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From: dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: The Serbs are free to imprison or kill Fischer
Date: 20 Dec 92 01:45:43 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

In article <1h0d21INNpjn@agate.berkeley.edu>, kurtovic@gold.cchem.berkeley.edu (Zoran Kurtovic) writes:
> 
> To answer whether Fisher should be indicted or not, I wonder what the
> people of Sarajevo would have to say.  Responses that he didn't do
> anything wrong miss the point.  Sure he has the right to play chess
> but he doesn't have the right to exploit the war and make money off of
> it.  Why do you think some shady Serbian offered all that money to have
> Fisher play?  During the match, some newspapers devoted more space to
> the results of the games than to the war in Bosnia.  It was worth every
> dollar for the positive press.  By the way, the guy who offered the money
> is running for the presidency of Serbia.  How much money did Ross Perot
> pay to get press coverage?  
> 
> Fisher got himself into this mess and was warned.  He deserves what he
> gets.
> 
> Zoran

So as long as someone is warned, whether the warning is just or not, the
person deserves what they get when they don't heed the warning?
From: perlman@qso.Colorado.EDU (Eric S. Perlman)
Subject: Re: Pardon Fischer?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:23:32 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.011130.26210@penet.fi> an1595@anon.penet.fi writes:
>GM Fischer indicted!
>Arrest warrant issued!!
>
>Should U.S. chessplayers
>lobby outgoing President Bush
>for an executive pardon???

NO.  Absolutely not.  Bobby Fischer may be a great chessplayer, but he's
a despicable person.  Let the system work.

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A battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee." -Tim Rice,"Chess"
     Eric S. Perlman 				 <perlman@qso.colorado.edu> 
  Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado, Boulder
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From: sloan@cis.uab.edu (Kenneth Sloan)
Subject: Re: US Invitational Rated through 11
Organization: CIS, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 23:05:00 GMT

In article <1gqri0INNguc@agate.berkeley.edu> jeff@econBerkeley.EDU (Jeffrey C. Ely) writes:
>In article <1992Dec17.052849.25145@cis.uab.edu>, sloan@cis.uab.edu (Kenneth Sloan) writes:
>
><Decent players' portion of crosstable deleted>
>
>|>  16    IM Kamran Shirazi 2517 2221 2454  0.0
>
>Wow.  How do I get into one of these tournaments.  All I have to do is lose
>twelve straight games and I get a performance rating of master!

Q/ How do you make a small fortune in chess?

A/ Start with a large fortune!



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From: Peter_Stockhausen@mindlink.bc.ca (Peter Stockhausen)
Subject: Re: Pardon Fischer?
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:53:33 GMT

> Eric S. Perlman writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <1992Dec16.182332.2727@colorado.edu>
> Posted: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:23:3
>
> Org.  : University of Colorado, Boulder
>
> In article <1992Dec16.011130.26210@penet.fi> an1595@anon.penet.fi writes:
> >GM Fischer indicted!
> >Arrest warrant issued!!
> >
> >Should U.S. chessplayers
> >lobby outgoing President Bush
> >for an executive pardon???
>
> NO.  Absolutely not.  Bobby Fischer may be a great chessplayer, but he's
> a despicable person.  Let the system work.
>
> --
> "How sad to see/A model of decorum and tranquillity/become like any other
> sport
> A battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee." -Tim
> Rice,"Chess"
>      Eric S. Perlman                             <perlman@qso.colorado.edu>
>   Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado,
> Boulder

Just as it worked for Richard Nixon???
Peter
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From: cfc@isr.harvard.edu (Christopher F. Chabris)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Wolff wins US Championship
Date: 20 Dec 92 04:02:49 GMT
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Newsflash -- GM Patrick Wolff has won the 1992 U.S. Championship and zonal
tournament with 10.5 / 15 (8 wins, 2 losses, 5 draws). IM Alex Sherzer
and GM Boris Gulko tied for 2nd-3rd with 10 points. Sherzer apparently
made a GM norm and has enough games worth of norms to get the title next
year. GM Yasser Seirawan and GM Dimitri Gurevich also finished high enough
to qualify for the interzonal, along with the three others mentioned above
and IM Ilya Gurevich (seeded by winning the World Junior Championship)
and GM Gata Kamsky (seeded by rating).

