UPDATE: Chief Arbiter Bayat Leaves Iran; IM Khademalsharieh Leaves National Team

Update: Quotes from Chief Arbiter Bayat have been included in this report. 1/16/20 Iran has been the center of much turbulence recently on and off the chessboard. Ongoing protests in the country seeking political reform are the second such uprising in the last two months. Iran also shut off the internet

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Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

Iranian player who removed hijab to compete in chess game gets Spanish citizenship

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Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

Iranian player flees to Spain after competing without hijab

Iran faces suspension from FIDE over policy of 'in-your-face racism' directed at Israel : r/chess

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Iranian player flees to Spain after competing without hijab

Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab -source

Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

UPDATE: Chief Arbiter Bayat Leaves Iran; IM Khademalsharieh Leaves National Team