Tkachiev: Why do men dominate chess?

In his latest article Vlad Tkachiev takes on one of the trickiest topics around (as Nigel Short knows to his cost!): how do you explain the overwhelming male dominance of professional chess? The Russian grandmaster's approach was first to survey the views of over a dozen of his fellow chess players, something he felt was missing from all existing studies. He takes on board their views and then goes on to give his own answer to the question.

Tkachiev: Why do men dominate chess?

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