I'm sure Elliott Winslow will post the remaining games and crosstable
soon ...

-Chris

PS: GM Wolff is the Technical Editor of a new publication, American Chess
    Journal. (I am the Editor in Chief.) Our premiere issue, featuring
    Patrick's coverage of the Anand-Ivanchuk match (he was Anand's second),
    is at the printer now and should be out at the beginning of January.
    If you want more information, please email me -- cfc@isr.harvard.edu OR
    cfc@harvunxw.bitnet. Thanks.
From: mginsbur@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Mark Ginsburg)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: king's gambit
Date: 15 Dec 92 16:48:17 GMT
Distribution: rec.games.chess
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business

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Subject: King's Gambit - Greco CounterGambit
Summary: 
Expires: 
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Response to Mika's question...

Here it is:  

a)  The earlier divergence, 8. B:g8, gives nothing.
b)  In the ECO line by Estrin & 
Glaskov, 13. Ke2 O-O-O!! TN turns the tables.
Consider the sample line:  14. N:e7+ N:e7 15. Q:c2 g5! 16. h3 g4
17. hg R:g4 18. Rg1 Nf5 with crushing attack.

-IM Mark Ginsburg



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From: fsmgs@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Michael Schmahl [Black-Robe Mage])
Subject: Re: 3D Chess Set
Organization: University of Alaska Computer Network
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:24:29 GMT

rennie@pembvax1.pembroke.edu writes
> Does anyone know where I can find a 3D chess set?  Similiar to the chess set
> featured in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.  I have heard rumors
[not to mention Star Trek: The Old Series, as well....]
> of the game being sold.  If I can't find the set I would like to either find
> the rules and build one or possibly get a discussion of writing the rules.  
> 
> Thanks in Advance

I have the rules, found them at valkyires through ftp.  They are different than  
'traditional' 3-D chess games in that there are still only 64 squares.  It looks  
like an interesting game, but would be impossible to play without actually having a  
board.  Now that I have the game, moves like 'Knight to Queen's level 3' make  
sense.  Should I post the rules or let you pick them up, or mail them?

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From: ufkonior@cyf-kr.edu.pl (Jerzy Konior     )
Subject: E-mail game request
Organization: Academic Computer Centre, CYFRONET
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 11:42:31 GMT


Does anyone want to play some E-mail chess games? I am a medium
strength player, I estimate my rating to be around 1800 in the
ELO scheme.
                                     Jerzy KONIOR
                                     Institute of Physics
                                     Jagellonian University
                                     PL-30059 Krakow
                                     Reymonta 4, POLAND
                           INTERNET: ufkonior@lfs.cyf-kr.edu.pl
From: Daniel_Marsalone@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Daniel Marsalone)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Saitek Travel Champion
Distribution: world
Date: 20 Dec 92 21:02:22 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.


    Hello, I was contemplating the purchase of a new portable chess
computer. I have the Saitek Traveller but now I have gotten to the point
where I can destroy it at any level. Therefore I need something stronger. I
have seen the Saitek Travel Champion advertised in Chess Life and am
seriously thinking of getting it. Before I do, however, I would like to get
your opinions on it.

    My criteria for the chess computer are:
  
                     *portable
                     *under $100
                     *strong (ie, able to beat a 'B' player at under       
5 seconds per move)

    
  Any help will be appreciated.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Daniel Marsalone             Daniel Marsalone            Daniel Marsalone
Internet: daniel_marsalone@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US
    UUCP: rex!agwbbs!daniel_marsalone
From: hastings-matthew@yale.edu (Matthew Hastings)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: matulovic-katana match
Date: 12 Dec 1992 16:39:34 -0500
Organization: Yale University Science & Engineering UNIX(tm), New Haven, CT 06520-2158
NNTP-Posting-Host: minerva.cis.yale.edu

Since a few people have asked the current state of the match:
Matt-katana
1. d4 nf6
2. c4 e5
3. dxe5 ng4
4. nf3 bc5
5. e3 nc6
6. nc3
katana-Matt
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. nd2 dxe4
4. nxe4 nf6
5. nf6 gf

