Chess champion to miss Saudi Arabia tournament over women's rights

Re:Chess champion to miss Saudi Arabia tournament over women... by avip on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:09PM (#16017088)

It's not "the competitor", but a delegation of 7. No visas. On the bright side - we can finally logically put Israel, Iran and Qatar in the same list.

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Re:Chess champion to miss Saudi Arabia tournament over women... by conistonwater on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:11PM (#16017109)

It seems Iran and Qatar got visas: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10...

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Re:Chess champion to miss Saudi Arabia tournament over women... by avip on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:17PM (#16017153)

Thanks for the source! So on the bright side, we can now logically put Israel in a list.

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