Israeli chess teams forfeit matches after FIDE 'breaches' Yom Kippur understanding

Israeli chess teams forfeit matches after FIDE ‘breaches’ Yom Kippur understanding September 22, 2026 (Shutterstock)(Shutterstock)Israeli chess teams forfeit matches after FIDE ‘breaches’ Yom Kippur understanding Tweet Join Group Join WhatsApp Group Email https://worldisraelnews.com/israeli-chess-teams-forfeit-matches-after-fide-breaches-yom-kippur-understanding/ The Israel Chess Federation went on to say that it will demand explanations from FIDE and seek to remedy the “sporting injustice” caused to Israel’s teams. By JNS Israel’s men’s and women’s chess teams pulled out of their sixth-round matches against the Netherlands and Bulgaria at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, that were scheduled to take place on Monday, after both opponents declined requests to change the date, which fell on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) “breached” its commitment and forced the Israeli teams to miss the games on Yom Kippur, the Israel Chess Federation said in a Hebrew-language statement on Sunday. “In an official letter sent to the Israel Chess Federation, FIDE undertook to ensure that the games involving the two Isra...