Commentator Fired After Admitting He’d Said Chess Is ‘Maybe Not for Women’

Ilya Smirin made some uncomfortable statements during a broadcast of the Women’s Grand Prix in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Published Sep. 28 2022 3:54PM EDT 

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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