Botvinnik memorial, Elista, August 16 - 27.
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Janis Klovans and Svetozar Gligoric shared 1-2 places in the Botvinnik Memorial , which took place in Elista August 16th-27th.
Final Standings :
1. Janis Klovans, LAT 2425 6.0
2. Svetozar Gligoric, YUG 2459 6.0
3. Yuri Razuvaev, RUS 2540 5.5
4. Mark E Taimanov, RUS 2425 5.5
5. Aleksander Nikitin, RUS 2430 5.5
6. Evgeni Vasiukov, RUS 2537 5.0
7. Vladimir Karasev, RUS 2465 3.5
8. Anatoly Bykhovsky, RUS 2378 3.0
9. Samuel Zhukhovitsky, RUS 2346 3.0
10. Nona Gaprindashvili, GEO 2318 2.0
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