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Metge, Martin and NEW ZEAIAND CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Sarfati beat Love, Sutton and Spain respectively. Sluart-Dive looked 28th Decernber lSi to gth January 1SZ headed for a draw till White's king invaded Black's queenside with terrifying speed. Dreyer survived a shaky opening to draw with Smith. By Ben Martin 1 AKer v PGarbett The otago chess club hosted the lgEl-lggz RJI national chess I d6 2 hB e5 3 Bg2 cG 4 d4 Qb6 5 e3 I{d7 6 b3 tgf6 7 a.bz congress I 94 played at Universlty college Dunedin, John l-larraway once a4 8 d5 Nxd5 9 Bxe4 Ob4+ lO IIdZ Nc3 ll Af3 te5 l2Qg2 more took on the rask of dircclor of play and performed it with his usual ilxe4 13 Qxe4 Qre4 14 ilxe4 f5 15 t4lre4 16 fxeS d5 17 NeZ thor0LiShness and efficiency. Bb4+ 18 c3 Bc5 19 Nd4 O-O 2O Ke2 Ttre venue, a uniuersity hall of residence. was excellent. All rhrse b6 Zl c4dxc4 22bxc4 Ba6 23Racl lsurnantentrs fitted easily into one huge room with th6 championship Bxd4 24 sxd4 RfS 25 Bc2 RafS 26Plh2 players in an alccive off to one sido The analysis room was larqe. with re---KI7 27 Bcl bS 2ARl2KeG 29 ,% %"m television and a ping-pong "ruzt% table iri an adjacent area Accornrnmodatiorr Bs3 bxc4 3O Rc3 BBfZ 3l Rxf3 Hxf3 ,/ru_%: was o{fered at nearby Selwyn Collega, 328d2 Kds 33 Bxf3 c3+ 34 Kdl exf3 % David fleid, olago chess club presidont, officially oponacJ rhe 35 Be3 Ke4 36 e6 Bc8 37 e7 BdZ 38 congress Thare were 64 players, a litlie clown on last year's toral hrit Bgl Kd3 39 a4 a5 40 95 c5 O-l- still a nespecfablo nurnber JSarfata v GSpain with three Dlympiad places aI stake a stronq tield was assembled for 1 e4 d5 2 exds Qxds 3 ltlc3 QaS 4 i'% i the championship lt includod five former Naw zealarrd champions and d4ltlf6 5 ltlf3 c6 6 Bd2 Bfs 7 Bc4 e6 the currBnt titlehoidBr, Thoy were top soed Ben Martirr; Anthony Ker, 8 ileS NbdT 9 Gte2 Bb4 lO NrdT l{xd7 I I a3 O-O-O 12 O-O Bxc3 champion in 1991 and winner of the North lsland championship wirh BIB; 13 Bxc3 Qc7 14 b4 NfG 15 f3 RhgB 16 Bel Nhs 17 c3 18 Oo3 Bichard sutlorr; 95 Paui Gartrett. Flussell llive and Jonathan sarfati rht: Of4 19 Qe2 Qc7 2O EaZ 21 Bh4 RdfB 22 Qe,3 g? 23 hxg3 other 94 comFjetitors were Rober1 Smith, Martin Dreyer, Graeme Spain, Nxg3 24 Hel h5 25 Bg5 Bh7 26 Bf4 tf5 27 Qe,4 ad7 28 QeS Petsr Stuart, Tony Love and NigelMetgo Kd8 29 Ob8+ Qc8 3O QraT Rg6 3l OaS+ Ke,B 32 Bd3 l-O- Round 1: lnnmediately the tournantent was of f to a f iqhring start with Round 3: Again a good round to be White. Dreyer stormed Stuart's four wins The rnajor surprise was Ker's unleashing of Basman's opening kingside to win convincingly. Love opened his score by beating Smith ro (l 95) beat spain. Dreyer bear Love, Marrirr beat Metge and Garberr and Dive converted his extra pawn into a win against Ker. Garbett and had a good win versus stuart Dive-Smith and sutton-sarfati were Sarfati had a short draw while Sutton and Metge had a longer one. interesting hard-fouqht draws Spain was a clear exchange up against Martin in an endgame but was I swindled at the last moment. PGarbettUPStuart MDreyer v PStuart I e4 c5 Z Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 NbS d6 6 c4 trtf6 Z 1 e4 c5 2 ilc3 Nc6 3 93 HbB 4 f4 96 5 ltlf3 Bg7 6 Bg2 b5 7 d3 Nlc3 a6 I Na3 Be7 9 Be2 O-O lO O-O b6 tt Be3 Bh7 tZ Ob3 Nd7 b4 8 trle2 e6 9 O-O l{ge7 lO a3 a5 I I axb4 axb4 12 e5 d5 13 d4 l3 Rfdl NcS I 4 QcZlrlb4 t5 Od2 Bf6 t6 Bf4 Be5 tZ Bg5 ec7 lB f4 cxd4 14 Nexd4 Bd7 15 Be3 ltrd4 16 ltlxd4 O-O 17 Ad2 ReB r8 Bxc3 l9 Qxc3 hlc6 2O Qe3 Ne7 Zl Bft f6 ZZ Bh4 RfdS 23 Hact 94 BbS 19 Hfz NcG 2O lfrc6 Bxc6 2l BcS EfA 22 BxfS RxfB 23 Nd7 24 8f2 BabS 25 Bg4 Ktt 26 b4 Ba8 27 Rc3 NfB 28 I{cZ e5 f5 srfS 21 gxt5 Re8 25 e6 fre6 26 frg6 htg6 27 Oh6 Hb7 28 29 f5 Qc6 30 Bf3 b5 3 t cxbS exbS t2 Rct RdZ Ag eb3+ KeB 34 Bafl Hg7 29 Bf3 ReeT 30 Bh3 Rh7 3l Clxg6+ BhgT 32 OhG Bh7 a4 Cla5 35 RxdT NxdT 36 Bh5+ Kd8 3Z Rxd6 ec7 38 ed3 Bxe4 33 Bg3+ RhgT 34 RxgT+ BxgT 35 Qre6+ Kh8 36 Ah6+ KgB 37 39 RxdT+ QxdT 4O Qxe4 Ctxf5 4t ee2 96 tZB,g4 ef4 4i! BeC t_O. Qxc6 Og5 38 QeB+ Kh7 39 Qe2 Re7 40 Qd3+ KhG 4f Oxd5 l-O- 2 3 Hound 4- Stuart-Love was a short draw, Metge drew wilh Smith in a the Cha much more exciting game which saw Melge sacrificing matorial for an attack. Spain's unusual opening paid off as Sutton quickly lost a pawn and eventually the game. Sarfati had a fine positional win over Dive but This program Garbett suffered what was to be his only loss of the tournament 10 has it all Martin. Yet again Ker entered an opposite-coloured bishop ending a pawn down - his third in a row. Dreyer won, but not without some help professional chess 3 ChessBase is the first from his opponent. Leading scores were: Martin, Dreyer 3.5; Sarfati database to run on personal computers' lt is and Garbett 2.5 currently used by almost all of the top players in the world. ChessBase helps you keep abreast NMetge v HSmith t with current theory to find new,ideas, classi{y and evaluate new openings, and analyse the is regularly improved and updated. 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6 7 Round 9: Garbett-Dreyer and Smith-Sutton were both long draws - MDreyer u NMetge the fourth successive draw for Garbett and Smith. Dive crushed Metge's bxc3 NcG 7 Dutch Defence while Spain and Martin won with black against Love and I d4 NfG 2 c4 eG 3 ilc3 Bb4 4 e3 c5 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 12 d5 13 f3 Stuart respectively. Ker and Sarfati drew. BACOL/ other systems ranci.m hands t,r deal yo r own 131 70 and muct morctt Call for GO GO GO (iBl'.4&compaLiblcs) Ba7 12 Bxg3 BbB 13 Be1 Ba7 14 powerlessness. GO GO VISA/ ACCESS welco'ne All prrces rncludc VA1 afd UK posraqc 94 demonstrates Black's N EWrl Th€ European cotnputerCO Charnpion ncludes turorral 131 l0 VLs tors wPl.one bV JPPorntmeni More remarkably, by placing the bishop (on a7 in the diagram) on e3, [36 50 CB Software 37 Marsh Lane London NW7 4QJ l-el OEl 959 (J67-C the same matrix yields the more difficult twin win first discovered by Birbrager in 1955: 1 b7 BcS 2 Bd4 BbG 3 BcS Ba7 4 Bb6 Bb8+ 5 Kf2 Bg3+ 6 Kf1 VISA/ACCESS welcome Visitors welcorne by appotrttrnenl Orders and enquiries to IM Malcolm Pein: CB Software, 37 Marsh Lane t-ondon NW7 4QJ Tcl 08I 959 0670 Fax:081-906 8771 10 11 there and finished equal 91st on four points with lwo wins and four draws from eleven games. BHUCE MAHSICK KAPITI Now a game to break the ln the associated lightning P the m0notony of news. t!t28-l(xll Glenys Mills has sent us SaraPu WELLINGTON minute) championshiP, I results the Kapiti Chess Club It is with gr€at sadness that of came second behind Krogius. passing championships, 1S1: I SGrainger v EGAFrost h to mention the From there they (Sarapu ard during the A grade Tom Powell Trophy: q B grade AllWgtn away of Bruce Marsick - Morrison! went to Talinn for a 21 'l; Ab Borren 2; I d4Hf62c4963NcBBg74 early hours of ThursdaY, Alvaro Lacunza weekonder whare SaraPu scored Earl Floberts 3. o4 dE 5 f3 tl*O 6 BeB HbdT 7 Novernber. 