Just don’t come here,” the woman told the four Israelis, according to Kupervaser, who spoke with JNS on Sept. 14. The Sestao Chess Club folded, reinstating Israeli flags to the tournament’s website and physical grounds. Aizenberg said he had recruited Spanish lawyers to deal with this case to compensate the Israeli players and strip the Sestao competition of its international recognition so that such incidents do not recur. “On Oct. 7, they drove the knife in, and now they twisted it,” said Kupervaser about his feelings regarding the Sestao competition. FIDE’s goal is to ensure that chess remains a safe and welcoming sport for all.”The Sestao Chess Club did not respond to a request for comment.