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Dortmund, round eight — Battle of the also-rans

by scribe | Jul 23, 2010 | Crestbook, current news, games, tournaments, translations

Who would have thought, before this tournament, or any tournament, that it would be possible to describe Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko with such a word? But it’s true: in Dortmund 2010 they are both far out of contention. Barring an unforeseen debacle, it...

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Dortmund, round eight — Battle of the also-rans

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