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EVERYTHING FOR CHESS AT N.Z.C.S. Olympiad in Moscow NEW ZEALAND CHESS STOP PRESS journal is the offrcial of the New Zealand Chess FIDE semi-finals New Zealand Chess Federation published (February, bimonthly The semi-final pairings for FIDE candidstes April, June, August, October, December). have skipped are Karpov v Gelfand and Salov v Kamsky. A predominately international issue this time ... but that doesn't mean we These matches are scheduled for February 1995 full coverage of the South Island and Schoolpupil's Championships or anything else that All correspondence, subscription renewals, and are over 10 games. happened locally! Look out for entry details for the 94195 Congress. changes of address, advertising inquiries, articles and other copy should be addressed to PCA candidates N.Z. Chess, P.O.Box 313O, Wellington. Contents Kamsky beat Short and Anand beat Adams to end English prospects in the pCA candidates, Opinions expressed in articles, letters and 4 The Christchurch CC threatened to make the 1994 South Island Championship other semi-frnals in Barcelona. Kamsky therefore is contributions are those their own - Pat Jordon reports that they did, with 6 of the top 10 placings! of the authors. Letters the only player alive in both FIDE and pCA to the editor on any chess topic are welcome; championship qualifrers. limit 150 words, and marked "for publication.,, 8 Graham Banks covers the 9th Papatoetoe Open. Are 7 separate groups "open"? South Island rapid championship 9 And for something a little different we have a Chess Computer Rating List from Robert Wansink won the SI Rapid ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION the Swedish Chess Computer Association. Not that anyone uses these... RATES Championship in Dunedin at Labour Weekend, New Zealand NZ$18.00 ahead of Kendall Boyd and David Guthrie. 10 The 1994 North Shore Open was the 21st! Peter Stuart (who has played in more Other countries US$ only Airmail Economy Australia, than a few of them) reports. South Pacific U$l2.00 Petone Labour weekend East Asia, North America U$15.00 Mark Noble and Europe Jonathan Sarfati tied for first T2 All the NZ News that is news from our extensive network of correspondents. Who U$17.50 U$12.50 in the Petone Labour Weekend tournament, Rest of the will have to do better next time or we'll sell them to TV3! world U$20.00 U$15.00 which also doubled as 1994 All-Wcllington Championship. players were lucky enough to benefit from Back issues are available - send for details. 13 The NZ Schoolpupil's Championship and Jonathan Sarfati. Les Esterman a coaching clinic taken by Ewen Green And Ted Frost covers the latest Olympiad developments. The death occurred recently of Lcs Eaterman, ADVERTISING RATES whose professional career postings saw him play Full page Coming Events on the local and international scene plus a Review of the Digital NZ$45.00 in several clubs in different parts of thc country. l5 Half page or full column NZ$22.50 Les was respected as a strong player across the Game Timers from Russell Dive. Half column NZ$12.00 board, at Congress, and also in correspondence Club Notices or Classifred, 16 Stephen Lukey played in the Australian Masters against some strong opposition. NZ$l.50 per chess. An appreciation of Les's play will appear 15 words in a subsequent issue of NZ Chess. 18 Russell Dive found the 1994 British Championship tough going. COPY DEADLINE This Week In Chess AII copy should reach NZ Chess the 20 Peter Stuart calls our attention to a young up-and-coming Russian player. by third Arthur Pomeroy has drawn attention to an Saturday of the month before publication. excellent news service which is available 2l The last! Lloyds Bank Masters treated them no better, according to Ben Martin. through the Internet newsgroup The deadline for the Docernber issue is rec.garres.chess. It is compile.d weekly by Mark 25 International News reported by Peter Stuart, while Ortvin Sarapu provided the top Saturday, Novemberllg, 1994 CroMher, of England, and gives a very 24 on the PCA Rating List. comprehensive round-up of what is happening throughout the chess world - the issue for the 30 The Council Report by NZCF Secretary Ted Frost. Copy should include details of coming events last week in October included over 250 games! for the rest of the year.

Copy on IBMPC floppy disks (any size) are COWR: A scenefrom rhe l2th , more than welcome, they are preferred to paper! held in Moscow in 1956. The Olympiad returns ... And coming up in the December Issue (MSWord v6 is now ok, you if have to) to Moscow this year, afier a last-minute change Look for a report from Russell Dive on some of his recent British tournament experiences ... All disks will, of course, be returned. of venue from Thessaloniki, in Gr e ece. plus the frnal Rating Lists for the year... and upwards of 20 pages more! 2 NZ Chess 3 L994 South Island Championship 1 SG LUKEY CA t,,13 rr1 0 l'r1 1 t.J16 D2 t5 t,6 D4 7 OT v29 Lr31 D16 v17 D1 L'3 D5 D7 5 By Pat Jordan 2 MB VINCENT This year 3 KM BOYD OT LJ8 LI4 D21 L5 t19 L2 rJ13 tI1 2 5th the South Island Championship in a very unbalanced and unclearposition. Brian 4 AA COI.IPTON CA LJ30 L3 D8 010 t,,1 /r v22 rJ16 01 5/, returned to Christchurch after lengthy a Nijman beat Martin Post in the only game of the 5 B NIJMAN CA u23 D22 v12 L,3 vz'l L1 D2 L6 5 absence. "The Big Room', of Christchurcir week to go to two adjoumments. John preston 6 PB TUFFERY CA r.,18 L21 rJ28 u1 1 L12 u7 L1 t5 5 Boys' High School provided 7 JL SUTHERLAND OT H27 D12 D22 D21 L'8 L6 rJ9 D2 5 a spacious and beat Sinton to continue Sinton's horror start. 8 S HUDSON CA L3 v24 D4 u27 L7 v?9 010 u16 5 pleasant venue complemented by some excellent Points: Lukey 3, Boyd, Tbaila, Vincent, 9 DI,' GUTHR I E OT l'r28 111 t,1 9 v22 L3 v21 L7 u18 5 spring weather. Cummings2th. 10 DI'' EDUARDS CA v24 L1 r.,1 8 D4 D16 D11 D8 D15 4lz The freld was down by one from 1993, with 1 1 T RUSSEL CA tJ1 5 rJ9 L1 L6 l/-17 D10 Ll? !/.22 41h 31 players. Only two were from the North Yincent,M-Tbaila,R 12 MJ POST T'A t'r20 D7 L5 v?5 L,6 116 r.,1 1 L3 4th CA L1 bt29 L17 t,30 D18 u26 L3 v21 4th Island, Round 3 13 S COATES while German tourist Ralph Tbaila u28 4th l.e4 e5 2.NB 14 M MCNABB CA L22 bye o23 r,20 L4 v27 118 returned from backpacking in Australia to Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.8c4 Na5 15 PJ SINTON OT 111 128 130 bye rJ31 Lr25 !,J29 D10 4k compete again. Only two players had ratings 5.Bxf7+ KxlT 6.Ne5+ Ke7 7.895+ Nf6 16 R TBAILA AS t,,1 9 u17 D2 L1 D10 v1? L4 L8 8.Qxd4 17 AJ NIJMAN CA u26 116 rJ13 L2 111 119 v21 |,/.23 4 above 2000, defending titleholder Stephen d6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.0-0-0 eeS 11.f4 dxe5 18 RA MACKWAY.JONES IN L6 l'r30 110 L,2B D13 D23 v11 L9 4 Ltkey 2195 and Kendall 12.fxe5 Qg6 13.exf6+ gxf6 Boyd2O9l. Despite the t4.Be3 Nc6 19 B GLOISTEIN CA 116 l'r20 L9 L23 i,,28 u17 L2? v26 4 l5.Nd5+ absence of Peter McKenzie and Bruce Bxd5 16.QxdS Bh6 U.ed7+ KE 20 GB GUERIN CA L12 119 bye 114 I'J30 128 LJ31 H29 4 113 3Tz Anderson, the local club provided good support 18.Bxh6+ Qxh6+ 19.Kb1 eg7 20.eh3 Ne5 21 N CUMMINGS CA v25 ut5 D3 D7 L5 L9 D23 CA 1,r14 D5 D7 L9 D23 L4 Lr1 9 L1'l 3lz with half of rhe 21.Rd2 h6 22.Rhd1 23.ef5 Rg8 24.a3 22 14 EDMONDS field. Qe7 L5 l'r19 D22 D1B D21 t17 3lz Rg7 25.Rfl 23 NJ RICHARDSON AS D26 D14 Rf/ 26.eh5 Rh7 27.Rdf2 Nd7 24 H GOECKEL GA 110 L8 D29 L26 bye l'r31 L17 Lr30 3h Round l. ThorRussell upsetpeterSinton. All 28.Qg6 Qg7 29.QfS Re8 30.ea5 Rxe4 25 JR MACDONALD AS L21 D27 u26 L12 L29 115 bye LI31 3h other games went with seeding, although three 3l.Qxa7 Qe7 32.Qxb7 Rel+ 33.Ka2 RxfI 26 J ATKINSON CA L17 D23 L25 H24 v27 113 D28 119 3 required SCARF AS L7 D25 rr31 L8 L26 L14 D30 bye 3 adjoumments. Russell completed a 34.Rxfl Rg7 35.Qxc7 NeS J6.eb8+ 27 R Kf7 28 P BOAG CA L9 t,115 L6 L 18 L 19 Lr20 D26 L14 2lz good day by beating David Guthrie in the 37.Rt2 Ng4 38.Rd2 Kg6 39.b3 eef 40.ed6 29 KR AUSTIN NP t2 113 D24 L'31 W25 L8 115 L20 2'lz second round, a result which gained him the Nxh2 4t.Rd3 Qe2 42.Rd2 eel 43.ed3+ f5 30 JN PRESTON IN L4 118 t 15 113 120 bye D27 L24 21h upset prize. Lukey, Boyd, Tbaila, Matthew 44.Re2 Qfi 45.s4 Ks5 46.ed2+ 31 M STEVENSON CA bye Lz L27 L29 115 L24 120 L25 1 Vincent and ef4 Nick Cummings also finished the 47.Qxf4+ Kxf4 48.Rxh2 fxgl 49.Rxh6 day with a perfect 93 record, Cummings achieving 50.Rhl 92 Sl.Rgl KR 52.a4 Ktz place for the Q. 33.Rg2 Rbg8 34.Rxg7 RxgT 62.Nb4 Nc4 63.Nd5+ Kb7 64.NxcJ Nd2 this at the expense of third seed paul Tuffery. 53.Rxg2+Rx92 54.b4 Kef S5.Kb3 Kd4 56.a5 35.8f2 Bd8 36.89l Bc7 37.R92 Rg6?! Allows 65.Kd6 Nxf3 66.e5 Nd4 67.e6 R 68.Ne4 Sutherland,J-Scarf,R Rg3+ 57.Ka4 Kc4 58.a6 Rgl 59.Ka5 Rg5+ penetration by the White Q on the light squares. Nxb5+ 69.Kd7 Nc3 70.Nf2 Kb6 71.e7 Nd5 72.N94 73.Nxl2 Nf6+ 74.Kd8 Kc6 75.Ng4 Round I 60.Kb6 Rg6+ 61.Kb7 Rg7+ 62.Kb6 Rg6+ Black will regret move 23. 