Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the World Chess Championship again in the rapid game variants (rapid) and lightning (blitz). Being already world champion in the classic method of play, with these last two victories he now again holds all existing world titles. No player before Carlsen had ever managed to reach what is called la … Read more
Iranian chess champion Sara Khadim al-Sharia, who took part in the 2022 World Championship in Kazakhstan without wearing the mandatory hijab, intends to move to Spain. This was confirmed to the Spanish newspaper El Pais by two sources close to the champion, without specifying where, but adding that Sara Khadim, who is married and has … Read more
Iranian chess champion Sara Khadim al-Sharia, who took part in the 2022 World Championship in Kazakhstan without wearing the mandatory hijab, intends to move to Spain. This was confirmed to the Spanish newspaper El Pais by two sources close to the champion, without specifying where, but adding that Sara Khadim, who is married and has … Read more
The repression in Iran does not stop the protest movement which indeed gains a new protagonist: it is Sara Khadim al-Sharia, the chess champion who challenged the ayatollahs by playing at the World Cup in Kazakhstan without wearing the hijab, the obligatory veil. The photo of the 25-year-old girl in front of the chessboard with … Read more
The world of Iranian sport still challenges the government of Tehran. This time she is the chess champion Will be Khadim to the–Sharia to express solidarity with the demonstrators who have been parading and protesting in the streets of his country for over 100 days. He did it by participating in the 2022 World Championship … Read more
In the world of chess, after the age of 50 you become a senior. But this does not mean you stop playing or competing. Masters and champions who are about to compete in the 2022 Senior Team Chess World Championship, which takes place in Acqui Terme from 20 to 29 June, are well aware of … Read more