India faller i 2026 FIDE Gender Equality in Chess Index-rangeringen

India har glidd nedover i rangeringen i Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI) 2026 som ble utgitt av FIDE, noe som fremhever mangler i kvinners deltakelse, prestasjoner og fremgang sammenlignet med globale forbedringer. En analyse fra Times of India peker på systemiske problemer og oppfordrer til reformer for å styrke kjønnsbalansen.

2026 GECI, den andre utgaven fra FIDE's Women in Chess Commission og The University of Queensland, rangerer 119 forbund på deltakelse (kvinners andel av ratede spillere), prestasjoner (Elo-ratinggap) og fremgang (jenter i ungdomsarrangementer). Mens globale poeng steg på tvers av regioner – med Asia på gjennomsnitt 64,5 – og Mongolia toppet med 89,26, falt Indias posisjon, som beskrevet i en Times of India-rapport fra New Delhi rundt Internasjonal kvinnedag.  Author Jyotirmoy Halder kritiserer mangelen på et strukturert system i indisk sjakk: «Det finnes ikke noe system i indisk sjakk som vil produsere mestere. Det er i hovedsak foreldrenes og spillerne sine innsatser som gjelder.» Artikkelen oppfordrer til systemiske endringer for å rette opp manglene, selv om eksakte rangeringer og tall for India ikke er oppgitt. Nøkkelord som «indian chess», «gender equality» og «FIDE» understreker behovet for større kvinnelig involvering.  Denne India-fokuserte analysen supplerer den globale GECI-oversikten og understreker behovet for målrettede tiltak midt i verdensomspennende fremgang.

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