Chess
Banned Israeli chess players demand 'world' be stripped from Malaysian championship title
“It cannot be considered a true World Championship if representatives from Israel are barred from participating," said representatives of the Israeli chess community.
Israelis unable to compete in FIDE amateur chess tournament taking place in Malaysia
Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart
Pakistani chess team forfeits opening match against Israel at chess Olympiad in Samarkand
Iran fined €25,000 for Israel boycott at Chess Olympiad
The global chess body fined Iran €25,000 after its women’s team skipped a match vs Israel in Budapest, and warned of a possible one-year ban.
At the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, chess bridges war and division
Gil Borochovsky, CEO of the Israel Chess Federation said, “Beyond the sporting value, this is an extraordinary cultural celebration."
Former chess champion Kramnik recieves threats after Naroditsky's death
Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik asked authorities to investigate threatening messages posted since the death of US grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky.
Jewish-American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies unexpectedly at 29
Daniel Naroditsky, son of a Ukranian immigrant, had begun playing chess at the age of 6. His influence extended beyond the chessboard, according to the International Chess Federation.
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Israeli players, incl. intl. masters, withdraw from Spanish chess tournament over Israel flag ban
Organizers previously informed Israeli participants that they would be disqualified or expelled if they attempted to play under the Israeli flag.
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Spanish chess tournament bans Israeli flags, global body overrules
A ban on Israeli flags at a Spanish chess tournament brings Israeli chess player Erez Kupervaser back to Oct. 7 and memories of his sister who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Nova music festival.
10-year-old makes chess history after becoming youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan had only been playing chess for five years when she won against 60-year-old Peter Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool
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