Five Jews are included in a Soviet chess team of ten players which is coming to the United States next month to play top American chess players, it was reported here today by the United States Chess Federation.
The five include; Mikhail Botwinik, leader of the Soviet team and world’s champion; Jacob Auerbach; Isaac Boleslawsky; Yefim Geller; and Alexander Tolush. The New York Times today said that diplomatic observers here believe that the inclusion of the Jews on the Soviet team is an attempt “to dispel United States belief in Soviet anti-Semitism.”
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