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Title: Facts are facts-- there are fewer smarter women than smart men, unfortunatley
Review: Most women cannot compete with men in chess on equal footing. Sure, there are some very smart women out there, but fewer than smart men. The IQ distribution for women is narrower than for men. Meaning there are fewer women geniuses, but also fewer women idiots. (See the research of Prof. Camille Benbow of Vanderbilt U.) That's why women chess players do not compete in men's championships. There are 1,300 male chess grandmasters worldwide, but only 13 women. (That's why the Chess Federation came up with a special rank, WGM-- Woman Grandmaster. Not equal to GM.)This book tries to go around this basic fact. Unfortunately it cannot.Do not misunderstand-- I'd love to have more really smart women around. I love really smart women; but unfortunately they are not that many. Certainly not as many as smart men. Perhaps they do deserve a chess book of their own. But this is not one such.
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