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Stereotype threat : Why women don t make it to the top in the real world of chess We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Opinion Stereotype threat : Why women don t make it to the top in the real world of chess By David Smerdon Save Normal text size Unlike the wildly popular Netflix chess-themed series The Queen’s Gambit, female players have struggled to climb to the top of the real-life chess world. Just 37 of the more than 1,600 international chess grandmasters are women. The current top-rated female, Hou Yifan, is ranked 89th in the world, while the reigning women’s world champion Ju Wenjun is 404th.

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