Q&A: Iranian chess player Sara Khadem Sara Khadem, who won her first major title aged 12, talks of a sport gaining popularity among young people in Iran. Faras Ghani Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, better known as Sara Khadem, is a 19-year-old...
The fast improvement of chess in Iran
Female Iranian chess master climbs up 11 spots in world rankings Mon Jan 2, 2017 9:6AM Iranian International Master and Woman Grandmaster Sarasadat Khademalsharieh has seen her standing jump nearly a dozen spots in the January edition of the...
Women speaking up about their beliefs
TEHRAN // Female chess players in Iran have hit back at calls to boycott the world championships due to be held in Tehran, after a US champion who opposes the country’s Islamic dress code called for the venue to...
Sara Khademalsharieh: “I don’t know what really caused the protest”
GM Khademalsharieh says World Championship is necessary for Iranian women Sports October 9, 2016 Khademalsharieh, 19, is an Iranian chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Asian U-12 Girls...