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NZ Chess NZ Chess North Island Rapid Championship - 13th July 2002 I IiAN, u L1 53 6.5 32tW 7:W 5:W 13:W 2:W B:W 3:L 4:D by Hilton Bennett ta vAN LER IJ()OI{N, t4 22A3 5.5 21:W B:W 4:D 3:W L:L 12.:W 7:W 9:l^I HALIT, -3 R 19:W 9:\N 1.2:D Z:L 20:W 4:D 1:W -l:,i:tr The North Island Rapid Championship for 2002 In the other match up Han defeated corespon- 4 W\NG| P - oo ) tr tr 2a:tN 22:W 2:D 72:L 6:W 3:D B:W 1:D followed the u,eekJong Championship event dence player q q in Brian Mllar, who had played very 5 GllEij, t1 1qq6 34:W 10:I^I 1:L 6:D L6:D 13:D t4:W 12:ld the same venue, SaintPaul's Collegiate School well to get near the lead with 4 points. Han f,rn- 6 :]HAI1OMOVA, E 1590 5. 5 29:I^:l 12:L 25:I{ 5:D 4:L 22:W 17:W 10:Ld Hamilton The tournament was a six rotuld ished on 5 to complete the three way tie for / KRS I'EV / .A. 2089 5 23:W 1:L 27:W 14:W 12:W 9:W 2:L 3:L 8 LY,i.JN, 30/30 Swiss, which attracted a strong field of first Wang and Giles were also winners in the K r1 56 5 31:W 2:L l8-.1t 71 :tt:t 26:W 1:L 4:L 16:W ! FiAEIILIHST P 77A2 5 24:W 3:L 23:W 31:W 13:W 7:L 16:W 2:L 50 with nine players having rapid ratings over Iast round to catch up to the players on 4.5. 1O }iOSSITER, P 7692 5 28t\^I 5:L 20:L 18:W ll:W 26:W 13:.[t 6:L 2000 The favourites were the regular rapid I r Ttf(.)RN t,OlI, G L4I1 5 l2:L 28:W 14:L 2'l:W 15:W 16:L Lg:W 2Z.W "specialists" from Auckland (and highest rated) Of the favourites Green's chances were ruined I2 M.r\IiT LN_BLrsli, B 1gA'1 / C 11:W 5:W 3:D 4:I{ 7:L 2.-L 2a:W 5:t Paul Garbett, Bob Smith, Peter Green, and Leo- by a loss to Hart in rorurd 3 and subsequent l3 !it\LsilI, .t.l 2059 4 .5 18:W 14:W 17:.W 1:L 9:L 5:D 10:L 21:t{ nard Mclaren Mark van der Hoorn, Pu Chen draws with Giles and Bennet! while several 14 GOLD, H I I646 4 .5 33:W 13:L 11:W i:L 2l:D 23:W 5:L 20:W 15 TAYLOR, Wang, Ralph Hart and Ben Giles were also round 4 results were critical for the irnal out- i 1600 4.5 21 :D 79:D 26-.L 32t\N 11:L 18:D 23:W 24:hr 1b GOFEIN, P expectedto bethere atthe finish The form of come for other players These were in particulm 1815 4 26:W 71 :L 22:W ZA:D 5:D 11:W 9:L B:t 17 REEDY, B Daniel Han in the rapid was also of great inter- Mclaren 1 Gmbett, Smith I Hart, andMcNabb 1581 4 25:trrI 16:I,rI 13:L 8:L 10:L 31:W 6:L Z6:\r.l 18 RIDTNG, C 15L6 4 est following his stunning result in the main I Wang Of the lower rated players the per- ''\IRi L3:L 24:W 8:L 10:L 28:W 15:D 31:D 29:t^tr 1 9 GHT C , 1555 4 3:L 15:D 24:Ittr 26:L 23:D 29:W II:L 2l:W Championship event formances of Tokoroa's Graham Pocock and 20 OTENE, E 1435 3-5 4:L 33:W 10:tr^tr 16:D 3:L 2I:rtt 72:L 14:l Hilton Jacobs, plus Jeun Gesmundo from 21 ZHANG, M 1565 3.5 2:L 27:W 1:L 28:W 14: D 2O:L 26:W l3:L Coming into the last round 6 players were in Auckland in gettiry to 4 points was notewor- 22 MAZUR/ J 1590 3.5 30:W 4:L 16:L 29:trrI 31:W 6:L 24:D 11:t possible contention fortop places Garbett and thy, as well as the previously mentioned Brian 23 KAY, J 1520 3.5 1:L 32:IrrI 9:L 25:W 19:D 14:t l5:I 33:trl Smith drew to take Garbett to 4 5 and Smrth to Millar Of the jrmiors Euginia Sharomova and 24 ROBERTSON, B 1195 3.5 9:L 18:L 19: L 33:I{ 30:W 25:W 22:D 15:l. 25 DHAMLVII J 5 for a share of first. Mclaren drew with Hart Michael Zhang put in solid performances to , 91 5 3.5 17:L 0:Vf 6:L 23:L 2'l:D 24l)a.1 3:hT 31:W 26 GOTHORP, T to join Smith on 5, while Hart finished on 4.5. reach 3.5. 1385 3 16: L 30:W 15:W 19:W 8: L 10 : 27 L 2L:L 1T : L PARKER, G 1111 3 15:D 21:L 31:L 11:L 25:D 0:W 30:I{ 19;L 28 PRINSLOO, V 1131 3 10:L 11:L 30:W 2t:L lB:L 32:V,t 29:L 0:t^r 29 WECKEI L 997 3 6:L 31:L a:W 22:L 32:rfi 19it 28:W 18:]. 30 LYNN/ O 1078 3 22:L 26:L 28:L A-.W 24:L 33:trd 2-t:L 32:\rrt 31 JUDKINS, G 1286 2 .5 8:L 29:IN 21 :Ii 9:L 22:L i1:L 18:D 25:L 32 WEBBER/ C t259 2 L:L 23:L 33:W L5:L 29:L 2B:L 0:IrI 30:L 33 PRINSLOO, D 7712 L 14:L 2a:L 32:L 24:L 0:W 30:L, 25:L 23:L 3 4 HACK}IEY, L 1515 0 5:L 0: 0: 0: 0: O: 0: 0:

Saturday 12 October Venue: Large Gallery, First Floor, Turnbrrll House Bowen Street (opp. Beehive), Wellington

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six-ro,nd swiss Tournament - 30 minutes per player to finistr games

Entry f,'ee: $30.00 (includes NZCF ler,y of $2.50) Juniors: $20 (includes lery of$1.50) School pupils $15 "Tension at the Auckland Chess Centre: for a report on the Auckland Alan [email protected] nz lnter-schools Championship please turn to the Junior Pages ( page 12)."

