Explaining male predominance in chess

There are two theories to explain male predominance at the apex of intellectual achievement: some attribute it to some innate evolutionary ability differences, others to social factors of present-day society. Robert Howard of Sydney, Australia, has sent us the most profound and well-researched article we have seen on this subject – <a href="[Post:view_link]">we urge everyone to read and </a>

Women in chess: role of innate-ability beliefs

Why men rank higher than women at chess? Is it possible a female world chess champion? - Woochess-Let's chess

Why men rank higher than women at chess? Is it possible a female world chess champion? - Woochess-Let's chess

Why women chess players don't reach the top? - Global Village Space

Queens on the Board, Pawns in the Sport – the Underrepresentation of Women in Chess

1392: Dominant Players - explain xkcd

PDF] Deliberate practice predicts performance over time in adolescent chess players and drop-outs: a linear mixed models analysis.

Sex Differences in Intellectual Performance: Analysis of a Large Cohort of Competitive Chess Players - Christopher F. Chabris, Mark E. Glickman, 2006

Gender, competition, and performance: Evidence from chess players - Backus - 2023 - Quantitative Economics - Wiley Online Library

Why are men better at chess than women (at the GM level and all other levels)? - Quora