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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So you're saying there's a case for discrepancy in other sports?

They said that while you might be able to make it for sports, you certainly can't make it for chess. That doesn't mean they personally think there's a case for sports too.

Exactly, I'm saying that in chess there is no advantage or disadvantage between sex (or gender for that matter) because it is not a physical game.

No I was saying that for chess you can't since there's no unfairness or difference in advantage to playing chess as a man or as a woman.