>There are actually two pretty clear sociological reasons why women
>have done so badly in chess which the career of the Polgars did a
>lot to expose. One is that top flight chess players are, on
>average, the most antediluvianally sexist bastards you've ever seen.
>Marines are better. This was something I never expected, and I have
>no idea where it comes from, but it's undeniable.
Because it's all about killing the king, no? Or is that too obvious?
Doug