38.Rxg6 hxg6 f2 6l.Kb7 Kb5 64.c4+ th-lz 39.Qh3+ Kg7 40.Qe6 Bd8 41.Nxd6 Nxd6 r-0 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Kxc4 65.a7 c6 42.Qxd6 Qe7 43.Qxe7 BxeT 44.b5 axb5 Russell,T-Lrrkey,S 6.895 Qa5 7.Qd2 Be6 8.8d3 h6 9.Bh4 95 Nijman,B-Post,M 10.893 45.axb5 Nd7 46.Na4 Bd8 47.Ke2 Kf6 48.Kd3 Round 3 Bg7ll.NR Nhs 12.0-0 Nxg3 f3.fry3 Round 3 Ke7 49.Rt2 Kd6 50.Kc4 Kc7 Sl.Bel Be7 1.d4 d5 2.c4 6 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Nc3 c5 s.NR Nd7l4.e5 0-0-0 r5.a3 Bb3 t6.eej e6 t7.Nd2 Notes by Jonathan Sarfati Nc6 6.93 Nf6 7.892 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.e3 Bg4 Qb6 r8.Nxb3 Qxb3 l9.Racl eb6 20.Na4 l.d4 ea5 96 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 Nd7 5.8e2 e5 lO.bxc5 Bxc5 11.Qb3 Qd7 f2.Bd2 Rad8 2l.Rxfl Bxe5 22.Nc5 Nxc5 23.exe5 Rheg 6.d5 No need ro hurry with rhis move. Ne7 7.R l3.Racl Rfe8 l4.Rfel h6 l5.Na4 Bf8 16.Nc3 24.Rxc5 Qb6 25.8c4 Rd7 26.Bxe6 Rxe6 0-0 8.Nh3 f5 Black is rwo rempi ahead of a6 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.Nce2 Nc4 19.8c3 b5 20.a3 27.Qxe6 Qd8 28.Rcf5 Kc7 29.Rxd7 normal exdT classical King's Indian positions. 9.Nt2 Ne4 2r.Nf4 g5 22.Nd3 Bg7 23.Qc2 Rc8 30.Rf7 r-0 Nf6 f 0.Bef c6 This may discourage White from 24.Nb4 a5 25.Ndl Nxa3 26.Qb3 Nxc3 27.bxc3 castling, but on principle Tbaila,R-Nyman,A Q-side Black should Bxd4 28.Qxa3 Bb6 0-1 play on Round 2 the K-side withour helping White open lines of the Round 4 started late after Boyd protested the 1.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 d5 5.8b5 Q-side. ff .QU: cxd5 l2.cxd5 f4 l3.Bd2 a6 adjudication of the Vincent-Tbaila game on Bd7 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.Qb3 Nf5 8.0-0 g5 9.Rel l4.Rcl Kh8 15.a4 b6 l6.ea3 Rf/ 17.b4 BE 18.Rc2 which the draw was based. The outcome of the Be7 10.Bxf4 gxf4 ll.Rxe5 Nxe5 l2.Nxe5 l-0 Neg8 1S...g5, Ng6, 94, Nh4. instead being paired l9.Bd3 g5 20.Nfdr 94 2t.Nb2 sxf3 22.gxB challenge was that of Round 3. Lukey brought Russell back to against Lukey, Boyd lost to Brian Nijman and earth Bh3 23.Bfl Bxfl It's a shame to exchange his 52.d6+l Bxd6 52.1..Kxd6 53.8b4+ Ke6 to be the only player with three wins. Boyd good never got to play the top seed. Tbaila had Lukey B. 24.Rxfl Rg725.Kdl ed726.Bef eh3 54.Bxe7 KxeT 55.Kd5+-. 53.Kd5 Be7 54.Rf2 drew with Cummings and the other leaders also 27 under pressure before losing his way in time .Rtn Nh6 28.Nc4 Rb8 29.Ncbl Be7 30.ed3 g5 55.Ke6 Bb4 56.h3 Btt 57.Nb2 BcS 58.Bxc5 drew. The Vincent-Ttraila game was adjourned Vincent won to keep a share of sercond, Nf7 lf .Qfi Qd7 32.Nbc3 Qb7 This is no bxc5 59.Nc4 Nb6 60.Nxe5 c4 61.Nc6 c3 trouble. 4 NZ Chess 5 and Cummings also drow to remain unbeaten. In Round 7, Tuffery mounted a king-side HudsonrS-Tbaila'R Waitakere best games Points: Lukey 4, B Nijman, ytncent 3th, attack against Lukey, but when this fell short Round 8 Paul Garbett was awarded the pize for the Tuffery, Guthrie, Cummings 3. Lukey invaded through the open queen-side for l.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 best game in the A grade at the Waitakere Trust Lukey,S-Tbaila,R the win and a guaranteed share of first. Vincent 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bg5 Be6 7.0-0-0+ Nd7 8.f4 Open, for his game against Ralph Hart [NZ drew Round 4 with B Nijman to remain second. Compton exf4 9.Nge2 h6 10.Bxf6+ gxf6 11.Nxf4 Bc5 Chess, Augustl. The best game prize in the B was the only player l.d4 d5 2.c4 6 3.NB Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 on 4 to progress, while 12.Nd5 Bd6 13.8e2 Bxd5 l4.Nxd5 Be5 15.894 grade went to Brian Palmer, for this win against Boyd, Sutherland and post 6.dxe6 Bxe6 7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.exd8+ Rxdg all moved up with Ke8 16.Bxd7+ Kxd717.Nxf6+ Ke6 18.Nh5 Charlie Wong. wins. 9.892 Nb410.Na3 Nxa2 tl.Be3 Bb4+ 12.Kfl Points: Lukey 6th, Yincent 5th, B RhgS 19.93 Rg520.Nf4+ Bxf4+ 2l.gxf4Rg2 Nijman, Compron posr Bxa3 l3.bxa3 Bd5 l4.Bxa7 0-0 l5.Ne5 Nc3 5, Boyd, Sutherland, 22.Rd2 RagE 23.Rhdl Rxd2 24.Rxd2 Rgl+ Wong,C-Palmer,B l6.Bxd5 Rxd5 l7.NR RfdS 18.e3 Rdl+ 41,/2. 25.Rdl Rg2 26.h3 f6 27.Rd5 Re2 28.Rh5 Notes by Anthony Ker Tuffery,P-LukeyrS l9.Kg2 Rxhl 20.Rxhl Nfe5 2t.Bd4 Ra4 Rxe4 29.f5+ Ke5 30.b3 Rb4 31.Rxh6 Kxf5 l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 s6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.NR 0-0 5.q3 d6 22.Ral Ra4 23.Nd2 Rxd4 24.exd4 Nxd2 Round 7 32.Rh7 c6 33.c3 Rb6 34.Kc2 Kf4 35.c4 c5 6.8e2 c5 7.0-0 NbdT 8.a3 White had adopted a 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 25.Rcl Ndbl 26.a4 Kf8 27.a5 Ke7 28.Rc2 96 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.8d3 0-0 36.Kdl f5 37.Rc7 Kg3 38.Rxci f4 39.Rg4+ slightly different yet solid setup [usual is 4.e41 Kd6? 6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.R exdS 9.cxd5 b6 Kf2 40.Rf5 R 41.h4 Kg2 42.Rg5+ Kfl 43.c5 expanding the queenside. Nbs 29.Rb2 Kc7 30.Rb3 h5 3l.Kh3 95 and now slarts on l0.Bef Ba6 ll.Bxa6 Nxa6 46.b4 bxc5 47.bxc5 32.fJ f5 33.f4 gxf4 34.gxf4 Kc6 and after a l2.ed} ed7 Rf6 44.Kd2 f2 45.h5 b6 8...a6 9.b4 b6 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Bb2 Bb7 time race White won l-0 13.Bh6 b5 14.Ng3 Ne8 15.h4 c4 16.h5 Bxh6 Ra6 48.a3 Rxa3 49.c6 Ra2+ 50.Kdl Ral+ 12.Radl Rad8 13.Rc2? The beginningof an ill- l7.Qxh6 Nb4 18.Nce2 Nc2+ l9.Kdt Nxal 51.Kd2 Rel 52.c7 Re2+ 53.Kd1 Rel+ fated manoeuvre. 13...cad4 l4.exd4 Bh6 This Round 5. Lukey drew with Vincent while B. 20.Nf4 b4 2l.hxg6 fxg6 22.Ne6 Rf7 23.f4 c3 54.Kd2 Re2+ 55.Kd3 Kel 56.Rf5 ReS 57.h6 is a much better diagonal for the . White Nijman beat Cummirigs Lake to a share of the 24.b3 QbS 25.Kel Nc2+ 26.Kt2 Nf6 27.KR fIlQ+ 58.Rxfl+ Kxfl 59.h7 a5 60.Kc4 Ra8 should now retreat, but he continues with his lead. Boyd got back on track with a win over Qd3+ 0-1 61.Kb5 62.Kb6 a3 63.Kb7 a2 64.Kxa8 plan ofdoubling rooks. l5.Rd3 e5! Black seizes Guthrie and Post upset Tuffery. points: ^4 Lukey, allQ+ 65.Kb7 Qb2+ 66.Kc6 Qc3+ 67.Kd5 the initiative with this move, threatening a fork B. Nijman 4 l12, Yincent 4, Cummings, N - Richardson, N Boyd, Sutherland, Qh8 68.Kc4 Ke2 69.Kd5 Kd3 70.Kd6 Kc4 on e4. 16.dxd dxe5 l7.Rddl Ignominious Post 3 ll2. Round 7 7l.Kc6 Qc8 72.Kd6 Kbs 0-1 retreat. 17...e4 f 8.Nd4 Ne5 Black is starting to 1.c4 d 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.g3 Nf6 4.[,92 c6 5.eJ d6 Round 6. Lukey With Compton taking a major prize, Hudson look dangerous. 19.h3 RfeS 20.Rfel Bf4 went clear again with a win 6.Nge2 Be6 7.Qa4 Qd7 8.hJ 0-0 9.d4 exd4 over won the B grade when, in the last game to B Nijman, while Vincent beat Boyd to l0.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.exd4 Re8 I2.Be3 d5 13.c5 2l.Bfl move into second finish, he beat Tbaila in an ending which the place. Wins by Tuffery over Bf5 14.94 Be4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.0-0-0 Na6 Sutherland and latter should have drawn. Russell and McNabb Tbaila over Post saw these two l7.Rd3 Nc7 18.R Nt6 r9.h4 96 20.h5 Re7 moving up the table. both won to share the C grade with a creditable The battle for the C grade 2t.Bs5 Re6 22.8h3 QeS 23.Rddl Nbs 24.eb3 4%. Russell's performance was outstanding as heated up with both Edmonds and McNabb Qe7 25.a4 Nxd4 26.Rxd4 exc5+ 27.ecj moving all his opponents came from the top half of the up to 3th. McNabb just missed the Qxc3+ 28.bxc3 Nd729.Kdl Rae8 30.8h4 Nc5 upset seedings. prize with his win over Scarf. points: 31.Rel Rxel+ 32.Bxel Re3 33.892 gxh5 Lukey 5th Vincent Prize list: Stephen Lukey 1 and SI Champion, , 5, B Nijman 4t,h , Tuffery , 34.gxh5 Res 35.h6 Rg5 36.Rg5 Re6 Ttraila, Matthew Vincent 2, Kendall Boyd and Alistair Guthrie, Compton 4. 37.Rxg6+ hxg6 38.a5 Kh7 J9.Kc2 b6 40.axb6 Compton 3:, Paul Tuffery, John Sutherland, axb6 4l.Bg3 Ne6 42.8t2 b5 43.Bh3 Kxh6 Vincent,M-Boyd,K Brian Nijman, David Cuthrie 5:; B Grade, 44.8xe6 fxe6 45.Kd3 Kg5 46.893 cS 47.B,d6 Round 6 Shane Hudson 1, Dean Edwards, Martin Post, c4+ 48.Kd4 Kfs 49.f4 Kf6 50.Kc5 St.fxg5 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 95 Stephen Coates 2:; C Grade, Thor Russell, Kxg5 52.Kxb5 KfS 53.Kc5 Ke4 S4.Bf8 yz-r/z 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxt6 Matthew McNabb 1:; top junior, Vincent; 21..,Rh2+1, The point is that 22.Kxh2 is met by gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 ll.c4 0-0 l2.cxb5 Nd4 Round 8. Lukey clinched outright frrst place upset prize, Russell. 22.Nf3+ 23.Khl Qh2++. 22.Khl Neg4! 13.bxa6 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Be2 Be4 l6.NeJ with a 30-move draw with Compton who Thanks to Christchurch Boys' High School for Threatens 23...Nxf2+ * and also 23...8g1! Qa5+ U.Qd2 Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Nxe2l9.Kxe2 clairned a share of third place. Vincent offered their assistance in setting up the venue. The 23,93 e3+ Where did that come from? 24.89) Rxa6 20.Rhdl Rb8 21.Rd2 Bh6 22.R [196 the draw to Sutherland when in a commanding tournament was played in a good spirit exf2 25.Rxe8* Rxe8 26.hxg4 Qxg3 0-1 23.Nac4 Rd8 24.a3 e4 25.Radl exf3* position, thus guaranteeing himself clear second thror;ghout and the DoP appreciated the 26.KxR d5 27.Rxd5 Rf6+ 28.Ke2 Ref place. Boyd beat Post to reach third. Tuffery cooperation of the players. 29.Rd8 Re6 3O.RxeE+ RxeS 3f.Kf2 Bg5 won over B Nijman and Guthrie over This week's prize question: why do some 32.Nd5 Ra7 33.Rel Rxel 34.Kxel Bn Mackway-Jones to gain shares of the minor players who habitually have only 5 minutes 35.Ndb6 Bd4 36.Kd2 Bgl 37.h3 Be8 38.Nds prze money. remaining to play their last 15 moves to the Bb5 39.Nce3 Bd7 40.Nf6+ t-0 time control also have a habit of arriving late to start the game?

