Very different implications in chess though? In most sports where this is a high profile debate the basic point at stake is whether biological males should be able to switch to female competition given that the latter exists primarily because of biological limitations on ability to compete fairly with men, particularly at the highest level.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:29 pmYou are correct. I hope we shall do that, but it has at least been noticed, unlike in some other organisations, that allowing male players simply to redefine themselves as female has wider implications.Roger Lancaster wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:55 amAfter reading the above, I wondered whether FIDE had already developed a policy but, as far as I can see, it hasn't.
I doubt such an argument would get very far in chess. Essentially any opposition would have to get into a detailed analysis behind the motives of anybody attempting to self-identify as female (with the obvious implication that some might do so purely for the greater prize money on offer). But whether that matters, or how on earth you write a policy to address it if it does - good luck anyone given the task of that one!