“We believe that changing the rule to one that has no mixed-team requirement at all, such that teams in the top division are not required to include a female player, would serve to actively discourage female participation in chess.”
Like the only two options are following the rule and abolishing the rule. For a representative from a chess league he sure as hell has a hard time seeing the whole board. It’s either that or a willful ignorance that favors breaking up the only all-women team.
In the chess world it’s all black and white. (Sorry I had to).
The original wording would have been back when female participation was that low that even a single female player per team was an improvement. At least that is my assumption.
A rule forbidding all male teams while allowing all female teams may get challenged in court so I can see why they are hesitant to do that.
Like the only two options are following the rule and abolishing the rule. For a representative from a chess league he sure as hell has a hard time seeing the whole board. It’s either that or a willful ignorance that favors breaking up the only all-women team.
In the chess world it’s all black and white. (Sorry I had to).
The original wording would have been back when female participation was that low that even a single female player per team was an improvement. At least that is my assumption.
A rule forbidding all male teams while allowing all female teams may get challenged in court so I can see why they are hesitant to do that.
That’s… exactly what the article says.