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.

  • nuxetcrux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    323·
    1 year ago

    Not less smarter, just able to treat chess like it’s more important than survival. I think the abstraction/maladaptive traits required for excellence at the very edge are more commonly observed in men that care, unwisely, only about results and that the ends justify the means, however stupid or insane.

    Also, chess is a war/power-fantasy boardgame whose rules and dynamics were likely invented by and for men, and could be inherently biased.

    • Sethayy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      82·
      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
        43·
        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
          42·
          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
            12·
            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.

      • nuxetcrux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        No, I’m saying chess has been biased from the start and the games greatest players have been neurodivergent for a long time. Gender injustice is happening here, but it also has complex layers worth investigating, too. Like, how much of Chess’ DNA and evolution has been balanced based almost exclusively to satisfy traditionally male interests (domination, competition). How did the pieces and board change to fit the boys’ game.

        Is it helpful the WNBA ball is smaller? I’d say yes, but not just in the obvious ways, but also in service of the meta game and to put the best product forward. There are extenuating circumstances. I was trying to say: the exclusion is so deeply entrenched in the historical male worldview that it might just need to have these debates and growing pains to become what it should be: fair and fun.