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Too few women in chess: governing body | DurhamRegion.com
There is something about the high school years that makes female chess enthusiasts stop playing, the game's governing body says. According to the Chess Federation of Canada, while interest in playing competitively wanes for both genders in their teens, the percentage of girls who drop out is higher than boys, resulting in abysmally few women at the game's top levels.
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https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...ess-hopes.html
A Grand new future for Canada’s chess hopes | The Star
“You’re hungry,” he says. “Your eyes, they tell me.” The second son of two schoolteachers in the Ural Mountain town of Yemanzhelinsk, Bareev was born on Nov. 21, 1966.
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Chess Federation of Canada - GoMembership
GoMembership makes another winning move as we announce The Chess Federation of Canada as our latest customer. Founded in 1872, the Chess Federation of Canada is the governing body for chess in Canada.
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https://thegauntlet.ca/2018/11/21/is...-some-experts/
Is chess a sport? Yes, according to some experts - The Gauntlet
By Kristy Koehler, November 21 2018 — If you ask the people around you whether or not chess is a sport, chances are that most will say no. However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others […]
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