Chess bans trans women over fears of unfair advantage

A hilarious piece in The Times, written by a female journalist. She fails to explain the nature of the “unfair advantage” enjoyed by trans women over women, alluded to in the headline.


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One thought on “Chess bans trans women over fears of unfair advantage

  1. Bigger lung capacity ? Broader shoulders perhaps? Greater lifting capacity, are the pieces really so heavy? It is a mystery as to why there’s “women’s chess” at all. Perhaps that’s the question to be asked, why exactly have women’s chess ? The answers might be illuminating or plain funny.

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