Israel Chess Teams Forfeit Matches on Yom Kippur at Olympiad
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Both the Israeli men's and women's national chess teams forfeited matches at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan because the games fell on Yom Kippur. The teams were awarded technical losses after opponents declined to postpone matches.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Israeli chess teams forfeited Olympiad matches on Yom Kippur.
- Opponents declined requests to postpone games.
- Both teams received technical losses of 0-4.
- Men's team is 48th, women's team is 31st.
The Israeli national chess teams forfeited matches at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan due to the observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. The Israeli men's team requested a postponement of their sixth-round match against the Netherlands, but the Dutch team declined. Consequently, Israel was awarded a technical loss with a score of 0-4. Following six rounds, the Israeli men's team is ranked 48th, with a record of four wins and two losses. The team members are Maxim Rodshtein, Avital Boruchovsky, Ido Gorshtein, Yali Sokolovsky, and Ilia Smirin.
Similarly, the Israeli women's team also received a technical defeat of 0-4 in their match against Bulgaria for the same reason. The women's team is currently in 31st place, also with four wins and two losses. The players on the women's team are Marcel Efroimski, Noga Orian, Masha Klinova, Olga Gudmakher, and Victoria Chernyak.
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