13/08/2026
"An all-female chess team faces having to replace one of its players with a male team member, under current league rules.
The She Plays to Win Lionesses A team were crowned champions of the second division of the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL), earning promotion to the top flight.
They will be the first all-female team to compete in the top division of the UK's national chess league but a rule introduced to boost female participation requires teams to field at least one player of each s*x."
The She Plays to Win Lionesses A team won promotion promotion to the top flight of competitive chess.