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The Kenyan e-paper "Nation" reports that a male chess player named Stanley Omondi was disqualified from the ongoing Kenya Open Chess Championship in Nairobi. Mr Omondi had disguised himself with a hijab and had entered the Womens section of the tournament registered under a false name : Millicent Abuor.

Shock as male chess player busted competing in women's category | Nation

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That is crazy!!

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Screw the Hijab.

If he is going to do that, he needs to go for the full monty, and get the operation!

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this is pretty funny tbh

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All Mr Omondi had to do was simply say he was female. After all, nobody can force him to not identify as female, whatever that is. Its his/him/she/her/he/it/they/etc choice to identify in any way. He didn't play the right moves.

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DreamscapeHorizons wrote:

All Mr Omondi had to do was simply say he was female. After all, nobody can force him to not identify as female, whatever that is. Its his/him/she/her/he/it/they/etc choice to identify in any way. He didn't play the right moves.

Well I don't think you can be a male and be identifying as female in Kenya.

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Medic wrote:

this is pretty funny tbh

For some reason it is

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Wonder if he used falsies?

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When a hijab is used as a sneaky disguise, it should be referred-to as a lojab.

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MelvinGarvey wrote:

... Then, and I know US citizens are sensitive about the topic: why not present myself to the US border and try tell them I do feel I'm American and they should let me in for the reason?...

If I recall correctly, after World War 2 was over, when Poland was trying to reconstitute itself after having been partitioned between Hitler and Stalin in 1939, Polish citizenship was extended to those who "felt" Polish.

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I feel irish, spanish, german, russian, ukrainian and southamerican , please provide me the respecitve passports 🥰🥰🥰

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R6abusa wrote:

Andrewdowden How dare you abort multiple games with me, shame to you

…?

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You sure sound like an American to me, Melvin. I think you're an ex pat. I thought you were sailing under a false flag until I read these statements. You might actually be a Frenchman. 😁 I think if you play Chess they will let you in anyway.

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I think you have to be rated 1000 or better OTB.

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The fun thing is how they detected the cheater!!!

he had an odd walk and men shoes - also never spoke

so forget about logarithm and algorithms and engines, check the shoes of your opponent and ask to hear the voice 😂😂😂

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He should have walk in high heels 👠

……though most probably he would have stumbled

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Andrea wrote:

I feel irish, spanish, german, russian, ukrainian and southamerican , please provide me the respecitve passports 🥰🥰🥰

did you get their consent before you felt them?

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from the article "raised suspicion after he easily outwitted former Kenya National Champion Gloria Jumba (rated1487), and Ugandan top player Ampaira Shakira (1702)"

the chess spoke for itself. again.