3,5 points in the top qroup. On tho grade Borren TrophY: &d7 e5 I NEeZ b5 I O-0-0 cxd4 A lireless worker for chess, B - A I way horno he plaYed lvrro simuls [r Bruce was Secretary/Treasurer Mark Gosnsll l; Martin Hill, Rex l0 [{xd4 Eh,7 1l tsm2 a6 l2 94 scerring 75 cenl fr'I hS I3 h3 Hcffi $4 $*dgl Khf l5 Gerrnany Per of the Papatoetoe Chess Cluh Hayes 2=. each case His next evenl is tfe ffi92 HhE 16 MxhS 17 fthEl and Chrairrnan of tha Auckland C grade - Gufeld Trophy: Ged ExhS Australian charnpionships held at ffie5 l8 b3 ilefi l9 ${xc$ ExcG ?CI Chess Association. Farnan 1; Zoe Kingston 2; Guy ths sanie time as ours. This year, while playing chess Barnes 3. KbI b5 2"1 exh5 ExcB 22 CIcZ corresPon- All the above received certifi- tsxb5 er the board, by &IEW PLYMOUTH dence and tutoring chess, he cates, presgnted by President Ab 8 Freim Faul Tuff erY: Taranaki organised and directed tho Borren and free subscriptions for 7 0pen 30/3$, 1Oth Augtlst 1991. NZ one year to NZ Chess. (Hooray!/ Auckland Schoolpupils, Dave Cooper (Vdang! won the Schoolpupils Papatoetoe Earl Roberts won the Bapid 6 % and t lESl Bvent usith 5.5/6 ahead of Open. Chess Trophy with Jim Maclntosh 5 A Faul Tuf {ery (ltlP} 0n 5 Points. Earlier in his chess career runner-up. 4 % Martin Post {Wang) was the one played at NZ Championship USA ]I. v&t t urho took a half poinl from the level. At various times he won the Maybe out of place but com- 2 tr winner but uras bsaten for third Reserve, Major Open and North puter buffs or fans of those inter- %I{:% I place try l\eil Cruden (Eltham) Tte lsland Championships. minable piece endgames may find A rsst were: Chris Burns, Keith Okey. correspondence Stokes Returning to it interesting. lan Finnie, abcdef'9h Michael Petrove 2.5; John Billing. play last year, he won TT2 and Valley, sent us a copy of an article il P3 e5 BxeS 24 Hxg6 Bf4 ?5 Jacey Connor 2; Bob Bowler i, All as promoted to the Reserve in Scientific American, Nov lSl. {}9S filgS 26 GxfT#. nrinor placegettors excePt Burrs even- Champs. He spent his last Apparently, one Lewis B Stiller (Wanglare from hlew PlYmouth. Papatoetoe club where ing at the has written a program that found a AUCKLAhID The last-named had a different game in he won his and was winning line 2?3 moves long in a At least frorn thal quarter. Ortvin result in the New PlYmouth OPut good peacefullY "Still, spirits. He died H+B v 2Ns endgame. we're Sarapu has returned from Ger- 30-30 on 9th November, B BoF in his sleop early next mornng. with roughly 32 trillion ope- dealing many and the World Senior Cham- ler, .lustin Dauis 516; C Burns, M Bruce is survived by his wife rations, and a stray neutron might pionship where he finished in Post 4; M Petrove. Warwick Goo- Julie, son Paul and daughlers conceivably have bounced into eighth equal place. Above him din, Errol TufferY, J Connor, DaviC Anna and Jane. the computer chips." His assistant wara names like SmYslov, Geller Finnikin (all NP), Matthew Crombe He will be sorely missed bY all has 65,536 processors and aight (tied for first) Krogius. Unzicker, (Ham) 3; Andy Schafer 2; Greg peace, memory. Probably who knew him. Best in billion bytes of Pachman. Sarapu did not lose a Smith (Wang), Alan JurY (NP) I 5; good friend. anoth6r year before it is availab16 game, wining lhree and drawing James Stewart (Wang) l. Graham Banks in a