UPDATE: Chief Arbiter Bayat Leaves Iran; IM Khademalsharieh Leaves National Team

Update: Quotes from Chief Arbiter Bayat have been included in this report. 1/16/20 Iran has been the center of much turbulence recently on and off the chessboard. Ongoing protests in the country seeking political reform are the second such uprising in the last two months. Iran also shut off the internet

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UPDATE: Chief Arbiter Bayat Leaves Iran; IM Khademalsharieh Leaves National Team

Borna Derakhshani Top Chess Players

Borna Derakhshani Top Chess Players

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

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Iranian player flees to Spain after competing without hijab

UPDATE: Chief Arbiter Bayat Leaves Iran; IM Khademalsharieh Leaves National Team

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