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.

  • _wintermute@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8530·
    1 year ago

    Because the whole idea of gendered leagues in games that ultimately don’t matter at all is about segregation and control, not physiology.

    Bring on the down votes from the “but muh sports 'tegridy!” clowns.

    Edit: some of yall need a class on statistics lol

    • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      304·
      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.

        • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
          184·
          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
            147·
            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?

              • _wintermute@lemmy.worldEnglish
                521·
                1 year ago

                I can’t help you to understand the difference between cultural statistics and physiological potential I guess lol

                  • _wintermute@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    24·
                    1 year ago

                    Why would that be my suggestion. My suggestion is you lot need to learn how to fucking read statistics lol. I don’t give a fuck about chess, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that women are not worse at chess because they are women. The only thing the chess numbers prove is that men play chess at a professional/competitive level at much higher rates than women.

      • ShakeThatYam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        33·
        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.