{"id":9833,"date":"2022-10-25T12:35:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T12:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/?p=9833"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T10:33:35","slug":"a-game-changer-for-women-in-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/2022\/10\/25\/a-game-changer-for-women-in-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us in being a game changer for women in chess!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norway Chess has a dream of organizing a tournament for Women Grandmasters with equal playing conditions as the Norway Chess supertournament.
\n<\/strong><\/span>Annually, the top 10 players of the world are invited to participate in Norway Chess. Unfortunately, women have not been in the top 10 rating for many years, in fact, only one woman has achieved this, ever: Grandmaster Judit Polgar from Hungary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The world needs more female roles models in chess
\n<\/strong><\/span>As per today, there is no woman in the top 100 live rating list! The best female player, Hou Yifan from China, is currently ranked number 112, the world female number 2, \u00a0Aleksandra Goryachkina, is ranked 265.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are several reasons why women are not amongst the world top players today, and the reasons why remain a big topic for discussion. Amongst children, there are about as many girls playing chess as there are boys. It\u2019s during the teenage years we see a big dropout of girls in chess clubs. We won\u2019t enter that debate now. <\/span><\/p>\n


\nFewer girls than boys enter competitive chess. Let\u2019s change that!<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n


\nTo have more girls and women succeed in chess, there needs to be a motivating factor.<\/span>
\nWe believe that creating a tournament with the same prize fund conditions, the same professional services, the same TV coverage, the same playing venue, etc. as Magnus Carlsen and his competitors in Norway Chess, will contribute to a growth in interest for professional chess amongst girls and young women. It will take time to see visible results, but we must start somewhere and it\u2019s about time women have equal opportunities in practical terms as their male counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s accelerate the process of positive change!<\/strong> \u00a0<\/span>
\nNorway Chess wants to be part of the process and development for professional female chess players. We therefore want to organize a tournament for top-rated women grandmasters and give them equal prize money as we do at the Norway Chess supertournament. For this, Women\u00b4s Grandmaster tournament<\/em>, women will play alongside men in Norway Chess, receiving the same TV-coverage, and same conditions, although playing in separate tournaments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In short: what we want to create<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n