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.
At the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, chess bridges war and division
Former chess champion Kramnik recieves threats after Naroditsky's death
Jewish-American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies unexpectedly at 29
Online chess event takes place in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Participating nations included Sudan, Morocco, Indonesia, Abu Dhabi and others who do not have diplomatic ties with Israel.
Israel and Australia host international solidarity chess event
The tournament itself had over 200 players, including the best chess players from both countries, and was broadcast on multiple Facebook pages, which received thousands of views.
Unity through chess, again: Iraqi arbiter to join next tournament
"I have friends from non-Arab nations with whom I am sharing in humanity," Iraqi chess arbiter Hussein Salma Saliah said.
Israelis, New Yorkers participate in solidarity chess tournament
The two-hour event was aired live on various Facebook pages, with the $2,000 prize divided among outstanding participants.
Bulgarian game show host quotes Bobby Fischer in antisemitic rant
Goranov apologized on air Wednesday.
Iranian, Israeli chess players compete in international event
The total amount of prizes awarded in the tournament was 1,000 euros.
“It is essential to leverage other people’s resources”, believes Tech Enthusiast - Jacob Judah
The Chess Master portraits that escaped the Holocaust
David Friedmann's daughter traveled the globe searching for his famous drawings, lost for decades
Israel's ‘Queen’s Gambit’: Young female chess players of the Jewish State
The newly trendy game of chess has had a home in the Jewish state for years.
Israel and Bhutan to go head-to-head in post-normalization chess match
However in this recent tournaments players from Lebanon, Syria and other countries that do not have diplomatic ties with Israel have logged in to play.
