Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said on Sunday.
Making men who play chess wear hijab might help with this problem.
Sounds like someone lost $50 to a game of chess
Maybe it’s really because chess is one of the traditional ways to escape oppression. There’s more than a few top players that have done so, and speak out about it.
The fun police back at it
Literally this. They cannot stand the thought of people having a good time.
Chess gambling ?
Is this like computer chess or chess where the board is in a certain configuration, or two dudes just going at it?
I can’t imagine how you’d make a wager. Unless you, yourself are gambling against someone else. Then I guess it doesn’t matter, but that isn’t really gambling it’s just one person paying another to play chess?
…betting on who wins a chess match? A thing that absolutely happens in the betting community?
Honestly, the list of things people don’t bet on is probably shorter.
I go to Vegas for the chess.
I always put my money on black Rook.
