Men, women and chess skill: The whole truth (1) German grandmaster and chess24 author Ilja Zaragatski, who has a degree in Economics and Sociology as well as considerable expertise in (evolutionary) psychology, takes a scientific but light-hearted look at a delicate but intriguing issue: why are most strong chess players male? If that’s something you’ve […]
The Big Gender Question
Where are the Queens in Chess? Recently the Imperial College chess team arrived back from BUCA. After multiple rounds, Imperial managed to dominate the entire tournament. It was a great weekend of fun and exciting chess games. Maximilian Eggl Friday February 28, 2014 Recently the Imperial College chess team arrived back from BUCA. After multiple […]
The gender debate
Why are (the best) women so good at chess?Participation rates and gender differences in intellectual domains26 Jan 2009The Virtual Medical Centre, Australia The lack of women at the top level of intellectually demanding activities like science and chess is often attributed to their inferior cognitive abilities. We show in chess that although the best men […]
Women and Men
This picture was taken at NY Governor Pataki’s office after the 2004 Olympiad Debate Should Women’s Events be Separate from Men’s?Yes by GM Susan PolgarThis was originally published in Chess Life Should there be separate events and titles for women? The answer is YES. While many people fully support all-girls’ events, some adamantly oppose this […]