Chess players from France look at the board during a game at a hospital in Murmansk, Russia March 28, 2020. The tournament they were taking part in was quickly derailed when an Irish player was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), forcing other participants into quarantine. REUTERS/Stringer
MURMANSK, Russia (Reuters) - When a group of French chess players travelled to the Russian Arctic city of Murmansk for a tournament this month, they didn't expect to end up in quarantine and face delays in getting home.
Hailing from the Ile-de-France region, the 14-strong group, which includes eight minors, arrived in Murmansk, 1,480 kilometres (920 miles) north of Moscow, on March 12 to play opponents from Russia, Ireland and the Netherlands.
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