-matulovic
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From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
Subject: Re: Chess Problem Question
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:49:51 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.213406.5812@oakhill.sps.mot.com> douglasy@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Douglas W. Yee) writes:
>
>
>A month ago, I spotted one of Ed Maillet's "To Play and Win" problems 
>in _Chess Bits_.  Since I was not able to solve the problem, I 
>eagerly awaited the answer which was posted a couple days ago.  The
>original problem was as follows:
>
>>       Black to play. Mate in 6
>>
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>  8 |   |.K.|   |...| R |...| R |...|
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  7 |.P.| P |.P.|   |...|   |*P*| P |  
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  6 |   |...| B |...| Q |.P.|   |...|
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  5 |...|   |...|   |...|   |...|   |  
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  4 |   |...|   |...|   |...|   |...|  
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  3 |...|*Q*|*B*|   |...|   |...|   |
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  2 |*P*|*P*|*P*|...|   |*P*|*P*|*P*|
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  
>>  1 |*R*|   |...|   |...|*R*|*K*|   |  
>>    +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>      a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
>
>And the posted solution was:
>
>> A Solution to Last Months:
>>    1. Qe6-h3    Pf2-f3
>>    2. Rg8xg7    Rf1-f2
>>    3. Bc6xf3    Kg1-f1
>>    4. Bf3xg2    Kf1-g1
>>    5. Bg2-f3    Rf2-g2
>>    6. Qh3xg2++
>
>
>My question is what is the continuation for:
>
>   1. Qe6-h3    Pf2-f3
>   2. Rg8xg7    Pg2-g3
>
>
>Am I just overlooking something obvious?
>
>

How about  1.  ...   Qh3
           2.  f3    Rxg7
           3.  g3    Re2!

and black has too many pieces crowding white's king....
white's best is to sac the queen now (a spite check)
and then get eaten on the king side.  "sparc blitz"
(son of Cray Blitz) found a mate in 6 for black with
Re2, but the program doesn't try to find a shorter mate
once it finds a sure mate.  It has a mate finder mode
that Harry Nelson and I added a few years ago, but I
didn't feel like figuring out how to make it find the
shortest mate.  (it took 1.4 seconds on a sparc-2
to find this mate.)

Bob Hyatt
          
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From: rlwilliams@gallua.gallaudet.edu
Subject: Re: Pardon Fischer?
Organization: Gallaudet University
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:25:47 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.011130.26210@penet.fi>, an1595@anon.penet.fi writes:
> GM Fischer indicted!
> Arrest warrant issued!!
> 
> Should U.S. chessplayers
> lobby outgoing President Bush
> for an executive pardon???
> 
> Please post responses (or flames) to this newsgroup
> so that public reaction can be properly guaged.  THANX.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

What possible reason could there be for a pardon? Because he's a good chess 
player?? Please. He broke the law and did it for the money. Simple as that.
All of his political ramblings are a smoke screen, he did it for the money.
Hang him.

skip
From: ullman@public.BTR.COM (Joseph Albert ullman@btr.com)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Dershowitz on Fischer
Date: 17 Dec 92 07:01:58 GMT
Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA. For info contact: info@BTR.COM

In article <SJE.92Dec16154203@xylos.ma30.bull.com> sje@xylos.ma30.bull.com writes:

>Doesn't the fact that Fischer took over 3*10^6 US$ hard currency out of
>Yugoslavia actually hurt that country far more than it helps it?

yes, and if the US Gov't takes that hard currency away from Fischer,
it will hurt that country just as much.

of course, unless Fischer's Serbian impressario fails to pay up, in which
case Fischer will be quite the sucker.  indeed, why should he pay now?
fischer can't get the US Gov't to help out here at this point.  what
recourse does he have?  sue him in a Serbian court? 

it will be interesting to see if fischer ever sees any of his prize money,
between dealing with a sleazy banker and the US Gov't.

