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According to the European Chess Union girls revealing their cleavage is too much of a distraction to their opponents and may give them the edge to win. Therefore they’ve instituted a dress code for tournament players that bans cleavage.

ECU general secretary Sava Stoisavljevic said that “many of the players were not wearing proper clothes” during games, according to Chessbase News, and because other sports have dress codes, chess should have one too.

The ECU stated that there were too complaints from spectators about the revealing clothing of some competitors, and also some male players have said that they are distracted by buxom female opponents.

Now i ask you, if you were playing opposite of this.........

would it distract you?

Lips

It's the kind of distraction i wouldn't want forbidden. Match or no match i say bring it on. I play chess and it is a game of deep concentration and if you can't keep that concentration and blame it on your opponent then you are not that good to begin with. It's a silly ruling.

Hahaha i sorta thought the guys might feel this way! I can't imagine them wanting this eye candy to be banned!

I'd surely be distracted and I'd surely lose that game. Then again, concentration is not one of my strong points and maybe the professional chess players can't be distracted so easily. So I think that the ruling was necessary but they shouldn't take it too far :)

A good chess player wouldn't be phased by it if their head is in the game. As much as it pains me to admit it a dress code of sorts is a good idea. I agree with Johnny Karp let's not get too hasty.

lmaooooooooooooo i'm not interested in cleavage but that would even distract me.

Well,hello there cupcake!! LOL LOL

I'm a female and it would distract me!! But maybe more out of jealousy!! ;)

makes me want to learn the chess now :P

I ain't sure if i want to play chess or chest lol hehe.

LMAOOOOOOOOO You guys are killing me!

Oh my you guys are crazy  :P! Shouldn't the same rule apply for the cheerleaders on the football field. Can't that cause distractions too for the players? I mean where do you draw the line on this. This is how rulings spread to other areas and before you know it, its all ridiculous.

Lips

Football players might need a rush of testosterone but chess players probably need more blood in the upper half of their body :)

I think you are right about that Johnny! roflmao! I keep picturing some quiet shy chess player sitting across the board from those and trying to find someplace, anyplace else to put his eyes... LOL LOL

katt

Well,hello there cupcake!! LOL LOL

I'm a female and it would distract me!! But maybe more out of jealousy!! ;)

Lmaooo Amen sister i am right with you on that one! If i showed my cleavage they were probably run the other way!!

Lips

I'll be the judge of that lipstick.  8) No disrespect hun. Just joking.  ;)