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Dilijan Women's Grand Prix - Round 3
Round 3 Results SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 2 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2316 1 - 0 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2511 12 3 GM Harika Dronavalli 2492 ½ - ½ WGM Girya Olga 2436 1 4 GM Danielian Elina 2475...
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Predecessors
Last month - in the issue for 4 May 2013 - Ray Keene had a column published in the Spectator. It was called Great Alexander and it annotated the game Alekhine-Rubinstein, Carlsbad 1923. Here's the...
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