It’s because women from other nations are generally less invested in chess than Chinese women. This is in line with how women’s players from China have led the way for their male counterparts. Advertisement“China has its own types of chess, Go and Chinese chess, which have a very wide group (of following) in China. A lot of chess players from China — even world champions like Xie Jun and Xu Yuhua — started by playing Chinese chess in their childhood before making the switch. “When I was young, I could have tried my hand at any of the three: Go, Xiangqi (Chinese chess) and regular chess.

Source: Indian Express September 09, 2023 19:18 UTC