squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agoTrans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlashwww.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkTrans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlashwww.advocate.comsquirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
Chess “is diverse and inclusive,” the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-21 day agoOfficially there’s women’s and open tournaments. There isn’t anything stopping the top female player, Hou Yifan from going to a tourney and potentially playing the top (general and specifically male) player Magnus Carlsen.
Officially there’s women’s and open tournaments. There isn’t anything stopping the top female player, Hou Yifan from going to a tourney and potentially playing the top (general and specifically male) player Magnus Carlsen.