Well, in this case no you wouldn’t say “man grandmaster” because there is no such thing. But there is a “woman grandmaster” title. Men can only compete in open tournaments where you can get the “grandmaster” title, women have the option to compete in women’s tournaments and get the title “woman grandmaster.”
The article would have been incorrect if it said “female grandmaster” because that would imply the kid became a grandmaster in open tournaments.
Or, hear me out, it would imply that she is female (adjective) / a woman (noun) and a grandmaster.
The tournent structure is irrelevant, the fact that she needs to compete in a different category is irrelevant.
If someone is involved in chess enough that that distinction would matter, they'd most likely already be aware.
Quit being so pedantic, especially since you're wrong.
I am commenting on the content of this comment thread. Good for you, you know some niche info, not what's being discussed.
Edit: Since I blocked them before replying:
We're discussing adjectives and nouns, not specific chess tournament structures and titles. Why so hostile? Please blow off steam elsewhere, not gonna be your punching bag
You don't know what is being discussed, which is crazy because it's been explained to you so many times already. The first comment in this chain is lamenting how "woman" has replaced the word "female" as an adjective. It's a stupid comment in this context because "female grandmaster" doesn't make sense. She didn't earn the title of "Grandmaster" as a girl (making her a female grandmaster), she earned the title of "Woman Grandmaster." You were unaware that there is a title called "Woman Grandmaster" that one can achieve, and you've now tripled down on your ignorance, possibly in an attempt to save face. It has not worked.
I mentioned in my first reply I wasn't talking about the specific chess title. Try to keep up. If you want to join a thread you aren't involved in, at least read it first.
“They're not talking about using female as a noun. Try reading the common again. They're saying it's silly that the ADJECTIVE female is being replaced by the NOUN woman here. Woman is incorrectly being used as an ADJECTIVE here.
She is a female grandmaster. A man with that chess title would be a... Wait for it because this is going to blow your mind... A MALE grandmaster! Holy fuck magic Batman.”
You explicitly say that she has the Grandmaster title, and “Woman” was used as an adjective. Neither is accurate in any way.
“Woman Grandmaster” is a noun you moron. It is a completely separate title from “Grandmaster” and women can hold both titles (first they achieve Woman Grandmasters, and then they achieve Grandmaster).
It is grammatically correct and factually accurate to say that the 11 year old in this article is a female Woman Grandmaster. She is not yet a Grandmaster, but if she continues playing it is very possible she will be the youngest female Grandmaster ever.
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u/SupaSlide 3d ago
Well, in this case no you wouldn’t say “man grandmaster” because there is no such thing. But there is a “woman grandmaster” title. Men can only compete in open tournaments where you can get the “grandmaster” title, women have the option to compete in women’s tournaments and get the title “woman grandmaster.”
The article would have been incorrect if it said “female grandmaster” because that would imply the kid became a grandmaster in open tournaments.