"Chess Requires Masculine Qualities"

http://bigthink.com/ideas/24776

i thought this interview from irina krush would make a good starting point for an interesting healthy discussion...

Starting off a topic like this with an actual source scares people off. It would be better to make this claim yourself, call everybody idiots for not believing you, then somewhere along the third page, vaguely mention that you read this somewhere and that you expect everyone else to know it already.

I guess that is dependent on whether you think " Competitiveness, analytical thinking, calculation, motivation, drive." are 'masculine qualities'. Personally, I know more competitive, logical, determined females than I do males, at least at my age. 

Wow, very interesting, I like this girl . I like how she doesn't have that feminist "stick up for women at all costs" attitude, instead trying to look at things objectively (a great quality for chess too!).

Of course who knows if she's right, but both women and men who say "they could never play chess" are missing a lot of those qualities. I just notice that men seem to be more likely to, for example, stare at some problem or brain teaser for an hour or two trying to figure it out. Whether that's good or bad, not sure

But having Panda qualities almost ensures chess excellence!

Eats(,) shoots and leaves ? 

Cute and cuddly

Ahh, sorry!

Here are some pictures of cute and cuddly WCCs:

Maybe you're just feeling hopeful today

I agree.  Chess, if participation in chess forums is anything to go by, requires such masculine qualities as continually repeating certain points, and pretending like one is saying something new and significant whilst doing so.

Chess requires the kind of personality that repeats the same points while pretending that it is original and more intelligent than what anyone else has said.

Sexism in the 21st century? Alive, and well.

If "chess requires masculine qualities"...someone forgot to tell all those very strong female masters.

I don't. But I see you are younger then I am. So let me give some wisdom from that age (only slightly older so I still remember :p).
Don't confuse bitchy with logical and determined.

That dose seem to be a trend now doesn't it. 

Classic category error.   Personality traits don't have gender.

I agree, but certain genders are more likely to have certain personality traits. For example, maternal instincts and the link between testosterone and dominance.

I don't want to be sexist, so I will refrain from posting my opinion, but in general I have noticed that males tend to be better than females at chess.

Yep

It's just like how all the greatest composers (and pretty much every composer!) were males. It seems to be a natural phenomenon, I mean can you imagine a female doing something like this!?