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By Nisha Mohota
The eagerly awaited clash between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri ended in a fighting draw from the Sicilian Najdorf. Thus, Giri can still boast of a plus score in Classical Chess against Carlsen, who tried hard but in vain to win.
After yesterday’s escape against Anish Giri, Surya Sekhar Ganguly entered a wild position against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The game was full of fireworks with the evaluation of the position changing with every move, making the game a complete treat for the fans! After a topsy-turvy battle, Mamedyarov finally won the game after 85 moves.
We are here to entertain the spectators! Our kings are brave!
With victories in rounds six and seven, Russian GM Sanan Sjugirov joins Carlsen and Mamedyarov at the top. In round seven he won against Dmitry Jakovenko.
Photos by Amruta Mokal of ChessBase India
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No
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Ti.
|
Name
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Rtg
|
Pts
|
Res
|
Pts
|
Ti.
|
Name
|
Rtg
|
No
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
GM
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Carlsen Magnus |
2834
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5
|
½-½
|
4½
|
GM
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Giri Anish |
2784
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3
|
|
2
|
11
|
GM
|
Yu Yangyi |
2736
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4½
|
½-½
|
4½
|
GM
|
Kramnik Vladimir |
2796
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2
|
|
3
|
17
|
GM
|
Ponomariov Ruslan |
2710
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4½
|
½-½
|
4½
|
GM
|
So Wesley |
2775
|
4
|
|
4
|
5
|
GM
|
Karjakin Sergey |
2766
|
4½
|
½-½
|
4½
|
GM
|
Ni Hua |
2693
|
18
|
|
5
|
7
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2748
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4½
|
1-0
|
4½
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GM
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Ganguly Surya Shekhar |
2648
|
30
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|
6
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9
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GM
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Harikrishna P. |
2743
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4½
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½-½
|
4½
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GM
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Swiercz Dariusz |
2646
|
34
|
|
7
|
33
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GM
|
Sjugirov Sanan |
2646
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4½
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1-0
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4½
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GM
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Jakovenko Dmitry |
2737
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10
|
|
8
|
41
|
GM
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Naroditsky Daniel |
2628
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4
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½-½
|
4
|
GM
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Li Chao B |
2750
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6
|
|
9
|
13
|
GM
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Vitiugov Nikita |
2724
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4
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1-0
|
4
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GM
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Sasikiran Krishnan |
2638
|
38
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|
10
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15
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GM
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Korobov Anton |
2713
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4
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0-1
|
4
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GM
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Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
2642
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36
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Rk
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SNo
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Ti.
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Name
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FED
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Rtg
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Pts
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TB
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rtg+/-
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1
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7
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GM
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
AZE
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2748
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5,5
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2871
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10,1
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2
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1
|
GM
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Carlsen Magnus |
NOR
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2834
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5,5
|
2867
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3,5
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|
3
|
33
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GM
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Sjugirov Sanan |
RUS
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2646
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5,5
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2813
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14,9
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4
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3
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GM
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Giri Anish |
NED
|
2784
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5,0
|
2852
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7,1
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|
5
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4
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GM
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So Wesley |
USA
|
2775
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5,0
|
2842
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6,7
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6
|
79
|
|
Xu Yinglun |
CHN
|
2470
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5,0
|
2826
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32,6
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7
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2
|
GM
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Kramnik Vladimir |
RUS
|
2796
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5,0
|
2805
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1,6
|
|
8
|
34
|
GM
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Swiercz Dariusz |
POL
|
2646
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5,0
|
2793
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14,5
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|
9
|
11
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GM
|
Yu Yangyi |
CHN
|
2736
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5,0
|
2784
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5,3
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|
10
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5
|
GM
|
Karjakin Sergey |
RUS
|
2766
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5,0
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2784
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2,3
|
|
11
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9
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GM
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Harikrishna P. |
IND
|
2743
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5,0
|
2753
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1,6
|
|
12
|
17
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GM
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Ponomariov Ruslan |
UKR
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2710
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5,0
|
2744
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3,8
|
|
13
|
18
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GM
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Ni Hua |
CHN
|
2693
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5,0
|
2742
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5,1
|
|
14
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40
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GM
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Grandelius Nils |
SWE
|
2632
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5,0
|
2701
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7,7
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|
15
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29
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GM
|
Akopian Vladimir |
ARM
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2648
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5,0
|
2701
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5,5
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|
16
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13
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GM
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Vitiugov Nikita |
RUS
|
2724
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5,0
|
2696
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-1,3
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|
17
|
36
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GM
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Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
VIE
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2642
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5,0
|
2670
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3,6
|
|
18
|
16
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GM
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Ivanchuk Vassily |
UKR
|
2710
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5,0
|
2660
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-3,4
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|
19
|
57
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IM
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Lin Chen |
CHN
|
2532
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5,0
|
2658
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12,2
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|
20
|
6
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GM
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Li Chao B |
CHN
|
2750
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4,5
|
2778
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3,3
|
|
21
|
46
|
GM
|
Zhang Zhong |
SIN
|
2619
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4,5
|
2734
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11,5
|
|
22
|
43
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GM
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Salem A.R. Saleh |
UAE
|
2622
|
4,5
|
2726
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10,9
|
|
23
|
20
|
GM
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Howell David W L |
ENG
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2688
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4,5
|
2710
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2,7
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|
24
|
30
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GM
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Ganguly Surya Shekhar |
IND
|
2648
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4,5
|
2705
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6,4
|
|
25
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10
|
GM
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Jakovenko Dmitry |
RUS
|
2737
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4,5
|
2670
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-5,1
|
|
26
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8
|
GM
|
Tomashevsky Evgeny |
RUS
|
2744
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4,5
|
2670
|
-6,0
|
|
27
|
27
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GM
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Bologan Viktor |
MDA
|
2654
|
4,5
|
2668
|
2,1
|
|
28
|
41
|
GM
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Naroditsky Daniel |
USA
|
2628
|
4,5
|
2661
|
4,4
|
|
29
|
42
|
GM
|
Lenderman Aleksandr |
USA
|
2626
|
4,5
|
2579
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-3,1
|
|
30
|
35
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GM
|
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |
IND
|
2644
|
4,5
|
2578
|
-4,8
|
|
31
|
102
|
IM
|
Vignesh N R |
IND
|
2422
|
4,0
|
2721
|
26,4
|
|
32
|
66
|
IM
|
Yuffa Daniil |
RUS
|
2504
|
4,0
|
2682
|
16,4
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| Day | Round | Time | English | German |
| Sun 27 December | Round 7 | 3 PM | Simon Williams | Sebastian Siebrecht |
| Mon 28 December | Round 8 | 3 PM | Daniel King | Sebastian Siebrecht |
| Tue 29 December | Round 9 | 12 PM | Yasser Seirawan | Sebastian Siebrecht |
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