Transgender chess gamers won’t be permitted to compete in girls’s tournaments underneath momentary new guidelines to be launched from Monday by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). “In the case of a gender transition from male to female, the player is not entitled to take part in women’s events until a new decision is taken by FIDE,” mentioned the Lausanne-based organisation in an announcement. This choice might be taken “within two years”, based on the identical supply. FIDE pressured, nonetheless, that there are “no restrictions on playing in the open section for a person who has changed gender”.

The measures don’t apply to transgender males competing within the males’s classes, however they are going to be stripped of any girls’s titles they received earlier than their transition, based on the momentary guidelines.

According to FIDE, gender reassignment “has a significant impact on a player’s status and future eligibility for tournaments”, with out offering any additional particulars concerning the causes for this.

The announcement drew criticism from transgender gamers.

“I don’t think I’m smarter than most cis women, nor do I think that my pre-transition years have given me an innate advantage at chess,” mentioned transgender journalist and chess participant Ana Valens in an article revealed on The Mary Sue web site.

In the world of sport, the International Cycling Union (UCI), World Athletics and the International Swimming Federation have additionally taken steps to exclude transgender athletes from girls’s competitions.

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