HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ron@slcw25.slac.stanford.edu
Subject: RE: Knights Tour
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:28:34 GMT


There are probably of the order of 10^10 simple knight's tours (removing 
duplications due to symmetry). There are approximately 10^7 cyclic knight's 
tours, where the 64th square is a knight's hop from the first. I actually 
attempted to enumerate the latter, but filled a 600Mbyte disk instead.

So, to answer your question, yes - you can start from any square.

ICS:DrRon
From: monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan )
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Someone wanting book recommendation
Date: 6 Jan 1993 20:46:23 GMT
Organization: UW Computing
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To: kader@dante.kgn.ibm.com
Subject: Re: Request Book Recommendation for Beginner
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Organization: UW Computing
Cc: 

[e-mail to the above address bounced, hence the posting here]


Recommendation:

"Play Winning Chess" by Yassar Seirawan
Published by Microsoft Press


This is an excellent beginner's book, I can not recommend it too highly.
I bought it, read it, and use it for refresher.  Also:

"Winning Chess Strategy" same author/publisher

would be the next book to buy.

Cheers,
Tracy
From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Request Book Recommendations
Date: 11 Jan 93 00:47:04 GMT
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

coombs@asta.uucp (James H. Coombs) writes:

>In article <1ffbwwcp511@tweekco.uucp> 824-5054%wwiv@tweekco.uucp (Jay Whitley #824 @5054) writes:
>>I often feel that the most significant void in chess books is the bridge
>>between beginners and more expert books.  Many players don't want beginners
>>books, but they don't want to jump up to master-level annotated GM games!

>USCF has a section in the catalog that has some reasonable choices.
>You mentioned Chernev.  Capablanca's *Fundamentals* is excellent as
>well.

>Also, there is a book on Capablanca's Endgames, by Reinfeld I think.
>More advanced, but well annotated.

>Fine's Openings explains opening principles very well.  Definitely helps.

>I don't have a catalog here, so I may be skipping over a lot.  But, I
>recommend Nimzowich reasonably early.  Sure, it briefly warped my
>play, but it significantly advanced my understanding of the game.

>For another superb book, although more advanced, Romanovsky on
>Middlegame and Tactics.

>--Jim

>Headers may be wrong.  Reply to coombs@parc.xerox.com


The book on Capablanca's endgames is by Chernev, and it's excellent.
From: jeff@emily10.Berkeley.EDU (Jeffrey C. Ely)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: I will accept DMC's challenge!!
Date: 5 Jan 1993 02:54:02 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Statistics, U. C. Berkeley
Distribution: world
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In article <1993Jan4.203742.822@uoft02.utoledo.edu> dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
>In article <1iafvtINN4vd@shelley.u.washington.edu>, monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan ) writes:

>> Your knowledge of current events (checker's champion is still human) is as
>> suspect as your ability at chess.
>
>Listen idiot, did I say the current champion was a computer???
>NO! I said that no human can beat the programs we have out there for checkers!
>It is finished. They don't even work on the programs anymore as the maximum
>number of permitations is EASILY crunched by your average home PC.
>
>Understand?
>
>Comprende?

It's getting clearer and clearer, isn't it?!

Yo, DMC! Wake up man!  In last years world checkers championship, the
world's leading checkers program was defeated by the (human) world
champion.


>Christ, the way some people can leap from a simple statement into their own
>(wishful thinking) version of the world is fascinating.

Well, I guess you're right.

Have a nice day.
From: hcb@netcom.com (H. C. Bowman)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: dumbing down CM3000
Summary: "Response controls" menu selection helps.
Date: 4 Jan 93 16:08:48 GMT
Organization: Box of Rain Productions


Hullo all--

My disclaimer: I'm a new player, and I don't really know squat about
anything!  That said, let me draw your attention to the "Response controls"
menu selection in CM3000.  I've set mine on "fixed time" with the computer
getting 2 seconds per move (may vary from computer to computer -- mine is
a '286-12).  I also edit the "Chessmaster" personality to disable "deep
thinking."  These two changes seem to "dumb down" CM3000 to a playable
level for me and are definitely superior to the "Vision Thing."  The
latter adjustment is really quite useless, as you've observed.  

