Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvematongerwe enyika zveHondo Yemashoko zvakaratidzwa mumutambo weWorld Championship wa1972 pakati peAmerica Bobby Fischer naBoris Spassky weSoviet Union, apo Fischer akakunda Spassky uye akambomisa kutonga kweSoviet chess; uye zvakare mumutambo weWorld Championship wa1978, apo Soviet Anatoly Karpov akakunda zvishoma Viktor Korchnoi, uyo akanga achangobva kubuda muSoviet Union. Nyika dzinoverengeka dzakaramba musangano wacho
1976 Chess Olympiad, nemhaka yokuti yakaitwa muIsrael.