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This time the worthiness of the fourteenth World Champion remained above
suspicion: 5,5/6. In the last round he proposed a draw to the Dutch
grandmaster, so Timman finished second. Galkin was third, and Judith Polgar
scored even less. The champion did not give us the treat of discussing chess
novelties - he simply managed to cope without any. He will have an
opportunity to reveal his secrets at the chief tournament of the year. The
knock-out championship begins soon, and A. Khalifman is certainly going to
do his best again. Meanwhile, chess super stars play separately, nearly
maintaining an equality in the match Kasparov - Kramnik: the score 4:5 does
not allow to make a certain forecast of the result of this match.
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"He who fears an isolated queen's pawn should give up chess". Siegbert Tarrasch
"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move"! David Bronstein.
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