Best luck!
--Cliff

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Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: bigesel@cs.few.eur.nl (Joch Geselschap)
Subject: Game 2: Short - Timman  0-1
Keywords: chess
Organization: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:25:16 GMT

In this second game it was Short who blundered here and there. But, good
play by Timman.
Forecast for total match: Timman - Short:  7 - 5 

White: Short	Black: Timman
1.	e4		e5
2.	Nf3		Nc6
3. 	Bb5		a6
4.	Ba4		Nf6
5.	o-o		Be7
6.	Re1		b5
7.	Bb3		d6
8.	c3		o-o
9.	h3		Bd7
10.	d4		Re8
11.	Nbd2		Bf8
12.	Bc2		Nb8
13.	a4		Nbd7
14.	Bd3		c6
15.	b3		g6
16.	Qc2		Bg7
17.	Bb2		Qc7
18.	Rad1		Rac8
19.	Qb1		Nh5
20.	Bf1		bxa4
21.	bxa4		d5
22.	Qa2		Rcd8
23.	Rc1		Bh6
24.	exd5		cxd5
25.	c4		e4
26.	cxd5		Qf4
27.	Rb1		exf3
28.	Rxe8+		Rxe8
29.	Nf3		Qf5
30.	Bc4		Nf4
31.	Bc1		Bxd5
32.	Bxd5		Nxd5
	White resigns...

	Next game on wednesday!


Lex Douze	(kibono)
bidouze@sus.edu.eur.nl
From: joltman@cookie-crisp.ai.mit.edu (T. Andy Frakes)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: I will accept DMC's challenge!! (was Re: DMC vs. Harper)
Date: 4 Jan 1993 22:18:40 GMT
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
Distribution: world
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In article <1ia24pINN4d5@meaddata.meaddata.com>, kcy@meaddata.com (Cheong Yu) writes:
|> In article <1i9phlINNflc@life.ai.mit.edu>, joltman@cookie-crisp.ai.mit.edu (T. Andy Frakes) writes:
|> |> In article <1i5r59INNn0u@meaddata.meaddata.com>, kcy@meaddata.com (Cheong Yu) writes:
|> |> |> 
|> |> |> So how about it, DMC?  I would save you a plane ticket because I would
|> |> |> be willing to drive to Toledo.  Do you want to play?
|> |> 
|> |> Why don't you both come over here to Cleveland and I will be arbiter?
|> |> 
|> |> =             T. Andy Frakes (joltman@ai.mit.edu)              =
|>
|> Even though it would be a longer drive, I wouldn't mind visiting
|> Cleveland.  I was making my offer to play in Toledo, so it would be
|> more convenient for DMC to play.  Why don't you come to Toledo to be
|> arbiter?  And if you're an official USCF TD, we might even have this
|> match rated.
|> 
|> -- 
|> Cheong Yu

I would prefer not to go that far out of my way to see Mr. Crosgrove.
Besides, he has already provided detailed proof that I am far too impartial
to be arbiter of this important match.  Well, he presented as much proof of
my impartiality as he could find (zero).  I suppose anyone who doesn't
agree with nearly everything he says would be impartial against him.  Is
that his reasoning?  I could ask him how he arrived at his conclusion, but
I have a feeling that I don't need to....

My offer still stands if the match is held in Cleveland.  My interest in
this match is purely for entertainment and to see first-hand how well Mr.
Crosgrove plays chess (I'm sure this view is shared by many on the net
judging by the response to an ICS match).

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Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: Peter_Stockhausen@mindlink.bc.ca (Peter Stockhausen)
Subject: Re: Chess Computer Ratings
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 19:52:08 GMT

A most comprehensive list. Vielen Dank. Would you know how many games
Deep Thought II played (and against whom, with what result) to achieve that
2520 FIDE rating?
Peter
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From: pals@ipact.com (R. J. Pals)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Nice Pieces!
Date: 6 Jan 93 12:19:14 CDT
Organization: IPACT, Valparaiso IN

In article <C07LHx.BJE@world.std.com>, 
mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser) writes:
> science@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Zimmermann) writes:
> 
>>I concur with Randy --- the USCF "Kasparov" set & board that I got
>>several months ago is *very* nice, particularly for the price ... 
>> --- I think that my results have gone up 100 rating
>>points since I started using it!

I hesitated to say this in my initial post, but I am sure that I
also play better using nice pieces rather than the shiny, feather
light plastic jobs normally provided at tournaments.

