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For the first time a Greek chess player wins the active world champion – It is the 25-year-old Nikola Theodorou

Their warm congratulations to the grandmaster for his recent international success in chess, expressed the Mayor of Rethymnon and the Deputy Mayor of Sports

The Taliban have banned chess in Afghanistan – They put it on the gambling list

Chess is considered a means of betting for monetary gain, which is prohibited by the Law for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, according to the government

Russian chess champion tried to poison her opponent and was caught on security camera – Watch video

As the 40-year-old admitted to local authorities, she wanted to get revenge on the chess player because she had badmouthed her and her family at the previous tournament

Greek girl becomes world chess champion

She won the 13 y.o competition

Iranian chess champion competes in international tournament without hijab

Khadem, who is ranked 804 in the world according to the International Chess Federation, has not made any comment

The best chess player in Europe is Greek – Marianda, 9, won the U-10 title

She also has an 8-year-old brother who is a chess genius

Elon Musk “checks” chess legend with brutal tweet over Ukraine criticism

Musk has been under fire from supporters of Ukraine including many on the American left since he tweeted a proposal for ending the Russian invasion of its western neighbor

Chess-playing robot breaks finger of 7-year-old boy during match (video)

And so it begins...

21-year-old chess player Nikolas Theodorou won the title of Grand Master in an international event

He collected the necessary percentage he needed to get his third Grand Meter norm, which was the last one required to win the title

“The Turk” was a fake chess-playing automaton that defeated Benjamin Franklin & Napoleon Bonaparte

From the late 1770’s to the early 1800’s the Turk and its maker regularly toured Europe and were a huge attraction