Chess
Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart
According to the Israel Chess Federation, the International Chess Federation agreed in writing that matches scheduled for Yom Kippur would be moved to accommodate the Israeli team.
Pakistani chess team forfeits opening match against Israel at chess Olympiad in Samarkand
Israeli grandmaster Yahli Sokolovsky wins European Under-20 Chess Championship
Jewish Hungarian chess legend Judit Polgar declines nomination for president
Mind Sports Olympiad, funded by LA-born Jewish philanthropist, goes online
The competition annually hosts thousands of the top game board competitors hailing from over one hundred countries, which makes it the largest game board tournament of the year.
World’s greatest chess player defeats Russian President Putin’s censor
The legal dispute stems from 2014 after Russia illegally annexed Crimea in Ukraine.
Top chess personalities slam ABC for questioning if chess is 'racist'
After dismissing the request to speak on the radio show, Adams took to Twitter to voice his opinions.
IPCA, Israeli Chess Federation to hold championship for disabled players
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, players will participate in the competition online, from their comfort of their home computers.
Israelis and Syrians go head to head in chess during COVID-19 lockdown
Since the beginning of the outbreak, chess websites worldwide report a 50% increase in activity and the amount of games being played online.
Chess contest to be held in memory of man killed in terrorist attack
Ziv believed in chess as an educational tool and led his son in his first steps in the field before he was killed at the age of 35.
Iranian chess master: Hijab 'limits' women instead of 'protecting' them
Hejazipour added that the hijab serves as lucid representation of a set of beliefs that designate women as "the second sex."
Israeli kids under the age of six compete in national chess tournament
This year 64 competitors took part in the U-6 tournament.
Chess player 'won't play for Iran' due to ban on Israeli players
Iran’s top rated chess champion would be the country's second sports figure in recent months to renounce his citizenship over pressures on Iranian athletes to forego matches with Israeli competitors.
16 chess grandmasters arrive in Jerusalem for historic competition
For the first time, Israel is hosting the International Chess Federation [FIDE] championship.
![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")