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'Illegal' chess prodigy to play for France

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:11:00 +0200

Once threatened with expulsion for living in the country illegally, a Bangladeshi chess prodigy will now represent France at next month's European championships, chess officials said Monday.

Fillon to review chess prodigy deportation

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:37:00 +0200

Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Friday he would review the case of a Bangladeshi boy who is France's under-12 chess champion and is threatened with expulsion because he lives here illegally.