The CEO if the International Federation of Chess (FIDE) rejected the calls of R VA VAUHALI and JUDIT POLGAR to withdraw the titles of women in sport. Fide CEO Emil Sutovsky has warned of such a decision and said that any change in policy should be based on data and not media or opinion.
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The Indian grand master R Vaishali gave a storm in the world of failures after recently admitted that female titles in sport should be abolished. Vaishali, the third Indian woman to claim the title of the Grand Master, only made her point of view in favor of what the legendary Judit Polgar has already said several times in the past.
The Hungarian Grand Master Judit Polgar, who is considered the greatest chess player of all time, had ceased to participate in events reserved for women during his career due to the lack of competition. She has had a very successful career, reaching eighth position in the world ranking and a cutting -edge note of 2735.
Asked about his opinions about Polgar’s opinion, Vaishali said that “the abolition” of female titles such as Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Woman International Master (WIM) could “inspire more women to compete directly for GM titles”.
The CEO of the International Chess Federation (Fide), Emil Sutovsky, is not, however, in favor of the views of Polgar and Vaishali. He believes that rather than relying on “personal or dream beliefs”, it is important to ensure that emerging talents are not deprived of the possibility of developing.
Fide rejects calls to withdraw the titles of women in the failures
Sutovsky said that the rating of the best classified players was decreasing over the years and that they therefore need events reserved for women to compete and continue to improve.
“Despite all the efforts and the price increase, we have the biggest gap for about 15 years. If we had the best players at the age of 15.16 and 17 reaching 2500, we only have a few players over 2400 at the age of 17 or 18,” said Fide CEO.
“If we had to delete all the possibilities of competing in events reserved for women, if we had to delete the possibility of supporting travel and so on, I think we will deprive many of these talents of opportunity under, I think, a false pretension that we will try to prove that women can grow in open tournaments, better than they can compete in female events.
“Once again, never restricting, but a player should have a chance to compete and excel in events reserved for girls or women.
The Israeli grandmaker Emil Sutovsky added that Fid policies should be dictated by data and not personal opinions.
“It is also important to rely on real data and not on a media threw or an opinion, which is based on nothing rather than beliefs or personal dreams. This cannot work like that,” added Sutovsky.
