La campionessa del mondo di scacchi, Anna Muzychuk, ha deciso di non disputare i prossimi mondiali che si terranno in Arabia Saudita. Con un lungo post in lingua inglese la Muzychuk ha spiegato che non si piegherà alle regole che vigono nel paese arabo, non indosserà l’abaya, il tradizionale abito scuro che l’islam salafita impone alle donne. La giovane scacchista è disposta a perdere il titolo di campionessa mondiale per i suoi valori e sembra che non interessi a mole persone. Ecco il suo post originale in lingua inglese: "In a few days I am going to lose two World Champion titles - one by one. Just because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. Not to play by someone's rules, not to wear abaya, not to be accompanied getting outside, and altogether not to feel myself a secondary creature. Exactly one year ago I won these two titles and was about the happiest person in the chess world but this time I feel really bad. I am ready to stand for my principles and skip the event, where in five days I was expected to earn more than I do in a dozen of events combined. All that is annoying, but the most upsetting thing is that almost nobody really cares. That is a really bitter feeling, still not the one to change my opinion and my principles. The same goes for my sister Mariya - and I am really happy that we share this point of view. And yes, for those few who care - we'll be back!"