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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or they could just like... Not allow harassment.

Really the game is chess, you shouldnt even need to see your oponent, so it could be all done online.

Chess was pretty much perfected decades ago - now all the tournaments thrive on is psyching out your opponent, which they've made women an easy target by isolating them. No wonder they statistically do worse

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