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Europe · TehranIranian chess player Sara Khadem moved to Spain after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her back home. 25-year-old Sarasadat Khademalsharieh has no regrets over her bold gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership.
Sara Khadem: Top Iran chess player exiled for refusing headscarf
38% Left coverage: 16 sources
Middle East · TehranAn Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan.
Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab
41% Center coverage: 22 sources
OlympicsThe International Olympics Committee has announced the Olympic Esports Series. The series will take place in Singapore in June. It will feature virtual versions of real-world sporting events. Qualifiers for the games start today. The IOC says the series is part of its efforts to engage with younger people.
The Olympic Esports Series will feature 'Just Dance,' 'Gran Turismo' and chess
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
ChessMarnus Labuschagne can't wait to engage in a "lovely game of chess" with Ravichandran Ashwin during next month's Test tour of India. Australia, who haven't won a Test series in India since 2004, will play four Tests in Nagpur (February 9-13), New Delhi (February 17-21), Dharamsala (March 1-5) and Ahmedabad (March 9- 13)
‘Will be lovely game of chess’: Labuschagne on making changes to combat Ashwin
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
Chess · IndiaTamil Nadu player Pranesh topped the charts in the tournament, which brought together 136 players representing 29 national federations. The 16-year-old crossed the 2500-rating threshold and became a GM, having completed his three norms before the Rilton Cup. He is trained by renowned coach R. B. Ramesh, who said, 'Pranesh is a very practical player'
Chess: Tamil Nadu's Pranesh M becomes India's 79th Grandmaster after winning Rilton Cup
Coverage: 5 sources
EuropeThe journalist, author and academic died on Friday morning in Majorca. Mr Trelford was editor of The Observer for 18 years during which time the publication won various press awards including newspaper of the year. He was the author of a number of books and helped Russian chess great Garry Kasparov write his autobiography.
Former Observer editor Donald Trelford dies aged 85
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
Chess · ChicagoOnly about 14% of competitive chess players in America are women, according to the U.S. Chess Federation. Maggie Tsyganova and her former classmate Lizzy Brahin started the nonprofit Queens United Chess. The group has partnered with Chicago Public Schools and the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation to bring the game into 10 schools across the city.
How two Chicago teens are cracking open the male-dominated world of competitive chess
Steve Smith · IndiaAustralia's batting mainstay, who was their skipper in the previous tour back in 2017, also prefers playing on spin-friendly tracks rather than placid wickets that takes the game to full five days.
IND vs AUS: Captaining in India is like a game of chess, every ball means something says Steve Smith
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
