Fury as UK’s only all-female chess team promoted – then told they must recruit a man

She Plays to Win members said the Four Nations Chess League rule will destroy the team’s camaraderie and discourage female participation in the game. Photograph: She Plays To Win Lionesses A team

The UK’s only all-female chess team have been promoted to the game’s top tier – only to be told they will have to add a man to their squad.

She Plays to Win Lionesses A Team have fallen foul of a rule designed to boost female participation in the sport.