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“I have visited Tromsø and can personally say Tromsø is a beautiful city, well equipped to be an excellent choice for the Chess Olympiad 2014.”

Quote by Susan Polgar

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Susan Polgar is a writer born in April 1969. Her works cover a variety of fields, including literature, history, and philosophy. more

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