Will there be a transgender FIDE chess grandmaster by the end of 2025?
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"Openly transgender" is a needed qualifier here, I think. It's impossible to know if there are trans GMs in the closet.
Probably worth clarifying that the IM title (“International Master”) is distinct from and has more stringent requirements* than the WIM title (“Woman International Master”).
As mentioned in @andri‘s comment below, the current highest-rated transgender player** recently became a WIM, not an IM. Her current rating is 2315 and peak rating is 2319.
Player card for Yosha Iglesias:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/637823
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*For one thing, the rating threshold for IM appears to be 2400, versus a threshold of 2200 for WIM.
** That I’m aware of. A quick Google doesn’t suggest any other candidates.
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