Yemen ambassador denies chess contest with Israel MOSCOW

, Sep. 22 (Saba)- Yemen
ambassador to Moscow Mohammed al-Hilaly denied on Wednesday reports over the Yemen
national
chess team played against the Israeli team within the framework o the World Chess
Olympics in its 39th edition currently taking place in Russia.
In his statements to Saba, al-Hilaly said that the Yemeni chess team was surprised
by the first round draw which placed it in front of the Israeli entity.
He added that the team withdrew from the game which made the organizing committee
to set the Yemeni team as a loser and announced win for the Israeli entity team.
The ambassador emphasized that the news which circulated that the Yemeni chess team
played against the Israeli team are false and baseless.
AMAM