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Gaston Needleman
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Gaston Needleman is a chess prodigy from Argentina.
Needleman, who with an ELO rating of 2242 was untitled at the time of the tournament, was seeded 99th.
The rapid-play time control tie-break tournament created controversy, as it appeared to some observers that the higher-rated GMs agreed to short draws with each other in order to conserve energy but fought hard in games against Needleman in order to wear him down and ensure that he would finish last.
Related websites
Needleman qualifies for FIDE World Cup
2005 American Continental Championship at Chessbase.com news
2005 American Continental Championship tie-break controversy at Chessbase.com news
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