You know what God hates? Chess. Afghanistan's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue has banned the game due to "religious ...

The decision, announced by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, follows the dissolution of the Afghanistan Chess Federation and places all chess-related activities on ...

Monrovia — The Liberia Chess Federation (LCF) has officially kicked off the long-anticipated Classical Edition of its 2024 National Chess Championships, bringing together some of the finest ...

This year marks the debut of Russian players under the Asian Chess Federation, increasing World Cup berths to ten. Now, due to the Russian presen- ce, those have been increa- sed to 10.

with support of Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP). More than 80 players from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in the chess tournament. The tournament followed rapid ...

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told TOLO News that chess has been suspended "due to leadership issues within the national chess federation and religious concerns surrounding the game". He said chess in Sharia or Islamic law is ...

“We are also deeply grateful to the government of Nigeria, the Nigeria Sports Commission, and the Nigeria Chess Federation for their exceptional support and hospitality in hosting this landmark ...

Zhou, 25, has spent this week live-streaming around Hong Kong, either side of visiting the local chess federation so that the city’s best exponents – and a Post reporter – could play against ...

Mashwani said the national chess federation had not held any official events for around two years and "had some issues on the leadership level". Azizullah Gulzada owns a cafe in Kabul that has ...