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Elshan Moradi Abadi: Iran-US chess match

2012 Saint Louis Invitational

vassar-chadwick.com: I just have to mention an interesting closed tournament in St. Louis going on right now, featuring a GM from Iran, Elshan Moradiabadi. Given the charged political climate between our two governments, it’s nice to see chess transcend that. It’s a shame this isn’t getting more coverage; a check of Google News right now for “Iran chess” only shows the typical, and banal, comparisons of geopolitical maneuverings to chess, but nothing about an actual chess tournament being held in the US and featuring a chess professional from Iran. Oh well. I guess that’s not as exciting as Hillary Clinton engaging in saber-rattling. Oops, sorry, I promise no more political rants! The site features a live game and video feed, and the 2nd round starts at Noon EST today. See Moradi’s first round game, a nice win vs. the club’s resident GM, Ben Finegold here.

17-Apr-2012
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