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Susan,
I am so envious of the chess players in US! Will you please, please, please come to Canada?
Come in France Susan ! Please !!
Isn’t it a bit sexist though not to allow boys to attend? How would you like if male grandmasters turned away girls?
The lecture is open to all.
The tournament is open only to girls.
Any chance that there will be a Polgar simul during the US Open in chicagoland??
Congrats on winning the world chess cup! And no, it’s not sexist having girls-only tournaments because the purpose of them is to attract more girls to chess.
“Anonymous said… Susan, I am so envious of the chess players in US! Will you please, please, please come to Canada? Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:11:22 AM” I understand that you’ll have your own Polgar soon, Sophia! Kali
To the person who thought it was “a bit sexist . . . not to allow boys to attend”: You obviously haven’t been to a scholastic tournament recently. Once you get past the K-1 sections, they are essentially all-boy tournaments with one or two girls. Last week, my daughter played in a tournament where she was the only girl out of 13 in her section. That has happened several times this year and she is only in 2nd grade. Articles discuss the fact that girls drop out of chess around adolescence but actually I see it happening much earlier — around 1st grade — when boys and girls start separating in school and at recess. Accordingly, Susan’s all-girls tournaments, such as this one, are important so that girls, like my daughter, can meet other girls who love to play chess and encourage other girls to join them.
I agree with the NYC chess mom. I am in the same situation in NC. My daughter will be in 3rd grade and she is very frequently the only girl competing in her section. We are so proud of how she is doing and she is VERY popular with the little boys who think she is just the greatest. I must admit they are so surprised to have a girl beat them and most of them accept with smiles. So I do think the boys are encouraging and receptive to having girls compete with them just not enough girls want to get involved for some odd reason. I know keeping her involved and interested will not be easy but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.