Searching for the Queen's Gambit: An Analysis of Male-Female Performance Gaps in U.S. Chess
Published online on May 13, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Sports Economics, Ahead of Print.
We examine male-female rating gaps for young chess players using two decades of data from the U.S. Chess Federation. A contribution of our study is that we analyze the evolution of male-female gaps across a broad range of chess ratings, from novice to ...
We examine male-female rating gaps for young chess players using two decades of data from the U.S. Chess Federation. A contribution of our study is that we analyze the evolution of male-female gaps across a broad range of chess ratings, from novice to ...