NZ Chess NZ Chess 2'd Maruia Open 1 MCLAREN, LEONARD J 2190 NS 5 39:W 1O:W 15:[d 4:W ?.:D 5:D by Ben Giles 2 SMI TH, ROBERT 2282 WT 5 29:W 28:ll 22;\fi 5:W 4:D '{ l:D On a chilly winter's morning at the end of in the under 2000 section for the grand prix, 3 HAN, DANIEL 1790 AC 5 33:W 4:L 19:W 2.1:W l'l:W tO:Ial 4 August, 18 chess players from Wellington to although he was slightly lucky not to have GARBETT, PAUL A 2358 NS 4.5 24tW 3:W 9:W 1:1,1ti:W 2:D 5 I1ART, Ashburton gathered for the 2nd Maruia to play Nokes There were also 6 juniors RALPH 214 9 NS 4.5 34:W 23:W 8:W 2:L, 12.:\,t 1:D 6 GILES, BENJAMIN J 1933 NS 36:ln 17:W 7:D 8:D 15:D l6:W Open. Maruia is situated 230km North-West competing for the Best Junior trophy. Chris 1 WANG, PU CFIEN 218 7 AC 27:W 13:W 6:D 16:L 32:W 't 5:hl of Christchurch, 1 90km South of Nelson, Wastney (second cousi[ of former NZ I GREEN, PETER R 2262 Aa 4 20:W 14:hl 5:L 6:D 25:W 11:D and 164km by road from either Greymouth champ Scott Wastney), and Maruia local 9 VAN DER HOORN, MARK W 2081 WE 4 30:W 12:W 4:L 32:D 24:D 23:hl or Westport, making this possibly New Zea- Claire McKinstry tied for 1st equal with2/5 10 MII.LAR, BR]AN I{ 1648 GA 4 5O:tr{ 1:L 30:W 26:l:t 20:W 3:L lands remotest chess tournament Chris took the Best Jumor trophy on tie- 11 BENNETT, HILTON P 1915 HA 4 31:W 32:D 16:L 21 :W 34:W B:D Numbers were up on the 16 contestants break, while Claire recieved a cup for being 72 POCOCK, GRAHAM 1640 GA 1 49:W 9:L 36:W 1B:W 5:L 22:ttl from last year, but would luve been even ruflner-up 13 GESMUNDO, JEUN '"7 1650 AC 4 46:W 7:L 35:W 15:L 39:W 26:N higher if not for some late withdrawals due Our thanks go to Canterbury Chess Club for 14 JACOBS, HILTON P 1683 NS 4 48:W B:L 39:W 17:L 35:W 24:I^l to illness and family reasons. Several of the the use of sets and clocks, Coca-Cola for a 15 SHAROMOVA, EUGINIA 1526 NS 3.5 45:W 21:W 1:L 13:I{ 6:D i:L players were returning from last year, indi- donation of pens, and Reid's Store Maruia 16 MCNABB, MATTHEW 2058 AC 3.5 35:D 25:tr{ 11:W 1:W 4:L 6:L cating that 2001's tournament was a suc- for low cost accomodation and great dinners 7'l BROWNE, .]EREMY A 1s60 3.5 4'ltYl 6:L 42:W 14:W 3:L 18:D cess Some treated it as a holiday and not thrown in. 18 MARKO, HELMUT P 2005 MM 3.5 43:W 19:D 32:D 12:L 29:W 1T:D just a chess tournament, bringing partners L9 ZHANG, MICHAEL 1564 HP 3.5 4O:hI 18:D 3:L 34:L 38:W 37:I{ 2a GOTHORP, and other family members taking the oppor- results: THOMAS H T 1452 GA 3.5 8:L 4B:W 4O:W 22.:\rt 70:L 25:D Full 27 WI get away a 1 LYNN/ K LLIA].1 1852 HA 3.5 41:I{ 15:L 34:D 25:L 31 :W 32:W tunity to from the city for week- FM R Nokes; 2-3 P. Yan Dijk & B. 22 GOLD. HA}JISH R 7197 aT 3 37:IaI 26:Id 2:L 2a:L 2't:W 72:L end Reedy; 4 B. Donaldson 3.5; 5-8 B. Giles, J 23 TAY],OR, STEPHEN 1599 AS 3 52t\tt 5:L 33:!i 3:L 43:W 9:L The weather was a fair bit warmer than last Van Ginkel, B. Gloistein & M Rademacher 24 RIDING, CHRISTOPHER L 152 O FIA 4:I 37:D 44:W 28:tr4 9:D 14:L year and the tournament was held in the 1o- 3; 9-10 A. Nijman & J Nankivell2 5,11-14 25 GILMOUR, MARK L1 52 V{T 3 42:D 16:L -'\'/:W 27:'tt B:L 20:D cal Maruia Hall rather than last years venue, E Roughton, R. Keeling, C. Wastney & C ?6 KAY, BRUCE J 1460 wE 3 57:W 2?:L 41:W 10:L 33:W t3:L Reid's Store, giving more space and better McKinstry 2; 15-18 R Kemp, H Dymock, |,', TJIORNTON, GINO 1427 tvs 3 1:L 46:W 28:Ittr 77:L 22:L 41:W lighting With digital clocks on all boards, D. Bruce & S Bruce 1 28 REEDY, BRENDON 1655 cA 3 38:W 2tL 27:L 24:L 46:trrt 43:tr{ conditions were markedly better overall 29 t[AROROA. SUE 1460 AC 3 2:tr 33:L 50:trd 41:W 1B:L 34:W than last year, however there room 30 }lLAROROA, is still TEMU 13?5 AC 3 9:L 49:tr{ 1O:L 33:L 4O:W 45:trii 31 PARKER, for improvement on the heating front. Giles, B (1996) - Reedy, B (1581) GLENN 1255 HA 3 i7:L 44:1,49:Id 4O:W 21:L 39:I^i The tournament was pa.rt of the Global 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 96 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 ,iIR] GFIT, CALEB 1558 GA 2.5 44:|tr 77:D 18:D 9:D i 27:L :L Chess Enterprises Grand Prix, giving an- 0 0 6.Nf3 Na6 7.Be2 e5 8.dxe 5 dxe5 9. 33 IIARKO, NIGEL 1193 MM 2.5 3:L 29:tr:[ 23:L 30:W 26:L 35:D other reason to do well as well as rating Rxd8 10.Nxe5 Nc5 11.Bf3 Be6 34 WH]TEHOUSE, RYAN J 140t NS 2.5 5:L 50:W 27tD 19:W 11tL 29tL QxdS 35 points, prize money and trophies for the 12.0-0 NfdT 13.Nxd7 RxdT 14.Nd5 c6 15. SCHIPPER, ERED 1341 TOK 2.5 16:D 42:D 13:L 47:W 74:L 33:D 36 COURTNEY, under 1600 champion, and Ne3 Bd4 16.Kh1 Nd3 17.f5 18.fxe6 HELEN K 7259 cA 2.5 6:L 47 :tfi 72:L 38:D 37 tL 4z.r^l winner, bestjun- Nxcl ROBERTSON, BLAIR 1195 HA 2.5 22:L 24:D 25:I- 48:W 36:W 19:L ror. fxe6 19.Ng4 Nd3 20.Rad1 Bxb2 21.e5 Kg7 3B CHO, JASON 113 3 HA 2_5 28:L 39:L 45;I{ 36:D 19:L 46:W Every game was played with a fighting 22.Nf6 Rd4 23.Rd2 Rad8 24.Be4 Bc3 25. 39 JUDKINS, GARY L 1443 cA 2 1:L 38:tral 14:L 42:W 73:L 31:L spirit, shown by there being only one draw Rc2 Rxc4 (this is being too greedy. 40 HORGANT PHILIP 915 HA 2 19:L 43:W 2a:L 31:L 30:L 4'7;r^I from 45 games The top seed and clear tour- Nxe5 26.Rxc3 Rf8 is best for black, but 47 PRTNSLOO, DORETTE 7271 HA 2 27:L 45:W ?6:L 29:L 4'7 :W 2i :L nament favourite was Roger Nokes With other moves like Nc5 Bb4 or Ba5 still 42 LTNI, ALAN 1190 HA 2 25iD 35:D 17:L 39zL 44:W 35:L nearly three hundred rating points over his leave black clearly ahead) 26.Ne 8+ Kh6 43 I'VEBBERT CLARRY H 7263 UH 2 18:L 4O:L 46:W 44:W 23:L 2B:L nearest rivals, he proved to be a class above 27.Nd6 Nxe5 28.Nxc4 Nxc4 29.Rxc3 Nd2 44 MAROROA, ANDREW 92A HP 2 32:L 31:W 24:L 43:\ 42:L 4B:W in winning with a picket fence 5/5 Second 30.Rd1 Nxe4 3l.Rh3+ Kg7 32.Rxd8 Nf2+ 45 LYNN/ OSCAR 786 HA 2 15:L 41:L 38:L 5O:W 49:W 3O:L seed Peter Van Dijk showed no signs of 33.Kg1 Nxh3+ 34.gxh3 Kf6 35.Rd7 b5 36. 46 .IUDKINS, TIM 1044 HA 1 13:L 2'7:L 43:L 49:W 28:L 38:L rustiness after a lengthy absence from tour- RxaT Ke5 37.Rxh7 Kd4 38.Rg7 c5 39. 4'7 IIAXWELL-MANS, TOM 915 HA 1 17:L 36:L 4B:W 35:L 41:L 40:L nament play to finish 2nd= on 4/5 with Can- Rxg6 e5 40.h4 c4 41.h5 c3 42.Rc6 e4 43. 48 LEE, BOBB]E 1161 HA 1 74:L 2a:L 4'/:L 37:L 50:W 44:L terbury player Brendan Reedy Brendan had h6 e3 44.h7 e2 45.h8:Q+ resigns 1-0 49 FISHER, JAMES 975 HA 1 12:L 3O:L 31:L 46:L 45:.1,50:W 5L) perhaps his best result to date in winning the EYERS, RYAN 975 HA 0 1O:l- 34tL 29:L 45:L 48:.t, 49:L under 1600 grade, and also being clear 1st

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Junior Chess Report on the Auckland Regional 4 -EvergTade 0 Fural rezult: ldwith 17 5 by lrelicily Timings Intermediate and Primary Chess Finals points: St Heliers, 2nd with 14 points: Ever- After the first round of Regional competitions glade, 3'd with 12 5 points: AppleTree. The Inter-schools Chess Team Competitions lington and Waiuapa,.In the Primary division throughout New Zalandthe 5 Auckland areas are continuing to be played tlnoughout Nelrr Eastem Hutt faced Carterton and in the Inter- Zealand Otorth, South, West, East and Central) had their And there was a not too dissimilar story in the Regional Winners have been: mediate section Discovery played Ma^sterton I own fmal to decide on the Auckland Champions Intermediate section. With only 3 rounds there used the Schveningen system in which each and to select a school to go on to the North Is- was a bit more pressure, and after 2 rounds Bel- Secondary: member of the team plays 4 games, one against land Final. In the intermediate section there mont and Remuera were both on 6 points - and Auckland - Westlake Boys High School each player in the opposing team. In the hrst were only 4 participating teams because there playing each other in the final round! After a Central North Island - St Paul's Collegiate round Eastem Hutt won 4-0 (playing White on hadn't been enough teams for a competition in long struggle the result was a win and 2 draws Wanganui -Wanganui High School all boards) but when they had the Black pieces South Auckland maybe next year? for each team 2 points each The tension was Wellington Tawa College in round 2 it was - - - 4-0 the other way! They went high Bob announced that both teams were the South Island no results yet on to win 3-1, 3-1 the - in last two rounds to The day darured bright and clear on August 28 joint Auckland Champions, but thse would be a qualig at Chess the Auckland Centre, where the event play-off to see who would make it into the North The Auckland winner will now play the Central was held (I could have said bright and'clean' Island hnals Both teams reassembled, facing winner inthe next round, while Wanganui and EasternHuttPrimmySchool: 10 actualiy, since I spent the day before cleaning the same opponents but playing different col- Wellington will have a play-off. The wirurers Carterton Primary School : 6 the place up in anticipation. That was a 3- ours. The games commenced A win for Bel- of these matches will then play to decide the vacuum-cleaner-bag day!) Shortly after 9am our mont.. awinf,orRemuera. anotherwinfor North Island champion Then the North Island Masterton began well with a 4-0 but Discovery nervous competitors started to show up and were Remuera. . .. The last game looking like a win winner will play the South Island winner, for caught up in the shunted analysis set third round with a 4-0 of their off into the room to help it for Belmont .. a blunder deqpair for one, re- the title of NZ Secondary Champion own At 6-al1 the last rorurd was crucial for up ("Stop playing each other, you're aboutto lief for the other. Remuera victorious, and look- both sides - and ended in atte 22.1,{ special have a match together you don't want to show ing forward to the North Island final in October Intermediate: playoffround was your needed, and Discovery each other all seoret plans!") Final result: l't equal on 8 points each: Belmont triumphed 3-1. Auckland A regional fural was held to get We started just after 9:30, as planned. As uzual and Remuera, 3'd\,ith 6 points: Somerville. an overall winner, with the result that Remuera there was a speedy hitting ofchess clocks as Discovery Intermediate School : 8 and Belmont Intermediates are joint champions, children not used to playing with them panicked As always the highlight of the day was the snack but (and 3-1 on playoff) Remuera won the play-off to go through to by the sound of others in the room. Within 5 bar provided by Viv and the pool table inside Masterton Intermediate School : 8 the next round minutes the first game was over ("Tom, you Thanks to the Auckland Chess Centre for allow- Central Southwell Intermediate were supposed to be playing SLOWLY; you've ing their rooms to be used Clocks were used, with each player having 1 5 Wanganui Kokohuialntermediate got 30 minutes each!") minutes to complete the game This is a fast Wairarapa Mastertonhtermediate But the intermediate group who only had 3 time limit but seemed to work OK Only one - Chess Puzzle: Wellington Discoverylntermediate rounds play game to - were ofa different calibre this South Island no results was decided by the clock." yet year, playing much more slowly, and makiug the abcdefgh most of theirtime. Primary: Other Results: 8 The winner of the Aucldand Junior Inter- h the Pnmary section there were 5 rounds with 7 Auckland St Helier's Primary won the Club competition held between four a bye each round (which gave everyone one per- Auckland 6 Auckland Regional Competition junior clubs (Waitemata, Papatoetoe, Howick- fect round score always nice!) After 3 rounds - 5 Central Southwell Prrmary Pakuranga andNorth llarbour Juriors) was the Everglade were looking good on 11 points, with Wanganui St George's Primary Waitemata Chess Club. St Heliers not far behind on 9 5) And after the 4 4 Wairarapa CartertonPrimary 4ft rorurd there was no-one else in the race: Ev- 3 3 Wellington EasternHutt Did you know.....? erglade on 14, StHeliers on 13 5, then AFple- 2 2 South Island Ilam Primmy One of the first two books to be printed in the Tree on 8 5, Pomaria on 8 and Westmere with 4. 1 1 English language, by the English printer Wil- And to make it really exciting, the top 2 teams b c d e f g h So far the only match between regions was the liam Caxton, was about chess. It was entitled were matched against each other in the final .a White to play and win (Source: 'How to Win at one between Wairarapa and Wellington. A "The Game and Play of Chess " The other round! Pretty nerve-wrecking stuff- for the Chess', Daniel King) report on this match was written by Anthony book was the bible parents and teachers, that is; the kids were look- Ker: "Today Solution next issue. we had the Primary and Interme- (Source: Chess for Children - Nottingham, ing fairly cool... But there was no question diate Schools playoff matches between Wel- Wade and Lawrence about the wimer after the last round. St Heliers

