FIDE rejects Vaishali, Polgar's call to remove women titles in chess, warns of potential backlash: 'Can't rely on hype'

The CEO if International Chess Federation (FIDE) has rejected the calls from R Vaishali and Judit Polgar to remove women titles in the sport. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky warned against such a move and said that any policy change must be based on data and not hype or opinion.

FIDE rejects Vaishali, Polgar's call to remove women titles in chess, warns of potential backlash: 'Can't rely on hype'
The CEO if International Chess Federation (FIDE) has rejected the calls from R Vaishali and Judit Polgar to remove women titles in the sport. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky warned against such a move and said that any policy change must be based on data and not hype or opinion.