Iran Bans Teenage Chess Master Siblings From Competing
Iranian chess authorities have punished siblings after the brother played a match against an Israeli national and the sister did not wear a hijab in a tournament. Dorsa Derakhshani, an 18-year-old student based in Spain, did not wear the traditional headscarf in a tournament in Gibraltar earlier this month. In Iran, women are legally required to wear the hjiab in public. Her 15-year-old brother Borna also attended the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival and played a match against Israeli competitor Alexander Huzman. The Iranian teenager lost ...
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