Focus on my Clothes, Hair, not game - Divya Deshmukh
Indian chess player divya Deshmukh has claimed that she was subjected to sexist conduct from fans at the recently finished Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zed, Netherlands, claiming that they "focused on irrelevant things like her hair, clothes and accent" throughout the event.
Deshmukh finished 12th in the Challengers division at the Tata Steel Masters, scoring 4.5.
'EVERYTHING WAS DISCUSSED EXCEPT MY GAMES'
'EVERYTHING WAS DISCUSSED EXCEPT MY GAMES'
The adolescent said that whereas male players received attention only for their game, female players were graded on factors unrelated to their chess prowess.
''I was pretty disappointed to hear this, and I believe it is the unfortunate fact that when women play chess, people frequently underestimate how brilliant they are, the games they play, and their power,'' she stated.
''I was upset to see how everything was addressed in my interviews (by the audience) except my games; very few people paid attention to them, which is rather disappointing.
''I was pretty disappointed to hear this, and I believe it is the unfortunate fact that when women play chess, people frequently underestimate how brilliant they are, the games they play, and their power,'' she stated.
''I was upset to see how everything was addressed in my interviews (by the audience) except my games; very few people paid attention to them, which is rather disappointing.
"I felt it was unfair in a way because if I went to any guy's interview, there would be way less judgement on a personal level, actual compliments about the game and the player," she said.