It’s worth noting that The Epoch Times<\/strong><\/em> is highly conservative, with a Chinese twist, so it could be suspect. Still, if there are women-only competitions and now trans-women are banned from them, it either says something about the politics of the administrative body, or something about the facts on the ground. Given that the administrative body is probably not highly political outside of its context, it would seem the assertions concerning women and trans-women being the same are likely false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I played a little chess in high school, but my involvement was quite low, and plunged to zero after that, so this surprised me in every aspect: In chess, most tournaments are open categories where men and women compete on an equal footing. There are a few, though, that are \u2026 Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20201010_182135589.jpg?ssl=1\")
<\/a>In chess, most tournaments are open categories where men and women compete on an equal footing. There are a few, though, that are restricted to women only, such as the Women\u2019s World Chess Championship. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has placed a moratorium on trans-identified males in women\u2019s chess events, to take effect Aug. 21. FIDE noted in its\u00a0handbook<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cthis is an evolving issue for chess\u201d with further policy evolving \u201cin line with research evidence.\u201d Indignation was immediately\u00a0voiced<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter): \u201cThis is so insulting to cis women, to trans women, and to the game itself. It assumes that cis women couldn\u2019t be competitive against cis men.\u201d [<\/em>Barbara Kay,<\/em> <\/a>The Epoch Times <\/strong><\/a><\/em>via<\/strong> Reality’s Last Stand<\/strong>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n