Times:

An Iranian teenage chess player banned by the authorities in his homeland for playing an Israeli has been accepted to play under the English flag.

Borna Derakhshani, 15, will now be able to play in international events after making a personal appeal to the English Chess Federation.

His acceptance comes after his older sister, Dorsa, who was banned by Iran for attending an international competition without wearing an Islamic headscarf, became affiliated to the US Chess Federation.

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