International Chess Federation, FIDE, has released new guidelines targeting transgender players. The guidelines would strip trans men's titles, and potentially bar trans women from playing.

Article by Erin Reed, reporting on a decision by chess org FIDE which effectively bars transgender individuals from participating in chess tournaments and strips trans men of their titles.

  • spiderplant@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    There are general tournaments and then womens tournaments. The pro women’s chess field is a bit weaker in strength than the mens, most likely due to them being a smaller fraction of total chess players for many reasons. Womens’s chess also has its own set of titles that only women can qualify for. Both these tournaments and titles can be seen as good for women’s chess since the prize money they win keeps them in the profession and titles allow them to get sponsorships and teaching gigs.

    Some women refuse to accept the women’s titles and some people call for the abolishment of women’s sections citing that it does more harm than good for women’s chess.