Niaz Murshed talks about an era of 53 years in chess in the 1st part of the 3-part exclusive interview of Bangladesh’s first ...

The Taliban cling to the argument that the game involves gambling (prohibited by the Quran), a justification previously used ...

The Taliban recently suspended chess in Afghanistan. Chess faced bans previously due to religious concerns. Ironically, Islamic world has a rich chess history. The game originated in India as ...