1/6/2007 – Has it really been that long? Indeed. The first Congress was held in 1895, it became a regular annual tradition in the 1920s, and the 2006/07 edition was the 82nd time it was staged. The winner was the top seed, 21-year-old Merab Gagunashvili of Georgia. An IM norms was scored by 12-year-old Srinath Narayanan of India. Report by Steve Giddens.