Re: OT Weird Chess News.

On Mon, 19 May 2025 20:07:44 +0000, William Hyde wrote:

Paul S Person wrote:

On Mon, 19 May 2025 17:50:24 +1200, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
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Chess banned in Afghanistan due to gambling and religious
considerations.
https://www.khaama.com/chess-banned-in-afghanistan-due-to-religious-restrictions/

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That's very strange, as chess itself may well have come to Europe via
Islam (from India, IIRC). You would think it was firmly traditional.

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You would think so, but there's a long history of religious
"authorities" calling for the banning of chess, both in Christianity and
Islam.

Oh, indeed. And some of that history is recounted in one of the
most famous histories of the game of Chess, "A History of Chess"
by H. J. R. Murray.
John Savard