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2002 Global Chess Enterprises Grand prix OL}'MPIAD APPEAL 2OO2 by GP Administrator BobSmith by NZCF President Bob Smith

With five months still to go, thqe is no ques- Helmut Modlik, Aaron Cossey (34 9) 4-5, The New Z.ealand teams fly off to do battle in Unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances tion that the inaugural Global Chess Enterprises Jeremy Brovme (32) 6. late October - but there is still time to contrib- Michael Freeman has had to withdraw as Team Grand Prix is a great success Under 1400 - Michael Thwrg (57 .5) 1 , Gino ute towmds total tavel costs of around Manager and Men's Team Captain; several Players have embraced the concept wholeheart- Thornton (56) 2, Thomas Gothorp (36.5) 3, $32,000 people me interested in taking his place and by edly and the sponsor is very happy rvith the Temu Maroroa (28.67) 4, Sue Maroroa (26) 5, Two more donations have been received since the time this goes to print an appointment will response from the chess playing community. Roland Sterail,(22.67)6 the last'NZ Chess", both of which I heartily have been made. When plaruring the Grand Prix NZCF Council Junior - Daniel Han (55) l, Evginia Charo- budgeted consetvatively on 12 to 15 tourna- mova (51) 2, Aaron Cossey (49.5)3, commend through a ments being involved; we have already reached Puchen Wang (40 5) 4, Gino Thornton (34) 5, Otago Chess Club has raised $600 Inter-School Chess Champs 1 5 events and at this stage the final tally of Michael Zhang (32) 6. special President's Olympiad Appeal - con- Grand Prix events looks like berng 21. Female - Evginia Charomova (67 5) 1, Viv gratulations to the club and Tony Dowden in ln the 2"d round of the National Primary and The last events in the 2002 competition will be Smith (57) 2, Sue Maroroa (6 5) 3, Edith particular lor their efforts. Intermediate School Chess Championships, the NZ Championship, Major Open and Rapid Otene (43.5) 4, Dorette Prinsloo (22) 5, Imagine ilevery other club did the same! Wanganui and Hamilton schools met in Taupo Championship in Wanganui, from January 2 Ella Mikhailik, Serra Tang (15) 6-7. And, all the way from Israel, International on Sunday 1 September, in a surmy classroom at onwards GLOBAL CHESS ENTERPRISES GRAND Master Ben Martin has contributed $100 Taupo Intermediate School. Sharon Trass With close races in many divisions, the results PRD(EVENTS COMINGUP: thanks to This is a particularly sporting gesture, as Ben kindly organised this venue Many at Congress could well decide several winners. SOUTH ISLAND C}IAMPIONSHIP Principal Dave Whiteside for the use of his missed out on selection this time rorurd At the conclusion of Congress, $3500 in Grand (Canterbury CC, Class 3, Christchurch) SEP- school Those two donations bring the total fund so far Prix prize-money will be awarded, and the TEMBER 23 TO 27 8 round swiss, time con- In the Primary division Southwell School was to 1 1 30 just short of $ 1 00 lor each of our 2003 competition will officially start trol 40 in thr 45 plus 30 minutes guillotine $ - represented by Martin de Lisle, Matthew Libby, The inaugural Grand Prix has reached an inter- Entry fees: $60 and $30 juniors. Prizes depend- twelve representatives In comparison, in late James Carden and Terry Chao. The St. Georges esting stage, wlth flie increased activity mean- ent on enhies August Atrstalia's Olympiad appeal had team: Jack Smith, Angus Watson, Kararaina ing that quite a few ofthe front-runners in each SOUTH ISLAND RAPID (Canterbury CC, reached $3755, despite starting after ours. Ratan4 Susan Campbell, substituted Ross Dick- division have played their maximum four scor- C1ass 3, Christhchurch) Saturday, SEPTEM- Previously acknowledged donations: Ted Frost inson and Noah Brurkley or boards 3 and 4 in ing events and will flnd it hard to increase their BER 28. 6 round swiss, time control 30 milutes $50 Quentur Johnson $50 Thomas Gothorp $5 the second game totals. But to maintain their positions they must juniors each Enhy fees $30 and $15 Prizes Upper Hutt Chess Club $100, R J Glass $100, At the lntermedial,e level, Te Kura a Kokohuia keep playing an) vay, not .l ust for the er! oy- dependent on entries. I'or both events contact H P Bennett $30, B Mllar $25, B. Poole $50, from Wanganui were represented by Madison ment, but to try to stop their rivals from getting Craig Iful1 chall@inet net.nz or by phone Becker, Hone Josepll Mahrvin Scanlon and V Wang $20. the GP points at stake (03)38s8750 or (021) 1289543 Bronson-Wayre Kotuhi The team from South- It is always a shame when national representa- The leaders in the Open, Under 2000, Under 29\TORTH SHoRX opEN(North Shore CC, well School was Alan Lin, Ckistopher de Lisle, tives have to pay out oftheir own pockets to 1700, Under 1400 and Female divisions could Class 1, Auckland) OCTOBER 5 & 6 5 rorurd David McCauley and Mitchell Round play- all be said to be in that position, their points swiss in 2 sepmate grades Time control 40 in play for their country. I know that all the With up to six hours of travel for players it was made up of four fairly good results. thr 20 plus 10 minutes guillotrre, with an exlra ers and team ofiicials really appreciate the do- decided that each board would play the oppos- junior The front-runner, Daniel IIan, is in a 15 seconds per move from the start. I{alfpoint nations so far to help them on their way Please ing player once as black and once as white. stonger positio4 with only three results mak- byes available on any ofthe 3 Saturday rounds consider whether you could spare a few dollars. After the hrst round Kokohui and Southwell ing up his impressive ta1ly Entry fees $35, $25juriors Prize-fund $2400 Olynpiad donations can be sent to: NZCF, P O. Primary were both ahead by 3-1. Kohukuia The current leading scores are: Open - Bob ($500 first in the Opeq $280 first in the B Box 216 Shortland S! Auckland 1. continued to play strongly in the second round Smith (50 pts) 1, Alexei Kulashko, David Cnade). Contact Peter Sh:rart pstuart@xha co nz The teams in board order are: Men - I FM and won 6 -2. Guthrie (39.4) 2-3, Paul Garbett (37 .9) 4, Peter orphone (09)4456377 Alexei Kulashko 2 M Russell Dive 3 Igor St Georges rallied and after Round 2 in the Pri- Green (31 5) 5, Daniel IIan (29.5) 6. WELLINGTON RAPID TOI-IRNAMENT mary Division it was tied rp at 44. St Georges Bjelobrk 4 FM Bob Smith 5 FM Scott Wastney Under 2000 - Puchen Wang (58.a) 1, Daniel (Wellington CC, C1ass 3, Wellington) Saturday, went on to wia all four games in the tiebreaker 6 CM Tony Dowden Han (56.a) 2, Ben Giles (46.5)3, Fuatai Fuatai OCTOBER 12. 6 round swiss, time control 30 round. (29 Women I Viv Smith 2 Edith Otene 3 Evginia 5) 4, Stuart East (25 5) 5, Maciej Wojnar minutes each. Entry fees $30, $20 jrmiors, $15 - (22.e) 6 schoolpupils. Prizes: 1d $160, others dependent Charomova 4 Sue Maroroa Team Captain Mark Congratulations to Te Kura o Kokohuia and St Under 1700 - Hilton Jacobs (42 4) 1, Brendan on entries Contact Ross Jackson Van der Hoorn Georges, who go on to the 3'd Round. Reedy (40) 2, Evginia Charomova (36) 3, rosslin@paradise net nz ph (04)90217 07

NZ Chess NZ Chess 16 I7 Obituary: Ken Williams 1931 - 2002 Austral asian Intemet Challenge by Tony Booth by Shaun Press

It is very sad to report the death ofKen, the Ken's legacy to the H-P club is his whole- ACF Web Master Paul Broekhuyse has always h5 Ne4 current President ofthe Howick -Pakuranga hearted coaching over the past three years of been on the lookout for opportunities to extend Chess Club aged7l His funeral at Purewa in the junior members of the club Over 112 jun- the reach of the Aushalian Chess Federation Auckland on Sept 4flq attended by a good num- iors aged 6-72have passed through his hands into cyberspace. One of his ideas was an email ber ofcurrent chess players, included previous and the current tally of over 40 is a testimony to based interstate challenge. While the CCLA Remuera pla1,ers Graham Law and Jack Finke Ken's hard work in instruction, junior louma- had nrn a number of email chess events on an (now 91) The service was conducted by Kees ment organisation and incentives of Crrmchie individual basis, Paul's idea was to match van den Bosch at the request ofthe family. bars for high achievers His quiet discipline and teams of players against other states. Thus the Ken was a prominent member of the Remuera fair but firm attitude earned him the respect, Australasian Intemet Challenge was born Chess Club until it closed in 1979 when he love and gratitude ofthejuniors, ofthe parents Such was the wisdom of the idea that before the transferred to Howick-Pakuranga He was the who are involved and of the senior members 1 competition had even started, the New Zea- sixttr President to hold the office of a club who recognised in Ken a worthy over-the - lander's wanted in on the competition, so teams which was started initially by Richard Sutton in board opponent and areal enthusiast for the 1 representing the Norftr and South islands of the late 1960's as the Cockle Bay Chess Club. garne. After a painful last few months Ken New Zealand were added. Richard was followed by Bob Parrot :rrr1974 , passed away peacefully on Monday Sept 2nd in The format was simple The teams would com- TonyBooth 1975-86, Charles Gentil 1986, the knowledge that we will meet again some- pete in a round robin, playing I or two games at Paul Spiller 1986 -99 time in the future. a time. Each day a move would be posted, and 12.hxg6! c5 [12. Nxg5 13 Nh5 Ne6 14 NxgT+ a team would have 12 hours to vote on a reply NxgT 15.Qe5 leaves White in an overwhekning Team members chose a move and the most position. 15 K13 (15...0-0 l6.Rxh7 malng) An invitation to the family friendly popular move was played In the case of a tie, a 16.Rxh7 RgS 17.Qc7+-l 13.NhS [13.Rxh7 coin toss would decide RxhT 14 gxhT Nxg5 15.Nh5 Bxd4 16.Qxd4! It quickly became clear that tlis format pro- cxd4 77 h8Q+ is good, but not decisive I 13... ll0th NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGR.ESS vided some unique challenges The first was the Bxd4 14.Rxd4! cxd4 15.Qxd4 Rf8 16.Bxe7!! which will be hosted by rapid tum around time Moves would be posted [16.gxh7 seemed to be the more obvious move at midday and a response was required by mid- in this posidon 16.. Nxg5 17.h8Q RxhS i8 night on the same day. This did not give a lot of QxhS+ Kd7+l 16...Nc6 [16...Kxe7 17.Qg7+ Wanganui Chess CIub Inc. time for in depth analysis, or reasoned consulta- KeS 18 gxhT+-l l7.Qg7 NxeT 18.gxh7 b3 With tion The second problem was the curse of de- the queen offside, White rounds up the Black 0t the mocracy, Just as the rea1it1, of the 21't cenhuy king pretty quickly is that democracy is fine, as long as the right Collegiate Hotel and Motor Inn governments are elected, the reality of the com- petition rvas that the best moves would be cho- 122 Liv erpool Street, W anganui ) sen, as long as the right people voted. Often a team would be heading in a set direction and 2nd to 12th ) then suddenly veer offon abizarretangent from Janaary 2003 Some teams dealt with this by running discus- There will be several new features the 1l-round Championship and sion boards where ideas could be exchanged, Major Open to be played in 9 days -instead of 13, different time controls and others dealt with it by swearing a lot spot prizes. It will be the final event of the 2002 Global Chess Enterprises One of the first games to finish was this clash. Grand Prix. The hospitable Wanganui C C is sparing no effort to make this wA- sA [A80] a memorable and enjoyable event. Australasian Intemet Challenge Australasia (1 ) 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 96 3.Nc3 ds 4.Qilt [4 h4t?14... Enquiries la Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi Street, Wanganui. Tel06 343 6101 c6 5.0-G{ Bg7 6.h4 Nf6 7.Nh3 Qa5 8.Nf4 b5 Or email /o [email protected] 9.Qe3 White decides that the attack in the cen- 19.Qxf8+ Kxfll 20.h8Q+ Kf7 21.Nf4 Nf6 22. tre is worth the pawn 9...b4 10.Nb1 Qxa2 11. Rh6 Neg8 23.Rh7+ # 1{

