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- ↑ British Chess Magazine 1980, p.473
- ↑ British Chess Magazine 1986, p.392
- ↑ Brief description and year by year tournament results in more detail
- ↑ Xtracon sponsorship
- ↑ Parimarjan Negi Wins Politiken Cup
- ↑ Bu Xiangzhi convincing in Politiken Cup
- ↑ Markus Ragger Wins Politiken Cup (on tie-break from 9 others)
- ↑ Sjakk-Hammer slo vidunderbarn (13) og vant turnering
