Geva Newsreel 441, 1969

Netanya Hosts an International Chess Competition

1969
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Subtitles: English, Hebrew

An international chess competition is held in Netanya (at the Kibbutz Artzi Recovery Center). It is attended by the top chess players of the world, 6 of whom are Master of Arts. Czechoslovakian champion Lubomir Kavalek, now exiled from his country due to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, arrives at the tournament, as do players from Yugoslavia and the United States. Among the Israels are veteran player Moshe Czerniak and the younger Shimon Kagan. The competition is considered the biggest to date in Israel.

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