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A number of people queried how teams could 12.e5 White reacts to the wing attack rrdth a be swe that other teams were not utilising blow in the centre. 12...Ng4 [12.. dre5 13.Nxe5 "electronic" assistance. Usually these questions was a more circumspect choice ] 13.Ne4 Nxe5 come from over-the-board players who have 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Nxc5 Qb6 [5.. Nd7=] 16. not played correspondence or email chess. I Qc3 This move came as a surprise to Black. think the perception amongst OTB players is 16...f6 17.Qe3 Black erpected this on move 16, that if people can cheat they will chea! with the although this position is half a pawn more fa- tacit admission that they themselves would be vourable to White now 17...Qd6 18.8R f5? tempted to receive some extra help Trying to sacrihce the exchange for some com- Basically, however, it doesn't really happen pensation in the centre [8.. Kh8 19Ne4 Qc7 Having played email chess for the last 3 years I 20 Nxf6!+l 19.Ne6+ Kg8 can count on 1 hnger the number of players who I believed were using a computer. Almost all serious CC players play to improve their game, own and using a computer would hardly 13...Nxe3!! Tearing White's position apai 14. 25.Nb6 [25 Rb6+ is also good, but not as much help in that endeavour Even if you were able to fxe3 Qxe3+ 15.Rf2 BxI3 16.gxB [6 Bxf3 as the text move.l 25...h5 26.Re7+ Kb8 [26 . win an important championship with electronic Bel!l 16...Nxd4 l1.Bxd4 Rxd4 18.Qfl Bc5 19. Kxb6 27R1c6+ Lxb5 28Rb7+ Ka4 29.Rc4#l aids, the other competitors, if not most people Khl Qb3! 0-1 27.Nd7+ RxdT 28.Rxd7 Bh6+ 29.f4 exf4 30. following the toumament would know how RccT 1{ hollow an achievement that would be Queensland - South Australia [B32] The only ditliculty in the tournament so far is On a more practical note, just look at some of Australasian Internet Challenge Australasia keeping up team nrunbers The states lvith the the bhurders committed by the teams as evi- (3) biggest problem in this regard is NSW and Vic- dence that these games were played by humans. 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 tona Despite having the largest populations it d6 The imaginatively named Kalashnikov seems that they have the least enthusiastic chess Queensland - ACT [B07] Variation 6.Nlc3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 NceT!? 9. players Of course people rn glass house etc etc, Australasian Intemet Challenge Australasia (4) 20.Qh6 [20 Nx18 again looked obvious, but Bg5 Be6 10.c4 h6 ll.Bxe7 NxeT 12.cxb5 Qa5+ and the ACT team has often had to labour urder t.e4 96?r. It is not so much that this is a bad White prefers the mating attack I 20...Rf7 21. the control of a single brain Some times flris can joys move, but to highlight the of democracy h4 e4 22.h5 95 23.Qxg5+ Kh9 24.h6 The final be a good thing but other times less so At various times the ACT team consisted of winning tnovep4 h6 exB 25 Qh5 Bxe6 26 ACT - SA [C30] two or three players, but usually it just con- dxe6 Q?l+ 27 Kbl wins by forcel 1-0 Australasian Intemet Challenge Austalasia (5) sisted of me. Normally this wasn't a problem, l.e4 e5 2.14 Nc6 Joe Tanti (SA) and Shaun Press but having some one lob iq vote once, and then The teams that are doilg best in this event are (ACT) had played a wild Kings Gambit Ac- disappear for 10 moves made keeping to a con- those who are playing as a team, Instead of cepted in the Australian Email Championship sistent plan difficult 2.d4 Bgl 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 analysing as individuals and hring off a vote, previously, so a repeat of the opening wasnt a Nf6 5.Qd2 0{ 6.Bh6!? cS 7.Bxg7 KxgT 8.Nf3 they are sharing analysis, comparing different real surprise. 3.NfJ f5 Although this did come as Nc6 9.d5 I\b8 Refer to note at move I ideas and then voting as a block Both New a shock. 4.exf5 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.Be2 Bc5 7.Bh5+ 10.0-0-0 a6 11.Be2 b5 Zealand teams are utilising this strategy effec- KI8 tively as is the Tasmanian team.

NSW - Tasmania [A00] 13.Qd2 [13Nc3 left White with a clear plus] Australasian Intemet Challenge Australasia (6) 13...Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 (HH)? [4...Nxd5 15. 1.b4 e5 2.8b2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6 4.Nt3 G{) 5. exd5 Bxd5 16.bxa6+l 15.Bc4 a5 16.Rac1 Kb7 e3 d5 6.c4 Nc6 Black is aiready starting to get 17.h4 An interesting diversion, possibly caused on top. 7.Bb2 Re8 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bb5 Bg4 by conflicting choices amongst team members. 10.0{ Qd7 11.Be2 Rad8 Black has developed 17...96 18.Rc2 Bxd5 19.Bxd5+ Nxd5 20.exd5 in a model fashion while White is still trying to Be7 21.Rc6 Rc8 22.Nc4! Ra8 a3.Rc1 Rhd8 24. get organised. 12.d4 Qe7 13.a3 [13.Qb3 Nll 93 BI8 14 Bdl Nxg2 15 Kxg2 Qeal

NZ Chess NZ Chess 20 8.Nc3 [8.Nf7 probably should have been played 24.Nc5 Rd8 25.Nxb7 Re8 26.Nc5 Rxel+ 27. Chess Book Reviervs straight away 8...Qe8 9.Nxh8 Nxh5 but White Bxel Be8 28.Kcl 896 29.Nd7 Nd4 30.Ne5 by Michael Freeman was worried about Black's lead il develop- BfS 31.8c3 Nac2 and the Knight escapes. 32. mentl8...d5 9.NI7 Qe8 10.Nxh8 Qxh5 [10. h4 6 0-1 Welcome to my hrst chess column! The aim main repertoire against 1e4 is the Pirc Defence Nxh5 11.Nxd5+-l 11.Qxh5 Nxh5 of this column is to be of help to players who and there's a small analysis of the Czech sys- While I had a little help in the previous game, are buying new chess books, software, audio tem as well The authors offer more defenses this ellorr is entirely mine. tapes, magazines or videos The biggest New against 1 d4 There's the variation ld4 d6 2 c4 % Zealand chess store for most of us is via mail e4 andld4 d6 2 NR Bg4. They also cover NZ North - ACT [C57] order, but it's not rmtil the book etc is received those lesser opening moves such as 1 b3, 1 ?l il: Australasian Internet Challenge Australasia that it's able to be viewed So, if anyone has and 1 c4. This book is ideal for any player who 1.e4 e5 2.Nf,t Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5. any thoughts, suggestions, criticisms or they hasn't much time to study, or for anyone who BxfT+ Clemly White would rather try and score wish to contribute to this column in some way, would like to play one or two defenses well. a point instead of going down to a spectacular so that prospective buyers can be helped out, defeat [5.Nxf7 Bx2+ is both a test of White's please drop me a line at bravery and of Black's abilrty I 5...Ke7 6.Bb3 Next time I plan to review one of the best com" [6 Bd5 was for a long time considered the best "chessbooksnz@hotmail books to come out of Garnbit - "The Dynamic move, but theory has shifted back towards the English". The aggressive player's guide to a text move.l 6...R18 7.Nc3 d3 is more com- [7 The hrst book reviewed is by BT Batsford, one traditional chess opening, by Tony Kosten. mon, but given the ruisoundness of Black's next of the world's top chess publishers, who has move, probably leads to the same position as just reprinted the classic book Chess 12.94 lAgain the obvious move could have Nc3, if Black plays sensibly l "Learn One of the most interesting new aspects of with Garry Kasparovt' Garry takes you been chosen 12.Nxd5 Bxf5 although White is chess publishing is on the internet, and one of still behind in development 13 NxcT Nb4 14 through 24 well-planned lessons ln the frst the top webpages is "Chesspublishing com". Nxa8 Nxc2+ 15 Kd1 Nxal is one weird out- lesson he tells how this book came about It On its webpage there are 12 sites covering dif- come 12...Nd4 13.Kd1 Nf6 14.h3 c6 The ex- was a proposal by Sport in the USSR magazine I ferent chess openings in which each is authored citement seems to have died down, and White to conduct a series of correspondence study just by a GM or an IM These alrthors are all rvell needs to develop the rest of his pieces 15. sessions for USSR readers. Garry is one of the d3 Kg8 16.dxe4 dxe4 17.95 Nh5 known and have excellent writing reputations, strongest players in the world, and he has writ- eg Kosten, Ward and Martin Each month the ten a book here that both adults andjuriors of writers analyse ten or more games in chessbase any standard cafl follow and learn from The format, but don't worry if you don't have chess- lessons in this book cover a lot ofthe aspects of base as Chessbase Light can be downloaded the game namely, material balance, pawn struc- free of charge. Most of chess publishing isn't tures, dynamism, initiative and tactical devices free, but your sub will cover monthly updates. Gary is an excellent teacher and player and if (Chesspub lets you download all the games on advice is through all the lessons, 7...BxD+? Thematic with the variation as a his followed the site at once.) This site canbe found at whole, and just too tempting to pass up Unfor- player's chess Similar any should improve www.ChessPublishing com. And before pur- tunately this is bad. Searching Big Database books are 1 0 1 Tips to lmprove your Chess" by " chasing you can download free games and an 2001 found no examples of this move, and now Kosten and "Learn from the Grandmasters" by know e-book for free These e-books are a new idea I why. [7...d6 transposes into more nor- Raymond Keene (ed). mal lines.l 8.tr(xf2 Nxe4+ 9.Ke1 Nxg5 10.d4! in which all the authors write small books on and this is the problem for Black. Whites king their site openings. Could be the way of the 18.Nxe4 Nxc2!! An outstanding move which is safe while the Black king is in the open and As well as Batsford, Gambit is one of the future! leads to a clear Black advantage 19.Nxc5 [19. about to get chased over the board. 10...h6?? world's top chess publishers, and one of their Kxc2 Bxf5pl 19...Nxa1 20.Ne6 KxhS 21.Rel loses by force [The only move was 10..Nt7 newtypical high quality books is "An Explo- Bd7 White had hoped the kingside pawns but 11.Qh5 h6 12 Rfl is still much better for sive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black" by would be enough compensation for the piece, white] Yrjola and Tella. This book is based on a com- but it was not to be. 22.Be3 Ng3 23.BD Nxf5 (Continued on page 23) plete system for blackbased on I . d6! The

