By Adnan Sipra
Mohamed Tissir rose quickly to his feet as a visitor entered the Bahrain Chess Academy.
“We’ll have to talk outside,” he said, in a hushed tone, gesturing toward some tables where eight different pairs of young girls and women stared at their respective chess boards. “They’re playing a tournament.”
Tissir, the founder and director of the academy, led the way to a makeshift seating arrangement outside. “Chess has become very popular with young girls and women recently,” he said, smilingly. “All because of the Netflix TV series, The Queen’s Gambit.”
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