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
Two Iranian teen players refuse to face Israelis at World Chess Championships
Tehran consistently pressures its representatives in all international competitions to avoid facing Israeli opponents.
To find success, play chess
David Berman believes that learning the ancient board game at an early age can be life-changing.
World’s top chess player slams Europe Council for ending sanctions on Russia
"Worse betrayal than Munich 1938," he said.
One of Israel's largest chess tournaments coming to Netanya
Israeli 8-year-old Or Shatil wins 2nd place in European chess championship
The young Israeli chess prodigy defeated Ismayilova Khanim, who was undefeated until that match.
Iranian chess champion forfeits match with Israeli in Germany
This is not the first time such an incident has occured. In January, another Iranian player Aryan Gholami refused to play Israeli Ariel Erenberg in the Rilton Cup in Sweden.
The woman and organization behind legal victories against antisemitism
Lawfare Project has fought antisemitism and anti-Israeli discrimination in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Airlines and at San Francisco State University.
World chess governing body vows Israelis will always have right to compete
Dvorkovich met with President of the Israeli Chess Federation Moshe Slav and Director General of the FIDE Emil Sutovsky, the first Israeli to achieve the title.
World chess body moves Saudi tournament after Israelis banned
In their letter, the Israelis pointed out that holding a chess tournament in a country that banned players based on their nationality was contrary to FIDE’s policy.
Israeli chess prodigy allowed to play in 43rd Chess Olympiad
In chess news, an up and coming Israeli chess player has received some good news, and the Israeli national chess team is preparing for the all-important Chess Olympiad.
