Photo shows Shohreh Bayat, an Iranian chess arbiter based in England, undated. She wore pro human rights clothing during the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022. Note: Picture is private (@ShohrehBayat/Newsflash)
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11 January 2023
A leading British female chess judge originally from Iran has been reprimanded for wearing a T-shirt with the anti-hijab slogan 'Women Life Freedom'. Shohreh Bayat had been officiating at the Fischer Random World Chess Championship in Reykjavik last October when the row - just made public -...