Not being an expert in Islamic law, I have no idea how this holds up, but I suspect like most religious laws, it is probably (a) contradicted somewhere else and (b) ignored by those most expected to follow it. Its most immediate effect is probably on the Saudi Arabian Chess Federation who may have problems organising their next event.
Friday, 22 January 2016
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Chess bans have been discussed somewhat recently.
Iran: http://www.salon.com/2000/02/18/mullahs
Iraq: http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2005/09/chess-takes-it-up-the-sistani.htm
On the online sites, I often see a bunch of Iranians playing, often variants like 3-check.
Or maybe not:
Olimpiu Urcan tweeted
Incredible how a couple of flawed tweets on the Saudi Arabia chess "ban" swiftly led to flawed stories in @guardian, @TIME and on the Net.
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