> Specifically which set (item #) is this?  I may buy one, based on this
> recommendation.  Also, how good is the USCF as far as speed of shipping? 
> Does it go out promptly?  UPS?

The boxwood set ($89) is called the Garry-6 and the boxwood and ebony
set ($199) is the Garry-7.  As my set was a gift I can't comment
on USCF's shipping.

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IPACT, Inc.               |
From: vanderli@orion (Michel van der List)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: I have to learn how to write. (Re: Reference games sought).
Date: 7 Jan 93 00:59:04 GMT
Organization: Fox Chase Cancer Center

In article <1993Jan7.003105.12581@fccc.edu> M_vanderList@fccc.edu (yes
that is me) writes:

>6. c4 Ne4. Anybody out there willing to search their massive ':-)'
                                                ^^^^^
should be 'his/hers'.

Michel.
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From: sinoa@alf.uib.no (Andreas Lothe Opdahl)
Subject: Good books
Keywords: books, middlegame
Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 03:59:19 GMT

Here are two non-opening, non-tactics books which I have enjoyed:

	Israel Gelfer:  "Positional Chess Handbook",
	Batsford, 1991, ISBN - 0 - 7134 - 6395 - 3.

	Edmar Mednis:  "From the Middlegame into the Endgame",
	Pergamon, 1987, ISBN - 0 - 08 - 032038 - 4.

They are both arranged into 20-30 themes, each illustrated with many
game excerpts.  They both (Gelfer's especially) contain lots of diagrams,
making them good bed-time or travelling books.  They are books you
can read *in* for fun, rather than read *through* for serious study.

I have an (old) 1670 non-USCF rating, and think I have started to
understand a *little* more about positional play recently --- partly
from looking at these two books.  They may be suited for players
from about +100 to about -400 of my strength.

Have any of the good players on the net looked at them?

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From: ben@wharf.UUCP (Bob Fischer)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Chess trivia! (well sort of)
Date: 5 Jan 93 09:40:29 GMT
Organization: Professor Xavier's Institute for mutant Hippies

Howdy Netters!

A friend of mine is looking to fill a couple holes in his chess database.
He asked me for help, but I was unable to supply him with the info he
needed. I figure someone in our virtual chess club might be able to take a
crack at coming up with the answers. (Hey, just think of it as an obscure
trivia quiz :-)

I need the names of the players who played white in the
following games from the 1988 Naleczow tournament:

           ?  vs Pandavos,Emanuel       Round 12
           ?  vs Tomaszewski,Roman      Round  9
           ?  vs Adonov,Bogomil         Round  7

Any help would be *much* appreciated!!!

Peace,
     Bob

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Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: peskin@staff.tc.umn.edu (Yury Peskin)
Subject: English Opening question
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:52:08 GMT

Hello chess people!

For the new year I have decided to play more interesting* chess.  Here are some
English opening thoughts:

*: But not silly...  no Budapest defence or Colle-system :)

As one who plays "Maroczy bind" against Sicilian dragon (via 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3
Nf3), it was simple to choose a new defence to the English opening:
Rubinstein's favourite 1 c4 c5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 g3 d5 4 cd5 Nd5 5 Bg2 Nc7.  

One game went 6 Nf3 Nc6 7 0-0 e5 8 Ne1 Bd7 9 Nd3 f6 10 b3 Be7 11 Bb2 0-0 12 f4
ef4 13 Nf4, but this is not to my liking.  Taking inspiration from the game
Kirillov-Botvinnik, USSR ch. 1931 (8 b3 Be7 9 Bb2 0-0 10 Rc1 f6 11 Ne1 Bf5), I
prepared 8 ... Bf5!? for our next meeting, only to discover "my" new move had
already been played in Agdestein-Farago, Wijk aan Zee 1988.  :(

Here are some questions:

Does anyone have the complete score of the Agdestein-Farago game?  Informator
#45 only has to move 17.  What was the fate of 8 ... Bf5?

What can those who already play this opening tell me?  Obviously White has more
options here than Black has in the corresponding Sicilian defence position, but
are the ideas for both sides similar?  Or does the loss of time change too
much?

Can anyone recommend IM John Watson's book "Symmetrical English 1 ... c5"?
Does it contain helpful information on this variation?

Thanks!