NZ Chess NZ Chess 22 23 Correspondence Chess Chess Bricnds Sets $20,000 Goal for Junior Chess by Gordon Hosltyn by Ted Frost Game one sees Reserve Championship player TTflelds2ffi2-2003 After 10 years spent locating funds held for R J Glass $250.00 Rod Weston arurotating one of his wins en Championship: Tim Doyle 2 125 (Wellingon), chess development and setting up the Chess RJ Dive 8500.40 route to taking out the 2001-2002 TT2 title. Murray Dunwoody 2120 (Te Awamutu) Peter Gof- Game two features championship player fn2120 (Aucklard) A[a11 Short2045 (Warganui) Friends of New Zealand Trus! the trustees of the Chess and Chess The fimds held by Chess Friends now exceed Brian Millar in winning form against a Lat- JetrR4p 1 950 (Wellington) Hilton Berrrett (1 %5) NZ Foundation Tnrst vian opponent in an e-mail game. Ilamiltorq Ted Frost 1900 (Wanganui), Brian Millar Friends me putting into place a term investment $7500, which is being invested to achieve a 1 useful return. (4)Weston,R - Rossiter,P 890 (Auckland) Earl Robqts 1 890 (Levin) Petm policy. Voss 1815 (Kaiteriteri) lc0eI GordonHoskyn 1780 (Wangaruu), Brad Walsh - (Wairoa) NZCCA TT2 ,2OOI Funds in hand now total over $12,500 and the The trustees ofboth trusts appointed when This game follows the Karpov Korchnoi World Reserrye Championship: Bevan Edwmds 1 685 trustees' goal is to bring the capital firnds up to Chess Friends was incorporated were Richard (Auckland), Crarry Putt 1660 (Invercmgill) Kerr Championship match,7974, to move 9. At $20,000 before considering an ongoing policy Sutton, Peter Weir and Ted Frost, with Ted as Reed 1615 (Christclnrch) RodWeslon 1605 move 10 Karpov played c3 but I thought that of support for junior chess development chairman. This year Richard has retired, but has (Lower Hutt), Barry Williams 1520 (Wanganui), could wait. At move 12 Black probably came to NZCF's AGM in 1998 decidedto set up the continued to give valuable legal advice to the DanDole;s 1510 (I{elson) Grahamlovelock the end ofhis "book opening" and played this 1480 (Wellington) Chess Friends Trust. Getting a trust with trustees. He has been replaced by Graham move to allow his light square bishop to retreat TT2: Bill Smillies 2250 (Waiukr) DavrdBell workable rules,,vas found to be necessary be- Haase, who was one of the Foundation's trus- here via h5. However, at move 13 he plays Bd7, 1625 (Wangarui) Philip Rossiter 1545 (Ilamilton), cause while the Foundation was still in exis- tees in emlier years so why f6 at move 12? It destabilises the king's Peter King 1500 (Wellington), BillAnderson tence, its trust deed was out ofdate In care of position. l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.4d2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 149) (Rotoru,a). for the trusts has been held de- 5.6gR 6c6 6.4b5 Ad6 7.0-0 cxd4 8.6b3 Michael Whaley, ofAuckland, the Founda- Fund-raising TT3: Shmrt l\4arniir 1 6ge7 9.6bxd4 0-0 I0.Eel a6 11.Se2 &g412. 655 (Christchurch) John At- tion's firnds have doubled and now stand atjust ferred while NZCF has been raising filids for kinson 1440 (Christchurch) TonyHendry Se3 f6 13.h3 bd7 14.c4 Sh8 15.6xc6 bxc6 1415 over $5,000, including a donation of $50 this this year's Olynpiad, but will resume later in (Westport), GlenysMlls 1395 16.&d3 Af5 17.4d4 Wd7 avoiding 18.Bxf5 flVaikanae), Lar year from M Wylie, of Invercargill the year Purvis 995 (Wakrvorth) Nxf5 19.Ne6! 18.6xf5 6xf5 19.Wg4 This is the Trophy Tourney progrss key move in the game, which further upsets the Arranganents concerning interest on the Foun- Asar25 Aug{r2002 king's fortress. 19...96 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Sd4 betweefl (Continued frorn pugrt )01 69th Championship: dation's f,urds are rurder discussion Ead8 Black's rooks need to defend their king GA Hos\m 4 5/8, A J Short 417,T JDoyle2.5/3, NZCF and the trustees. This trust could be and this move does not achieve this. 22.Axf5 M L Dunwoody 1.5/2, E GA Frost 1 5/3, P J Voss l/1, P B Goflin wound up, at considerable legal cost, so a basis gxf5 23.Wg5 White is maintaining his 21iece 1l2,HP Ben- nett 5/1, E NRobqts 5/3, J for ongoing investment of the fund is under attacks on weak squares in Black's camp.23... C RappandB GWalsh 0/1, B W Millar 0/2. I^atest consideration. &e7 24.He2 Ef7 Black reorganises his rooks, results: HOSKYN beat Roberts, Rapp; &ew Shor! DLurwoody, but its too late. 25.Eae1 EgE 26.Exe7 White Goffir1 Benn@ Frost SHORT beat Fros! wins a Bishop. If 26...8xg5 27.Hxd7 ExdT 28. Mllaq &ew Chess Friends firnds have grown steadily, with Doyle, Goffiq Roberts DOYLE beat Hoslqn, Axf6+ &g8 29.Axg5 Black is a pawn and Ml- contributions totally more than $2000 from the Im; drewFrosL VOSS beatRoberts. bishop down, has an open position, and all of FROSTbeat proceeds ofa library donated anonl,rnously, Walsh Reserve Championship: R JWeston 3/3; his 4 pawns are isolated and he resigned. 1-0 $500 last year from the estate of CB Newick, K GRed 1/1, D E Dole1s and GDPfi 0/1 Latest afi$3472 fromthe defimct Tawa Chess Club. Dumins,I Millar,B results: REED beat Dolej s, WESTON beat Put! - Williams(2). Following circulation of a brochure about the lcseI trusts early this year, donations totalling $1080 IECG,2OOl TT2: WR Smillie2D,P CI{ng 1/1, WAnderson 12, D I Bell 0/1, P E Rossiter 02. have been received, from the followhg: 1.e4 e5 2.6R 6c6 3.4b5 a6 4.4a4 6f6 5.0-0 Latest results: SMILLIE beat Se7 6.8e1 b5 7.9b3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 6xd5 Anderson, Bell. KING beat Rossito:. ANDERSON beat Rossiter. B F Barnard $50.00 10.6xe5 6xe5 11.Exe5 c6l2.d4 Sd6 13.Eel 11.BxgS hxgS 12.Nd5+ Kd6 13.dxe5+ Kxe5 TT3: S JMarmix 5/5, J W H Atkinson 12, A W J B Kay $30.00 Wh4 14.93 Wh3 15.4e3 &g4 16.Wd3 EaeS 17. 14.Qe2+ Kd6 [14 .Kf5 15.94+ Kg6 16.Qd3+ Hetfuy 1l2,LlPrwis 0/3 Latest results: MAN- 6d2 f5 18.wf1 Wh5 t9.a4bxa4 20.Exa4 f4 21. C Javdine $50.00 Kf7 (16 ..Kh6 17 Qh3+ Kg6 18.Qhs#) 17 Rfl+ ND( beat Atkinson, Hendry (2), Purvis (2) Axf4 Exel 22.Wxe1 Axf4 23.gxf4 Ee8 24.6e4 R Jackson $200.00 Kg8 18.Nf6+ KhS 19 Qh7#l 15.Rd1 and the gh3 ATKINSON beat Purvis. 25.Wdl Exe4 0-1 king perishes in the middle of the board. 1{)

NZ Chess NZ (.'hess 24 25 Before the Net Oyerseas News by Shaun Press by Peter Stuart

