there have been a lot more make chess players in general historically. It’s still a long way from an even split today and was probably even more imbalanced.

      • kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
        56·
        11 months ago

        No it isn’t. Genius distribution is different between men and women but STEM isn’t populated solely, or even significantly, by geniuses

    • Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      43·
      11 months ago

      There have been many studies done on the factors that are relevant. There are near irrefutable mounds of evidence.

      However, the biggest brained take on this is,

      I’m not touching the topic with a 10 meter pole.