laprop! eight. Merv Morrison, too, was 12 13 , : ; , I i i ; I i ; i : i ; ; i ; , i i : I : i i 1 I i i ; i i i i : i i i i i i i i i i : I i i i i i i i i : i : i i : : , i ! i , i : : i i i i i ! i i i i i i i i i i and last year's winner E Tuffery, lxsHHHii f,iH*$iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii OTAGO was well deserved. UnfortunatelY, The Otago Club Championship We were hunting through our The club champtonshtp was run unable, because of featured an exciting finish bet- Bage was files for good wins by Bruce Mar- on that mnt lournanent idea but commitments, to play in the ween Ben Martin and Richard Sut- work sick the with dffferent tme contro/s; two and these turned up in ton. Their individual encounter was final two tournaments. Up till then postl 4O/4Os, two @,/frs and a /20fl20. he was matching Goodin point for a hard-fought draw but after Sut- From the British Chess Magazine Thtb cou/d appea/ to more peop/e pornt. ton lost to Tony Love early in the 154, The Student's Corner by D A or produce a more versattle cham- Connor was a convincing winner round, Martin was able to win all Yanofsky (pp 2S-2S). Played in pbn but may have a down side Junior with W Schafer clear his other games and become the of the the Auckland Championship 1954. lhera would be mtntmum or no second First fives - outright champion. club mem- JDavis v BHPMarsick apportunity for some Senior: M Freeman l; P Tuff erY Martin managed to avoid defeat bers to get a nallbnal ratng. fhere I e4 e5 2 Nf3 llc6 3 Bb5 aG 2; N Cruden 3; K Okey 4; M right through l9Sl and only con- are solrre who do nol parilclpate 4 Ba4 ltlf6 5 O-O BeZ 6 Hel b5 Petrove 5. ceded a miserly number of draws. outstde the c/ub. l,lte wou/d /ike 7 Bbg O-O 8 c3 d5 9 exd5 lntermediale: W Goodin l; C He is definitely bad for our Elo's them to do so but would not Nxd5 lO IIxeS The annotator Bage, E Tuffery =2; B Bowler 4; C down here so, if anyone wants to penalse them they dtdnT and it notes E J Byrne v BHP Marsick, tf Bolton 5. borrow him, tho A grade players in seems that ls what haPPens when North lsland 1954 10 Bxd5 Qxd5 Junior: J Connor l; W Schafer Dunedin would be delightedl! "fu//" ilne contro/s are not used. 11 d4 Bg4 12 Qcl3 Bxf3 13 gxf3 2; A Schafer 3; J Tan 4; A Wells 5. Actually, Ben intends to do After last year's complete HadS 14 Qe4 Qxe4 15 Hxe4 exd4 post-graduate studies ov€rs6as, domination of the Senior cham- 16 Bf4 BdG 17 cxd4 Bxf4 18 Bxf4 so we wish him well and dop't WELLINGTON 19 Nc3 0-1. pionship by Michael Freeman (150 Nxd4 b4 l0--.ilxe5 expect him to return without an lM Did you notice that all New out of 150), this year Paul Tuffery ll Rxe5 c6 12 Bxd5 cxdS 13 ritle. Zealand Championship contastants had had him in his sights. Af3 Bdi! 14 Rxd5 GleT 15 Gle3 had a FIDE rating? Hussell Dive The final results in the champiorr Freeman won the first two minis BeG 16 Hd3 BfeB 17 b3 Qc7 noted all New Zealand FIDE rat- ship were: (30/30) and (1201120) but suffered 18 Qel BxM+ 19 Khl Bf4 20 ings at July 1991. We believe the Senior: B Martin l; H Sutton 2; T his first loss in a championshiP Agl Gte5 21 # Clh5+ 22 Kg2 January 'l9U list is only marginally Dowden 3. game the hands of Tuffery Qh3+ 2Z KfZ Bg4+ 24 Kxf4 95+ at different as no one was particu- lntermediate: Robert Edwards (90/90) in the third. 