‘I stand by it’: British grandmaster Nigel Short on his ‘sexist’ remarks on women’s chess
4 years, 2 months ago

‘I stand by it’: British grandmaster Nigel Short on his ‘sexist’ remarks on women’s chess

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In 2015, British chess grandmaster Nigel Short wrote an article for the magazine New in Chess that caused a storm. It wasn’t because of sexism, discrimination or low participatory numbers, he argued, but “Men and women's brains are hardwired very differently,” and that “we should just gracefully accept it as a fact.” Short’s remarks created a furore. No woman has won the World Chess Championship, not counting the women’s-only event. “I’m saying we’re different.” Edited excerpts: Do you think there’s sexism in professional chess? You can’t argue that men and women have the same ability and extra funds and support have to go into women’s chess.

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4 years, 2 months ago

Why women lose at chess

Live Mint  

When she first started participating in chess tournaments at age 7, Koneru Humpy would play in both draws—of boys and girls. Garry Kasparov, the Russian who was world No.1 for nearly 20 years, from 1986-2005, said once, “Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players; they are not great fighters.” Nigel Short, a GM from England and vice-president of …

Why women lose at chess
4 years, 2 months ago

Why women lose at chess

Live Mint  

When she first started participating in chess tournaments at age 7, Koneru Humpy would play in both draws—of boys and girls. Garry Kasparov, the Russian who was world No.1 for nearly 20 years, from 1986-2005, said once, “Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players; they are not great fighters.” Nigel Short, a GM from England and vice-president of …

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