The new French Women’s Chess Champion Yosha Iglesias has opened up about her transition journey. French chess player Yosha Iglesias recently became the second transgender woman to win a national title. Iglesias also made history in April 2024, becoming the first transgender Woman International Master. The 37-year-old recently spoke about her transition journey to Firstpost: “Happiness felt impossible. I was not living, I was surviving day by day […] My real life started when I accepted who I already was and began my transition in 2020. To be finally seen and accepted as a woman; it felt amazing.” #chess #GrandMaster #YoshaIglesias #France #Transgender #lgbtqia