FIDE cancels chess contest in Riyadh after legal action

December 4, 2018 by  
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The international chess governing body—the Fédération lnternationale des Échecs (FIDE)—has agreed to strip Saudi Arabia from the right to host a forthcoming chess tournament after a lawyers’ letter was sent by two Israeli nationals. Read more

Banning Israeli 7-year-old, Tunisia may lose right to host world chess tournaments

July 31, 2018 by  
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Tunisia may lose the right to host world chess championships after refusing to grant a visa to Israel’s 7-year-old chess champion for the 2019 World Schools Chess Championship. Read more