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Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash (www.advocate.com)
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Chess "is diverse and inclusive," the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.

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[–] 26 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What chess tournament is men's only, I haven't heard of a single one?

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  • [–] -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.

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  • [–] 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

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  • [–] 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???

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