<p>The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has updated its handbook to ban <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender-athletes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trans-identifying males</a> from competing in women&#8217;s competitions.</p>
<p>FIDE, the international governing body for the sport, provided <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/TransgenderRegulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new guidelines</a> to address transgender chess players and how it would handle titles such as Woman Grandmaster, Woman International Master, Woman FIDE Master, and Woman Candidate Master amid transgender players, <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/sports/international-chess-federation-will-abolish-womens-titles-from-any-player-who-transitions-into-a-man-per-new-guidelines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mediaite</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;In the event that the gender was changed from a male to a female the player has no right to participate in official FIDE events for women until further FIDE&#8217;s decision is made,&#8221; the rule read. &#8220;Such decision should be based on further analysis and shall be taken by the FIDE Council at the earliest possible time, but not longer than within 2 (two) years period.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Titles. If a player holds any of the women titles, but the gender has been changed to a man, the women titles are to be abolished,&#8221; the guidelines added. &#8220;Those can be renewed if the person changes the gender back to a woman and can prove the ownership of the respective FIDE ID that holds the title.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The abolished women title may be transferred into a general title of the same or lower level (e.g., Women&#8217;s Grand Master may be transferred into FM, Women&#8217;s International Master into Candidate Master, etc.),&#8221; it continued, noting that there &#8220;are no restrictions to play in the open section for a person who has changed the gender.&#8221;</p>
<p>Women are not barred from competing in the men&#8217;s events, however, because there is no lack of male competitors, while the women&#8217;s events are intended to encourage more women to participate, the outlet noted.</p>
<p>The move comes ahead of the federation&#8217;s World Cup event in Azerbaijan, where top players, including World No. 1 Grand Master Magnus Carlsen, are attending, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/top-international-chess-federation-bars-transgender-females-competing-in-womens-events?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.</p>
<p>Last month, the world governing body for sports cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> it would no longer allow trans-identifying males to compete in women&#8217;s cycling races, reversing a previous policy.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cycling Organization Bans Trans-Identifying Men From Women&#8217;s Bike Races</a></strong></p>

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