Although widespread use ofthe Internet is less 1.5. It was left to Melbourne to turn it around MALMO Ae7 10.&95 0-0 1r.Wd2 dal ll.bc} b5 13. than a decade old already it is one ofthe things for Australia, defeating Marseillaise 4-1 to give The Sigeman & Co tournament in June was Eadl 6c4 14.Wf4 Ea7 ['t4...6xb2?? 15.€xf6 that chess players take for granted. Instantane- Australia overall victory by 5.5-4 5 won by English GM Nigel Short with an unde- Axf6 16.We4 +-l 15.6e5 Ec7 16.hxc4 bxc4 ous coverage of chess events from around the fealed 619 Runner-up in the category 13 event [16...8xc4 17.4b3 Ec7 18.d5!?] 1?.Axf6 Axf6 world, and the chance to play anyone aly'rvhere The two outstanding match ups of the match was Denmark's GM Peter-Heine Nielsen on 5% 18.d5 e5 [18...Sxc3 19.d6] 19.WI3 Eb7 20. at anltime is something that the modem player were Lajos Steiner against Dr Osip Bernstein points and then came: 3-4 GM Hector (SWE) & We4 96 21.Wxc4 Exb2 22.&b3 Ag5 23.d6 &e6 has at the end of the phone lile. Of course this and Cecil Purdy agaiast Savilley Tartakower IM Johannessen (NOR) 5; 5-6 GM Epishin 24Ela4 Axb3 25.axb3 Wb6 26.Wg4! bf{126... wasn't always so, but even back in the 1940's While Steiner lost his game against Bernstein (RUS) & GM Timman (NED) 4%; 7-8lNI Erxb3? 27.Wxg5 Wxc3 28.d7 f6 29.Wg4 Ebb8 Australia was showing the way of the future (adjudicated by Znosko-Borovsky), Purdy held Berg (SWE) & GM Luther (GER) 4; 9 GM 30.We6+ &g7 31.d8W'r-l 27.6ds Wds t27... Overcoming the vast distances that Australian's Tarlakower to a draw. Stefansson (ISL) 3%, l0 GM Wedberg (SWE) Wxb3? 28.d7 Ed8 29.Wh4 Mb8 30.he7+ &g7 needed to travel to be part of the chess world J 31.hc6 +-l 28.6xf4 exf4 29.d7 Exb3 30.Wxf4 was a difficult task, but via the not so new tech- Purdy,C - Tartakover,S Eb8 3l.Efel Wb6 32.h4 h5 33.8d6 Wc5 34. nology of telex Australia played a number of EUROPEAN Wf6 Wf5 [No better'was 34...8bd8 35.8e7 lE43I CIIAMPIONSHIP matches against other countries at wc1+ 36.&h2 wc7 37.we5 wb8 38.93 &hZ rS. soon after the Australia-France Telex, 1946 The European individual championship Second World War Even then this Wd5 &g7 40.Wd3 A 41.Wxg6+ winningl 35. wasn't the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Bd3 Batumi (Georgia) was a l3-round Swiss with first instance of this happening with a telex 101 players Although there were 40 grandmas- Wxf5 gxf5 36.Exa6 EfdS 37.8d6 1-0. Bb7 6.NR Ne4 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 Nxc3 9. match bet'rveen the Parliaments of Australia and ters competing, most of the top GMs were ab- bxc3 f5N [9...Qe7 10.0-0 d6 11.e4 e5 12.QA Great DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIP Britain being held as part ofthe opening Nc6 13.Rfd1 Nb8 14.Nd2 Nd7 l5.Bc2 0-0-0 sent Top seed was Aleksei Aleksandrov (2654) of Parliament House in Canberra, way back in and there were only another seven players rated Sergei Tiviakov and Loek van Wely 16Nb3 RdtB 17Rab1 96 18.a4 a5 19c5 dxc5 1927. Unfortunately the 1920's equivalent of over 2600 place l0-player round- 20 dxc5 Nxc5 21.Nxc5 Qxc5 228d3 f5 238a6 shared first in the 'lag' caused the match to be abandoned after a fxe4 24.Bxb7+ KxbT 25.Qxe4+ %-% Glenzer, No play-off was necessary as Polish GM Bar- robin with 7 points, a frrll point ahead of few moves. place, and the A-Wiedemeyer,DA{euwied op 1993/GER 09 tolomiej Maciela took sole first Ivan Sokolov. With two rounds to go van title, with 9Yrpottrts Two rounds before the (25); 9 .G{ 10 h4 f5 11.Qe2 c5 12 Ng5 h6 13. Wely led by a full point but a draw in the The hrst match that Australia played was end Belgian GM Mchail Gurevich was tied NR Nc6 140-G{ Qf6 15h5 d6 16Rh3 Ne7 penultimate round allowed Tiviakov to against France in 1946 It came about at the with Macieja but finished with two draws and 17 Nh4 e5 18 94 e4 19.8c2 fxg4 20.Qxg4 BcS suggestion of Dr Boris Eliacheff, the French was caught by GM Sergei Volkov (RUS) and come within half a point. In the final 21 Qxe4 Bxh3 22 Qh7+ K17 23 dxc5 Qyf,l4 24. Consul-General in Sydney, who was a chess (GEO) and Gabriel roturd Tiviakov drew with Ernst while van Rd4 Qxh5 25 cxd6 Nf5 26 RPt Rh8 27 Bxf5 Ms Merab Gagunashvili enthusiast The Australian end the Wely lost to van den Doel. The play-off of match was RxhT 28 Bg4+ Kg6 0-l Calvo,A-Galliamova, Sargissian (ARM) on 9 points Play-offs were sponsored by Sir Keith Murdoch (father of A"/Oviedo rapid 1993{EXP 38 (28); 9.. d6 10.0- heldto determine an exact finishing order with for the title was won by van Wely 3-1. Rupert) through the Melboume Herald, and the Gurevich taking second place, Gagunashvili 0 Nd7 11 Nd2 e5 12f4 Qe7 13.e4 0-0 M Qa Sydney Sun. qualify f6 15 R13 Rae8 16.Rafl c5 17 dxe5 dxe5 18 f5 third and Sargissian fourth. All five for FIDE, World Championship. Nb8 l9.Rh3 95 20.RfR Rf7 21Nfl Nc6 22. the nexl PARIS As with the sponsorship the Australian team Ne3 Na5 23.Ng4 Pg7 24 Rh6 Short,P-Arke11,S/ The third Crrand Prix du S6nat featrued was split between Sydney and Melboume (5 Dublin Telecom 1991/TD 91\081%-% (76)l KRAMNIK v ANAND, LEON Madimir kamnik and three of the top French players each), while the French had a similar players. kamnik beat Etierme Bacrot 1.Y,-t/, 10.0-0 (H) 11.Qe2 QfG 12.e4 fxe4 13.Bxe4 A six-game "advanced chess" match in Jme arrangement, with 5 players from Paris and 5 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Nc6 15.Rad1 Qf4 16.Rfe1 was won byvladimir Kramnik 3%2%. T'he while Laurent Fressinet and Joel Lautier drew players from Marseillaise The Sydeny players Fressinet takiry the RaeS 17.Qxf4 Rxf4 18.d5 White wins space players had access to Fritz plus an electronic their mini-match 1-l with were matched with Paris, and the Melbourne games database and the time control was 45 play-off 2-1. As expected Kramnik won the 18...Na51 [18...Nd8 19c5t] 19.6as6= [19.c5 team with Marseillaise per player plus 15 per move fiial,2-0. Rf5tl 19...dxe6 20.Ng5 [20.c5 Rc4 21.cxb6 minutes seconds axb6=l20...e5 2I.cSh6 The only decisive game was the third, given The match was played in two sessions over below: 22.Nd The knight is placed consecutive days and took 20 hours ofplaying well on e4 22... Kramnik - Anand, SLOVAKIAN OPEN CIIAMPIONSTilP time. Nc6 23.R RfI8 24.Rd7 Rf7 25.Red1 RxdT 26. Gambit Accepted This event was "open" in the sense thatplay- RxdT Re7 21.Rdl Kf7 28.K12 Ke6 29.Ke3 Queen's [D271 1.AB d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 c5 5.Axc4 ers from other courtries competed but it was a At the end ofplay the proved Rd7 30.Rxd7 KxdT 31.cxb6 cxb632.h41/-V, Paris team supe- Af6 6.0-0 a6 7.4b3 cxd4 8.exd4 hc6 9.6c3 round-robirL so limited to the invitees. Israeli rior to their Sydney corurterparts winning 3.5 to GM Emil Sutovsky took first place with 87,/11

NZ Chess NZ Chess 26 )'7 with Konstantin Lander (RUS) second on 8 (USA), GM Yusupov (cER), GM Ehlvest Adams came ia third on 2Tz, followed by Rb8 Oleg Romanishin (IIKR) was third on7lzwhile (EST), GM Wojtkiewicz (POL), IM Finegold Alexander Morozevich on 2 The young Rus- three more GMs in Ljubomir Ftacnik (SVK), (USA), GM Rowson (SCO), IM Akobian sian could, however, have won the group ifhe Igor Khenkin (GER) and Sergei Movsesian (USA) and IM Mton (POL) all scored 7 points had made the most of his chances - he lost both (CZDnd, for fowth place on 6% points gafires to Bareev from arguably winning posi- DORTMI]ND tions and fell into a threefold repetition in a FIDE RATINGS, l July The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting in winning position agairst Adams! Gary Kasparov's 2838 rating is unchanged July featured a knock-out Candidates Tourna- So it was Shirov v Leko and Topalov v since January while Vladimir kamnik dropped ment to find a challenger for Vladimir Kram- Bareev in the four game semi-hnals. 'Ihe hrst two points to 2807. Vishy Aaand retains third nik's tifle Just eight players competed, starting match was over surprisingly quickly as Leko slot on 2755 bnt England's Michael Adams in two groups of four playing double round- won games 1 and 3 wrth the black pieces and closed to within 2 points, rising to fourth place robins with the top two qualifying for semi- drew with white in game 2. Leko 2%, Shirov 27.Nf6+! gxf6 28.Rd8+ RxdS 29.Rxd8+ on the list. The rest of the top 20 are: 5 Y final matches The time control was 40 moves 1/^ Kh7 30.Qf8 Kg6 [30...h5 3I.g4l hxg4 32. Topalov (BIJL) 2745,6 RPonomariov (UKR) in 2 hours, followed by 20 moves in one hour The black pieces also worked well in the fxg4 RaS (32...8xg4 j3.Qg8'r Kh6 34. 2743, 7 E.Bareev (RUS) 2726, 8 P.Leko and then 30 minutes to finish though if one was other match as Topalov won the hrst game with Qxg4 +-; 32...f5 33.Qh8+ Kg6 34.Rg8 (HUN) 2717,9 A. Morozevich (RUS) 2716, 10 asked to guess the time control after playiry biack only to lose the second with white mate) 33.Rxa8 Bxg4 34.Rxa5 +-l 3f.Qg8+ V.Ivanchuk (UKR) 2711, 11 B.Gelfand (ISR) over the games would it be easy to conclude Bareev "held service" in game 3 leaving Topa- Khs 32.Qg7 fs 33.Rd4 Bc8 34.93 1-0. 2710,12,4 Grischuk (RUS) 2702, 13 A Shirov that the much faster FIDE time control was lov in a must-win situation in the hnal game (ESP) 2697, 14-15 P.Svidler (RUS) & A berng used Originally it was hoped C,ary that The Bulgarian completed his come-back by Morozevich - Bareev, Khaliftnan (RUS) 2690, 16 V.Akopiari (ARM) Kasparov would play but, in his absence, Ger- taking game to tie the scores at 2-2 and that Caro-Kann [B14] 2689, 17 A.Karpov (RUS) 2687, 18 NShort man GM Christopher Lutz filled in then the tie-bre ak match by lYz-/2. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 (ENG) 2682, 19 J.Polgar (HLIN) 2681, 20 I. In Group Veselin Topalov two 1 (BUL) and hr the l'rnal match Leko took the first e6 6.c5 Be7 7.NR 0-0 8.b4 b6 g.Rbl bxcS 10. Sokolov (BII1)2677 Alexei Shirov (ESP) both scored 4/6 while Bo- passed up a drawing games although Topalov bxc5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Ne5 Qc7 13.8f4 Although the top 100 lists were not affected, ris Gelfand (ISR) finished on 2/z and Lttz on chance in the second game Topalov won the Rd8 14.Qa4 [14.Ng6 Qa5+ 15.tsd2 Qc7 16. pla1rs1r from many countries were omitted from 7/2. Tlings were not quite as clear cut as the third game with the black pieces but Leko held NxeT+ QxeT 17.Ba5 Rd7 1B.Bb5 was the way the main lists because of unpaid fees. Among scores might suggest as Gelfand went into the game 4 to take the match on for the draw in to advantagel 14...95! fAfter an indifferently these was Russia whose players were included hnal round just point half a behind his oppo- 2y2-1% A11 four games went to more than 60 played opening Bareev seizes ttte chance to only on an updated list issued a few days after nent, Shirov. Plaleng the black pieces in a must moves complicate mattersl 15.8d2 Bd7 16.8b5 Bxb5 the initial list Other coruttries missing included win situation, however, proved too much for many people would have picked I don't think 17.Qxb5 Rxd4 18.Qe8+ Bflt 19.8c3?! [19. such chess powers as Argentin4 Armenia, the Israeli GM as he over-reached and lost A Peter Leko to emerge as the challenger for Ng4! Rxd2! 20.Nf6+! Kg7 21.Nh5+ draws as Azerbujan, Belarus, Bosni4 Georgi4 Latvia, play-off was necessary to a decide which of the Kramnik's Einstein Group world title As 21...Kg6?? allows White a winning attack after Slovakia and Yugoslavia. wirurers got top rarking The loser this grandmaster looked have the of teenage he to 22.QxlB Kxh5 23.Qg7 h6 24.Rg1 94 25.h31) match would meet Bareev and there were sug- goods but then failed to live up to his potential, 19...Qxe5 20.0-0? [20.Rb7 Nd7 21.Qxa8 Qxc5 ESBJERG gestions that Topalov may have been happy to becoming instead a run of the mill supo GM, if 22.Bxd4 Qc1+ and Black has perpetual checkl The category 14 Nordsee-Cup tournamant come second which he did, Shirov wiruring there such a player Recenfly, however, he - is 20...Qd5 21.c6 l21.Bxd4 NdTl 21...Qd8 22. was a Cuban triumph with GMs LazaroBruzon thematch 1/z-/2. seems to have developed a much greater hunger RxdS 23.c7 Rc8 24.cxb8Q RaxbS 25. and Lenier Dominguez shanng first place with Michael QxdS Adams (ENG) was the highest for success and we can look forward to a very RxbS RxbS 26.8d4 a6 21.93 h6 28.Rc1 Rb4 6/8. Ilkrainian l6-year old GM Andrei Volo- ranked player after taking over the mrmber four interesting match against Kramnik next year 29.8e3 Bg7 30.h4 Bd4 31.Bxd4 Rxd4 32. kitin was third on 5% points and then came: 4-5 ranking on the July FIDE rating list but was hxg5 hxg5 33.Rc5 Rd5 34.Rc4 Re5 35.Kfl GM S Hansen (DEN) & GM P.Nielsen (DEN) unable to win even one game in Group 2. Ev- Topalov -Ltttz' Kg7 36.Ke2 f5 31.a4 Kf6 38.Ke3 Rd5 39.94 5; 6-7 GM Glek (GER) & GM Tiviakov (NED) geny Bareev rode his luck very well to take Sicilian IB48] Rd3+ 40.Ke2 Ke5 0-1. 4; 8-9 GM C.Hansen (DEN) & GM Stefansson hrst place with 4 points while Peter Leko and 1.e4 c5 2.NR e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 (rsL)3%. Mchael Adams were tied gotng 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 on 2/z into Qc7 6.8e3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 Bareev - Morozevich, their final round clash. The HungariarL playrng Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 1l.Kbl Nc4 12.Bxc4 bxc4 13. Queen's Pawn [A40] PHILADELPHIA with much more determination and aggression Ncl 14.Nle2 Rb8 15.b3 0".0 16.Bf4 Ra8 Qb7 l.d4 96 2.g;3 Bg1 3.Bg2 c5 4.c3 Qa5 5.Nd2 The 30ft World Open (Jrure-July) saw a 9- of late, won against Adams's Petroff Defence 17.8d6 Bxd6 18.Qxd6 cxb3 19.axb3 a5 20. g.NR cxd4 6.Nb3 Qb6 7.cxd4 Nf6 8.d5 d6 0- way tie for first place in the 9-round 20O-player to take second place without a rapid chess play- Rd4 Ra6 21.Qa3 d5 22.exd5 exd5 23.Nf4 0 10.0-0 Na6 11.Nfd4 Bd7 lz.Bd? Nc5 13. Swiss: cM Smtin (ISR), GM Onischuk off. Be6 24.Rhd1 h6 25.Ncxd5 Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Ba5 Qa6 14.Qd2 RfcE l5.Nxc5 Rxc5 16.Nb3