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From: Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Chess computers ratings?
Date: Wed,  6 Jan 93 09:11:35 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Does anyone have a list of various chess computers and their estimated 
ratings?  I have a novag super constellation and wonder how it compares?
It gives me a good game at the highest(non-infinite) setting.
From: kcy@meaddata.com (Cheong Yu)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: I will accept DMC's challenge!! (was Re: DMC vs. Harper)
Date: 4 Jan 1993 19:11:20 GMT
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Distribution: world
Reply-To: kcy@meaddata.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: monster.meaddata.com

In article <1i9phlINNflc@life.ai.mit.edu>, joltman@cookie-crisp.ai.mit.edu (T. Andy Frakes) writes:
|> In article <1i5r59INNn0u@meaddata.meaddata.com>, kcy@meaddata.com (Cheong Yu) writes:
|> |> 
|> |> So how about it, DMC?  I would save you a plane ticket because I would
|> |> be willing to drive to Toledo.  Do you want to play?
|> 
|> Why don't you both come over here to Cleveland and I will be arbiter?
|> 
|> ================================================================
|> =             T. Andy Frakes (joltman@ai.mit.edu)              =
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|> = This user does not believe in smiley faces.  Insert your own =
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Even though it would be a longer drive, I wouldn't mind visiting
Cleveland.  I was making my offer to play in Toledo, so it would be
more convenient for DMC to play.  Why don't you come to Toledo to be
arbiter?  And if you're an official USCF TD, we might even have this
match rated.

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From: csabatier@nola.win.net (Conrad J. Sabatier)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Splitting the group
Date: 7 Jan 1993 12:50:10 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Reply-To: csabatier@nola.win.net (Conrad J. Sabatier)
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Great idea!  I'm all for it.  But who will moderate?

Conrad


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From: joltman@cookie-crisp.ai.mit.edu (T. Andy Frakes)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: DMC vs. Harper
Date: 4 Jan 1993 16:23:31 GMT
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: cookie-crisp.ai.mit.edu

In article <1993Jan1.132437.775@uoft02.utoledo.edu>, dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
|> > By the way, anyone got a good library of rating supplements?  What's DMC's 
|> > rating?  Elliot?
|> 
|> You won't find me in there. It has been too long since I have played a
|> tournament.

Ah, but I heard that "once rated, always rated."  Why won't anyone find you
in there?  Is it becase you have never played a rated game (not necessarily
an indicator of skill or lack thereof)?  If you have indeed played a USCF
rated game, you will be in one of the supplements, somewhere.  I'm not trying
to imply  that you have or haven't played a USCF rated game.  I'm just
noting that you seem to be implying that you have, but also state that you
will not be found in any rating supplement.  Why is that?

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From: davis@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: CM3000: How strong?!
Date: 6 Jan 93 10:15:07 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What is the rating of CM3000 when playing on equal time!



Art
P.S. In a normal game not blitz or RT
From: monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan )
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: A game of chess with dmc!?
Date: 4 Jan 93 17:42:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: shelley.1i9sv1INNcc7
Organization: UW Computing
NNTP-Posting-Host: red2.cac.washington.edu

In article <1993Jan4.101358.805@uoft02.utoledo.edu> dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
>In article <palane.726128033@pv7427.vincent.iastate.edu>, palane@iastate.edu (Paul A. Lane) writes:
>> In <1992Dec31.170812.762@uoft02.utoledo.edu> dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
>> 
>>>Back it up if you are man enough. Lose pays plane fare.
>> 
>>>It'll never happen because your fear your lack of ability.
>> 
>> Or that proving something to you isn't worth risking money.
>
>If he is aware he is risking money, he never should have claimed, a second
>time, that I couldn't play.
>
>He OBVIOUSLY knows he is proabbly wrong, and never should have made the claim.

Until such time, through your posts, that you demostrate even an understanding
of chess moves, your knowledge of the game will remain suspect, your
extensive high school tournament experience notwithstanding ;^)
From: monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan )
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Keep it up and I will come back!
Date: 6 Jan 1993 20:30:21 GMT
Organization: UW Computing
NNTP-Posting-Host: red2.cac.washington.edu

In article <1993Jan6.114314.11143@eye.com> kevin@eye.com (Kevin Stokker) writes:
>>
>
>Actually, I've got another idea.  How about sending that article, or perhaps
>a collage of his 'best', to
>
>faculty@uoft2.utoledo.edu
>

A word of warning:

As many may have surmised, I've advocated moveing public flame-wars to
personal e-mail.  