6 NZ Chess 1994 Papatoetoe Open SarapurO-McLaren,L By Graham Banks Round 5 The 9th Papatoetoe Open was played over the The 9-player Swiss was convincingly won by l.e4 6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Rg2 96 weekend 20-21 August, The 57 entrants were Aaron Crutcher, who won all his games to 6.NgR Bs7 7.0-0 NgeT 8.Rel 0-0 9.Nh4 95 listed in rating order and then divided from the frnish 2 points ahead the pursuing of pack. 10.NhR Ng6 ll.Nfl 94 12.N3d2 f5 13.exd5 top into round robin groups of six, with a Swiss Crutcher 5/5, M Chilvers, C Edwards, G exd5 14.f4 gxB lS.NxR f4 16.c3 Kh8 l7.Qa4 group of nine at the lower end. The time control Judkins, B J Nathan, R Pocock 3, D phillips, J d4 18.c4 Bg4 19.Nld2 20.h3 BxR was 45 moves in 90 minutes, with Qc7 an added 15 Wai 2, Abilene Jones 1. 2l.NxR fxg3 22.8d2 Nce5 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 minutes to frnish. Stewart East was D.O.p. Special thnaks must be extended to our 24.Rn Nxd3 25.Qb3 Nf2 26.Rae1 RadS The top group was won jointly by Mark spponsors _ - the St George Charitable Trust 27.BgS Rd728.Bh4 d3 29.Re3 Be5 30.Rfel d2 Sinclair, who was unbeaten, and Leonard who generously provided us with the free use of 31.Rxe5 32.Rxe5 33.Qxdl Mclaren, who won Qxe5 dl/Q+ a crucial last-round game the Papatoetoe Convention Centre in addition to Rxfl+ 0-l against 20.Kxg2 Nf4+ 21.Kh2 Bxh3 Rxdl+ 34.Bfl Ortvin Sarapu. They scored 3 % 15, ahead a cash grant. The centre was a magnifrcent 19... Nxg2 of N Metge and O Sarapu 3, p Weir 22.Rgl Qf6 23.Rg3 Qh6 24.Ker f6 25-Bc4+ 2, I venue, much appreciated by the participants. Association McNally 0. Kh8 26.Bfl 86 27.d5 Bd7 28.Rs2 s5 29.Kfi Swedish Chess Computer (top 40) as at tltolt994 James Turnbull deservedly won group 2, a full Mclaren,L-Weir,p Rg8 30.Kel 94 31.Ngl Qh2 32.Bfl h5 33.Rg2 Rating List point ahead 34.Bxg2 Nxg2+ 35.Ke2 NxeS 36.Kxef of Graham Banks and Craig Blaxall. Round 1 Qxg2 CPU/Y|HZ RAT I NG All three of these players were unbeaten in a Notes h4 37.Ne2 Rg7 38.Rhr Rh7 39.Bc1 Rg8 0-l by Jonathan Sarfati 486/50-66 2346 closely-fought group. 1 tileph i sto Geni us 2.0 Turnbull 4/5, Banks and l.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.8c4 Weir,P-Metge,N 2 Rebel 6-0 486/50-66 234'l Blaxall 3, K Metge Beesley p 2th, R 2, Hair e6 6.NR a6 7.0-0 Qc7 8.Qe2 b5 9.8b3 Bd6 Round 2 3 Chess Machine King 2.0 ARM/30-3? 2318 th. 3.1 ARM/30-32 2311 l0.Rdf NgeT ll.Bg5 t6 l2.Be3 Ng6 t3.Racl 4 Chess M/ch Schroeder Notes by Jonathan Sarfati 5 Chessmaster /1000 Turbo 486/50-66 2312 Group 3 was won by promising junior Russell 14.Rc2 Qb8 Nce5 l5.Nd4 h5 16.h3 B,b7 17.f4 l.e4 c6 2.NA d53.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 6 MChess Pro 3.5 486/50-66 ?303 Metge, who lost his Round game 2 to David Nc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.f5 Ne5 20.fxe6 dxe6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 6.d4 Bfs 7.Bd3 e6 8.Bxf5 7 chess Genius 1.0 486/50-66 2292 Lim, but beat all the others 486/50-66 2289 in the group. Metge 21.Nxe6 Kf7 22,Nf4 g5?! This flank auack is 9.Bd2 10.Qe2 Rg8 Why not 8 Mephisto Gideon Pro Qa5+ Qxf5 lrlchess Pro 486/50-66 2277 4/5, A Taupaki 3t/t , F Fuarai and D Lim 2th S ill-advised while 9 3-12 , Black's K is weak. 23.Nfd5 94 Qxc2? 11.0-0-0 Nd7 12.93 486/33 2264 Price 2, G Pocock 10 Chess Genius 1.0 %. 24.Qfl Nd7 25.Rf2 gxh3 25...Be5 26.exc4 0-0-0 r3.Nh4 Qs4 14.f3 Qs7 rs.KblBd6 11 Bertin Pro 68020/24 2249 Group 4 was jointly won by Ian Cameron 2248 and 26.Rxf6+ Kef 27.Re6+ Kd8 28.Bg5+ Kc8 16.Ng2 h5 17.NeJ t5 18.Nc4 Bc7 19.Bc3 Qh7 12 Kattisto 1.82 486/50-66 Ben Giles, despite Ben winning their individual 29.Qxc4+ Bc5+ 13 MChess Pro 3.12 486/33 2239 20.8b4 Nb6 2l.Bc5 h4t? 22.8e7 Rd5 23.Bxh4 68030/36 2236 encounter. Cameron and Giles 4/5, R Hampton 14 t*{ephisto Vancouver Nxc4 24.Qxc4 f4 25.Qa4 Rh5 26.d5 exd5 15 Kasparov SPARC SPARC/?O 2217 and P Wallis 2t/2, C Wrlson 2, E Simperingham 27.Qxa7 fxg3 28.hxg3 Rxg3 28...Bxg3 15 Mephisto RISC 1 MB ARn/14 2217 0. 17 Hiarcs l.laster 486/33 2214 29.Bxg3 Rxg3 30.Rhel with unpleasant threats 2.0 Mana Garland won his last two games in 18 Chess M/ch Schroeder 512K ARM/16 2200 against Black's king. 29.Qa8+ Kd7 19 Saitek RISC 2500 128K ARM/14 2198 Group 5 to end up halfa point ahead of Cyndric 20 MChess 'l -1-1.71 486/33 2196 Joyce, Joyce Ong and David Vincent in an 21 Chess l'llch The Kins 512K ARr4/16 2183 extremely close frnish. Garland 3tAl5, Joyce, 22 t{ephisto Vancouver 68020/12 2165 486/33 2155 Ong, Vincent 3, G Mears 2, P th. 23 Socrates 3.0 Turner 24 Fritz 2.O 486/33 215? In Group 6, the first round had already started 25 Mephisto Bertin 68000/12 ?1?5 before the D.O.P. was informed of Merv 25 Fidel.ity Etite v9 68030/32 2121 68000/12 ?1O4 Morrison's late withdrawal, and so only five 27 Mephisto Vancouver players philips 28 Novag Sapphire H8/10 ?O94 contested this group. Robert 29 Hiarcs Master 1.0 486133 2077 won all his games convinchgly. phillips 4/4, E 30.Qxc5+ Nxc5 31.Nb6+ Kc7 32.Bf4+ + 1-0 30 Nimzo 2.2.1 186/25-33 2043 Otene, T Tangi and J Tseung 2, V Williams 0. 31 Zarkov 3.0 486/25-33 2038 2030 Clive Norman 32 Rex Chess 2.3 386/25'33 headed Group 7, despite losing McNally, I-Sinclair,M 33 Fritz 1.0 486/33 2020 his last-round game to John McRae. Norman Round 1 34 Saitek Kasparov Brute Force A8/10 2019 415, M Antony, W Ong 3, Alf Jones, J McRae 1.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.8b5 Bb4 S.0-0 30.Rhe1! Rg8 31.Re7+ Kd6 32.Qxb7 Rxh4 34 Zarkov 2-5 386/25-33 2019 36 Novag 68000/16 2008 2, A Laughland l. 0-0 6.d3 d6 7.Rg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 9.Rel c5 Diablo Qe7 33.Qxc7+ KcS 34.Qa5+ Kd6 35.Qa3+ 37 Comptete Chess System 486/33'1998 Matthew Carter frnished on top of a closely- Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 ll.Bcl Rd8 12.Ba3 c5 l3.Rbl 36.Qa7 1-0 38 Fidetity t,lach III 6a0OO/16 1995 fought Group 8. Carter 4, E Lui 3th, Aporter Rb8 14.Qe2 Nf415.Qe3 Ng416.QcI b6 t7.h3 39 Mephisto Ml,l V 6502/5 1981 3, H Courtney, M Bell 2, I BlackJockth. Nf6 rE.Qe3 N6h5 I9.KHZ 40 Mephisto Potgar 6502/5 1973

8 NZ Chess 9 1994 North Shore Open Bxt5 14.Qd2 Be7 l5.Rfdl f6 16.exf6 llorth Shore Qen A-grade gxf6 l7.Rf4 Rg8 r8.Qe3 Kf7 l9.Rel By Peter Stuart 1PA GARBETT NS 2291 r,J3 r.l9 tJ6 D2 D5 1 Auckland's Rg4 20.Bdr Nc4 21.Qcl !J1 4 longest-running two-day event other top-half players and met only marginally 2 RI NOKES NS 2289 1 tJ8 ti5 D1 D6 3 r,l SINCLAIR PE 2019 L1 U"lz H'.l1 04 U10 31h entered its third decade with the 2lst edition on weaker opponents than Smith and Mclaren in STUART NS 2123 rJ',l4 D5 D8 D3 lJ9 3th 17-18 Seprember. With the 4 P!' l0 of 16 Open round 2, while in round 3 the top three pairings 5 Rtl St,{ITH vr 2213 V7 D4 L2 Lr8 D1 3 competitors rated over 2000 there were few easy would have been identical under the direct 6LJ MCLAREN cA 2208 Lr13 rJ10 L1 D9 D2 3 1 D D 10 lJ13 3 games for the top seeds. This highlights a pairing method. 7cs BLAXAL L Ac 798 L5 15 rJ12 8NH HOPEI.JE L L AC 2034 LJ15 L2 D4 L5 v14 21h feature I've frequently observed in Auckland Russell Metge, the youngest competitor in the 9S l,JASTNEY CA 2030 t,116 Ll I'J14 D5 L4 2V, weekenders - a dearth of players rated in the B grade, drew with Merv Morrison, the oldest, 10 PB T.'E I R NS 2085 D12 L6 Lr15 D7 L3 ? l8OO-2000 ri16 113 !r15 2 bracket. in round 2, but this did not stop Metge from 11 R HART NS 2006 L2 L3 HAI R NS 1703 D10 L3 L7 D'.l4 lt16 2 Paul Garbett and Roger Nokes handled hard sharing frrst place with paul 12 Pt McDonald on 13 RA BEESLEY Ac 1712 L6 L14 Vl16 v11 L7 2 draws with aplomb though the chess was often 4t/215. Another youngster, Richard pocock, lost 14 BG EMETT NS 1712 L4 !r13 L9 D12 L8 1Vz not pretty; their opponents were confronted with to Morrison in the frrst round and had the bye 15 J SYKES lJT 1342 L8 D7 110 1116 L11 ltlz a niggling initiative which 16 DA VI NCENT Ac 14'.14 L9 111 113 115 112 0 led to decisive errors in round 2, but went on to score 4 points and in possibly tenable positions. The key games for share third place with Geoffrey Gill, Arnold van 23.Bxh5+ l{orth Shore open B-grade the final outcome came 2l...Rxh4 22.Rg3 Rxd4 in round 3 when Garbett den Heuvel and Robert Phillips. Morrison was gained positional Ks7 24.Ne2 Bb4 25.Nxd4 Qxd4 26.Rdl p lJ15 tJB 4lz a plus as well as the Morra in the next group on 3t/a wtth Aaron Taupaki 1 MCDONALD AC 1552*tl5 D3 t7 B,dz27.b3 Bxcl 28.Rxd4 Bb2 29.Rd7+ 1654 W20 D7 I'J13 t9 tl1',l 4lz pawn against Leonard Mclaren, though and Clive Wilson. 2 RC METGE Pr NxdT A VAN DEN HEUVEL AC 1575 W25 W12 D1 IJ1O D4 4 Leonard, despite an exposed Kh6 30.Radl Nb6 31.8R 3 king, might have 4 AC 1692 Vt31 tt26 tl14 DB D3 4 Sinclair, M - Garbett, pA 32.Rxd7 e5 33.Rxb7 e4 34.8e2 Bd4 G GrLL been able to hold on if he had not blundered a 5 R PHTLLTPS PT 1362 L1 tt25 U29 Vt',lz tt17 4 rook in time trouble. French (CO2) 35.8f4+ Kg6 36.8c4 Bg4 37.Re7 Kf5 6 R PoCOCK NS unr L7 bYe U32 1116 U14 4 l.e4 Bc5 39.Rd7 Kg6 40.8f7+ Kf5 MORRISON AC 1309 t'6 D2 U17 L1 V18 3IZ Nokes eventually won a pawn against Robert c5 2.NB e6 3.cJ d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.d4 NgeT 38.8d2 7 MK 8 TAUPAKI GA 1601*U3O IJ29 t,J1O D4 L1 3'IZ Smith game 6.895 Qb6 7.Qd2 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.8e3 Bd7 41.b4 BE 42.B,c3 Be2 43.8b3 Kg6 A in a which went right down to the Pr 1457 D13 WlB tt24 L2 tt15 3Yz f0.Ncf 44.Rc7 RdS 45.Rxc6 Rd6 46.Rxd6 9 c r.,rlsoN wire, with Robert overlooking a fleeting Na5 11.94 Nxe3 l2.fxef Nc4 l3.Bxc4 10 H ANToNY GA unr tJ16 v?7 L8 L3 t'J13 3 dxc4 14.0-0-0 Bxd6 47.8d4 a6 48.a3 f5 49.BdS Bbs 1 HP 1577 v23 L14 W26 W22 L? 3 drawing chance in the final time scramble, a Be7 l5.Rhfl ea5 t6.Kbt b5 1 J BoJTOR 12 CRUTCHER NS unr tl36 L3 t/'27 L5 lt25 3 chance which Roger l7.ds b4 l8.dxe6 Bxe6 l9.Nd5 cJ 20.bxc3 50.f3 exl3 51.gxB Bg3 52.8b3 Be2 A really didn't have to allow. NS 11/14 D9 tl33 L2 V21 L10 2lz bxc3 2l.Qxc3 53.Kg2 Bel 54.8c5 f4 55.a4 KfS 13 cM JoNES After their quick draw in round 4 the two Qxc3 22.Nxc3 Rb8+ 23.Kal 0- 14 M GTLMOUR l,ir 1384 u37 lt11 L4 D19 L6 2lz 24.95 56.8d5 Ke5 57.8c6 Bc3 58.b5 axb5 leaders were a point clear and the third round 0 RfcE 25.Nd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Bb4 15 G JUDKINS GA 866*I'21 L1 D19 I.'33 L9 2IZ 27.KbZ Ke6 60.b6 and White won 1-0 16 AC 1289 LlO lt23 D21 L6 V27 ZYz pairings were reversed in the frnal round. Smith Bd2+ 28.Ka3 Rc3+ 29.Ka4 Rc4+ 59.axb5 EA OTENE 17 AC 1535 ll28 D'.lg L7 tJ30 L5 Z',lz gained 30.Ka3 Rc6 3l.Rd4 Bxe3 J2.Rfdl Ra6+ D Lil'r an edge against Garbett, but the presence Strrart,P-Wastney,S 18 c CLARK HA unr D33 L9 U20 W24 L7 2lz 33.Ra4 Bc5++ of opposite-colour bishops meant that a draw 0-1 Dutch (A88) 19 ctJ PoCoCK GA 1557*D3t+ D17 D15 D14 D22 2tlz 20 IJALKER WT 1285 LZ D30 118 ll37 tl32 2lz was always the most likely outcome in the frnal Nf6 3.93 4.b3 Bg7 CA Nokes,R-Hart,R 1.c4 f5 2.NR 96 21 BR HOOTON PT 1379 L15 U37 D16 113 tl30 21, stages. Nokes made it quite clear from the start Guioco Piano (C50) 5.8b2 0-0 6.B92 d6 7.d4 c6 9.0-0 Qe8 22 TJJ TANGI AC 1323 L26 tl36 W31 111 D19 Ztlz that he was going for broke, with D26 V33 2Yz a sort of wing 1.