Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official said ...

Atal Mashwani, spokesperson for the Taliban's Sports Directorate, told TOLO News that chess has been suspended "due to leadership issues within the national chess federation and religious concerns ...

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In a fresh blow to people’s freedom in Afghanistan, the Taliban has officially banned the game of chess, calling it “haram” under their interpretation of Islamic law. According to a report by Khaama ...

Norway Chess 2025 will be held from 26 May to 6 June 2025 at the Finansparken (SR-Bank) in Stavanger, Norway. As the clock ticks closer to Norway Chess Women 2025, the second edition of the ...

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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held Poland’s Duda Jan-Krzysztof to a draw in Round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic 2025 in Bucharest, maintaining joint lead with 3.5 points in the Grand Chess ...

Child chess prodigies who don’t attend school don’t need to be flagged to the authorities because they have clearly received a “sufficient education”, a Tory peer has said. Lord Wei, a ...

AFTER two weekends of challenging, exciting, and power-packed moves on the chessboard, Keron Sandiford, a former Junior Chess Champion, has emerged as the winner of the 2025 National Open Chess ...

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to win his first-ever tournament on the Grand Chess Tour by showcasing his supremacy in the the Superbet Classic ...