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.

  • Sethayy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    72·
    1 year ago

    This just in: throughout all of history women were never involved in politics; somehow relates to them being bad at chesd

    • nuxetcrux@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      Women often ruled capably (Nefertiti, Boudica, Catherine, Elizabeth, etc) were politically involved throughout history ,and were likely some decision-makers in early societies, as temporary habits were likely determined by foragability.

      They are not bad at chess. There are biased circumstances both social and epistemological that have prevented their involvement with the evolution of Chess. I think these chess people are more afraid of someone insulting Chess and in the process insulted a lot of people.

      • Sethayy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        32·
        1 year ago

        Yeah dude this was sarcasm, ain’t there a whole era named after a female ruler?

        If you want my personal chess opinion they statistically do worse cause chess is nothing but a game of emotions now, and the old masters made sure they had less competition by making women an easy target. Idk why the whole tourney isnt done online if they want an actual representation of chess skill, not just the bachlorette type drama we got going on

        • nuxetcrux@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          I agree. I just think it’s detrimental to just shout that something is wrong as though it’s common sense without analysis or reasoning.