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Semi OT: The story of SLU's Chess Team's Iranian Woman Grand Master


brianstl

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When I first heard about this story I has no idea that this woman was a student at SLU.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/iranian-chess-champion-banned-for-refusing-head-scarf-gets-a/article_c6e83a66-b05e-57cd-91db-9f7300d6b674.html#tncms-source=home-featured

I knew Webster had become the dominant force in college chess, but I didn't know SLU finished third in the last President's Cup.  Rex's money making a big impact in the area when it comes to chess.

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