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- 1Australian chess player boycotts Israel match over Gaza, citing genocide●'Australian Heather Richards has made the world-first statement of explicitly saying that Israel's genocide is the reaso
Australian chess player Heather Richards has become the first competitor to state explicitly that she is boycotting her match against Israel at the world chess championship tournament because of what she calls Israel's genocide. Her decision is drawing attention as an unprecedented individual protest within international chess, where players normally compete regardless of national conflicts.