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In Dutch language, easy to read with the Google translate app. This beautiful hardbound book is printed on glossy quality paper and contains 236 pages with diagrams, detailed analyses in figurine algebraic notation, photographs, illustrations, caricatures, tables and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's pectoral boards. First edition.Donner Memorial (Date: 1996) was eleven rounds in 13 days, starting on Saturday 17 August (45 games). Rest days 21 & 26 August. Elo average: 2629 (Category XVI). Granda Zuniga and Ivanchuk shared 1st place with 7/11. The organization was in the hands of the Foundation for the Promotion of Chess Sports in the Netherlands . The costs were paid by a private financier, who had guaranteed the tournament for three years. After the third edition, the private financier withdrew, and there were no commercial parties willing to take on the sponsorship. The tournament disappeared from the chess calendar again after three editions. The book also contains games from the subsidiary tournaments. The lowest price I could find as of early March 2025 from an American seller was $25. Buy my copy and save! The original price was $25.
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