All-female UK chess team faces forced recruitment of male player after promotion
Britain's only all-female chess team, She Plays to Win Lionesses, earned promotion to the top division but faces losing a player after the Four Nations Chess League mandated gender-mixed rosters. The rule requires at least one male player per squad. Team members argue the requirement undermines female participation efforts and threatens the camaraderie that attracted women to competitive chess.
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Published 31 Jul 2026, 06:00 UTC · Updated 31 Jul 2026, 06:20 UTC
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