Since chess came into existence, men have largely dominated the game. Of course, there have been remarkable female Grand Masters in each era, like Vera Menchik, Nona Gaprindashvili, Maia Chiburdanidze, and Judit Polgar. However, according to the current world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, the representation of women in chess could have been better.

The Norwegian Grand Master has been world number one since 2013. During his incredible career, Magnus Carlsen has achieved almost every known accolade available in the game. So much so that he is widely regarded as the best chess Grand Master of all times.

Magnus Carlsen on the representation of women in chess

In Netflix’s popular series ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ the world saw how a woman makes her way to the top in a game inherently dominated by men. However, the world chess champion believes that there shouldn’t be any reason why it cannot happen in real life. Though Magnus also raised an important question by saying that “Chess societies have not been very kind to women and girls over the years. Certainly, there needs to be a bit of a change in culture.”

Furthermore, he appreciated the representation of Beth Harmon, the protagonist of ‘The Queen’s Gambit.’ He said, “I love the fact that once Beth started to have results and once it became clear she had great ability, there was not a lot of I don’t think she can be any good because she’s a girl.”

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Carlsen differs from his predecessors

On the question of the representation of women in chess, Magnus Carlsen has a completely different opinion from the rest of his predecessors. While Magnus believes in a cultural change for making chess better for women, the British chess legend Nigel Short said, “men are hardwired to be better at the game than women” and we should “gracefully accept it as a fact.” 

Also, legends like Bobby Fischer’s take on women playing chess is that “they’re just not so smart. They should keep strictly to the home.” While Garry Kasparov once said, that chess “does not fit women properly.”

Magnus Carlsen certainly seems more open to different competitors. This is what makes him an even greater player.

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