Why I Left Iran to Play Chess in America
are underway. But some world champions are noticeably absent: The Israeli players were blocked from participating when Saudi Arabia denied them visas. Chess — a game that I have loved since I first sat down at a board — is pure. It doesn’t care about gender, ethnicity, nationality, status or politics. But too often the countries, organizations and people who enforce the rules in the world of chess are anything but. I was the second-highest-ranked player for girls under 18 in the world in 2016. I am the second-highest-ranked female chess ...
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