They only touch on it a bit, noting that there is a female chess champion in Russia who actually is quite good, but that they NEVER get to play in the male tournaments.
It is a fascinating question as to why women are not drawn to chess the way men were. Nowadays I’m not sure who is drawn to chess anymore, I kind of lost interest in the international scene after my mid-20s.
I remember watching tournaments on PBS, with the commentators going over every move. Then I just didn’t anymore, and I apparently didn’t really try to teach my kids anything either.
Not that I was any good at it, I played on my chess team in high school, but was the 7th best player in school (got to compete because we had two teams), and only managed to win one match against a rated player, who clearly screwed up because I was no match for him.
More people than ever are playing chess now thanks to Al Gore's invention...;)
You’re not supposed to ask that question. In fact you’re not supposed to even notice.
Yeah, got it...but it's kind of hard not to notice isn't it?
I suspect it (male dominance in chess) has something to do with fundamental differences in how our brains work.
Interestingly, a group used a 'Functional MRI' (FMRI) to study a female chess prodigy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wzs33wvr9E