Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nmtvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl!unm-la!unmvax!nmtvax!neal From: neal@nmtvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.games.chess Subject: Re: How is Yasser Seirawan doing? Message-ID: <767@nmtvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 01:13:09 EDT Article-I.D.: nmtvax.767 Posted: Wed Sep 18 01:13:09 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 09:47:19 EDT References: <> Reply-To: neal@nmtvax.UUCP (Neal Kilmer) Distribution: net Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro Lines: 9 Summary: As of August 20, Yasser Seirawan is still in the running in the process that will produce a challenger for the world championship in 1986. Seirawan qualified for the Candidates Tournament by taking second place in the third Interzonal Tournament, which was held in Biel, Switzerland. Rafael Vaganian and Andrei Sokolov also qualified by placing first and third, respectively, in that Interzonal. Another qualifier was to be determined in a playoff among John Van der Wiel, Eugenio Torre, and Nigel Short, who shared fourth place.