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October 17, 2019

Another Political Boycott of Israel

FIDE Finally Set to Act?

Another Iranian chess player has preferred to forfeit his game rather than play with an Israeli chess player. This … Read the rest

May 27, 2019

Part III: ECU plays the ‘hate’ card

On the 23rd of March of this year the ECU (European Chess Union) held an extraordinary meeting in … Read the rest

April 26, 2019

Part II: FIDE hypocrisy?

When the young Iranian star grandmaster, Alireza Firouzja, refused to play against an Israeli player at the Grenke Open in … Read the rest

April 22, 2019

When will it end?

News stories such as the above are nothing new. They have been going on since the founding of the Jewish … Read the rest