>>510344166 (OP)There was a woman in the top ten and she beat Gary Kasparov and others in the top 10. If you are in the top 10 in chess you are in the elite best of the best
Rank 2 thru 10 in chess are generally interchangeable in skill, and there is usually just one guy ranked number 1 who is an outlier and dominates such as Magnus Carlsen, Gary Kasparov and Bobby Fischer as examples in different eras. Then the rest of the top 10 are congregated together in Elon rating and shuffle rankings.
The real reasons are that for every 100 guys that take chess seriously only 1 woman does. So there is a far smaller pool and statistically there will only be 1 woman in the top 100 at any time.
Secondly the chess scene is a male dominated space with harrassment and bullying and such which scares off women.
Thirdly, women often get pregnant and have to look after children and families which stops them from being able to continue serious chess study and practice at a high level.
Fourthly, chess is seen as a nerdy boys game, so girls aren't encouraged to play and maybe genetically women have less of a drive to play competitive nerd games. Just like boys are not that interested in playing with dolls.