TEHRAN, Iran (AP) A young woman banned form the Iranian national chess team, allegedly for attending an international competition without wearing an Islamic headscarf, has joined the U.S. team, an ...

Iranian chess officials have barred two teen siblings from domestic chess tournaments and the national team for crossing some of the religious establishment's so-called red lines at an international ...

Iran has banned a 15-year-old boy from playing with its national chess team and in domestic tournaments because he competed against an Israeli. Borna Derakhshani faced off against Israel’s Alexander ...

Tehran: A young woman banned from the Iranian national chess team, allegedly for attending an international competition without wearing an Islamic headscarf, has joined the US team, an Iranian news ...