Joseph albert
albert@hplabs.hp.com
From: 824-5054%wwiv@tweekco.uucp (Jay Whitley #824 @5054)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: E-level Chess to enjoy
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 16:54:35 GMT

To: Kenneth Sloan
 I was trying to follow Kiel,D-Sloan,D but I couldn't follow the moves...
For example 3...Nf6  (Black already made that move at 2...Nf6).  Thereafter,
I couldn't follow some of the other moves.  Could you repost corrected moves
so I can follow your annotations?  Thanks...looks like an interesting E-level
game along with your illustrative points!
From: schiller@whorf (Eric Schiller)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: FISCHER-SPASSKY II BOOKS
Date: 14 Dec 92 19:48:32 GMT
Reply-To: schiller@sapir.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <palane.724201934@pv742a.vincent.iastate.edu>  
palane@iastate.edu (Paul A. Lane) writes:
> In <183dwwcp511@tweekco.uucp> 824-5054%wwiv@tweekco.uucp (Jay Whitley  
#824 @5054) writes:
> 
> > Others?
> 
> We shouldn't forget the efforts of one of our very own posters:
> Eric Schiller. I don't know the title of it (I'm not sure if it's
> the one advertised on the first page of the recent Chess Life),
> but his efforts were certainly appreciated during the match.
> 
> Me, I'll probably stick with the analysis I saved from here along
> with the games. Given the consensus on the quality of the play
> (NOT whether or not Fischer can ever be great again, that little
> tune has been played out), there are other books, including his
> 60 memorable games which I would find more valuable.
> 
> Paul
I am part of the team that compiled the Shamkovich book and have
no other solo efforts. I do think you will find this book
fascinating. 
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From: "stephen dawson" <stephen.dawson@canrem.com>
Subject: a blunder by a polgar
Reply-To: "stephen dawson" <stephen.dawson@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 17 Dec 92 06:16:05 EST

haha@vipunen.hut.fi (Harri Haanp{{) writes:

HH>Today I was reading 'Schoenheit der Kombination' by Golz/Keres; it's a
HH>collection of the best columns of Kurt Richter. This is what I found..
HH>I was wondering if it would be daddy Polgar?

HH>Polgar - Bjerre
HH>Student Team Chess World Championships
HH>Dresden 1969

HH>Could this Polgar be daddy Polgar?

Well, its not one of the girls. Zsusa was not born in 1969.

    STEPHEN
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From: sloan@cis.uab.edu (Kenneth Sloan)
Subject: US Invitational Rated through 11
Organization: CIS, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 05:28:49 GMT

For ratings junkies - here are the results so far.  I took the
round-by-round summaries as gospel and didn't cross check for
consistency with the actual game scores.  Corrections welcome.

Pre-event ratings are USCF ratings from the December 1992 Annual List.

                     U.S. Invitational Championship
                            2 December 1992-
Player                   Prev Perf Post Score
  1    IM Alex I Sherzer 2561 2815 2619  8.0
  2       GM Boris Gulko 2684 2765 2700  7.5
  3   GM Patrick G Wolff 2655 2767 2679  7.5
  4     IM Ilya Gurevich 2605 2727 2632  7.0
  5   GM Yasser Seirawan 2651 2696 2660  6.5
  6 GM John P Fedorowicz 2638 2702 2651  6.5
  7  GM Alex Yermolinsky 2690 2656 2680  6.0
  8 GM Roman Dzindzichas 2639 2639 2638  6.0
  9   GM Dmitry Gurevich 2610 2673 2624  6.0
 10            Boris Men 2527 2596 2544  5.0
 11     GM Joel Benjamin 2675 2555 2647  4.5
 12  GM Alexander Ivanov 2662 2547 2636  4.5
 13   GM Walter S Browne 2634 2555 2616  4.5
 14    IM Stuart Rachels 2610 2534 2593  4.5
 15       IM Igor Ivanov 2604 2499 2581  4.0
 16    IM Kamran Shirazi 2517 2221 2454  0.0


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From: J.Theodore.Schuerzinger@dartmouth.edu (J. Theodore Schuerzinger)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Round 5
Date: 13 Dec 92 16:01:09 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
X-Posted-From: InterNews1.0a5@newshost.dartmouth.edu

I didn't get to copy round 5 before the reader here deleted it.  Could
some kind soul repost it?  Thanks!

