Female chess team 'must include a male player'
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The all-female chess team She Plays to Win Lionesses, recently crowned champions of the second division of the Four Nations Chess League, faces the potential removal of one player to comply with league rules. These rules mandate that at least one player of each gender must be on each team. The 4NCL, which introduced the rule, expressed no significant desire to alter it.
The league's top division is predominantly male, with only 11% of rated chess players being female. Emily Maton, an 18-year-old Oxford University student and team member, expressed frustration at the possible rule change. Despite the rule's good intentions, she and her teammates are disappointed and feel they should be allowed to maintain their all-female composition.
Lorin D Costa, who founded the charity organization six years ago, stated they remain open to rule changes in the future, should opinions about the matter evolve.
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