Chess player banned by Iran gets a new start in St. Louis

Sunday, October 8, 2017

ST. LOUIS -- A 19-year-old Iranian woman banned from competing in the name of her country after attending an international competition without an Islamic headscarf has taken her game to Saint Louis University.

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