Fide Women’s Grand Prix Collapses into “Chaos” as Players Withdraw

Re:Fide Women’s Grand Prix Collapses into “Chaos” as Players... by xkcd1963 on Monday March 27, 2023 @11:37AM (#35328078)

But chess is not a sport. Think about it, how many calories do I burn sitting in a chair and moving my hands occasionally?!

And no, the brain consumes mostly sugars.

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Re:Fide Women’s Grand Prix Collapses into “Chaos” as Players... by Swizec on Monday March 27, 2023 @01:26PM (#35329546)

Interestingly, grandmasters burn ridiculous energy during tournaments.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/22/chess-grandmasters-lose-weig...

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Re:Fide Women’s Grand Prix Collapses into “Chaos” as Players... by xkcd1963 on Monday March 27, 2023 @02:54PM (#35330756)

Hm, interesting. But doing sports do all kind of things to muscles. And physiology wise men have more muscles. But intelligence is the same for men and women.

EDIT: They don't cite any papers though

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