SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about chess.
Question: Considering that in most schools, chess is played; is it allowed to teach and play chess?
The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If in the view of the responsible person (Mokallaf) at present time, it is not considered as gambling device, there is no problem in this case playing it (but it must be) without betting.
Source: khamenei.ir
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