Originally posted by RECUVIC The real reason fewer females than males play chess is remarkably simple, like most competitive things in life female humans are ... not quite as competitive minded as most male humans and,as a consequence are less willing to 'play games' to a similar or greater standard of excellence as that which is often displayed by male chess players. ...
I'm calling bs.
In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of persistent really crappy male chessplayers, so I'm not sure where your "greater standard of excellence" comes from.
In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of persistent really crappy male chessplayers, so I'm not sure where your "greater standard of excellence" comes from.
Originally posted by EinZweiDrei I don't think it's necessarily accurate to lump all competition together when drawing distinctions between male and female competitive drive.
Nor do I think there's enough information to imply a single causative factor for gender difference in participation or performance in chess. There are reasons other than hard-wiring along gender lines that peopl ...[text shortened]... the reason, but sometimes it isn't.
It's probably a nuanced answer, is all I'm saying.
chess, poker, darts, backgammon, snooker/pool, all male dominated games in terms of numbers and quility yet all games that woman could be equally as good at if not better. so why so much male dominance in games that they have no physical advantage in?
Originally posted by trev33 how many of the worlds top 10 chess players are male? population is about 50/50 so if they were equal in chess there should be 5, no?
How many of the world's top men players are as pretty as Kosteniuk, Shahade, Pogonina??
Name me one, and if you do....Ggay 😛
Originally posted by trev33 chess, poker, darts, backgammon, snooker/pool, all male dominated games in terms of numbers and quility yet all games that woman could be equally as good at if not better. so why so much male dominance in games that they have no physical advantage in?
Similar question, so, again, I still think it's probably a nuanced answer.
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Originally posted by ChessPraxis How many of the world's top men players are as pretty as Kosteniuk, Shahade, Pogonina??
Name me one, and if you do....Ggay 😛
Originally posted by trev33 chess, poker, darts, backgammon, snooker/pool, all male dominated games in terms of numbers and quility yet all games that woman could be equally as good at if not better. so why so much male dominance in games that they have no physical advantage in?
This is a good question that I've noticed people here are unwilling to tackle.
Originally posted by vivify This is a good question that I've noticed people here are unwilling to tackle.
Any takers?
"chess, poker, darts, backgammon, snooker/pool, all male dominated games in terms of numbers and quility yet all games that woman could be equally as good at if not better. so why so much male dominance in games that they have no physical advantage in?" (posted by trev33)
idk, maybe women have better things to do with their time? 🙂 (Just playing devil's advocate.)
Why so few women chess players?
28 Apr '11 02:22
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