▲ 216 ▼ Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash (www.advocate.com) submitted 1 year ago by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments Chess "is diverse and inclusive," the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.
[–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (9 children) That's what we already do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Oh gotcha. Sorry I'm not the most familiar with the chess world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago* (7 children) No because there are men only tournaments too, what the poster is saying is to remove men only and only have women or everybody we think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (6 children) What chess tournament is men's only, I haven't heard of a single one? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago Okay, seems you were correct. Thanks for the correction, genuinely! permalink fedilink source parent [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Maybe not officially, we aren't sure (we willlook this up). But there are some men who refuse to play with women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you are paired against an opponent and choose not to play against them then you get an uncontested match loss and will tank your ELO pretty quickly. This is also anecdotal but I've never met a player who would refuse an opponent of roughly equal ELO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Awesome, thanks for the correction! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That specific scenario wouldn't make the tournament a "men's only" tournament, it'd just mean that a bunch of sensitive weirdos are throwing a strop because a woman is in the vicinity lol That's so mad though, are there really men who refuse to play chess with women??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Hmm, we could have sworn we saw something a while ago but we aren't finding anything now. Oh well shrugs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Oh gotcha. Sorry I'm not the most familiar with the chess world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago* (7 children) No because there are men only tournaments too, what the poster is saying is to remove men only and only have women or everybody we think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (6 children) What chess tournament is men's only, I haven't heard of a single one? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago Okay, seems you were correct. Thanks for the correction, genuinely! permalink fedilink source parent [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Maybe not officially, we aren't sure (we willlook this up). But there are some men who refuse to play with women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you are paired against an opponent and choose not to play against them then you get an uncontested match loss and will tank your ELO pretty quickly. This is also anecdotal but I've never met a player who would refuse an opponent of roughly equal ELO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Awesome, thanks for the correction! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That specific scenario wouldn't make the tournament a "men's only" tournament, it'd just mean that a bunch of sensitive weirdos are throwing a strop because a woman is in the vicinity lol That's so mad though, are there really men who refuse to play chess with women??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Hmm, we could have sworn we saw something a while ago but we aren't finding anything now. Oh well shrugs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 year ago (6 children) What chess tournament is men's only, I haven't heard of a single one? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago Okay, seems you were correct. Thanks for the correction, genuinely! permalink fedilink source parent [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Maybe not officially, we aren't sure (we willlook this up). But there are some men who refuse to play with women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you are paired against an opponent and choose not to play against them then you get an uncontested match loss and will tank your ELO pretty quickly. This is also anecdotal but I've never met a player who would refuse an opponent of roughly equal ELO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Awesome, thanks for the correction! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That specific scenario wouldn't make the tournament a "men's only" tournament, it'd just mean that a bunch of sensitive weirdos are throwing a strop because a woman is in the vicinity lol That's so mad though, are there really men who refuse to play chess with women??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Hmm, we could have sworn we saw something a while ago but we aren't finding anything now. Oh well shrugs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago Okay, seems you were correct. Thanks for the correction, genuinely! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Maybe not officially, we aren't sure (we willlook this up). But there are some men who refuse to play with women. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you are paired against an opponent and choose not to play against them then you get an uncontested match loss and will tank your ELO pretty quickly. This is also anecdotal but I've never met a player who would refuse an opponent of roughly equal ELO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Awesome, thanks for the correction! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That specific scenario wouldn't make the tournament a "men's only" tournament, it'd just mean that a bunch of sensitive weirdos are throwing a strop because a woman is in the vicinity lol That's so mad though, are there really men who refuse to play chess with women??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Hmm, we could have sworn we saw something a while ago but we aren't finding anything now. Oh well shrugs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlataOrange@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you are paired against an opponent and choose not to play against them then you get an uncontested match loss and will tank your ELO pretty quickly. This is also anecdotal but I've never met a player who would refuse an opponent of roughly equal ELO permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Awesome, thanks for the correction! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Awesome, thanks for the correction! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That specific scenario wouldn't make the tournament a "men's only" tournament, it'd just mean that a bunch of sensitive weirdos are throwing a strop because a woman is in the vicinity lol That's so mad though, are there really men who refuse to play chess with women??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Hmm, we could have sworn we saw something a while ago but we aren't finding anything now. Oh well shrugs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Hmm, we could have sworn we saw something a while ago but we aren't finding anything now. Oh well shrugs. permalink fedilink source parent