Scandal thundered at the end of September when the champion of SShA-2016 Nazi Paikidze-Barnes urged to boycott the female World Cup in chess in Iran, having referred to the restrained position of women in the country: "Women in Iran are deprived of the basic fundamental rights, and to them treat as citizens of the second grade".
of World Chess Federation reported in the press release that did not receive any complaints from the chess players having the right to participate to ChM-2017. In reply Paikidze-Barnes started the petition on Change.org with the requirement to World Chess Federation or to achieve cancellation of the rule of obligatory wearing hijabs for participants, or to deprive Iran the World Cup.
of the Requirement of the 22-year-old American with the Georgian roots other chess players, in particular the champion supported Ecuador Karl Province of Heredia.
In turn the champion of Asia-2015 the Mitre Hedzhazipur declared newspaper "The Guardian" that tournament boycott only will damage to women Iran: "It is wrong to call for boycott. These games are very important for women Iran. It is our chance to show the force. It will be the biggest female sports tournament in the history Iran. We yet had no chances to hold the female World Cup in any other sport".
the Female World Cup-2017 will take place p in February in Tehran.