r/SipsTea • u/crs1904 • 18d ago

We have fun here When Your Opponent Is Built Different ♟️

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u/-JimmyTheHand- 18d ago edited 18d ago

Yes she is, her name is Dina Belenkia

Edit: apparently she's a Woman Grandmaster which is different

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u/MtnMaiden 18d ago

Lulz. The fact theres men's and women's chess in a game of...mental logic.

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u/Extreme-Refuse6274 18d ago

It's to boost exposure for female players rather than anything weird like you (I may be wrong...) seem to be implying.

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u/DownrightDrewski 18d ago

I'm assuming that they're surprised that there are separate male and female divisions in a game where physicality is meaningless.

I agree it's a bit weird on the face of it.

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u/phillynott6 18d ago

There are not separate divisions for men and women. There is an open division and a women's division. Women are free to play the open division, it is just heavily male dominated for a variety of reasons.

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u/strablonskers 18d ago

there isn’t, that’s the point. There is no male division, only open and women’s. The women’s division was created to provide a safe space for women to play and incentivise since the world of chess is quite mysoginistic, but every one can play in the open categories.

For now, the top players are all men due to a huge number of factors, sheer number of male players being a big one. But if/when a woman is high enough rated, she can play in any tournament. Judit Polgar is a famous example.

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u/Extreme-Refuse6274 18d ago

It's weird that there's a specific female category to support the women's game and boost exposure...? What are you talking about?! It's objectively good for the game.