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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChess analyst fired day 1: chess "maybe not for women." praises woman for "playing like a man"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chess-grandmaster-ilya-smirin-fired-as-commentator-over-sexist-commentsIsraeli Chess Grandmaster Ilya Smirin was let go his first day on the job as an English-language commentator for the International Chess Federation, also known as FIDE, over sexist comments he made during the Womens Grand Prix in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Smirin praised GM Aleksandra Goryachkin for playing like a man and admitted that hed privately suggested chess was maybe not for women. I didnt say it openly... in private, private conversation, Smirin told his fellow commentator.
The GM, who was commentating games alongside Luxemburgs Woman International Master Fiona Steil-Antoni, also suggested that his co-host hadnt achieved very much since she had never played a Sicilian defense, a popular chess opening.
FIDE not only strives to increase womens representation in professional sports and official positions but also to change the perception of chess as purely a mens world, the chess federation wrote in a statement, calling Smirins comments completely unacceptable.
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Chess analyst fired day 1: chess "maybe not for women." praises woman for "playing like a man" (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Sep 2022
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Mike Nelson
(9,953 posts)1. Yikes!
... this article makes it sound like he said, "I didnt say it openly..." openly during his commentary!
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)2. Narrow skill, low life-skills. He's stupid. . . . nt
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)3. A chess savant.
SallyHemmings
(1,821 posts)4. A chess dumba$$
niyad
(113,279 posts)5. Buh bye, you sexist jerk.