A decision by the World Chess Federation that would exclude Israel from consideration as a possible site for the 1976 international Chess Olympiad, has been protested by the Israel Chess Federation. The Israeli group said it wrote to the Federation, meeting in Holland this week, pointing out that Israel is the only country so far to submit an offer for next year’s contest but was ruled out on the basis of the political situation in the Middle East. “On the basis of purely chess interests we have both the right and the resources to host the 1976 Olympiad. The situation in Israel is far from being a war zone,” the letter said.
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