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An Iranian grandmaster said he ousted the Israeli title holder on Wednesday to regain the Guinness record for simultaneous chess games after facing more than 600 players in over 25 hours.Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, 28, won 96 percent of his games which began ...

Many people shy away from cryptic crosswords believing they are incapable of solving what appear often look like meaningless clues yet with a little time and patience the intricate word clues, associations and different ways of expression become a little addictive. Someone ...

The tournament began under a blazing midday sun in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square with grandmaster Alik Gershon shaking hands with every single player as he walked along rows of tables lined with chess boards.In order to set the world record, the Ukrainian-born ...

Iranian Grand Master Morteza practiced for his simultaneous matches against 500 opponents in 2009 as if he were preparing for a marathon. Far from everything coming out of Iran is a matter of embarrassment, regression or skull-crushing. On April 23, 2009, at ...

It was called Sisar, meaning "thirty heads," in the itineraries of Ibn Khurdazib and Qudameh. During the Iran-Iraq War, the city was attacked by Iraqi planes and also saw disturbances by Kurds. Roads link Sanandaj with Marivan, Saqqez, Baneh, and Bijar.

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