Mauritanian chess player refuses to play with Zionist at the Junior World Cup

SANAA, Aug. 18 (YPA) – Mauritanian chess player Abdel Rahim Al-Talib Muhammad (14) refused to play with an Israeli competitor and decided to retire from the Junior World Cup .

This came after the draw placed him in the last round with a player representing the occupied Israeli entity.

“I decided to retire, because I refuse to play with a representative of a fictional country that in reality does not exist,” he said.

According to his father, he retired because the lottery put him with a representative of a country he considered” fake “, and talented player Abdul Rahim Al-Talib ranked 47th out of 215 players in the world elite of junior chess, retiring from a decisive turn in the conflict, but refused this point, regardless of the extent of the loss, although he was the best Arab and African.

This step taken by the young Mauritanian player was highly regarded by Mauritanian bloggers and politicians, who considered his retirement an important, significant and impactful step.

The Mauritanian National League in support of the Palestinian people decided to welcome the retired young man and to honor him by awarding him the Order of Al-Aqsa and Palestine.

E.M