Hundreds of Israelis and Sudanese battle it out — on the chess board

In a sign of impending normalization between Israel and Sudan, hundreds of chess enthusiasts from both countries participated today in an online event claimed by its Israeli organizers to be “festive and historic.”

More than 350 people, including children, took part in the first-of-its-kind chess meet hosted on the Lichess website, according to a statement by Israeli chess club “Shachmat Lakol” (“Chess for All”) which organized the event.

The statement says it was organized in collaboration with unnamed officials in Sudan. It isn’t clear how many Sudanese players actually took part.

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