Chess is haram ?

[John Blake]

Found this in yahoonews today

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[Gerard Blake]

The Graudian has an article on it too

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ja...rand-mufti

[Ianbrownlee]

Nigel Short was on the radio yesterday about Saudi Arania (BBC Scotland) apparently its a fatwa not a ban the Saudi Chess Association still exists