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.dJ d6 5.Nc3 9.d5 Bd7 l0.Nc3 Na6 ll.Nd4 Rb8 23 JH MCRAE PI 1293 111 116 vt36 gambit 1346 bye LJ34 L9 118 D26 21lz (b4) against Mclaren's French, but Bg4 6.h3 BxR 7.QxB lz.Qd} Nc7 l3.dxc6 bxc6 14.e4 Nxe4 24 14 GARLAND Qf6 8.Qxf6 Nxf6 9.Bg5 25 1?54*L3 L5 rt?8 rt29 L12 2 Leonard absorbed all the pressure as well D KARA as a Nd7 10.a3 a6 11.0-0 h6 t2.Bd2 NE t3.Nd5 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Bxe4 d5 17.cxd5 cxd5 26 E GIDMAN NS unr LJ22 L4 111 D23 D24 2 few pawns to reach a major piece ending with RcS 14.b4 Ba7 15.c3 Ne6 16.93 Ne7 t7.NeJ 18.892 e5 l9.Qa5 exd4 20.Qxc7 Qfl/ 27 t4 CARTER PT 1163 U32 110 L12 U31*L16 2 connected passed pawns 28 1202 L17 L31 L25 V35 U36 2 on the queenside. h5 18.h4 Kd7 19.Kg2 Ng8 20.f4 exf4 2t.sxf4 2l.Qxa7 RaE 22.Qb7 RabS 23.Qxd5 RM NEAL NS 1384 l'r35 L8 L5 L?5 D31 1Yz Roger, however, got lucky in the final time Be6 26.Qe4 29 0p JOHNS Bxe3 22.Bxe3 Nh6 23.KhJ f5 24.Rgl Rh7 86 24.Qe4 Bfs 25.Qd5 30 c NoRMAN HP 1272 L8 DzO U34 L17 L21 1lz scamble and escaped with a perpetual, the so 25.Rd2 Rf8 26.Rg6 Rf6 27.Ragl Rxg6 Bts 27.Qf4 Qd7 28.Qd2 RbcS 29.Racl 31 JCO TSEUNG AC 1301*14 V?.A L?2 L?7*D29 1YZ top two seeds shared the main money. NS unr 127 D35 L6 ll34 L?O 'lVz 28.Rxg6 Nf8 29.Rg2 96 30.e5 Re7 31.d4 Ng4 d3 30.Bxg7 QxgT? PS: 30...Kxg7 is 32 T EVANS 33 UHITAKER Ac 1396 D18 113 t'J35 115 L23 1,/z The minor money was shared by Mark 32.8b3 Re8 unclear 31.g4! Bxg4 32.Qxd3 B 33.Kg3 Ra8 34.c4 Re8 35.Re2 c6 Qb2 34 GREVERS NS 1247 D19 L24 L30 L32 rt37 1lz Sinclair and Peter Stuart, whose last-round LP wins 36.Bc3 Nf6 37.KR Ng8 38.d5 Rc8 39.exd6 c5 33.Rxc8 Rxc8 34.8d5+ Kh8 35.8c4 35 S TE KANI HA unr 129 D32 L33 L28 bye 1lz got them to 3% points. Smith and Mclaren, as 40.bxc5 l-0 Qf6 36.Rcl Rd8 37.Qe3 BR 38.Rel 36 Bc SULLIVAN BP 1148 L12 L22 123 bye 128 1 third bye L20 L34 1 and fourth seeds, had the misfortune to Rd4 39.Qe8+ Kg7 40.Qe7+ QxeT 37 D VAN STRATEN NS 791*L14 121 meet both winners in good form, though Nokes,R-Smith,RW 41.Rxe7* Kh6 42.h3 Be4 43.a4 Bf5 Caro-Kann Robert's complaints about reverse pairings do (B12) 44.Kh2 Rd2 45.Kg3 Rc2 46.a5 Rcf+ 1.e4 c6 2.d4 not siand up to scrutiny. The top two met far dS 3.e5 Bfs 4.c4 6 5.Nc3 Ne7 47.Ref Rcl 48.a6 Rhl 49.a7 Rxh3+ 6.h4 dxc4 7.Bxc4 stronger opponents in the frrst round than the h5 8.Nge2 Nd7 9.Ng3 Nb6 50.Kf4 r-0 10.8b3 896 l1.Bg5 Qd7 t2.0-0 NfS l3.Nxf5 10 NZ Chess 11 NZ Schoolpupils' final Olympiad in Moscow New Zealand News David Guthrie [Otagol outstripped the freld in By Ted Frost Waitemata At this stage Worn held the lead, but dropped the hnal of the NZ Schoolpupils'Championship, FIDE had to deal with a major crisis over the Waitemata CC's 90-90 tournament (45 in 90, back with losses to East and Russell Metge in held in Wellington. With 6/6, David was 2 1994 Olympiad, when negotiations with the plus 15 to hnish) was won by Bob Smith with the last two rounds. East recovered from a points clear of Russell Metge [Auckland], who Greek authorities broke down. FIDE announced 5/5. Second was Jim Cater on 4. fourth-round loss to Graham Banks with three lost to Ian Grubb [Wellington] as well as the that the Olympiad in Thessaloniki had been The Winter Cup, a nationally-rated 6-round straight wins and a last-round draw with Katrine wmner. cancelled, but was exploring alternatives, and a Swiss, was also won by Bob Smith with 6 Metge, while Russell Metge caught up to the With invitations extended to Joyce Ong special meeting was held early in October to straight wins. The surprise runner-up was other leaders phil with wins against Walts and [Auckland] and Rosaleen Sheehan [Hastings] to deal with the problem. Robert Crawford. However, he did not have to Worn in the last two rounds. The winners join the 8 regional finalists, it was hoped that FIDE advised affiliates immediately after that play the winner. Third on 4th, losing only to scored 6/8, ahead of Banks 5%, Worn and there would be a field of l0 to play in the hnal meeting that an invitation had been received the winner, was Robert Bennett, followed Storey 5, and Clive Wilson, Robert phillips and and join in a coaching clinic on the Saturday from the Russian Chess Federation, with a closely on 4 by Vivian Smith, palmer, Brian Michael Bell 4. and Sunday after the event. Joyce Ong was guarantee of a contribution of one million Swiss John O'Connor and Mark Gilmour. unable to play and the Canterbury hnalists, who francs, for the Olympiad to be held in Moscow The club's 5-minute championship Otago was South Island on the same dates as previously scheduled - David Guthrie continues on his were competing in the retained by Bob Smith, with 9t/zllO in the 6_ winning way the Championship, withdrew. Daniel Lam, the November 30 to Decernber 17. That invitation player round robin hnal. He dropped the in Otago CC Championship, heading the draw second Auckland qualifier, also did not play and was accepted, so it was all on again - with the John g, third mini with 314. He lost to John Sutherland, to Robinson, who frnished second with a change of venue to what will be who dropped was not replaced. Matthew Perry replaced the exception of ahead of Otmar Storchnegger on 6. to third place on 2 with a loss to Canterbury qualifiers, so a field of seven, with a very cold Moscow. Geoff Lambourne. Matthew Vincent was second Howick-Pakuranga a rating span of more than 700 points, contested However, the change has been welcomed by on 2th, with Graham Haase lt/2. and Lambourne the hnal. most members of the New Zealand team. A new allegro rapid tournament has been 1. Other scores: B grade, Dennis McCaughan launched by Howick-Pakuranga Scores: I Guthrie 6; 2 Metge 4; 3-4 Grubb Moscow is recognised as a Sreat centre of CC in a drive to 415, John Gibb 3t/2, Aaron Batchelor 3; C build up and M Nyberg 3t/z; 5 A Batchelor chess, in spite of the time of year and Russia's club night attendances after a fall in grade, Fred Ryan 5/5, Roger Gonin 4, David [Wellington] 2th; 6 R Sheehan l; 7 M Perry t/2. economic and security problems. As this issue activity over the winter months. Former Reid Zth; D grade, Tom Everitt and Michael [Otago] News goes to press travel arrangements members and others who have not been active Bevin 2th. During the tournament, the DOP, Mark of NZ recently have been invited to play in the event, Noble, analysed games and the players took part are being frnalised. Invercargill Fenella which is being divided into groups of six each in a the day and a-half coaching olinic taken by As a result of the changed venue, Tony women's team playing a double round-robin, with two games Dowden has quickly shown that his Ewen Green and Jonathan Sarfati on the final Foster has withdrawn from the move to Invercargill considering a replacement. against lhe same opponent each night, and perceptibly strengthens the Saturday and Sunday morning. and the selectors are southernmost running over five weeks. In the top group three club in the country. Tony scored Ewen Green conducted sessions on how to Council has appointed Michael Freeman, of a clean sweep, teams. of auckland's strongest players have beeh 4/4, in the frrst round of improve your play, and how to execute an Stratford, as team captain for both Invercargill invited to play against HP's top three. CC's A grade championship, with attack, with a fresh approach that achieved a Robert Mackway-Jones scoring 3, M Wylie and positive response from the players. Jonathan Olympiad appeal Papatoetoe T Pyne each lth and J Preston 0. A McGurk Sarfati dealt with pawn structures, including The uncertainty about Olympiad arrangements Russell Metge and Fuatai Fuatai shared the heads the B grade freld with 4/5, followed by G finer points of position play. may have affected the response to the NZCF honours in Papatoetoe CC's Winter Cup, with McLean 3t/2, C Bunce and M Lang 3, E appeal for support funds. However, additional Metge winning their game in the last round to Forsyth I and A Smith %. donations have been received and are overtake Fuatai and join him on 6/8. In the acknowledged as follows: earlier rounds Fuatai drew with Roger Hampton Otago open spring rapid Previousty acknowIedged $350.00 and Graham Banks to take a narrow lead from Tony Dowden IN returned to Dunedin for NZ Chess Suppties 50-00 Banks. In the last round Banks lost to Don Otago Ben Martin 50.00 CC's spring open rapid toumament, 100.00 Storey, so dropped back Anton Reid to 3: with Storey on which he won with 6/6. Other scores: 2 David tJanganui CC 60.00 5th, ahead Katrine pattinson of Metge, Nigel Guthrie 4tA; 3-4 P Sinton, R Srone 4; 5-.6 A Gordon Hoskyn 40.00 50.00 and Hampton on 5. There was a field of 27. Batchelor, G Shaw 3th; 6-9 Anon F Fischer IN, B $700.00 There was a three-way tie between Katrine Total to date Gloisten OA, H Gold, A Rirchie 3; ll-12 M This total will be supplemented from a Metge, Stewart East and Russell Metge in the Foord, P Vecovsky 2th; 13-14 R Duffreld, T contribution from the first order ofdigital chess Papatoetoe CC's active championship, played by Rowell 2; 15 D Cameron lth; L6 V Hay 0. timers which has been placed by NZCF. Further 24 members over three club nights in August. Stone was frrst in the B grade, with Batchelor donations will be welcomed. Katrine beat Russell in Round 4 to take the and Shaw 2=. outright lead, but lost to John Worn in Round 6.

Chess L3 l2 NZ Coming eYents ' Experience with DGTs By Russell Dive have played in three toumaments December 28- So far, I using the DGTs (digital gamed timers) - the January I 1 NZ Championship Congress Championship, 2nd Southern and NZ Rapid ChampionshiP, British the International and Lloyds Wanganui. Counties Chess Union Masters. Points I have noted are: November 30- Bank 1. Time seems to disappear quicker, because December 17 1994 Olympiad, Moscow! Wanganui Chess Club Inc there is no sound of "tick-tick-tick" of the clock remind you that your clock is still going. Congress, f995-96 Civic, Wellington. to Invites all chessplayers to share especially the case in the last few Congress, 1996-97 Nortlt Shore, Auckland. This is top competitive chess and companionship in the rninutes of the time control. Congreris, 1997-98 Hamilton (tentative you know exactly the amount of application for centennial 2. Because lost, you tend to use every last 1994-95 Sir Robert Jones year). time you have 102nd New Zealand Chess Congress second. This is a very bad habit. 3. At Lloyds Bank, I had I second left after 39 moves. I managed to play my 40th move WANGANU{ Australian Open without the clock ticking down to zero. 28 December, 1994-ll January, 1995 NZCF has received invitations for players to 4. I had something like 8 or 9 moves to play enter the Australian Open, which will be played in 5 seconds at the British Champs, and even Total prize fund in Perth from December 28 to January 10 - a though I moved insiantaneously I could not stop complete overlap with our own Congress. $7,275.00 the clock from reaching zero before I had with $1,400.00 first prize for the However, any player is interested, further if played all my moves (l still had two moves to New Zealand Championship information is available from NZCF. play). The clock clearly showed that my "flag" had fallen frrst, so there was no escape. Motel accommodation at available on a share basis Wellington open lightning tourney 5. Overall, the biggest problem I've found is $25.00 per porson per ($20.00 night if four share). On the Saturday evening during the coaching that with the DGTs' silent running it is very schoolpupils' session which followed the NZ easy to get immersed in the game and then to Entries for NZ Championship, NZ Reserve and NZ Major Open close final, Wellington CC held an open lightning lose complete track of time. Be warned!! with NZCF (PO Box 3130, Wellington) on December l tournament. The A grade frnal was won by Jonathan Sarfati, 6thl7 (draw with David Russell Dive's schedule Late entries and entries for NZ Rapid Championship Green on to Guthrie), ahead of Guthrie and Ewen Between the British Championship and Lloyds Wanganui CC, cl- Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi Street, (06)343-6101. and Wanganui, tel 5%, S Aburn 4, J Eriksen 3, M NYberg 1 Bank Masters tournaments [reported in this R Jackson %. issuel Russell Dive played in the 2nd Southern Entry forms available from Gordon Hoskyn or The B hnal was won by Justin Phillips [back Counties Chess Union International, and NZCF Secretary Ted Frost (04)476-4098 for a brief holiday from a year's study in Israell hnished second equal. His report, which and Ian Grubb on 6/7, ahead of H Rennie2 4t/z includes an interesting commen[ary on the novel Wanganui takes pride in its organisation of chess tournaments and Z Frankel 4. pairings applied, will appear in the December since its frrst NZ Championship 99 years ago. NZ Chess. Congress 1994-95 will be one the of best. ln mid-October Russell has been playing in the Burlington's Staunton International in London, and is entered in a round robin tournament in Kiev, Ukraine, starting about November l.

