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
Azeri-Jewish Chess Grandmaster Radjabov in tears after winning tournament
Rajabov is ranked number 10 in the world, and earned the title of Grandmaster at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time.
Israeli, Moroccan players compete in New Year's Eve chess tournament
Youness Ben Jelloun, from Morocco, who participated in the event, said that "the game of chess which is a combination of sports art and science was used for peace between the peoples."
Midwest Queen's Gambit: 200 chess players compete in solidarity with Israel
Inspired by the Netflix adaptation to the 1983 novel The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis, the Saturday evening match is supported by chess expert Bruce Pandolfini, who consults the show.
Israel, New Zealand face off in virtual chess games amid COVID-19
Upcoming events are also set to be held on Tuesday with Chile and Spain.
Iranian chess team faces ban for refusal to compete against Israelis
Iran was already warned last June by the FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich that if it kept up its antics that the FIDE would act accordingly.
![Chess masters gathered in Jerusalem for the International Chess Federation [FIDE] championship](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/450289 "Chess masters gathered in Jerusalem for the International Chess Federation [FIDE] championship")
Some Jewish facts about Netflix's ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
Here are some interesting Jewish connections to the acclaimed series.
Garry Kasparov to receive ADL award at antisemitism summit
As an internationally renowned chess celebrity and human rights activist, Mr. Kasparov has stood forcefully against authoritarianism
Israelis and Sudanese promote solidarity and peace through game of chess
"It is the first time I think for Israeli players and Sudanese players to interact socially in sports," said one of the participants.
Mind Sports Olympiad, funded by LA-born Jewish philanthropist, goes online
The competition annually hosts thousands of the top game board competitors hailing from over one hundred countries, which makes it the largest game board tournament of the year.
World’s greatest chess player defeats Russian President Putin’s censor
The legal dispute stems from 2014 after Russia illegally annexed Crimea in Ukraine.
