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[–] OlPatchy2Eyes@dormi.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Women allowed to compete with the men, and they do. This thread is nuts.

There are women's competitions because the unrestricted competitions are still dominated by men, and the restricted tournaments allow us to acknowledge the best women to generate excitement for chess from other women. To show them that there are women excelling at this game.