Women's Chess In Australia
Women's chess in Australia has been occurring since the 1930s and competitive chess tournaments in Australia were taking place on a state level by 1934. History During the 1930s, women were encouraged to play chess because the sport was not seen as a bridge to gambling. In 1940, a study of 314 women in New Zealand and Australia was done. Most of the women in the study were middle class, conservative, Protestant and white. The study found that 183 participated in sport. The ninth most popular sport that these women participated in was chess, with 3 having played the sport. The sport was tied with croquet, billiards, chess, fishing, field hockey, horse racing, squash, table tennis and shooting. Competitive chess There were chess championships for women being organised by the 1940s. A New South Wales's women's championship was held in 1936, 1939 and 1941. Competitors As at January 2015, the following players are the top FIDE rated Australian female players: # Giang Nguyen, WFM ...
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