![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
![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-64569889,width-480,height-360,imgsize-272705,resizemode-4/what-she-said.jpg)
Soumya Swaminathan: Chess star Soumya Swaminathan boycotts Iran event over headscarf law | The Economic Times
![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)