FIDE temporarily bans transgender players from women’s tournaments
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has restricted the participation of transgender players in tournaments. This was reported on the website of the organization.
FIDE has temporarily banned athletes who changed gender from male to female from participating in women’s competitions. However, all their titles remain valid.
If a player changes gender from female to male, titles are not retained. They can be returned upon reassignment.
The rating and all sanctions received by a transgender player for any gender change remain unchanged. The new rules will come into effect on August 21 and will be in effect until further notice.
In February, FIDE allowed Russian players to change sports citizenship under an accelerated program. It was reported that the Russians would be able to represent another European country in all official FIDE individual tournaments from the day after the application was submitted. The decision is connected with the transition of the Russian Chess Federation to the Asian Chess Federation.
Source: Lenta
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