NZ Chess 15 Australian Masters Tournament Rb8 r4.Bg3 Be6 15.c4 d4 r6.Kbl Bc5 l7.NdS 30.Qg4! Qxb2 And this is a crazy piece By Stephen Lukey Rc8 18.Rc1 Nh6 19.Nd2 f5 20.NR sacrifrce, sensible moves still drew. 31.cxd4 In late July I had the pleasure of playing in the followed by 95 and Nh5, getting rid of the Qxa3+ 32.Ke4 Qa4 33.Qdl Qc6+ 34.d5 Qbs Australian Masters in Melbourne. The format Bishop. 9.Nd2! NbdT 10.8e2 a6 11.a4 Rb8 35.f4 Qb4+ 36.KR gxf437.Rxf4 b5 38.dxe6 was a l2-player round robin featuring three IMs 12.0-0 h6 l3.Bh4 Qe7 14.h3 b6 15.f4 Bb7 fxe6 39.Qd6 1-0 and a bunch ofplayers keen to get an IM norm. l6.Bc4! Kh7 17.Qe2 Ra8 l8.Rael White has The average rating was around 2330, so if a clamped down on pawn breaks (b5 and 95) and The tournament winner took his chances when player had some early. breaks the IM norm of has a massive central advanLage. 18...Re8 they arose - having only a rook for two pieces 1th. was a reasonable possibility. in this game, but chasing the Black king to The tournament featured an interesting frnish off the game. innovation, with betting available before the first round, and ACF President Guy West il Sandler,L-Roeder,M drawing up the odds. I place $10 on top seed Tu 1.e4 c5 2.NA d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Hoang Thong at 3{o-l and joined the general n a6 6.8c4 e6 7.8b3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 9.QR Qb6 20...Rhe8 2l.Nxe5+ Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bxd5 rush to back Issay Kagan at 20-to-1, as he had 10.Be3 Qb71r.Qg3 b4 l2.Na4 Bd7l3.8 Nc6 23.cxd5 Rxe5 24.b4 Ng4 just won the Victorian Championship. After six l4.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Nb6 Rb8 l6.Qxg7 Rg8 rounds my "runners" were suffering divergent U.Qh6 Bxe4 l8.Ba4+ Bc6 19.a3 Qc7 fates - Tu was leading with 6/6 and Issay was 20.Bxc6+ Qxc6 2l.axb4 Rg6 22.Qh3 Rxb6 struggling on 0/6! Tu, however, could not keep 23.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 24.Khl Qxb4 25.f4 KfB 26.f5 up the gallop. Losses to fellow IMs Guy West exfS 27.Qxf5 Qxb2 28.Qc8+ Kg7 29.Rxa6 and Matthias Roeder set up a crunch last round f 9.e5! Qft If 19...dxe5 20.fxe5 Nxe5 2l.Qxe5 Ng4 30.Ra8 Kh6 3l.Ra4 Rf6 32.Qc4 Nf2+ game in which Tu (on 8) was white against Qxe5 22.Rxe5 Rxe5 23.Bxf6 Re3 24.d61 33.Kgl Qb6 34.Qd4 Qbs tournament surprise Leonid Sadler (8%). As so winning. 20.exf6 Rxe2 2l.fxg7 QxgT often in these critical games, nerves proved Zl...Rxg2+ wins an extra pawn, but gives decisive and Tu succumbed miserably. Thus White more templ! 22.Rxe2 Nf6 23.Re7 Bc8 Leonid belied his low rating of 2320 to get an 24.N8 Rb8 25.Ng5+ hxg5 26.fxg5 Bf5 amazing9thlll and the IM norm. 27.axf6 Qh6 28.RxI'/+ KgS 29.Rg7+ Kh8 My own result (3th) was disappointing, but all 30.Bg3 Rd8? Hastens the end. Better was 25.f4!! Rxds 26.8c4 Ke6 27.Rhe1+ Ne3 my games were tough struggles and I learnt a 30...Qg5. 31.Rf4 r-0 28.Bxd5+ Kxd5 29.bxc5 Rxc5 30.Rxc5+ Iot. Most particularly, over-optimism was a Kxc5 31.Kcl Kd5 32.Kd2 Ke4 33.93 b5 fault. After losing the first three games, all from JordanrW-Lukey,S 34.Ke2 h5 35.Kd2 b4 36.Rcl Nd5 37.Rc6 KB tremendous positions, I fought back and won the Notes by Stephen Lukey 38.Rxa6 Kg2 39.Rh6 Kxh2 40.94 fxg4 next two. I then had two crunch games against This game is positively mind-boggling. It is a 41.Rxh5+ 1-0 two of the top seeds. In both games I had a fascinating battle of White's central pieces slightly better position with about 15 moves to versus Black's central pawns. The bulletin 35.Qh4+ Kg7 36.Qg3+ Kf8 37.Ra8+ Bd8 Kagan, N- Lukey, S make in irve minutes and in both I could have editor, Robert Jamieson, was right when he said 38.Rxd8+ Ke7 39.Re1+ KxdS 40.Qg8* Kc7 Notes by Stephen Lukey forced a draw by threefold repetition. However, "This is a difficult game to understand. Both 41.Re7+ Kc6 42.Qe8+ Kc5 43.Rc7+ Kb4 1.d4 Nf6 2.NR e6 3.895 c5 4.e3 5.Qcr in both games I spurned repetition, sacrificed, players seem to be losing material, but when the Qb6 44.c3+ Ka5 45.Ra7+ 1-0 Nc6 6.c3 Be7 7.Nbd2 d5 8.8d3 Bd7 9.Ne5 and chased their kings right up the board, only smoke clears we have an endgame where Black t Nxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4 l1.Bf4 A bold plan and to frnd that I got mated! has N * P for R and a much better position. In il 95! a correct one, nullifying Black's dark-squared All in all the tournament was very enjoyable time trouble, however, the R wins. " il bishop. l2.Bg3 h5 13.h3 Nh6 14.e4 h4 15.8h2 and the accommodation arrangements good. I Moves 19 to 26 feature ao amazing variety of Bc6 16.Qc2 0-0-0 l7.exdS Bxd5 18.8e4 would recommend that anyone approached to possible pins, forks and skewers with 25.f4ll the Qa6 19.a3 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Rd5 Black has a slight play next year would get great benefit by most cunning move I have ever come across. advantage. 21.0-0-0 Rhd8 22.Nc4 Rxdl+ playing. Moves 27-40 were flashed out in seconds, with 23.Rxdl Rxdl+ 24.1

18 Chess t9 London games By Peter Stuart Lloyds Bank Masters 1994 remarkable performance l7-year-old The ideal gift The of By Ben Martin Alexander Morosevich scoring Russian IM in This year's Lloyds Bank Masters tournament chose Black with frve minutes versus Miles's 9t,Lll0 in the Lloyds Bank Masters (see page for a keen, was the last: after 18 years, Lloyds Bank has six, but only needing to draw to win the tie. 21), with performance rating of 2970, was a withdrawn its sponsorship, bringing a great Electronic clocks were used (as they were in reminiscent the young 's promising, of British tradition to an end. 32 GMs and 34 IMs the tournament proper), allowing each player to perfect score in the 1964 US Championship. were among the 295 players competing, not see the exact number of seconds he had Morosevich gained frnal GM norm with young chess his only for the champion's trophy and the prize- remaining. However, the game ended in a farce to go and can look forward to a three rounds money, but also for the five-available places for part-way through, when it was discovered that player hefty hike in his present 2575 FIDE rating. the London leg of the Intel World Speed Chess the clock times had been set at six and five Grand Prix. hours rather than minutes! A second game was Miles - Morosevich (of any age) The lO-round Swiss tournament was held in played with the same colours. Miles reached a Pawn (D02) Queen's the plush surroundings of the Cumberland Hotel favourable R * P endgame and ... lost on time. 1.d4 d5 2.NB Nc6 3.g3 96 4.Bg2Bs7 5.0-0 e6 in central London. Playing conditions were So Akesson joined Morozevich, Mainka, 10.Qd2 6.b3 NgeT 7.8b2 0-0 8.c4 a5 9.e3 b6 excellent, the only problem being the hre alarms Adianto and Tkachiev in qualifying for the Intel Ba6 ll.Rcl h6 l2.cxd5 exd5 l3.Nc3 Qd7 which went off a couple of times for no event. 14.a3 g5 15.Rc2 f6 l6.Racl Bb7 17.Nel Nd8 apparent reason. As is common with big 18.Nd3 Rc8 19.a4 NI7 20.8a3 Rfe8 21.Qdl Swisses in this country, pairings were available Tough going 22.b4 Bf8 23.Ra2 axb4 24.Nxb4 Bxb4 Ng6 on an answerphone the moming before each Russell Dive and I found the going tough: not Kg7 26.Qb3 27.Ba3 25.Bxb4 c5 cxd428.exd4 round. only were there grandmasters to contend with, Ba6 29.Qd1 Bc4 30.Rb2 Rc6 31.Rcbl Qe6 English GM was top seed on2625, but also hordes of talented juniors. I made 416 12.h3 f5 33.a5 bxaS 34.Rb7 f4 35.Kh2 fxg3+ but the competition was dominated by the but slipped back after losing to IM de la Villa h5 38.Bcl Bfi 39.94 hxg4 36.fxg3 Qfs 37.Qd2 youthful RUS. Still only Garcia from a promising position. Going into Bg2+ 40.Bxd5 Rf6 41.Qxg5 Qf2+ 42.Khl 17 years old and an IM, though rated 2575, the last round I needed a win for an IM norm - 43.Bxg2 44.Kh2 45.Qxg3 Rh1+ Rel+ 93+ Morozevich destroyed his opposition to take playing white against GM Mestel! - but I lost 0-l first place with 9t/z.llO. This earnt him his frnal quickly and so ended up on Sth.llo, with a Hebden Morosevich - GM norm and a performance rating of 2970! performance rating of 2380 against rated Centre game (C22) I % points behind him came GM R Mainka opposltlon. 4.Qe3 l.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 Nf6 GER 2485 with 8, followed by a bunch of nine Russell started well with a draw aginst IM 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.8d2 0-0 7.0-0-0 Ref 8.Q93 d6? players on lth: GM U Adianro INA 2520, IM Emms 2535, a game which easily could have surprise value White's opening is pOL The of R Akesson SWE 2460, IM T Markowski gone his way: this was rhe highlight of his established; correct, according to theory, was 2475, GM A Miles ENG 2600, GM D Norwood tournament. Later he threw away several points placed 8...Re4! 9.f3 Already White is ideally ENG 2545, GM J Nunn ENC 2625, IM V due to time trouble and a tendency to overpress for a kingside attack. 9...Ne5 10.h4 c6 11.h5 Tkachiev KAZ 2535,IM P Wells ENG 2490, against lower-rated opposition. He will be d5 12.Nge2 Nc4 13.h6 l4.Bg5 15.Na4 96 Qb6 GM A Yermolinsky USA 2590. disappointed with his irnal score of 4 and a Qa5 l6.Bxf6 Qxa417.Nc3 Bxc318.Bxc3 Ne3 Thus a play-off was needed to decide the last performance rating of 2165. 