Chess
Banned Israeli chess players demand 'world' be stripped from Malaysian championship title
“It cannot be considered a true World Championship if representatives from Israel are barred from participating," said representatives of the Israeli chess community.
Israelis unable to compete in FIDE amateur chess tournament taking place in Malaysia
Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart
Pakistani chess team forfeits opening match against Israel at chess Olympiad in Samarkand
“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.
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.