NZ Chess NZ Chess 28 29 Rc4 17.Rfc1 30.Nc4+ Rxcl+ l8.Nxcl Ng4 19.Nil! Rc8 Be7 35.Rh6 Kf8 36.Rh8+ Kg7 37.Re8? [37. hxg3 Rc4 35.Rfl d2 36.f6 Qxf6?! [36...Rxb4! Nb4 Bd5 29.Nd2 Nf5 Bxc4 3l.Rxc4 20.h3 Ne5 21.Bc3 Nc4 [21...Nxd3!? 22.exd3 Rh6 Nxb2 38.8d4 Nbxa4 39.Nxa4 Nxa4 40. was strongerl 37.Kg2 Qd4 38.Qc2 Rc7 [White Nd4 32.Bfl Rd8 33.Nil1 Nc6 34.a4 e4 35.Nc5 Bf5 is a little better for Blackl 22.Qg5! Bxc3 Re6 Kf8 41.Bxe5 dxe5 42.96 Bg5 43.97+ Kg8 was planning Eh1 but 38...Rxb4 was also still Na5 36.Rb4+ Kxc5 37.Rb5+ Kc6 38.Rxa5 23.Qxe7 Nxb2 24"Qxd7 RI8 25.Rcl? 125. 44.Rg6 Bf4+ is unclearl 37...Bxg5! 38.Rxe5 possiblel 39.Qf5 [39.Rhl f6 40.a3 Rd7 41.8d1 Nds 39.Rb5 Nf4 40.Rb4 f5 41.Rc4+ Kb7 42. Nxb2 Qxe2 26.Qxb7 would have given Bareev Bxe3 39.Re7+ Kf6 40.Rf7+ Kg5 41.Bdl Bd4 Qd5+ 42.Kh2l 39...f6 40.Rh1 dlQ 4l.Bxdl 93 Nd3 43.a5 95 44.Be2 Rd5 45.b4 Ne5 46. the comfortable draw he neededl 25...Nxd3 26. 42.Kg2 Nxb2 43.Nb5 Be5 44.RcZ Nbd3 45. Nxdl 42.Rh4 Qd8 43.RI6 Rff 44.Qe6 Rf8 a6+ Kb8 47.Rc2 94 48.Rc5 NR+ 49.Kfl Rxc3 Ne5 27.Qc1Qxe2 28.Re3 Qxa2 29.BfI? Kfl Nb4 46.Bb1 Nxd5 0-1. 45.Qe4 Qd7 46.QR Kg7 47.Rh5 Nb2 48.Rds Nxh2+ 50.Ke1 NR+ 51.BxR exR 52.Rc6 [Simply overlooking the d pawn is en pris; Qe6 49.Rd4 Rc8 50.Re4 Qc6 51.Kh2 Kf8? Re5+ 53.Kd1 h5 54.b5 Rxb5 55.Rxe6 Rb2 Bareev was doubtless not a happy man at this Leko - Topalov (1), [51...h5! wins, e.g. 52.Qf5 R18 53.Re7+ Rtf 56.Kel Rb1+ 57.Kd2 Rfl 58.Re5 f4 59.gxf4 stage.l 29...Qxd5 30.Bg2 Rxf2+ 60.Ke3 Re2+ 61.Kd3 Ra2 0-1. Qdl+ 31.Kh2 Qd2 Sicilian [B45] 54.Rxfl+ Kxf/ 55.Qxh5+ K18 56.Qh6+ Ke7 32.Kgl Nd3 33.RR Nel 34.Rf6 Qdl [Bareev 1.e4 c5 2.NR e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 57.Qg7+ Ke8 and the king can hide on the said after the game that he would have re- Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.8e2 queenside; after the text White has enough signed afler 34...Nxg2 nevertheless the movb counterplay to force a draw.l 52.Qf4 53. ; c5 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.exd6 Qc6 KfI BELFORT played is also winning.l 35.Bxb7 d5 36.Kh2 13.f3 c4 14.Qd4 0-0 15.Bxc4 Rfc8 16.b3 Qf5 Rg8 54.Qxh7+ Rg7 55.Qh5+ Kf8 A category 14 double rould-robin was won Qxd6 17.Rf2 Qb6 18.8b2 Qxd4 19.Bxd4 by Moroccan GM Hichem Hamdouchi with Nb4 20.c3 d5 21.Bfl Nc6 22.Be3 Ne7 23.Rc1 672110. Russia's Pavel Tregubov was second on a5 24.Rfc2 e5 25.c4 f6 26.cxd5 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 5Yz followed by GMs Christian Bauer (FRA) Nxd5 28.Bd2 a4 29.bxa4 Rxa4 30.Bb5 Ra8 and Viktor Bologan (I\DA) on 5. Tying for 31.a4 Kf8 32.a5 Ba6 33.8a4 Rb8 34.Kf2 Rb1 fifth place were GM Degraeve (FRA) and IM 35.Rc1 Rb2 36.Rc2 Rbl 37.Kg3 Ne? 38.Bd7 Koch (FRA) with 4 points The winner played Kf7 39.Rc7 Rb2 40.8c3 Ra2 41.8h3 Fra4 42. the following nice attacking game: Ra7 Bb5 43.Bf5 h5 44.h4 Kf8 45.Ra8+ Kf7 46.8c2 R:f4 41.a6 Bc6 48.Rd8 Nf5+ 49.Bxf5 Hamdouchi - Bologan, 36...Kg7?? [36...NR+!? 37.K92 38. Qg1+! Rxf5 50.Rc8 Bd5 51.a7 Rf4 52.a8Q BxaS 53. Sicilian [B97] KxR 39.Kg4 (39.Ke3 ReB+ 46.y44 s6.Qfs? [-s6.Qh8+Rg8 (or s6...KJ7 s7.ghs+) Qh1+ RxaS Rc4 54.Bd2 Kg6 55.Ra7 Rd4 56.Be3 1.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Re4+) 39...Qe4+ 40.Qf4 (40.f4 4I.Kg5 57.Qh6+ Kfl 58.Qh7+ and White has perpet- Qe2+ Rc4 57.Rb7 Rc3 58.Bd2 Rc2 59.Ba5 Ra2 60. a6 6.895 e6 1.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Nb3 Qh5 mate; 40.Rf4 Qe2+ 4l.fj Qe6+ 42.Kg5 ual checkl 56...Nc4 57.Re2 [Perhaps Topalov Bd8 Ra8 61.8b6 Rc8 62.Rc7 RbS 63.Bc5 Qa3 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Be2 Bg7 12.0-0 Qb4 13. Ks7) 40...Qe2+ 41.Q13 42.Bxd5 Ks7 43. intended -57.Re6 when playlng his previous Qe7 Re8 64.Kf2 RhB 65.Ke3 Ra8 66.Kd3 Ra4 67. RR Nd7 14.Rd1 Qb6+ 15"Kh1 Qc7 16.Rg3 Rxfl+ Rxfl 44.Qxfl-r 45.Bx17 Kxft 46. move but it loses after 57... 57...Rh7+! 58. Qxfl 93 Ra8 68.Ke4 Rh8 69.Kd5 Rd8+ 70.Ke6 Bf8 17.8h5 Nc5 l8.Nxc5 Ke6 47.Ke4 57...Rg5 58.Qh7 Ne5 59.Qh6+ Qxc5 Kf4 a5 is winning for Blackl 37. Ra8 71.Bd6 Re8+ 72.8e7 Ra8 73.Rb7 Ra6+ QxhT Qxe6l Kg8 Kg8 60.Qxg5+ last try but White does Qe5! [37...Kh6 38.Bxd5 Qh5 (JB...NdJ 74.8d6 RaB 75.f4 exf4 76.gxf4 Ra6 77.Rd7 [A - 39.Qe7 Kg7 40.RxJ7+ Rx/7 41.QxJ7+ not have time to set up a fortress] 60...fxg5 61. Kh6 42. Ra8 78.f5+ Kh7 79.Kn Ra4 80.Bf8 Rg4 81. Kg5 43.h4+ and mate is not Rxe5 62.Re2 63.Rd2 Kf7 64.a4 Qb3 ffi+ far off 39. BxgT! [81.Bxg7 RxgT+ 82.Ke6 RxdT 83.Kxd7 Qf6 QR Kg7 40.Qd4 KgB 41.ry4 +-) 65.Rd6 a5] 65...Qxa4 66.Rb6 Qa2 0-1. Qe3+ G0...Kh6 Kg8 84.Ke6 Kg7 85.Ke7 + I 1-0. [65.b5 41.Qe4 Qd1 42.Rxf/! +-l 38.Bxd5 Nd3 39. 40.Bxf7+ l-0. Leko Topalov (3), Sicilian Qe7 Qel Topalov - Leko (2), - [842] l.e4 c5 2.NR e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Sicilian [B33] Bareev Topalov (SF-l), Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.0-0 d6 8.c4 b6 9.Nc3 Bf6 - 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5. 10.Qc2 Ne7 11.Be3 12.Rfd1 Nd7 l3.Qd2 Benoni [,467] Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 Qc7 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 Bb1 l4.Be2 Be5 15.Qxc3 Bxe4 16. 5.cxd5 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.8d3 Be6 12.0-0 Bxd5 13. [14...Bxc3 19.e5! Qa5 [19...fxe5? 20.Ne4 Qd4 2l.Qe2 d6 6.e4 7.t4Bg7 8.8b5+ NfdT 9.a4 R B96 17.Qxg7 15.8d4 Bxc3 16. 96 0-0 10. exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 e4l6.Bc2 0-0 17. -l [15.f4? Qb2 22.Bxfl+! Kxf/ 23.Qh5+ Ke7 24.Nxd6 NR Na6 11.0-0 Nb4 12.h3 Bxe4 +l 15...Rd8 16.Racl Bxd4 17. a613.8c4 f5 14. Rael Qc8 l8.Kh1 Rb8 19.94 b4 20.cxb4 Qxc3 with a winning attackl 20.Qe2l dxeS 21. Ng5 Nb6 15.8b3 a5 16.Be3 fxe4 17.Khl Nf6 18.Na4 Nc8 19.e5 dxe5 20.Qxd8+ Nd3 Nxd5 21.gx6 l2l.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Qxd5 Rxb4 -l Qxd4 BxfT+! Kxf/ 22.Qh5+ Ke7 23.Ne4 Bd7 [Or 18.Qd2 Re8 l9.Rabl Bt5 20.94 h6 21.gxf5 21.Rxd8+ KxdS 22.c5b5 23.c6BaB 24. 21...Kh8 22.Rgl l22.Bxe4 Nf6 23.QR Rxb4 QxdS 23...Qb4 24.Pic3r. and Black has to surrender hxg5 22.fxg5 gxf5 23.Rxf5 24.Rbft Re5 *)22...8xb2 Nac5 Kc7 25.Nxa6+ Kb6 26.Bxb5 Nd6 Qd7 23.Qh6 Qc3! 24.Rxe4 Qt6124... his ladyl 24.Qh4 exf4 25.Qxf6+ Ke8 26.Rg7! 25.Rf/ 26.Qh2 26...Kxb5 27.Nc7+ Kb6 28.Nxa8+ Qxh3+ Qxh2+ 27.Kxh2 Rf8 Bxa3??25.Qxh7+!l 25.Qh3 Rg8 26.Rfl Bxa3 [Naturally 1-0. 28.RxI8+ BxfS 29.Rf6 Ka7 29.Nc7 Kb6 with a draw by repetition was c4 30.Bd1 Nd7 31. 