Questions tagged [gender]
For questions about the relationship between chess and gender in some topics.
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Why do boys become better than girls?
From my experience in tournaments until the age of 11-12, the playing strength of boys and girls is pretty similar but after 13 the difference becomes noticeable. Why is that?
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According to Wikipedia, only three women have EVER been top 100 in chess. How many men have ever been top 100?
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_chess
"Three women, Maia Chiburdanidze, Polgár, and Hou Yifan, have been ranked in the world's top 100 players."
That is, right now, there are not ...
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If chess is a sport, why do we expect women to perform as well as men?
It's easy to find articles in the media examining the reasons why men are better at women at chess. Example, example. These articles generally operate with the null hypothesis that men and women are ...
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If a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) transitions to a man, does he retain the WGM title?
If a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) transitions to a man, does he retain the WGM title?
Related, but not part of this question: Are there any rules for transgender players in chess? which establishes that ...
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Are there any tournaments that treat less-represented groups preferentially?
These less-represented groups could be women, transgender players, etc. As of time of writing there's only one woman in the world's top 100 players by rating, and I don't know if there's any ...
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Are there any rules for transgender players in chess?
Wikipedia's article on transgender people in sports indicates there's considerable controversy about male-to-female players competing in women's competitions. The controversy is over physical prowess ...
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