(New York Times) Dylan Loeb McClain - One of Iran's top grandmasters was expelled from an international chess tournament on Tuesday after he refused to play a match against an Israeli opponent. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami was scheduled to play Ehud Shachar in the fourth round of the Corsica Masters, a pairing determined by computer. The director, Leo Battesti, said he told Maghami: "You cannot involve your rules in my tournament." Iranians have refused to compete against Israelis in other international sporting events this year, including the world wrestling championships in Istanbul in September and the world swimming championships in Shanghai in July.
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