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Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash (www.advocate.com)
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Chess "is diverse and inclusive," the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 11 points 13 hours ago

I have, and never will, understand how the fuck being trans gives you any sort of advantage in chess. Only thing I have ever rationalized about this is that the people saying it surely must be sexist cave people.