[obstinate]

I believe, but am not sure, that the tournament and ratings are both non-gendered. But one can look at the list of rated players and observe who the top rated woman is on that list.

[sdenton4]

They talk in the article about how she worked to get OUT of gendered tournaments. This one isn't gendered, but it seems that there's a ghettoization of women in chess that she's working against.

[mynameishere]

ghettoization

I'm pretty sure they set up female tournaments in order to encourage women to develop interest and skill in the game. But, no good deed unpunished.

[lultimouomo]

> [Hou] recently left the women's chess circuit for mixed events where she can compete against men

It looks from the article like there is indeed a women-only circuit.

[obstinate]

Ah yes. That does not surprise me. I thought that the person I was responding to was asking about this tournament specifically.