King Salman World Chess Championships

[Shahzaz ud din]

King Salman World Chess Championships

 

[KapitaanAli]

No need to wear hijab for participants. Congrats to Saudi for bettering Iran.

Credit where it's due.

 

[somebozo]

Isnt chess illegal in Saudi??

Saudi Arabia bans CHESS after Grand mufti says it's 'a waste of time ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Now-Saudi-Arabia-bans-CHESS-Muslim-cleric-outlaws-gam...
Jan 21, 2016 - Now Saudi Arabia bans CHESS: Top Muslim cleric outlaws game because it is 'a waste of time and encourages gambling'. Grand mufti Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah issues rules chess is banned in Islam; He said game was 'causes hatred and was opportunity to squander money'; SaudiChess Association says ...

 

[Viking 63]

Chess is not Haram in islam.

 

[MultaniGuy]

Isnt chess illegal in Saudi??

Saudi Arabia bans CHESS after Grand mufti says it's 'a waste of time ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Now-Saudi-Arabia-bans-CHESS-Muslim-cleric-outlaws-gam...
Jan 21, 2016 - Now Saudi Arabia bans CHESS: Top Muslim cleric outlaws game because it is 'a waste of time and encourages gambling'. Grand mufti Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah issues rules chess is banned in Islam; He said game was 'causes hatred and was opportunity to squander money'; SaudiChess Association says ...

Don't rely on dailymail. Dailymail is stupid.

 

[somebozo]

Don't rely on dailymail. Dailymail is stupid.

But the news in true

 

[Clutch]

Isnt chess illegal in Saudi??

Saudi Arabia bans CHESS after Grand mufti says it's 'a waste of time ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Now-Saudi-Arabia-bans-CHESS-Muslim-cleric-outlaws-gam...
Jan 21, 2016 - Now Saudi Arabia bans CHESS: Top Muslim cleric outlaws game because it is 'a waste of time and encourages gambling'. Grand mufti Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah issues rules chess is banned in Islam; He said game was 'causes hatred and was opportunity to squander money'; SaudiChess Association says ...

Link doesn't work

 

[KapitaanAli]

But the news in true

Not really.
It's just a fatwa. Carries no legal power.
Soon after this fatwa, they conducted a chess tournament.

And now, MBS is striking down on clerics even harder.