❌ Une championne d'echecs refuse de jouer en Arabie Saoudite

❌ We did a full post on this more than romanticized and partially untrue story : You know the story of Anna Muzychuk, the ♟ chess champion who refused to compete in the international tournament in Saudi Arabia? While she did make this announcement on a facebook post https://cvc.li/QlWzr, here's what we forgot to tell you 👇 1️⃣ The “King Salmane” tournament took place in December 2017. While it's brought out almost daily, making us believe it's recent... 2️⃣ The hijab and abaya were not compulsory. But an outfit (pants and long-sleeved top) was required. Source : https://lnkd.in/dJ3qxiTk 3️⃣ Anna won her titles in Iran a few months earlier (March 2017). Tournament during which the hijab was imposed. And she wore it. At the time, it must not have bothered her... Source : https://lnkd.in/dpTm_uqC 4️⃣ Perhaps the most interesting part of this story has been forgotten... Continuation of our 3-year-old french debunk: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6837288187665100800