--Ted Schuerzinger
email: .zed@Dartmouth.EDU
"I should have realized it would be bad vodka when all the label said
was 'Russian Vodka'."
From: wp01jst1@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (John Tomas)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: This has gone far enough! Stop avoiding the issues!
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:38:24 GMT


Just a note: your comment that the games under these circumstances would
be "bloody street brawls" might be a reasonable analysis of the situation.
My problem with that analysis of the situation is that for the most 
part they were not brawls of that sort.  For the most part players died
without a fight when they got a disadvantage: this is something that a
number  GMs have pointed out.  Perhaps even more telling were the
number of games which were lost when players played moves which were
thought to be bad in the openings and then failed to present any plan
which would indicate that they either knew that the move was bad or that
they didn't know it but had a new idea.

Worthy of note: these conditions were not forced upon F: he chose to
play under them and then forced them upon Spassky (and he claims that
he will force them upon any future opponent).  The professional chess
world has indicated that it thinks that a different time-control and
playing schedule produces better, more competitive chess.

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From: mkukkone@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Mika Kukkonen)
Subject: Re: king's gambit
Organization: University of Helsinki
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 09:32:57 GMT

In <34214@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU> mginsbur@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Mark Ginsburg) writes:

>Response to Mika's question...
>
>Here it is:  
>
>a)  The earlier divergence, 8. B:g8, gives nothing.
>b)  In the ECO line by Estrin & 
>Glaskov, 13. Ke2 O-O-O!! TN turns the tables.
>Consider the sample line:  14. N:e7+ N:e7 15. Q:c2 g5! 16. h3 g4
>17. hg R:g4 18. Rg1 Nf5 with crushing attack.

I actually spent some time looking at this position (my earlier post
just was what I found in books), and in your TN line I think 16.Kf1!?
may give more chances to defend, but black does have more than enough
for his piece. So that brought me back into a).

Recap: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5!? 4.Qe2! Qh4+ 5.Kd1 fxe4 6.Qxe4+ Be7
7.Nf3 Qh5 8.Bxg8! Rxg8 9.Nc3 Nc6 (nothing else here I guess, as 10.Nd5
is coming) 10.Nd5! 

The ECO line, where white still could transpose by 10.Re1?! d6 11.Nd5
Bf5! is starting to look bad with that 13.-O-O-O!. But why to help
blacks development in first place by making an empty threat with 10.Re1?

After 10.Nd5 , 10.-Kd8 is forced and white at least regains his pawn
with 11.Nxf4. Now 11.-Qh6?! 12.d4 g5 13.Nd5 looks silly for black, so he
has to gambit with 11.-Qf7 12.Qxh7 d5 13.d3 Bf5 14.Qh5 g6, but 15.Ng5!
looks strong. The Glazkov line went 15.-Qf6 16.Qf3 +=, and I am still
agreeing with this assessment. So would you kindly but some moves behind
your statement in a) ?

disclaimer: I don't, never had and never will play these lines in either
color... :)

Mika
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From: sharring@cs.tamu.edu (Steven L Harrington)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Who Plays Chess and Why??
Date: 19 Dec 1992 07:59:30 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
NNTP-Posting-Host: photon.tamu.edu

In article <3140014@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> doug@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Doug Manley) writes:
>Mr. Luis Del/rodin, who commented on the psychological and sexual connection 
>to chess, spurred some thinking on my part.  Perhaps here's 
>another way of expressing an idea similar to his:
>
>Is there any ethical or moral notion as to why people like ourselves 
>should spend as much time as we do playing chess?  Or Why do we even 
>do this?  What is the benefit?  Should we be doing something else?
>Would you rather be doing something else?  What kind of people would
>find this a good use of their time vs. other activities?  Does
 
 -----------------------
 [deletia]

 Yes, chess is a "waste of time". Yes, other people think it's 
 a waste of time. Yes, chess is "only" a game. Having
 said all that, I must say that _I_ think other people's
 hobbies are a "waste" of time. In fact, what exactly
 isn't a waste of time? Life is a waste of time. Watching
 the latest Lethal Weapon movie (something far more popular than
 chess) is a real waste of time. So what? All work and no play
 makes Jack a dull boy as they say.


 -Steve Harrington
 -texas a&m university
 -cowboy

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From: Peter_Stockhausen@mindlink.bc.ca (Peter Stockhausen)
Subject: Womans Candidates
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 20:55:41 GMT

I have heard that Z. Polgar won the womans candidates tournament with a three
point lead.Can somebody confirm this??
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