"Why women lose at chess"

Originally posted on 5 October, 2020

Yesterday, I read an article entitled "Why women lose at chess". (hyper link)

The article can be classified as controversial and highlights the views of several Grandmasters on why female players are not as good as their male counterparts. It also provides a short historical summary of outstanding female chess players like GM Judith Polgar of Hungary and GM Koneru Humpy of India.

According to the article, no scientific research has been conducted on this topic to support these opinions.

In addition to parents, I believe that this article will make a good read for student chess players. I will certainly share it with my students and use it to help direct discussions of this topic.

What are your views, or the views of your student chess players on this topic? ​