Leading player urges contenders to watch beyond hijab law,to the boost contest would give women’s sport in countryOne of Iran’s most respected chess players has hit back at calls to boycott next year’s women’s world championship in Tehran over rules about the wearing of the hijab.
A number of chess players, including the US womens champion, and Nazí Paikidze,contain called for a boycott of the February 2017 games over concerns that they will contain to comply with the Islamic republic’s compulsory headscarf law. Related: Why so many Iranians contain advance to hate the hijab Related: Chess queen of Africa Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com