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The World - News from March 2, 1986

World chess champion Gary Kasparov and his defeated rival, Anatoly Karpov, will hold a rematch in London and Leningrad starting July 28, the International Chess Federation in Lucerne, Switzerland, reported. The first 12 games will be in Britain and the remaining 12 in the Soviet Union, the federation anounced in a statement. With 10 weeks’ play and a week for the switch in venue, the match should continue until Oct. 11 at the latest.

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