Știrea absurdă de astăzi vine tocmai de departe, dintre nisipurile saharei, unde marele muftiu al arabiei saudite a introdus șahul pe lista chestiilor interzise, alături de alba-neagra, perețica și ce draci mai joacă ei pe acolo, ca fiind joc de noroc.
He said chess was “included under gambling” and was “a waste of time and money and a cause for hatred and enmity between players”.
Al-Sheikh justified the ruling by referring to the verse in the Qur’an banning “intoxicants, gambling, idolatry and divination”.
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s supreme Shia religious authority, has previously issued rulings forbidding chess.
Șase, Șase, rocadă mare, patru-patru, șah și damă.
Niște cretini.
Știrea completă aici.
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Si replica federatiei de sah din Arabia Saudita
http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9374-letter-from-saudi-chess-association.html