Comment preview: Tournament Chess player here. TL/DR: Having women's divisions makes women more visible and increases the number of women in chess. 1) Chess Competition is co-ed, there are Open and Women's divisions at the highest levels. There is no Men's chess. 2) Wh ....

Comment preview: Former tournament chess player here. And also a possible problem (or maybe a hidden message?) with the chess board setup. First thing that came to mind when I saw this. White wins. Here's why. For reference, look at this tournament chess board, and not ....

Comment preview: Long time competitive chess player here. No chess is not perfectly balanced, at the highest level white normally wins and black plays for the draw. At the highest level the game is pretty much set on strategies/openings. At a high level its all about memor ....

Comment preview: Chess player here. The man playing black in the photo probably *let* the cop have the white pieces, as it's considered sportsmanlike for an opponent (who in this case probably knows he's going to be far superior) to let a challenger have the first move. Ba ....