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Chief Arbiter Bayat Leaves Iran; IM Khademalsharieh Leaves National Team
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  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…
  ♟⚽️ | The Tata Steel Masters played a friendly match at the Telstar Stadium. World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Loek van Wely were the team captains.
Final score: 8-5 for Team Carlsen!
  Final score: 8-5 for Team Carlsen!
💙 | During the football match of the Grandmasters, more than 100 children from primary schools and chess associations in the region played the traditional chess simultaneously at Telstar. Telstar players Redouan El Yaakoubi, Annas Najah and Shayne Pattinama also played a game of chess with the children.