19.b3 Qxa2 20.Rd2 Qa3+ 2l.Bb2 Qe7 22.8e2 three qualifying places for the Intel Grand Prix, A dxe423.fxe4 Qxe4 24.Qg5 Nd5 25.Rxd5 Qxd5 with a minimum of $US5,000 prize money Title winners: Lloyds Bank Master, Alexander 26.Qt6 Kf8 27.Bc4 1-0 guaranteed and the chance to play Kasparov, Morozevich RUS 9%/10; Lloyds Bank Ladies 1 995 Short and other top GMs. This took the form of Master, Ketevan Arakhamia GEO 6; Lloyds a single round robin 5-minute tournament. Clear Bank Junior Master, Alexander Morozevich; first and second were Adianto and Tkachiev, Commonwealth Champion, ENG Subs cription with 6/8 and 5t/2, but the batrle for third was 7'h; Comm,onwealth Ladies' Champion, very tight. Harriet ttrunt ENG 5%; Commonwealth Junior to After three rounds, Tony Miles on 0/3 was Champion, Dharshan Kumaran ENG 7; spotted wandering around disconsolately with a Commonwealth Girls' Champion, Harriet Hunt. glass of wine. He then score 4t/zl5 to draw level NZ Chess with Akesson, forcing yet another playoff; this time, sudden death. Akesson won the toss and 20 Chess 2t Dive, R 23L5 - Emms J IM ENG 1535 easy to see or calculate. 34.Ng5 Re1 + 35.Kh2 edged move. Black provokes 9.f4, shutting Davies, N GM ENG 2510 - Martin, B Lloyds Bank Masters Rl Re2+ 36.Kh3 e6 37.Rxe2 Nxe2 38.Qf6 with White's queen away from the queenside. Lloyds Masters, R 5 Noies by Russell Dive Bd6 and Be5 to follow. Note that 38...Qd7+ However, the is a larget later on. 9.f4 Notes by Ben Martin 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.NA 39.Kh2 Qf5 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.Bf8+ KgS [h8] b6! 10.h4 Maybe White should accept the pawn 1.c4 Nf6 2.NB e6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 Be7 5.892 0-0 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.a3 Bxc3* 8'bxc3 Qa5?! 42.8h6 is mate. 33...Rd3 also loses to 35.Ng5. sacrifrce, though Black will have a strong attack 6.0-0 NbdT 7.Rb2 c6 7...c5 or 7...b6 is more 9.Nd2! Qc7?! 10.Qbf ! Black's last two moves Best for Black is 33...Re8 34.Rd7 [Both 34.Ng5 on the b-file. As played, Black gets his pawn active. 8.e3 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 f0.d3 c5 Black has have done nothing for his position, while White and Rh2 are adequately answered by 34...Qg61 back and has an open b-file! L0...bxc5 11.h5 wasted a tempo. ll.Rdl Rc8 l2.Nc3 a6 has improved his position considerably. f0...0-0 34...Qf6 134...f6 loses to the amusing 35.Qga! NgeT l2.Rh3 Qb6 Russell Dive suggests L3.Racl? Stronger is the immediate 13.cxd5 gxf6 36.Rxa7 leaves White 11.e3 b6 12.a4 Ra6 13.Bxa6 Nxa6 14.8a3 e5 36.Qf5!l 35.Qxf6 12...c4 here to prevent Bd3. After 13.Ne4! Qa5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.e4 Bb7 16.d4 and Rfe8 15.0-0 c4?! A dubious concession to with a lot of work to win. 14.h6 96 l5.Nf6+ KhS l6.Bxb4 Nxb4 17.a3 Black's pieces are in a tangle. Better for Black White, but Black was worrie.d about his 34. Rh2? Nc6 both sides have attacking chances. 13.h6 96 is 13...exd5 14.d4, though White has pressure queenside pawns. 16.Rel Re6 17.fJ Rae8 Tempting, but note the "clear" winning line 14.Q95 f6 l5.exf6 Nfs 16.Bd3 Rb8 17.b3 against the central pawns. 13...Rc7 14.cxd5 r8.Nfl Nb8 r9.Re2 Nc6 20.Qc2 Ne7 2l.Rael above. Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.e4 Bb7 17.d4 cxd4 Ng6 22.93 hS 23.e4 dxe{ 24.fxe4 h4 25.e5 34. ... Qe4! l8.Nxd4 Rxcl L9.Bxcl Bc5 The exchange of Nds 26.RI2 Qc6 27.Nd2 Nxe5! Black must do Best. Note that 34...f6 loses to 35.Qh7+ Kf7 rooks has freed Black's game. 20.a3 a5 2l.Rb2 something before the White knight reaches 95, 36. Ng5 + ! fxg5 37. R2 + Ke6 3 8. Qf5 + + . 21.Nc2 is still slightly better for White. when it will be time to resign. 28.dxe5 Rxe-S Also, if 34...96 then 35.Qf6. 21...Qe7 22.Nc2 Nf6 23.b4!? This leads to 29.Rxe5 Rxe5 30.NI3 35. Qc8+ Qe8 drawish simplifications. 23...axb4 24.axb4 36. Qfs Qe4 Bxb4 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Qg4+ Kh8 27.Nxb4 37. Qc8+ Qe8 27 .e5 is tempting, hoping for 27 ...Bxg2? 38. Qf5 'h-y2 28.exf6 Qxf6 29.Qxb4 Rc8 30.Kxg2 P.xc2 With only 10 seconds left on my clock when the 31.Qf8+ *, but simply 27...B,c31 is better for draw was agreed, I was not game to play the Black. 27...Qxb4 28.Qh4 Kg7 Not 28...Qc3? only alternative, 38.Qh3!? Rel * 39.Nxel Qxel or 28...Qe7? which are both met by 29.e51 40.Qf1 and Black will end up with 5 Qxg3+ 17...c4? Russell's idea l7...Ncd4! is much letting White regain his pawn with a good pawns for the rook, with excellent perpetual stronger, bringing another piece into the attack. position. 29.Qg{+ Kh8 30.Qh4 Kg7 31.Qg4+ check chances. ,h-rh One possible continuation is 18.94 c4 19.gxf5 cxb3! 2O.axb3 Nxb3 + ! with a crushing Martin, B - Hunt, H ENG 2225 Dive, R - Barua, D GM IND 2495 position. In this line, if 20.Rel [or Rf1] bxc2 Lloyds Masters, R 8 Lloyds Bank Masters, R3 2l.Bxc2 Ba3+ 22.Kdl Qb2 23.BbL Qxbl+! Notes by Ben Martin A critical position. The next 3-4 moves will be 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e5 5.d5 a6 22.Nxb1 Rxbl + ! 25.Bcl Bxcl 26.Rb3 [forced] l.NfJ d5 2.c4 6 3.b3 Nf6 4.8b2 c5 5.g3 Be7 crucial in deciding the outcome of the game, in 6.a4 Bc5 7.Bxc4 Ng4 8.Nh3 h6 9.Qe2 Qh4 Bxf4+ 27.Rxb1 Bxg5 also wins. 18.Bxf5 exf5 6.Rs2 0-0 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d3 d4 9.Na3 e5 10.Nc2 conjunction with the looming time control. 10.8d2 0-0 U.Bd3 Nd7l2.Ndr f5l3.exf5 e4 19.Nxd5 Ba3* 19...Bxd2* is met by 2O.Kxd2 Ne8 11.b4?! This reverse does 30. ... Re3?! l4.Bc2 Nde5 15.Bxe4 Bxf5 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.0- Qa5+ 21.Ke2 threatening Ne7+. 20.Kbl Qd4 not turn out well. 11...cxb4 12.a3 bxa3 We decided after the game that the quieter 0 RafS 18.Ne3 NR+ 19.Khl Bxe3 20.Bxe3 21.Nc3 cxb3? It is better to delay this capture, l3.Bxa3 Nc7 14.Qd2? Played to connect the 30...Re8 was better. Nfxh2 2l.Rfcl RfJ 22.Rxc7 Rxh3 23.gxh3 to keep White's knight out of a2. 22.axb3 Rd rooks, but 14.Nd2 is much more thematic. As 31. Qfs! 24.Rxg7+ KxgT 25.8d4+ Kg6 Qxh3 23.Bc1 QcS 24.Ng€ Rf7? Probably Black's well as opening the long diagonal it allows White must play actively, if he is to make use 26.Qe4+ KhS 27.Qg2 28.Qs3 NR+ Qh4 best practical chance is 24...8xb3 25.cxb3 White to frght for the vital square c5, with a of his extra piece. 29.Qxh4+ Nxh4 30.d6 Nf5 31.8c5 Rd8 Rxb3 + 26.Kc2 although White should be later Nb3. 14...Ne6! fs.Rfbf Bxa3 16.Rxa3 31. ... hxg3?! 32.Rdl Nf6 33.b4 Rd7 34.Kg2 b6 35.KR Qc4, able to untangle himself after 27.Bxa3 Rxa3 Qd6 17.Ra2 Nc5 Now the weakness on b7 is This natural-looking move soon gets Black in bxc5 36.bxc5 Nxd6 37.cxd6 NeE 38.ReI Nxd6 28.Kdz. 25.Na2! Threatening Rc3. 25...Bxcl protected. Black is better. l8.Nb4 Bd7 19.Ng5 trouble down the open h-hle. 39.Rdr Rf7+ 40.Ks2 Rf6 0-1 26.Nexcl a5 27.Rc3 28.Rd6 Bd7 29.Qg3 Nxb4 20.Qxb4 Bc6 21.Rba1 a6 22.Ra5? 32. hxg3 Nxc3 Qbs Nb4 30.Qf2 Nxa2 31.Nxa2 a4 32.93 Re8 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 is forced. White has a small 33. Rd2!! de la Villa, J IM ESP 2490 - Martin, B 33.Qc5 axb3 34.cxb3 35.Qd5 Qa7 amount of pressure to compensate for his pawn. Continuing the theme of playing actively. Lloyds Bank Masters, R 4 Qb7 36.Rd3 Rel+ 37.Ncl Be8 Black runs out of 22...Bxg2 23.Rxc5 Only now does White Unfortunately, this move and 31.Qf5 took a lot Notes by Ben Martin checks after 37...Rxcl+ 38.Kxcl Qal+ realise that 23.Qxc5 Qxc5 24.Rxc5 Bc6 of time to hnd and check. I now have less than l.e4 6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.8d2 Ne7 39.Kc2 Qa2+ 40.Kc3 Qal+ 4l.Kb4. l8.Re6 25.Rxe5'l'l loses to 25...f6. 23...8c6 24.Qa5? A a minute left on the digital clock. 6.dxc5 0-0 6...Nc6 7.Qg4 0-0 is more accurate. Qgr 39.Rdr! l-0 blunder in a bad position. 33. ... Qef? 7.Qg4 7.Qh5! gives White good attacking 24...Qt61 25.f4 Forced, as 25.NR or Ne4 fails Loses. However, the clear winning line is not chances. 7...Nbc6 8.0-0-0 Ng6!? A double-

22 NZ 23 to ...BxN followed by ...b6, and 25.h4 is met 53. Kf6 Kc3 International News by 25...h6 26.Nh3 Bd7 and ...b6. 25...exf4 53.. .Kb3 is a better winning try. White can save By Peter Stuart Not 25...h6 26.Nh3 Bd7? 27.fxe5 Qg6 28.Nf4 himself with 54.Rh1! Ka2 55.Rxh7! bl:Q India Bc7 2l.Rd2 R.fe8 22.8d1 Bxdl 23.Rexdl f5 and White escapes. 26.Rn Qe7 27.Re5 Qd6 56.Ra7+ Kb2 57.Rb7+ Kc2 58.Rxbl Kxbl The FIDE candidates' quarter-finals were 24.Ng5 Re2 25.NR R8e3 26.Ra8+ Kf7 28.Ne4 Bxe4 29.Rxe4 fxg3 30.Rff4 gxh2* 59.Kxg6. played at the company town of Nagar, near 27.Ng5+ Kg6 28.Bxe3 Nxe3 29.Rfl Kxg5 31.Khl Rae8 54. Rhl! Kd3 Hyderabad. The shock result was Viswanathan 30.Re8 t4 31.Qe4 fxg3 32.h4+ Qxh4 32.Rxd4 Qc6+ 33.e4 Qg6 34.Rfi Qg3 35.Qhs 55. Rh3+ KcZ Anand's loss to , which must 33.Qxh4+ Kxh4 34.Re4+ Kh3 35.Rxe3 Rxb2 Hoping for 35...Re5??? 36.Qxf7+!. 35...96 56. Rh2+ Kb3 throw into doubt the continued Indian 36.Re7 Bf4 37.fxg3 Rg2+ 38.Kh1 Rh2+ 36.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 37.Kxh2 Rd8 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 57. RxhT %-Yz sponsorship of the current World Championship 39.Kgl Rg2+ 40.Khl Rh2+ 4l.Kgl Bg5 39.Rd1 Kf8 The R + P ending is an easy win A lucky escape! cycle. If Anand started out as a clear favourite 42.Re5 Rg2+ 43.Khl th-Yz Black. Her plan is to blockade White's in this match, there was certainly no doubt for Gelfand - Kramnik pawns, then use one of her extra pawns to DiverR-DevenneyrRunr about the result after four games, when the Game 4, Queen's Gambit (D40) divert White's pieces, then penetrate in the 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 3.g3 Bg7 4.892 Nc6 5.Rb1 Indian led 3-1, having won games 3 and 4 - 96 1.c4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.ef e6 5.d4 d5 centre. White's only hope is to advance his Rb8 6.a3 a67.b4 cxb4 8.axb4 b5 9.cxb5 axb5 except perhaps in the mind of Kamsky, who 6.a3 a6 7.b3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.c5 b6 10.cxb6 pawns as far as possible. 40.Kg3 Ke7 4l.Kf4 10.h4 h5 11.Nh3 6 r2.e4 Qe7 13.0-0 Nh6 won games 6 andT to tie the match, which went Nd71l.Bd3 a5 l2.Nb5 Qxb6 13.Bf4 0-0 r4.0- Kd6 42.d4 R.d7? 