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Contributors to this isiue: Michael Adams, Viswanathan Anand, Alexey Dreev, Vasily Ivanchuk,

Viktor Kortchnoi, Vladimir Kramnilg Peter Leko, Predrag Nikolic, Jeroen Piket, Valery Salov, Ivan Sokolov, Peter Svidler, A.C. van der Tak, Jan Timman, Loek van Wely, Edward Winter, Xie Jun, Alex

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Illustrations: Arvind Aaron, Bas Beekhuizen, Jerome Bibuld, Foco, Cerard de Graaf, Dagobert Kohlmeyer, Hartmut Metz, Rosa de las Nieves, Michel de Rooij.

MAGAZINE 1998.5

ONTENTS '

Chess 0scar Cover: Michael Adams

Photo: Gerard de Graaf Cover design: Plooij & Partner

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10 Kramnik Wins Again In Dortmund a chess tournament is an event where ten players play nine rounds and in the end Vladimir Kramnik wins.

26 Kramnik-Shirov Revisited Valery Salov, Public Relations officer ofAlexey Shirov, contributes a highly personal match report on the Subcampeonato del Mundo of the World Chess Council.

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Sokolov Claims Dutch Ghampionship The Royal Dutch Chess Federation celebrated its 125th anniversary with the strongest national championship ever.

52 Frankfurt Chess Classics Jan Timman on Masters, Monkeys, Giants, but no Karpov.

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An intriguing pseudo-sacrifice in the Scotch Four Knights.

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62 Xie Jun: My Childhood The former Women's World Champion relates how she switched from xiangqi to our chess.

68 Yermo on the Road Alex Yermolinsky's inimitable travelogue takes us

from the traditional Keres Memorial in Estonia to Planet Goichberg in Philadelphia.

84 Sarajevo Revives Ttadition Viktor Kortchnoi won in 1969 and in 1984. So, why shouldn't he win in 1998, too?

90 Russian Team Championship Alexey Dreev reports how his team, Sberbank Tatarstan from Kazan, took the title.

96 Chess Notes Edward Wnter continues his acclaimed historical excursions and investigations exclusively for.ly'ew in Chess.

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