27.Qxa3 RbcS 28.Bd1 Nc3 29.Re3 d5 30.Rg3 Rg6+ Kh7 32.Re6 N7c5 33.Rf6 Kg8 34.Bh5 not an option for Topalovl 27.Be2 Bxc6 28. d4 31.B8 d3 32.Qb2 Qd4 33.Rd1 Rxg3 34.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 31 30 COPENIIAGEN impressive 8% points Sharing second on 7 Affiliated clubs The Politiken Cup tournament in July/August points were M Handke (GER), GM Ndboer Clubs me requested to advise NZ Chess of any changes in details given below. was an 1l-round swiss with 197 players. There (I{ED) and GM I Sokolov (NED). was a three-way tie place for frst between Ser- BIEL Ashburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets Papatoetoe Wednesday 7 30pm Papatoetoe gei (NED), Tiviakov Alexander Belyavsky The category 16 GM toumament at the an- Monday 7 15pm (Feb-Oct), the Admin Build- RSA Bowling Club, Cambridge Tce, Papatoe- (SLO) and IM Ruben Felgaer (ARG) who nual Biel festival was the now usual 6-player ing, Ashburton Hospital, Elizabeth St. Contact toe Postal address: c/- Katrine Metge,27 Cam- points. scored 8/z Tiviakov won the trophy on double round-robin Ilya Smirin took the sole KenPow (03) 308-3655 bridge Tce, Papatoetoe. Contact John McRae Buchholz tie-break points Among those on 8 8 3 . lead in round 3 and held it to the end nel'er Auckland Chess Centre Meets Monday 7 30 2'7 8 4 520, Katrine Metge 27 -7 17 points (USA), were GMs De Firmian leading by more than half a point. Viktor & Tliursday (social) 7 30Pm, Upper Ilutt Monday 7 30pm, Hapai Club, 879 Dominguez (C[IB) (RUS) andEpishin Korchnoi (71) held second place until losing in 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Auckland 1003 Tel Fergusson I)rive. Sec, Clarry Webber AMSTERDAM round 9 to Vladislav Tkachiev who went on to (09)630-2%2clubroom Contac! Bruce (04)234-7458 (99 players, The "Lost Boys" open 9 rounds) share second place with Russian GMAlexei Wheeler (09)623-0109. Waitemata Thursday 7.45pm,Kelston Comm was won by Dutch GM Loek van Wely with an Dreev The scores: Canterbury, PO Box 19-997, Christchurch. Cente, crn Great North Rd and Awaroa Rd, Meets Wednesday,1.30pm ,221 Bealey Ave- Kelston; jwr 6.15-1 .l5,Mondays, schooldays. nue; Tel (03)366-3935 clubroom Postal address: PO Box 21478, Henderson, Smiriql ISR @ @ %% %% t % % 1 %% 6 I 92676 Sec Mark Auckland 1008 Contact Bob or Viv Smith Tkachiev' Pres, Craig Hall (021) 1289-543, FRA g2625 % % oo 1% %1 %% 0% 5% 2-3 Sadler (03) 942 5560 (09)Sl7 -2664; email: bobviv @actrix-gen tz Eastern Knights, Gisborne, meet Tuesday eve- Wanganui Mondays 7pm, lst floor, Commer- Dreev, AS RUS g 2676 % % 1 2-3 0% @@ %% % 1% 5% nings. Contact, Genesis Potini (06) 868- 1280 cial CIub, St Hill St. Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Korchnoi' Pehi St (06)343-6101; sec, K Yorston, 5 sul g 2626 o % %0 %% oo %% 11 5 4 Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 103 Koromiko Rd, Gonville, Wanganui Tel (06) 348-4266 Mitchell St (06)343-7166 5 Pelletier, Y SIII g 2571 % 0 %% %0 %% @ o %1 4% 5 Ilamilton Wed, 7 30pm, St Pauls Collegiate Wellington (now merged with Civic) TueMay Room, Turnbull House, Valleio. F ESP s.2648 % % 1% 0% 00 % 0 oo 3%6 School Inquiries Gary Judkins (07)855-5392. 7 30pm, Museum Hastings-Ilavelock North P O Box 184, Hast- Bowen Steet, Wellington 1 Pres, John Cook, 29 Ascot St Thomdon, Wellington, BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP ite Krishnan Sasikiran had to settle for a share ings. Wed, 7.30 pm, Library, Havelock N Fligh (04) 472-8151 Sec, Ross Jackson, The Smith & Williamson British Chess of second place with defending champion Joe School, Te Mata Rd Sec, Chris Smith 86B The Esplanade, Raumati South, Championship was held in the south coast re- Gallagher on 8 points Five players tied for (06)8774s83 7 45pm (uniors (04) 902-1707, rosslin@paradise net.nz sort Torquay in July/August The 1 1-round fourth place on7/z:Haslinger (ENG), GM Ilowick-Pakuranga Tuesday Swiss was opan to British and Commonwealth McShane (ENG), GM Kunte (IND), GM Flear 6 30-7 30), St John Arnbulance Hall, Howick- Kees players and saw an invasion by a large contin- (ENG) and GM Barua (IND Pakuranga Highway, Highland Park Sec, members gent from India among the field of97. The sub- Sasikiran's result was enough for the Under- van den Bosch (09)577-5285,021 2627019 Associde Gisborne, 4/26llaris St, Gisborne MP continental visitors were very successful indeed 2l title while India's 15-year old Humpy Kon- Invercargill Wednesday, 8pm, staff room, Grieve (06)863-0101 with IM R.B.Ramesh winning the champion- eru f,rnished in the 9ft place tie and took the South School, Ness St. Contac! John heston Correspondence Chess Assn, P O Box ship with 8W11 wlttle pre-toumament favour- Women's title (03)2164920 NZ Kapiti Wednesday, 7.30pm, Salvation Army 3278, Wellington. Sec, J W Hall, Bluegum Road, Paraparaumu Beach' (Sandy) Maxwell, (04)237 -47 53. Contact, Guy Burns Tel (04)904-2002 Morurt Ivlaunganui RSA, New Plymouth 11 Glbert St, NewPlymouth' l0 Maranui St, Mt Marurganui, 23"d - 28th 2002 Date: September Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres, D MlEwen Contact, (07)575683 5, Email:rick-m@wxc net nz Venue: Canterbury Chess Club Alan Jury, sec, 06 757-9090. North Harbour Junior Thursday 6pm-7.30pm 227 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch North Shore P O. Box 33-58'7, Takaprura, Northcote Community Cenffe, cm College Rd/ 7.30pm, Northcote Ernie Mays S! c/- Felicity Timings 13lvlacky Entry Fee: Championships - $60 for adults and $30 for juniors (born on or after Auckland 9. Wednesday CommruLity Centre, College Rd.iErnie Mays St. Ave Devonport, (09)4 4 537 29 lllll982). Rapid Championships - $30 for adults and $15 for juniors. Club captairq Peter Stuart (09)445-6377. email: ftimings@clear net nz T\e 2002 South Island Championships and the 2002 South Island Rapid Championships Otago 7 Maitland St, Dunedin District Associdions will be part of the Global Chess Enterprises Grand Prix. Wednesday 7.30pm (03) 477-6919 Auckland Chess Assn, Sec, Kees van den (03) 4730664, Bosch, 61.4 St Johns Roadluckland 1005, Enquiries: Please contact Craig Hatl on (03) 385-8750, (02t) 128-9543 Tony Dowden (PresidenQ (Secretary) -5226 (09)s21-5828. chall@inetnetnz Dnncan Watts Q3)477

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