Playing chess Turks angry television preacher

istanbul - A Turkish television preacher has managed to stick with the chess federation in his country. The union picks it not spiritual claims that chess is more sinful than gambling.

The Turkish Chess Federation TSF Tuesday announced to take legal action against the Islamic cleric Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü, in a video quite railed on the popular board game. This writes the newspaper Hürriyet. He said according to the newspaper, among other things chess 'cursed' and that 'most people who play chess liars.'

The federation refers in particular to the long history of the game in Turkey. According to the union, the spiritual is guilty of 'unsubstantiated comments' affecting thousands of chess players and their families.