INTERNATIONAL CHESS
UNEXPLAINED RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL (Roc. 8 a.m.) , LONDON, Dec. 29. The last-minute decision of' the Russians not to send competitors to the international chess congress, which will, open at Hastings to-morrow;; has mystified players and officials alike, says the ‘ Daily Hail.’ Russia, at the request of the British Chess Federation, earlier agreed to send its two best players, but the organisers this morning received a telegram from the Russian Embassy stating that the two players expected would not be present. The telegram gave no explanation.
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Evening Star, Issue 25679, 31 December 1945, Page 8
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