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A grandmaster from this country lost a 1991 game featuring a notable king walk to Nigel Short and later lost the 1993 FIDE (“FEE-day”) Championship to Anatoly Karpov. A chess player from this country defeated an alcoholic Alexander Alekhine to become world champion in 1935, and later served as president of FIDE. A Sicilian variant named for a town in this country sees black build a pawn center on the d6 and e6 squares. An opening named for this country has Leningrad and (*) Stonewall (-5[1])variations. (-5[1])A tournament hosted in this country, described as the “Wimbledon of Chess”, is sponsored by the Tata Steel company. (0[1])Black responds to 1.d4 (-5[1])with f5 in an opening named for this country. For 10 points, what country has been home to Max Euwe (“OO-vuh”), Anish Giri, and the Wijk aan Zee (“WIKE on ZAY”) tournament? ■END■ (0[4])

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