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1. www.bbc.com › news › world-66538328Transgender women banned from women's chess events - BBC

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   Aug 17, 2023 · The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is temporarily banning transgender women from competing in its women's events. The FIDE said individual cases would require "further analysis"...

2. www.npr.org › 2023/08/18 › 1194593562World chess body bans transgender women from women's ... - NPR

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   Aug 18, 2023 · Rugby, swimming, track and field — transgender women have been banned from international women's events in a growing number of sports. The latest to make that list is chess.

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3. www.reddit.com › r › AskHistoriansWhy was chess banned by different churches at various times ...

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   In 1274, a decree issued at Abingdon, England, banned chess from its monasteries. In 1291, the Archbishop of Canterbury, John Peckham (1230-1292), banned chess in his congregation. In 1330, chess was banned in Germany after the statutes of the synod of Wurzburg.

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   Aug 17, 2023 · The world's top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for women until its officials make an assessment of gender change.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › sport › 67127168Transgender chess decision: New Fide rules criticised by ...

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   Dec 27, 2023 · In August, Fide introduced a ban on trans women competing in female-only events. The reasons and motivations have been questioned by some but welcomed by others.

6. www.cnn.com › 2023/08/17 › sportFIDE bans transgender women from competing in women’s chess ...

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   Aug 17, 2023 · The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation conducts...

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   When was chess banned?

   • In the 12 century, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) banned the Knights Templar from playing chess. In the late 12th century, Casmir II (1138-1194), King of Poland, banned chess. In 1198, chess was banned from the clergy in Paris as ordered by the bishop of Paris, Eudes de Sully (1168-1208). In 1254, King Louis IX of France banned chess.

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   Did Chess Federation block transgender women from official women's events?

   • Her comments came after the world chess federation was heavily criticized for its decision to block transgender women from official women's events. The Switzerland-based federation FIDE said the decision, set to take place Monday, would stay in effect until the federation does an assessment of the issue.

   Chess official calls for more research as move to ban trans women from

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   Can transgender women play chess?

   • The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is temporarily banning transgender women from competing in its women's events. The FIDE said individual cases would require "further analysis" and that a decision could take up to two years. The move has been criticised by some players and enthusiasts.

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   Did chess cheat?

   • That argument has been common among international governing bodies that oversee sports with intense physical activity — which chess does not. Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today The National Center for Transgender Equality said the new guidelines were "insulting" to all women and the game itself.

   World chess body bans transgender women from women's tournament…

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   Are chess rules cruel?

   • The rules have been heavily criticised by notable female chess players including Jennifer Shahade - Fide woman grandmaster and two-time US women's champion. "The rules have had a really upsetting effect on the chess community," Shahade told BBC Sport. "They seem very cruel.

   Transgender chess decision: New Fide rules criticised by players but

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   Why are women's chess policies coming out?

   • "The reason these policies come out is that people really believe players will pretend to be women to win events and take prize money. But a lot of these policies have been in effect for 10 years. Why has it not happened yet? "People really are paranoid that it will ruin women's chess, that it will dissolve and sponsors will leave.

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   Aug 18, 2023 · World chess federation bans transgender women from competing in women's events. Tournaments for women only were created in the 1970s as a way to foster their participation in a...