Strict security will be provided for the Israelis participating in the Olympic chess tournament to be held in the Riviera town of Nice in June, sources here indicate. The Israel team consists of eight players, some of them recent immigrants from the Soviet Union. Some 74 countries, including East European and Arab nations, are expected to participate in the tournament which will open June 25.
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