Well, having motives known only to DMC, he complained to my postmaster
(twice within 5 minutes) taht I was sending offensive and abusive e-mails.

The following day, he e-mails me an (IMHO) inflammatory letter, inviting
me to respond.


I would advise all to ignore him, else he can and most likely will
embarass you.

Tracy
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: Bruce_Harper@mindlink.bc.ca (Bruce Harper)
Subject: Re: DMC is really Don Wedding
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 06:29:08 GMT

This was actually quite a fascinating analysis (and quite convincing).  I had
noticed many of the similarities, but not that both postings were from Toledo
- which is a pretty big piece in the puzzle.

I hope this doesn't mean I have to give a simul!

[I suppose now I have to kill all the postings from either.  Easily done.]

I for one appreciate the time spent on this piece of forensic work.
From: steven@Chemeng.Ed.Ac.Uk (Steven Rix)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Farewell from DMC...
Date: 5 Jan 93 10:35:50 GMT
Reply-To: steven@Chemeng.Ed.Ac.Uk
Organization: Edinburgh University Chemical Engineering Department.
NNTP-Posting-Host: gour.chemeng.ed.ac.uk

Great, our big chance. Please everyone,

NO MORE POSTINGS to the DMC ego-trip articles. Let them die. I used to have some
sympathy for the guy's opinions on the Benjamin article, but he shattered them.

Steve
From: csabatier@nola.win.net (Conrad J. Sabatier)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: ICS - thanks
Date: 10 Jan 1993 16:14:56 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
Reply-To: csabatier@nola.win.net (Conrad J. Sabatier)
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Thanks to all who replied to my request for info about ICS.  Sadly,
it seems I am unable to use it at this time, as I am on a
mail-only Internet node.  Grrrr! <gnashing of teeth>

Conrad


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From: v5875bza@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Michael M Gorman Jr)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: recommendation for beginner book
Date: 8 Jan 93 15:54:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

How about _The Road to Chess Mastery_ by Max Euwe and someone else
(Walter Meiden, perhaps?--anyway, the ghost writer).

It gives twenty-five games between master and non-master, and
explains, move-by-move, why the non-master is getting wiped out.
It goes over essential strategic concepts such as open files,
weak squares, control of the center, the two bishops, and so forth.
It completely changed my play.  I'm still not good, but I now
play with a plan, not just one move at a time, looking for material.

Good luck!
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: waran@cup.hp.com (Ashok Waran)
Subject: latest rankings
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:50:43 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard

The latest rankings are as follows: (Jan 1993)

 1. Kasparov        (Rus) 2805 (+10)
 2. Karpov          (Rus) 2725 (+10)
 3. Anand           (Ind) 2710 (+20)
 4. Ivanchuk        (Ukr) 2710 (-10)
 5. Gelfand         (Bel) 2690 (+5)
 6. Kramnik         (Rus) 2685 (+60)
 7. Shirov          (Lat) 2670 (-40)
 8. Bareev          (Rus) 2670 (0)
 9. Georgiev        (Bul) 2660 (+50)
10. Salov           (Rus) 2660 (+5)
11. Azmaiparashvili (???) 2655 (+35)
12. Kamsky          (USA) 2655 (0)
13. Short           (Eng) 2655 (-25)
14. Lautier         (Fra) 2645 (+65)
15. Yusupov         (Ger) 2645 (+5)
16. Sokolov         (Bos) 2640 (+15)
17. Topalov         (Bul) 2635 (+115)
18. Timman          (Nld) 2635 (-30)
19. Polugaevsky     (Rus) 2635 (-5)
20. Adams           (Eng) 2630 (+20)


Women's standings:

 1. Judit           (Hun) 2595 (+20)
 2. Zsuzsa          (Hun) 2560 (+20)
 3. P. Cramling     (Swe) 2525 (-5)
 4. Chiburdanidze   (Geo) 2510 (+5)
 5. Xie Jun         (PRC) 2470 (-10)
 6. N. Joseliani    (Geo) 2460 (+15)
 7. Alisa Ivanchuk  (Ukr) 2445 (+45)
 8. K. Arakhamia    (Geo) 2440 (+5)
 9. Prudnikova      (Rus) 2420 (+85)
10. K. Kachiani     (geo) 2420 (+60)

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