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

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World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events
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The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

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There open and women so it's not exactly separate

I'm not sure I understand your sentence, could you explain a little more?

Woman are allowed to participate in the open league, but there is also a seperate woman-only league