Open and Women’s (and Men’s) in chess
The Varsity Chess Match is in London on March 8. International Women’s Day is observed each year on March 8, making this a good day to discuss gendered terminology. More 🡢
Natasha Regan is an English chess player born in 1971. She has played for England at two Chess Olympiads and holds a peak classical rating of 2027.
She wrote the award-winning book Game Changer.
Regan is also a versatile games player. She won the Women’s English Seniors Chess Championship in 2023 and 2024. In those same years, she won the Women’s Pentamind at the Mind Sports Olympiad. She plays Go too. Partnering with Matthew Cocke, she won the British pair Go championship seven times and took bronze at the European Pair Go.
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