Chess

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.

Flags of Iran and Israel behind pawns on the chessboard. Chess game.
Hundreds of thousands of viewers followed the games online, including from countries that typically avoid participating in Israeli events

At the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, chess bridges war and division

Chess Grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik and José Martínez Alcántara face off at the World Chess Clash of Blames tournament using anti-cheating technology from Chessarena.com at Sky Guild Gaming Centre on August 19, 2024 in London, England

Former chess champion Kramnik recieves threats after Naroditsky's death

Jewish-American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky

Jewish-American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies unexpectedly at 29


Chess champion and vocal opponent of Putin's Russia talks to 'Post'

Kasparov visited Israel earlier this month to receive an honorary degree from the Weizmann Institute of Science and talked about his forceful opinions about his native Russia led by Vladimir Putin.

 OPPOSITION LEADERS Garry Kasparov (left), Alexei Navalny (center) who died in a Russian penal colony earlier this year, and Sergei Udaltsov (right) hold a banner during an opposition protest in St. Petersburg in 2012.

Grapevine April 10, 2024: Home

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant (second right) and US Ambassador Jack Lew (third right) are briefed at Southern Command.

Best female chess player in history plays simultaneous exhibition to honor Israeli hostages

The event saw friendly competition and sportsmanship between Israelis and Germans, and a moving tribute to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

 Chess players gather to play in honor of Israeli hostages held in Gaza in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2024.

Israeli chess prodigy to compete for title of youngest champion ever

He is anticipated to participate in the Israel Senior Championship, competing against opponents who are not only twice his age but even four or five times older.

9-year-old Israel Cohen, playing chess

Chess4Solidarity holds event with Gaza hostages' families

The competition was largely centered around "the missing player."

 Sofia Polgar and the participants in "Chess for Solidarity" competition hold up the faces of abducted children.

The Game of Queens: Why do women have a lower ceiling in chess?

In checking gender bias in chess playing, New York researchers find parents and coaches shortchange girls’ potential. 

Chess board

Israeli chess prodigy Noam Sasson places joint-first at U-10 European Rapid Chess Championship

Sasson was the only Israeli competing in the tournament.

 Noam Sasson playing at the European Youth Rapid Chess Championship in Terme Catez, Slovenia, September 29, 2023.

Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

The 26-year-old has told Reuters she had no regrets over her gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership.

Sara Khadem of Iran plays against Olga Girya of Russia.

Three chess players removed from int'l competition for boycotting Israelis

The Tunisian chess players who boycotted the Israeli players were booted from the competition.

 Israeli chess prodigy Noam Sasson in Greece

Young Israeli chess champions crowned amid rocket fire

The champions will get the chance to represent Israel at the World Championship and European Championship.

 Six of the champions from the chess championship for young Israelis.