Chess no longer plays to old stereotypes | Letters

As a keen amateur chess player, I was very happy to see an editorial about one of my favourite games (Hurrah! Chess is no longer a game between superpowers, 30 November). However, you risk perpetuating the image of the chess player as male, eccentric and socially awkward, in saying that “Carlsen … is personable, good looking (at least compared to the average chess player)”.I played last month with my amateur team, Luxembourg Bonnevoie, at the European Chess Club Championships