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I'm a bit sceptical of this "(as played at the professional level)" - there are really a very small number of truly professional players, and I'm not convinced that, for example, Djordjeic - Kovacevic, Bela Crkva 1984 (given as the shortest tournament game) involves one of them. Tim Krabbé (who I assume is the source of this) says that this was a "serious tournament" but that's not the same thing as "professional". Are we sure that "professional" is correct? --Camembert

I've decided to change "at a professional level" to "in serious tournaments" - probably not perfect wording (I've seen six year olds play, and their parents can take it pretty seriously...), but better. --Camembert

What about an entry for "longest winning streak" in serious tournament games? Didn't Fischer go 17 games at one point without losing or drawing? -Fritzlein 18:23, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)

In the same vein, I believe Capablanca was undefeated through tournaments for eight successive years (1916 - 1923 IIRC). thefamouseccles 02:42, 03 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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