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Judit Polgár. Pic: Twitter/X
July 21, 2026, 11:14 am
Hungarian Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár declines offer to fill presidency
The chess icon declined Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s invitation to become the country’s ceremonial head of state
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
Judit Polgar (Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons)
July 20, 2026, 11:21 am
Jewish chess grandmaster nominated for Hungarian Presidency
Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that he has chosen Judit Polgár, widely considered the best ever female chess player, to fulfil the constitutional role
By JN Reporter
Chess is very popular in Israel - here Natan Sharansky, former Israeli politician and Soviet prisoner of Zion, plays a match
September 5, 2025, 1:04 pm
International chess body condemns Spanish attempt to ban Israel from competition
FIDE says organisers of the Spanish tournament did not consult it before reportedly telling Israeli players that they could not play under their country's flag
By Daniel Sugarman
Iranian chess grandmaster Amin Tabatabaei. Photo: Screenshot
December 16, 2022, 12:57 pm
Iranian chess grandmaster throws game against Israeli player
Amin Tabatabaei walked away from match in fear of reprisals from Iranian regime
By Michelle Rosenberg
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit
July 12, 2022, 8:22 am
Pawn again – the world of Jewish chess
With World Chess Day taking place next week, the game's popularity shows no sign of diminishing
By Beatrice Sayers
August 4, 2019, 9:07 am
Israeli chess prodigy sits out championships set on Yom Kippur and Tisha b’Av
Yair Hoffmann will not travel to India and Slovakia to compete in tournaments because they fall on Jewish holy days
By JTA
November 7, 2018, 3:36 pm
Israeli chess players seek guarantees they can take part in Saudi Arabia
Grandmaster Ilya Smirin and colleague Lior Aizenberg are making their grievances known to the game's governing body, over discrimination and access to tournaments in the country
By Jenni Frazer
Liel Levitan
August 5, 2018, 10:55 am
Tunisia grants seven-year-old Israeli visa to take part in chess tournament
Officials backtrack having previously refused to allow Liel Levitan into country to compete in the World School Individual Championships
By JTA
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