![This is Nazi Paikidze, the current U.S. women's chess champion. She won't be attending the world championship in Iran this year because she refuses to wear a hijab. : r/pics This is Nazi Paikidze, the current U.S. women's chess champion. She won't be attending the world championship in Iran this year because she refuses to wear a hijab. : r/pics](https://external-preview.redd.it/DH291OF_ESoCSYVBbVWkov9ezoQzCIqyd1UpUPEBDtY.jpg?auto=webp&s=ff3221db5b4dd5ebe93ef1802a0a06168838df0e)
This is Nazi Paikidze, the current U.S. women's chess champion. She won't be attending the world championship in Iran this year because she refuses to wear a hijab. : r/pics
![Chess star to boycott World Chess Championship in Iran over hijab | The Independent | The Independent Chess star to boycott World Chess Championship in Iran over hijab | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/10/05/23/chess.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Chess star to boycott World Chess Championship in Iran over hijab | The Independent | The Independent
![This is United States Women's Chess Champion Nazi Paikidze. The World Women's Chess Championship just started in Iran, but she won't be attending because she'd have to wear a Hijab; she doesn't This is United States Women's Chess Champion Nazi Paikidze. The World Women's Chess Championship just started in Iran, but she won't be attending because she'd have to wear a Hijab; she doesn't](https://external-preview.redd.it/Q73xrrGSnqKGBmSgqxf4mcSqacUDIt9GI997H02LSv4.png?auto=webp&s=195cd5445c3a1ae707945ddb0192318220af27bd)
This is United States Women's Chess Champion Nazi Paikidze. The World Women's Chess Championship just started in Iran, but she won't be attending because she'd have to wear a Hijab; she doesn't
![This is Nazi Paikidze, the current U.S. women's chess champion. She won't be attending the world championship in Iran this year because she refuses to wear a hijab. : r/pics This is Nazi Paikidze, the current U.S. women's chess champion. She won't be attending the world championship in Iran this year because she refuses to wear a hijab. : r/pics](https://c1.staticflickr.com/2/1719/26128666493_970fd57c02_b.jpg)
This is Nazi Paikidze, the current U.S. women's chess champion. She won't be attending the world championship in Iran this year because she refuses to wear a hijab. : r/pics
![Soumya Swaminathan: Chess star Soumya Swaminathan boycotts Iran event over headscarf law | The Economic Times Soumya Swaminathan: Chess star Soumya Swaminathan boycotts Iran event over headscarf law | The Economic Times](https://img.etimg.com/thumb/msid-64569891,width-640,height-480,imgsize-248985,resizemode-4/quit-playing-games.jpg)