Nigel Short, vice-president of the International Chess Federation, said it was a commonly used phrase.
25.1. 16:55 | Updated 25.1. 17:09
International the chess community has been criticized as both male-dominated and chauvinistic. This has not been diminished by the fact that he is vice-president of the International Chess Federation Nigel Short is statedthat “men have different skills that make them better able to play chess at a high level”.
Short also came up on Sunday. When the Norwegian world champion in chess Magnus Carlsen played American Sam Shanklandia against a tournament in the Netherlands, Carlsen opened the game with Schara-Hennig Gambit, a high-risk opening option with black checkers.
“Wow! Magnus Carlsen has testicles, ”Short tweeted.
Right from the first comment tweet, it says, “I think women can play around, too.”
The topic then begins with a debate for and against whether it is a non-gendered phrase. Short himself brings up the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcherinwhich was often said to have had more “balls” [balls] than the rest of the government combined.
Also One of Carlsen’s coaches Peter Heine Nielsen commented on Short’s tweet.
“Are such Tweets wise from the vice president when we discuss making conditions better for women,” Nielsen told the Norwegian broadcaster To NRK.
“I understand the expression and its meaning, but it’s unnecessary language. I do not think the Vice-President should use that phrase. “
Short told NRK that he was not interested in Nielsen’s comments.
“I don’t waste time on people who don’t have better things to do in their lives.”
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