42...t6 is much better, to 14.Nf4 0-0 15.d4 Ng4 16.e5 d5 17.Nce2 Qa7 into overtime after game 87 was drawn. The 0 Na7 15.Nc7 Rb8 16.b4 Bb7 Not possible is restrain White's central pawn mass. 43.e5* 18.Bh3 Nh6 19.8e3 20.Qd2 Ng4 21.Bxg4 American won the hrst tie-break game in a Qe7 16...Bd8 l7.Rc1 Rb7?? because of 18.NaS+-. Kc6? hxg4 22.h5 g5 23.h6 Bxh6 24.Nh5 tS 25.K92 close-fought 75 moves; a shattered Anand lost l7.bxa5 Qxa5 18.Qe2 e5 l9.Bxe5 Nxe5 Bb7 26.Nf6+ Rxf6 27.exf6 28.Rh1 Kg7 the second in a mere 17! Kamsky is now the Qxf6 20.Qxe5 Nc6 21.f4 RbcS 22.Nb5 B.a6 23.a4 29.Rh5 f4 30.gxf4 31.Rbh1 gxf432.Rxf4 only player involved in both the FIDE and PCA Qg6 Nb4 24.8f5 Rcd8 25.Rfel Bf6 26.Ne5 Bxe5 Qe4+ 33.Kgl Bxf4 34.Nxf4 Nxd4 35.Qxd4+ cycles. 27.dxeS Bxb5 28.axb5 Qxb5 29.Ra3 Qc4 Qxd4 36.Nxe6+ Kf6 37.Nxd4 Ra8 l-0 In other matches, too, the eventual winner had to come from behind. lost game 3 to , won game 4, and after Abbreviations three draws, the final game as well to leave his Abbreviations used in game scores in NZ younger rival without interest in either world Chess: championship. Valery Salov also won 415:3V2, 0-0 castling Kingside 0-0-0 castlingQueenside winning game 4 and 7 after had x capture taken the hrst game. Kramnik later acknowledged that he had fallen + check between two 44.Kg5 Suddenly, White has counterplay. stools and probably + + checkmate will play in only one b5 championship 44. ... ep captures "en passant" series nex[ time. The logistics of 45. Kc5 preparing adequately for two concurrent cycles d5+ I good move 46. axb5 must be quite awesome. cxb5 !! very good move 30.Bxh7+ ! KxhT 31.Qf5+ Kg8 32.Rh3 RfeS Not 46...Rxd5?? 47.Rxd5+ Kxd5 48.bxa6 Kc6 The most interesting game were those of the tr the only move 33.Qh7+ Kfll 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qxg7 d4 49.a7 Kb7 50.a8:Q+ KxaS 51.Kf6 h56 Kamsky-Anand clash. In particular the Salov- l? Speculative, with good prospects 36.e6 Kd6 37.e7 Rd7 38.Qes+ Kc6 39.Rh6+ 52.Kxfl and Write queens with check. Timman match saw frequent rapid simplification ?! Speculative, doubtful prospects Kb7 40.Qa5 RdxeT 4l.Rxe7* RxeT 42.Qb6+ 47. b4 to the endgame, department Salov d6 Position is equal a in which 1-0 48. b3 excels although he wasn't at Kf6 6 Position is unclear his best this time. Gelfand - Anand 49.6 fxe6 Although drawn, the frrst Anand-Kamsky game +- White is winning Game 10, Queen's Pawn (A46) 50. Kxe6 Rxd6+ was the best of the series, beautifully played by -+ Black is winning 1.d4 Nf6 2.NR c5 3.c3 96 a.Bgs Qb65.Qb3 After 50...Rd8 51.Ke7! Rb8 52.d7 h5 both sides. [52...b2? + White has a clear advantage Ne4 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.d5 Nd8 8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.e4 d6 53.Rb1 wins the b-pawnl 53.d8=Q RxdS Anand - Kamsky l0.Bb5+ Bd7 ll.a4 Qc7 12.0-0 Bg7 13.e5 54.Kxd8 h4 [54...Kc4 55.Ke?.Kc3 56.Kf6 Kc2 + Black has a clear advantage Game L, Ruy Lopez (c90) Nh5 14.exd6 exd6 l5.Rfel+ Kf8 16.Bxd7 57.Rhl b2 58.Kxg6 h4 59.Kg5 h3 60.Kg4 and + White has slight advantage 1.e4 e5 2.NB Nc6 3.8b5 a6 4.8a4 Nf6 5.0-0 QxdT 17.Qb5 1-0 drawsl 55.Ke7 h3 56.Kf6 Kc4 57.Kxg6 Kc3 + Black has slight advantage Be7 7.8b3 58.Kg5 Kc2 59.Rhl b2 60.Kh4 and the king 6.Rel b5 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 I)ortmund l0.Nxd Nxd c6l2.d4 Bd6 13.Rel gets back just in time. with compensation for material ll.Rxd Dutch GM Jeroen Piket had his greatest 14.93 r5.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 RaeS 51. Rxd6 b2 Qh4 Qm success to date in winning this category 16 :a Promotion to 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 19.axb5 axbS 20.Ne4 52. Rdl Kc4 Queen Qh5 Chess 25 24 tournament (average ruting 2641) in June/July. Adams - Karpov 24.Nxh6! Qe6 Or 24...gxh6 25.Qga f6 26.e6 Novgorod was a strong favourite, but lost Caro-Kann (B17) Qg5 27.Bxf6 + ! winning. 25.Nxf7+ QxIT 26.6 This double-round tournament organised under in the frrst round to Michael Adams. A later 1.e4c62.d4 dS 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 s.NR Qt427.h6 Nd4 28.hxg7+ Bxg729.Qh5+ Qh6 the PCA banner in one of Russia's oldest towns loss to old enemy Victor Korchnoi in a Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.8d3 c5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Qe2 0-0 30.Qxh6+ Bxh6 31.e7 RdS 32.8e4 1-0 would have rated category 19 if Gary Kasparov marvellous game left him on the 5O7o mark. 10.Rdl Qc7 11.c4 Re8 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.8c2 and still had published ratings! It Shirov - Polgar, Z Scores: I GM Piket NED 6%; 2 GM Adams Ncd714.Ng5 NfB 15.N3e4 Bd7 l6.Nf6+ Bxf6 was very much a two-horse race between French (C19) ENG 5%;3 GM Epishia RUS 5; 4-7 GM Dreev 17.Qd3 Bxg5 18.Bxg5 Rac8 l9.Racl Qd Kasparov and Vassily Ivanchuk, who matched l.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 RUS, GM Karpov RUS, GM Korchnoi SUI and 20.Qd2 Bc6 21.b4 b6 22.8t4 Qf6 23.895 Qe5 results exactly over the first six rounds. Bxc3* 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.NB Bd7 8.dxc5 Qc7 GM Yusupov GER4th;8 GM Timman NED 4; 24.Rel Qb8 25.a4 Ng6 26.R Bb7 27.8b1 h6 Kasparov then went ahead with his fourth, and 9.Bd3 Ba410.Rbl Nec6lL0-0 Nd7 12.Bef h6 9-10 GM Leko HUN and GM Lutz GER 3. 28.8e3 e5 29.Qt2 e4 30.f4 Qd6 3r.QdZ Qf6 what was to be his hnal, win over Evgeny 13.Rel 0-0-0 14.Rb4 Nxb4lS.axb4 a616.Nd4 32.b5 Nh4 33.a5 bxa5 34.c5 a6 35.c6 Ba8 Bareev in round 7 and he maintained his half- Karpov - Korchnoi NbS l7.Qal Bc618.f4 Rhg8 20.Rbl 36.8d4 Qd8 37.Rxe4 axb5 38.c7 Qd7 9619.Bf2 point edge until the last round, when Bareev Queen's Indian (E12) Kd7 2l.Bh4 Rc8 22.8f6 Ke8 23.b5 axb5 39.Rxe8+ Rxe8 40.Qd3 Ng6 4l.Bf2 Bc6 also succumbed to Ivanchuk to create a first l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.NR b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 24.Nxb5 Bxb5 25.Bxb5+ Nc6 26.Qr7 Kd7 42.Qxd7 BxdT 43.Rdl Nf8 44.f5 Rc8 45.893 place tie. 6.895 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5 27.Bxc6+ 28.Rb6 29.Kh1 Kef b4 46.8d6 Nh7 47.Be4 Nf6 48.8b7 Re8 Qxc6 Qxc5+ Like the others, Vladimir Kramnik dropped exd5 10.93 0-0 11.Bg2 Nd7 12.0-0 Be7 30.Qxb7 Rc7 31.Qa6 Rc8 30.Qa4+ K{8 49.Be5! Bxf5 50.Rd8 Kh7 51.Rxe8 Nxe8 off the pace early on, but from the half-way l3.Rfdl f5 r4.el Bd6 15.Ne2 Qe7 16.Nf4 a5 31.Rb7 Rg7 32.Qd7 r-0 52.8e4 NxcT 53.Bxf5+ 54.Bxc7 gxf5 stage had a hold on third place. PCA title U.Nd3 b5 18.Qc2 a4 l9.Rel KhE 20.Racl 96 frm 55.Bxa5 b3 56.Bcl Kg6 57.Kt2 Kg5 58.KR challenger Nigel Short remained winless in one Nb6 21.Nfe5 NcA 22.f4 g5 23.Qe2 Rg8 24.Kf2 Biel h5 59.h4+ 1-0 The World Seniors Championship was played of his rare tournaments since the London match. RafS 25.N8 h6 26.Nfe5 Kh7 27.Kgl Qe8 28.Qc2 KhS 29.Nf2 Rg7 30.Re2 Bc8 31.Rcel Pardubice in Switzerland for the frrst time as one of many events Hans Suri's Congress. 123456 Rfg8 32.Nxc4 bxc4 33.Qxa4 Rb7 34.Ndl h5 A category l5 [2611] round-robin in this in famous Biel The 1l-round Swiss with 61 players was won by 1 Kasparov RUS 2805* 'lth llz lYz 1lz lz1 7 3s.Kf2 Bd7 36.Qc2 Qe6 37.Kfi h4 38.Rf2 94 Czech city was won by GM Evgeny Bareev 2 lvanchuk UKR 2695 yth 1Yz tdh 1t/z '11 7 Mark Taimanov with 8%. Two more Russians, 39.Kgl Rgb8 40.Qe2 h3 41.Bfl Bc7 42.b4 RUS with 6/9 with GM Alexei Shirov LAT and 3 Kramnik RUS 2725 01h 0Y, 11h Yz1 10 5 Evgeny Vasiukov and Alexie Suetin, shared 4 ENG 2655* 01lz Wz Vllz lzlz 4 cxbS 43.Nb2 Bd6 44.a4 Qe6 45.Rdl Ra7 GM Ivan Sokolov BIH sharing second. Then Short OYz 5 Shirov LAT 2740 0h OYz !20 tlllz 1Vz 4 GER CM second place with Russian emigrb Anatoly Lein 46.Rd3 Kh7 47.Qd1 c5 48.Rxb3 Rxb3 followed 4 GM Kinderman 5; 5 6 Bareev RUS 2675 lz0 O0 0'l lzh 0lz 3 on 8, while forrner New Zealander Bob Wade 49.Qxb3 c4 50.Qb6 Ra8 51.e4 fxe4 52.f5 Qe7 Ftacnik SVK 4%; 6-8 GM Kiril Georgiev BUL, shared 13th on 6th. 53.Ndl Rb8 54.Qa5 Bc6 55.f6 Qe6 56.NeJ GM Hracek CZE and GM Z Polgar HUN 4; 9 Probably the best game of the tournament was Rb3 57.Qa7+ Bb7 58.a5 BE 59.Rf4 Bh6 GM Greenfeld ISR 3%; 10 GM Halifman RUS Amsterdam the round 4 clash between Kasparov and 3. Perhaps only Belgrade [in normal times at Mramnik, doubtless one the PCA world Bareev - Hracek least] can match Amsterdam for the number of champion was particularly keen to win after Queen's Gambit (d35) top-flight international tournaments. The top losing twice to his "heir apparent' in recent 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 group was an all-GM category 15 [2616] and PCA events. Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.a3 Be7 8.NR 0-0 9.8d3 saw a three-way tie between Michael Adams, Kasparov - Kramnik cxd4l0.cxd4 Nc6 1l.Bb2 QaS+ 12.Kfl Rd8 Jeroen Piket and Artur Yusupov GER on 5%/9. Sicilian (B33) r3.h4 b6 l4.Qe2 Bb7? ls.Rdl BE 16.Rh3 Next were 4-5 I Sokolov BIH and Timman NED 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 Rac8 l7.Kg1 Ne7 18.h5 h6 19.d5 exd5 20.e5 5; 6-7 Lautier FRA and Jun Xie CHN 4171; 8 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.895 a6 8.Na3 b5 d4 2l.Nxd4 Qd5 22.Rgl Nc6 23.Nf5 Kh8 Lobron GER 3'l; 9-10 Benjamin USA and van 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 0-0 12.Nc2 der Sterren NED 3. Rb8 r3.h4 Ne7 l4.Nxf6+ gxf6 l5.Qd2 Bb7 The Donner-Group comprised contemporaries 16.8d3 d5 l7.exd5 Qxd5 18.0-0-0 e4 19.8e2 of Jan Hein Donner U927-19881 or at least Bxf4 61. Or Kh6 when Qxa2 20.Qh6 Qe6 2r.Nd4 Qb6 22.Rh3 Kh8 60.f7 f8=Q 6l.E:N * players who knew him well. The scoring pattern Nxe6? loses to 62...Bxe3* 63.Kh1 RbL and 23.Bg4 RgS was identical to the top group: 1-3 GM Gligoric much better Black. 62.gxf4 Qf7 is for YUG, GM Smyslov RUS and GM Unzicker Bh6 63.Qt2 Rg7 64.a6 61...Bxe3+ 62.Khl GER 5%; 4-5 IM Ligterink NED and GM 67.Qc5 c3! RB 65.Qel Bxa6 66.8e2 Rfl Velimirovic YUG 5; 6-7 GM Bronstein RUS 68.Bxa6 69.Kgl with 68.Qcxc3 Or Qxa6 Qd3 and GM Hort GER 4th;8 GM Ree NED 3%; 69.Qxe2 ...Bxd4+ to follow. 68...Bxe2 Qf6 9-10 tM Hartoch NED and GM Pachman CZE Rc7 0-1 70.Qc1 Bh6 71.Qbl Qf5 72.Kgr 3.

