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Article #25Re: Women in Chess
From: Andrew J &
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1985 22:43
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1985 22:43
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The latest USCF rating list (annual 85) lists Diane Savereide and Irina Aronoff as the two highest rated women in the US at about 2300. There are a small number of other women masters. Not only is the top of the women's list much weaker, but there is little depth. The 50th woman is a mid 1700 rating -- behind literally thousands of men. My understanding is that only one-half of one % of USCF members are female, with the most sexually balanced age group being young children. I don't know whether this is a hopeful sign or if these young girls will give up the game as they grow older. andy
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!brahms!lazarus From: lazarus@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Andrew J &) Newsgroups: net.games.chess Subject: Re: Women in Chess Message-ID: <11247@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Sun, 15-Dec-85 17:43:25 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.11247 Posted: Sun Dec 15 17:43:25 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 17-Dec-85 04:04:06 EST References: <2630@sjuvax.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: lazarus@brahms.UUCP (Andrew J Lazarus) Distribution: net Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 16