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    Sochi isn't just famous for its 2014 Winter Olympics. The city has an incredibly rich chess history.

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ayers-knew-so/

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    Chess in Sochi

    The article in The Washington Times by David Sands is well-researched. The tournaments that have taken place at Sochi and their winners are the following:

    1. 28th RSFSR Championship 1958 Rashid Nezhmetdinov
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    1. Chigorin Memorial 1963 Lev Polugaevsky
    2. Chigorin Memorial 1964 Nikolai Krogius
    3. Chigorin Memorial 1965 Unzicker/Spassky
    4. Chigorin Memorial 1966 Viktor Korchnoi
    5. Chigorin Memorial 1967 Zaitsev 4 others*
    6. Chigorin Memorial 1973 Mikhail Tal
    7. Chigorin Memorial 1974 Lev Polugaevsky
    8. Chigorin Memorial 1976 Polugaevsky/Sveshnikov
    9. Chigorin Memorial 1977 Mikhail Tal
    10. Chigorin Memorial 1979 Nukhim Rashkovsky
    11. Chigorin Memorial 1980 Alexander Panchenko
    12. Chigorin Memorial 1981 Vitaly Tseshkovsky
    13. Chigorin Memorial 1982 Mikhail Tal
    14. Chigorin Memorial 1983 Vaisser/Sveshnikov
    15. Chigorin Memorial 1984 Georgy Agzamov
    16. Chigorin Memorial 1985 Evgeny Sveshnikov
    17. Chigorin Memorial 1986 Gligoric 2 others**
    18. Chigorin Memorial 1987 Simagin 2 others***
    19. Chigorin Memorial 1988 Sergey Dolmatov
    20. Chigorin Memorial 1989 Alexey Vyzmanavin
    21. Chigorin Memorial 1990 Vadim Ruban
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    * Zaitsev, Simagin, Krogius, Shamkovich, Spassky
    ** Gligoric, Beliavsky, Vaganian
    *** Simagin, Pigusov, Kharitonov


    The brilliant games Sands cites are:

    Lev Polugaevsky-Rashid Nezhmetdinov, RSFSR Champ. 1958 0-1

    Boris Vladimirov-Milko Bobostov, Chig.Mem. 1966 1-0

    Mikhail Tal-Lazlo Szabo 1973, Chig. Mem. 1973 1-0

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