1964 Tel Aviv Chess Olympiad part 2
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The 16th Chess Olympiad organized by FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 2 and November 25, 1964, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Soviet Union was the only team to have 6 GMs at their disposal with Petrosian once again at top board. Yugoslavia had their top four unchanged and their reserves were GM Udovčić and IM Matulović.
USA were missing Fischer, Lombardy and Evans but Reshevsky came back after long break. Weakened Americans were not the favourites.
West Germany had all their top players in the squad unlike Denmark, who once again missed Larsen, Iceland without Ólafsson, Austria without Robatsch and others.
Especially Argentina were significantly diluted. Argentinian Chess Federation offered low prize fund for their national championship and imposed a regulation stating that only top championship players would qualify into Olympic team. Their top GMs, namely Najdorf, Panno, Rossetto, Bolbochán and other refused to take part. As a result Eliskases, the veteran, was accompanied by players of moderate, IM level strength.
The Soviet team with 6 GMs, led by world champion Petrosian, lived up to expectations and won their seventh consecutive gold medals, with Yugoslavia and West Germany taking the silver and bronze, respectively