26 27 two draws. Qa3 30.Qf5 Ke8 3l.Bc4 Rc2 32.Qxh7 Rxc4 25.Qxd Kg7 26.Qf4 Rad8 27.c3 h6 28.Rb1 4-game frnal started with draws, The 2 33.Q88+ Kd7 34.Nb6+ Ke7 35.Nxc4 QcS Qa8 29.Rb6 Rxd4 30.cxd4 Bxe4 31.Rel f5 Ivanchuk won game 3 and Anand game 4. The 36.Ral Qd4 37.Ra3 Bcl 38.Nqj 1-0 32.Qe5+ Bf6 33.Rxf6 1-0 Ukrainian got the favoured black pieces for the single playoff game and duly drew. Yusupov - Gavrikov Griinfeld (D93) PCA rating list Horgen r.d4 Nf6 2.c4 96 3.Ncf d5 4.Rt4Bg7 S.Rcl 0- "CS Masters" this Swiss town Ortvin Sarapu has supplied the names of the The all-GM in 0 6.NA c6 7.6 Be6 8.N95 Bf5 9.Be2 Qb6 top-rated players turned out to be a benefit for Gary Kasparov, f0.Qd2 h6 ll.NR Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.0-0 in the PCA rating list dated August 1994. The second figure given who won with EtAllL. Although lacking some of Nd7 l4.Rfdl dxc4 15.Bxp4 BxB l6.gxl3 a5 [173 for the very strongest GMs the tour.nament would 17.Qcz e6 ls.Khl Rfd8 19.Rgl NfS 20.8b3 Kasparov] is the variance column, reflecting the rating difference calculatqd by PCA between good and have measured category 16 [average Qb5 21.a4 Qb4 22.Rg4 Rac8 23.Bg3 Qb6 24.Ne6! Rg6! White's attack is too strong after bad 26451 if Kasparov's FIDE rating was still 24.h4 hS 25.Rg5 Bf6 26.Rc5 Be7 results. 24...fxe6 25.Qxf6+ Rg7 26.Rd7 Re8 27.Rg3! recognised by FIDE. PCA also claims that the Elo system or 24...Rxg4 25.Ng5! or 24...Qxf2 25.RR! The PCA champion's dominarice was not so introduced by Professor Arpad Elo is out of 25.Qf4 Re8 26.Rd6 Nds 27.h5! Nxf428.hxg6! clear for the frrst six rounds, when Viktor date, as it was formed when computers were no[ Qxd6 29.Rxh7+ Ke8 30.gxf7+ KxhT Korchnoi [63!], Alexei Shirov and Artur available to do the calculations. They point out 31.fxe8=Q Nxe6 32.8f5+ Kg7 33.Qg6+ KfB Yusupov shared the lead with him on 4th. that it does not consider differences between 34.Qxf6+ Ke8 35.Bxe6 Qf8? A blunder in Kasparov, however, beat Shirov in round 9 so results with Black and White, and does not lake time trouble - 36.Bd7+ wins the queen - but Gary had the event won with a round to spare. current form into account. Black faced the prospect of a losing bishop Final scores: 1 Kasparov RUS 8%; 2-3 Shirov An American group of specialists is working ending. l-0 LAT and Yusupov GER 7; 4-5 Korchnoi SWI on improvements. Ivanchuk - Bareev and Lautier FRA 6%; 6 Gelfand BLA 515; 7 PCA's top 24 players are: Semi-Slav (D44) Leko HUN 5; 8-9 Benjamin USA and P Nikolic l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.NB e6'5:Bg5 BIH 4th; lO-Ll Lu;tz GER and Miles ENG 4; 12 Gavrikov SWI 3. 27.Rxh5 gxh5 28.Rgl Ng6 29.Bxe6 Kh7 I Kasparov RUS 2808 t73 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 95 9.Nxg5 hxg5 30.Qf5 Rg8 3r.Be5 Kh6 32.Bf4+ Kh7 2 Karpov RUS 279t 161 10.Bxg5 NbdT 11.exf6 Bb7 12.83 c5 13.d5 Kasparov - Shirov 33.Qxh5+ Kg7 34.8h6+ r-0 3 Sirov LAT 2716 191 Qb614.Bg2 0-0-0 15.0-0 b416.Na4 Qa617.a3 Sicilian (B33) 4 Anand IND 2714 186 Bxd5 l8.Bxd5 Nd 19.Qe2 Rxd5 20.axb4 cxb4 1.e4 c5 2.NB e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Shirov - Benjamin 5 Ivanchuk UKR 2708 185 2l.Nc3 Qc6 22.Nxd5 Qxd5 23.R Bc5+ Nc6 6.Nbd5 d6 7.Rf4 d 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 Sicilian 9885) 6 Salov RUS 2708 182 24.Ks2 Nd3 25.h4 Kb7 26.Ra5 Qd4 27.b3 10.Nd5 Be7 1l.Bxf6 Bxf6 l2.d Bb7 13.Nc2 1.e4 c5 2.NR e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 7 Kramnik RUS 2697 t1t Bb6 28.Ra2 c3 29.Rdl Rd8 30.h5 aS 31.94 l.5.Rxa4 Nc5 Nb8 14.a4 bxa4 M716.Rb4 8 Gelfand BLR 2693 182 Nf4+ 32.Bxf4 Qxdl33.Qxdl Rxdl34.h6 Ka6 a6 6.3e2 Qc7 7.8e3 Nf6 8.0-0 Re7 9.f4 d6 9 Bareev RUS 2687 188 35.95 Rd8 36.Kfi Bd437.Ke2 e5 38.8e3 Kbs 10.Qel 0-0 11.Qg3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 10 Short ENG 2686 205 39.h7 Rh8 40.Bxd4 exd4 41.96 fxg6 42.f7 Kc6 Bb7 l4.Khl Bc6 l5.Rael Qb7 16.8d3 b4 11 Kamsky USA 2666 188 43.Kd3 Kd7 44.Re2 a4 45.Re8 axb3 46.Rxh8 17.Ndl 96 l8.Nt2 bxa3 l9.bxa3 Nhs 20.Qe3 Nxf4 21.Qxf4 e5 l2 Yusupov GER 2658 t75 b2 47.Rd8+ 1-0 13 Jepishin RUS 2653 t70 14 Nikolic BIH 2651 r72 [,ondon 15 Timman NED 2642 196 The third of the four PCA-lntel grand prix l6 Kaidanov USA 2638 t82 rapid tournaments saw a third different player 17 Adams ENG 2636 190 winning the frnal - but still not Kasparov! In a 18 Vaganian ARM 2637 t70 sensational first round the PCA world champion l9 Ehlvest EST 2637 186 lost t/z:lth to the Pentium Genius computer 20 Otl EST 2636 196 program. The machine then won both games 17.Rxb7! How many players would even think 21 Nenashev UZB 2636 179 against Predrag Nikolic in the quarter-finals of a positional exchange sacrifice before 22 Georgiev BUL 2635 193 before losing 0:2 to in the completing development? 17...Nxb7 lE.b4 Bg5 23 Tiviakov RUS 2632 186 semi-finals. In the other semi-final Vassily l9.Na3 0-0 20.Nc4 a5 21.Bd3 axb4 22.cxb4 24 Dantov GER 2630 t82 Ivanchuk beat Vladimir Kramnik by drawing the 23.h4 Bh6 24.Ncb6 Ra2 25.0-0 Rd2 Qb8 22.Nta4 f6 2-l,lk:4* Kh8 24.Nxe5 dxe5 third [tie-break] game with the black pieces after 26.QR Qa7 27.Nd7 Nd8 28.NxE KxfS 29.b5

28 NZ Chess 29 NZCF Council report Affiliated Clubs By Ted Frost Ashburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets North Shore P.O. Box 33-587, Takapuna, New councillor The standard conditions, with appropriate Mondays 7.30pm (Feb-Oct), Room 1 (upstairs), Auckland 9. Meets Wednesdays 7.30pm, Alan Aldridge, president of Civic CC, has amendments, will be circulated with entry forms Public Library, corner Havelock and West Northcote Community Centre, cnr College been coopted to the NZCF Council. for the NZ Women's and Junior Championships, Streots. Conlacts, Roy Keeling (03)86-936, Rd/Ernie Mays St, Northcote. Club capt, Peter the North and South Island Stephen Taylor (03)85-761. Stuart, 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont (09)445- Two clubs suspendd Championships, and other NZCF events. Canterbury 227 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch. 6377. At the October meeting, councillors were Meets Wednesdays, 7.3opm. Tel (03)366-3935 Otago 7 Maitland St, Dunedin. Meets disappointed to receive a report that there had FIDE headquarters club-room. Pres, Mark Guy, 9 Bennett St Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7.30pm. Tel been no response from two clubs to requests for 1994 has been a year of problems for FIDE' (03)352-6991. Sec, Pat Jordan (03)338-4274. (03)477-6919 clubroom. Pres, Paul Vecovsky, action on their 1993-94 club returns and reaching a climax with the switch of the Civic Meets Tuesdays 7.3opm, Turnbull House, (03)478-0345. affrliation fees. Council reviewed the reminders Olympiad from Greece to Moscgw' The Lower Bowen St, Wellington. Sec, John Papatoe0oe Meets Wednesdays 7.30pm, St sent to the clubs, and notices advising that problems of relationships with Greece Gillespie, 164 The Ridgeway. Mornington George's Anglican Church Hall, LandscapeRd, suspension would apply from October 1 if they [particularly financial arrangements] affect the (04)389-2775. Papatoetoe. Club capt, Graham Banks, 49 did not meet their obligations, with advice on FIDE headquarters, which probably will not be Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Hutchinson's Rd, Howick (09)534-7951. the consequences for playing members if the resolved until after the FIDE Congress and Wellington 5 (04)764-098. Petone Gambit Meets Thursdays 7.30pm suspensions came into effect. election of a new president' Hamil0on Inquiries Pres, Hilton Bennett,65 Te Central Bowling Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. Council decided that the suspension of the two However, there have been hints of progress Aroha St (07)855-1037. Pres, Mark Noble, 97 Seddon St, Naenae, clubs, Auckland Chess Centre and Rotorua CC, towards resolving some outslanding issues. The Howick-Pakuranga Moets Tuesdays 7.30pm, St Lower Hutt (04)567-0467 . should proceed. Both clubs have been advised to US Chess Federation has urged FIDE to try to John Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Upper Hutt Meets Mondays 7.30pm, Fraser this effect. resolve differences with the PCA' It has been Highway, Highland Park. Pres, Paul Spiller Cres. School Hall, Redwood St. Sec, Glen The suspensions will be lifted immediately, if reported that Gary Kasparov is happy with (09)535-4962. Sullivan, 6a'lotzra Street, Upper Hutt (04)528- and when the clubs meet their obligations to Moscow as the venue for the Olympiad, and Hastings-Havelock North P.O. Box 184, 6783. NZCF (and to their own members). A1l clubs that PCA has offered to take over and run the Hastings. Meets Wednesdays 7pm, Library, Waitemata Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Kelston have been notified of the suspensions. FIDE rating system, which has come in for Havelock N High School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Community Centre, cnr Great North Rd and criticism for not getting up to date with Chris Smith (06)877-4583. Awaroa Rd, Kelston. Pres, Bob Smith, 2 Standard 0ournament conditions computer technology now available for refining Invercargill Meets Wednesdays 8pm, staff Autumn Ave, Glen Eden, Auckland 8 All entry forms for the coming Congress the calculations. Kasparov is also reported to be room, South School, Ness St. Sec, Robert (09)818-4113 or contact Steve Lawson include a separate leaflet setting out all the willing to meet the FIDE world champion for Mackway Jones, 5 Pine Cres, Invercargill (09)818-5137. conditions which apply to NZCF tournaments. the undisputed world title. NZCF awaits offrcial (03)217-1154. Wanganui Meets Mondays, Chess and Camera These conditions include sections of the word on these developments. Kapiti Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Block E Club, Cooks Gardens. Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, handbook which remain in effect, together with Kapiti College,Margaret'sRoad, Paraparaumu. 7 Pehi St (06)343-6101; sec, K Yorston, 5 amendments and decisions on other relevant DGTs Pres, Ab Borren, P o Box 127, Paraparaumu Mitchell St (06)343-37166. points which have been taken by Council. Several clubs have taken advantage of the (04)298-416'7. Sec, Bill Cox,25 Jeep Rd, Wellington Meets Saturday nights in Blind It has been opportune to present the detailed opportunity to place an initial order of digital Raumati Sth (04)298-8589 Social Club, Westbrook House, 181 Willis conditions in this form because of the changes chess timers. If sufficient are available, they New Plymouth 1l Gilbert St, New Plymouth. Street. Ring bell at right of door. 6pm, juniors; which have been made ovor recent years, and will be used in the coming New Zealand Meets Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres, R P Bowler, 7.30pm club play. Pres, Tim Frost, 1/51 particularly because of the changes in relation to Championship. However, the number in the 251 Coronation Ave (06)758-0797. Sec, Keith Cornford St, Karori (04)476- 3541. Sec, Ted entries which apply this year. country at that time will not be large. Okey,253d Coronation Ave (06)758-8811. Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori (04)476-4098. Players are reminded that entries for the Reports from overseas suggest that there has Auckland Chess fusn, sec David Boyd, 27 Wellington District Chess Assn Inc,, sec, Ted Championship, Reserve and Major Open close been resistance to the cost of the DGTs, which Aiton Avenue, Northcote; (09)480-5028. Pres, Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington 5; NZCF on December 1. Entries from is understandable. However, they are being with Petor Stuart, 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont, (04)476-4098. players rated below 1800 will not be accepted made available in NZ at lower cost than in other Auckland 9. (09)445-6377 . ior the Reserve Championship, and players with countries such as Australia or England. a rating of 50 or higher above the lowest player In spite of the resisLance, [hey will be in use at NZ Correspondence Chess Assn, accepted on rating for the Reserye will not be the coming Olympiad and now appear to be in P.O. Box 3278, Wellington. eligible for the Major Open. More than 400 use in all major international tournaments. Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, (04)237-4753. entry forms have been distributed, but more are available on request to NZCF'

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