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women beating men (the men are were very good)

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 e5 8.Nf5 g6 9.g5 gxf5 10.exf5 d5 11.Qf3 $5
( {Less spicy is} 11.gxf6 )
11...d4 12.O-O-O Nbd7 13.Bd2
( 13.Rxd4 $6 {looks consequent but has less strength.} )
13...dxc3 14.Bxc3 Bg7
{The first new move.}
( 14...Qc7 {(Chiburdanidze-Cserna, Pristina 1983).} )
( {Steinitz would have played} 14...Ng8 15.Qh5 Qc7 )
15.Rg1 O-O $2
( 15...Qc7 16.gxf6 Bxf6 17.Rg4 {(Judit).} )
16.gxf6 $6
( 16.Bb4 $1 e4 17.Qe3 Re8 18.Bc4 {(threatens Bxf7+)} 18...Kh8 19.Bxf7 Re5 20.Bc3 {and a strong attack.} )
16...Qxf6 17.Qe3 Kh8 18.f4 Qb6
( 18...Re8 19.Rxg7 $1 Qxg7 20.fxe5 Nxe5 21.f6 Qxf6 22.Re1 {and a fierce attack (Ftacnik).} )
( 18...Qh6 $1 19.Bc4 f6 20.Bb4 Rd8 21.Qb6 $1 {is unpleasant for Black (Judit).} )
19.Qg3 Qh6
( 19...Rg8 20.Bc4 $1 Qf6 21.Kb1 $1 )
20.Rd6 $1 f6 21.Bd2 e4
( 21...Nc5 22.fxe5 Ne4 23.exf6 $3 Rxf6
( 23...Nxg3 24.fxg7+ Qxg7 25.Rxg3 $18 )
24.Rd8+ Rf8 25.Rxf8+ Bxf8 26.Qg8# )
22.Bc4 b5
( {The rigorous} 22...Nc5 23.Bb4 Bxf5 24.Bxc5 Rfd8 25.Rd5 Bg6 {is good for White.} )
23.Be6 $6
( 23.Bd5 Rb8 24.Be3 )
23...Ra7 24.Rc6 a5 $6
( 24...Rb7 $1 25.Be3 Rd8 26.Rd1 {weakens less.} )
25.Be3 Rb7 26.Bd5
{(threatens 27.Rxc8)}
26...Rb8 27.Rc7 b4
( 27...Rd8 28.Ba7 )
28.b3 Rb5
( 28...Rd8 29.Bc6 a4 30.Ba7 )
29.Bc6 Rxf5 30.Rxc8 $1
{Judit decides the game elegantly.}
30...Rxc8 31.Bxd7 Rcc5
( 31...Rfc5 32.Bxc8 Rxc8 33.f5 Rg8 34.Bxh6 Bxh6+ 35.Kd1 Rxg3 36.Rxg3 $18 )
32.Bxf5 Rxf5 33.Rd1 Kg8
( 33...Bf8 34.Rd8 a4 35.Qg4 )
34.Qg2 1-0
I study classical games I have a file of them. These games were at "Mens" tournaments
This was played a long time ago before tournaments
The title was really shocking. Imagine reading this title in off-topic section :D

2/3 examples are Judith Polgar. It doesn't help the women chess world if there was one exception in the whole history of chess that played good chess. There are actually very good female chess players that I admire, but your example is a little bit weak to prove anything. Showcase other female legends not always Polgar, which was literally born into a GM family...
Whats the issue then?
Does anyone have a problem of losing to women?

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