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

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Ruhi Chess on X: Sisters of change The Polgar sisters changed the status quo in chess, challenging preconceptions about gender and shattering the gender establishment. Institutions and the public were forced to

Man Uses Burka Disguise to Participate in Women's Chess Tournament

FIDE introduces ground-breaking Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI) – 2023 Rankings unveiled

The Fightback Starts Now, Says President of New Women In Chess Foundation

The gender gap in top-level chess

Why women chess players are better than their male counterparts?

Women in competitive environments: Evidence from chess

Female chess players may experience gender bias from parents, mentors

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

Charter school working to fill gender gap in competitive chess – Metro US