Arwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 days agoBritish chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmasterwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down15
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkBritish chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmasterwww.bbc.comArwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareyermaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 days agoTIL chess is gendered. Not to distract from the excellent accomplishment there, but still.
minus-squarecrapwittyname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoIt has to be, I suppose. This girl is younger than the youngest male grandmaster, so obviously it would be unfair on the men to force them to compete against women.
minus-squareDavidGA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoIt’s both. The next rank up for her is non-gendered.
TIL chess is gendered.
Not to distract from the excellent accomplishment there, but still.
It has to be, I suppose. This girl is younger than the youngest male grandmaster, so obviously it would be unfair on the men to force them to compete against women.
It’s both. The next rank up for her is non-gendered.