Gender and Chess

Few sports expose the hypocrisy behind gender segregation in sports and games than chess. Gender segregation in sports is a persistent, pernicious, and damaging problem to grapple with, largely because the people who are most invested keeping women separate (and profoundly unequal) in sporting competition aren't particularly interested in an honest, evidence-driven discussion about what does and does not work about that arrangement. The arguments centered on observed physiological differences b

FIDE bans transgender women from competing in women's chess events pending 'further analysis

Some Transgender Women May Be Barred From Women's Chess Competitions - The New York Times

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The gender gap in top-level chess, by Jose Camacho Collados

Why are only two of the world's top 100 chess players women?

Why Do Women Have Own Chess Tournaments? Transgender Ban Raises Questions

The Exchange Forum: Facts and Myths about Gender in Chess

Chess Pieces on Color Background, Closeup. Gender Equality Stock Image - Image of community, legal: 266069525

World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events

A world without queens: gender representation in chess – tjTODAY

Chess Daily News by Susan Polgar - The gender difference

Closing the gap: How gender-blind is chess, actually? - Chessable Blog

Why women lose at chess

How 'The Queen's Gambit' Started a New Debate About Sexism in Chess - The New York Times

Female chess players may experience gender bias from parents, mentors