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// Chess Oscars 1999
function Oscar1999()
{
alert("Chess Oscar 1999 - 64 Chess Review - Editor Alexander Roshal Moscow" +
      "\n" +
      "\n1. Gary Kasparov          3297 pts (234 first places)" +
      "\n2. Vladimir Kramnik        2132 pts (1 first place)" +
      "\n3. Alexander Khalifman  1878 pts (21 first places)" +
      "\n " +
      "\nVoting by experts, media and GM's ");
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