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World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events (apnews.com)
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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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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

So according to FIDE, transitioning from a man to a woman doesn't make you a woman, you are considered a man, but also, transitioning from a woman to a man makes you a man, so you are also not considered a woman.

This is only confusing if you assume the two categories are equal, one for each gender. The anyone category has more relaxed rules. They could make a men-only category that is just as strict as the women-only category, but what for?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There is no men only category, there are only open (any gender can participate) and women's (only women can participate).

    The thing I find funny is how they treat transmen and transwomen differently. Like, if they want to say transwomen aren't men , and they can't participate in women's events, they should also say that transmen aren't men and can keep their women's titles.

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