25Kxg5Clh5+ O-l- larly good, or bad since July. l; Terry Duffield 2; Floger Gonin 3. The fourlh one went to Freeman A more recent exhmple from the lM V Small 23S, FM P Clemance Junior: Ben Caradoc-Davies with 5/5 (40/40) but TufferY hit Otago Daily Times 28th January 2355, lM O Sarapu 2350, A Ker l; tsrian Stevens 2; Jan Oveson 3. back again in the fifth and last mini 1989. Column by Graham Haase. 2330, M Noble 2320, FM B Martin Perpetual Handicap: Matthew (90/9) when Freeman sacrificed a B H P Marsick v J Sutherland 2320, Fl Sutton 2315, P Garbett Vincent 1; Gary Shaw Z; H piece for two pawns only to have I e4d6 2d4tf6 3I{c3gG 4 2305, FM Sarfati 2305. B Dive Edwards, David Vincent =3. provent a J fB Bg7 5 Be3 O-O 6 Qil2 c6 7 to give up another to AUCKLAND pawn quesning. leaving an easy 2300. o-O-O b5 I 94 a5 t h4 h5 lo E Grsen ?Z9o, P Green 226E, G Paul Spiller reminds us that the win in th6 ending. Bh6 Ob6 ll e5 te8 12 gxhS Spain 2255, P Stuart 2245, B Smith Latvian Gambit Open is on 28 and However, Freeman may have gxhS 13 QgS clxeS 14 I{hB Kh7 Dreyar 2235, N Metge 29 March. Seven round swiss, dU been more circumspect in that 22q, M 15 BxgT NxgT 16 QxeS Bxh3 2230, Love 2225, D Gollogly 60, over $2000 in prizes. Titlehol- game if the final placings had still A 17 Bxh3 e6 18 Bdgl fG 19 2215, P Goffin 2205. ders in for free, $20 for most of been undecided. RxgT+ KxgT 2O Bgl+ Kh6 2l Women: V Smith 2035, F Foster us. Eats, yes; smokes, no! Paul is Goodin's win in tha lntormediata Of4+ Kh7 228t5+ l-O- 2O?0, K Merge 2005. at 1/6 Kookaburra Place Howick. championship, ahaad of C Bage 14 15 had chances and then held on to draw final, of four garnes, was betueen OVERSEAS NEWS with the black pieces and take the Nigel Short and Michael Adans. The won the first game, Short By Peter Stuart NM Inmopar trophy and 400,000 francs latter first prize. drew level in the second and the last BELGRADE a4 Nxb2 2l Qxb2 Nxe4 22 Radl Bxc3 two games were drawn. 23 RxdT Bxb? 24 RxbT RxbT 25 Rxe4 YUSUP0V SAL0V, Dutch Defence: tie-break ganes each An all-Glvl cast of category 15 in - For the two Rxe4 26 Bxe4 Rd7 27 a5 bxaS 28 1d4f5 2Nf3Nf6 3s3e6 4Bg? player had only 15 ninutes and Short Novernber was dorninated most of the Nxc5 Rdl+ 29 KgZ Bd4 30 Bb7 Rd2 d5 50-08d6 6c4c6 7b3Qe7 I won both games to becone the first way by Boris Gelfand who turned in a 31 Ne4 Rc2 32 Bxa6 Bxf2 33 Bd3 Rb2 Nc3 0-0 9 Na4 b6 10 Nb2 Ba6 11 English chamPion. performance more in line with his Rc2 NbdT 12 Nd3 RacS 13 Bf4 Ne4 34 Nxf2 a4 35 Bc4 a3 36 Kf3 Qc2 n.ti high FIDE rating than his previous 37 Bd5 Rd2 38 Bc4 Rc2 39 Bd5 a2 14 Bxd6 Qxd6 15 Rfdl c5 16 dxc5 few tournaments. He led all the waY 40 Bxa2 Rxa2, 0 - 1. bxc5 17 e3 Bb7 18 Qbz Qb6 19 Racl but a penultinate round loss to Gata RfdS 20 Nf4 dxc4 21 Rxc4 Ba6 22 HUNGARIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Karnsky allowed the young Anerican NUNN NIKOLIC, French Defence: 23 Ng4 24 Rxd8+ Rxd8 - 2d4d5 3Nc3Bb4 4e5c5 Rc2 Ne5 Rccl The Hungarian "Super Chanpionship" and also the Yugoslav Ivan Sokolov 1e4e6 25 Bfl Bxfl 26 Rxfl c4 27 QcZ c3 proved to be a historY up with John Nunn and Mik- 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 Ne7 7 Nf3 b6 B in December to catch 28 Nd4 e5 29 Nxf5 Ngxf2 30 Nd5 Qe6 making event when Judit Polgar took hail Gurevich just half a point back' Bb5+ Bd7 9 Bd3 Ba4 10 dxc5 bxc5 11 31 NfeT+ KhB 32 Rxf2 Nxf2 33 Qxf2 place ahead of 8 GMs Notwithstanding the difficult task 0-0 c4 12 Be2 N96 13 Ng5 Nxe5 14 a clear first QxeT! 34 Nxc3 Qb4 35 Qbz Rd3 36 and sister Zsuzsa. of beating the solid Predrag Nikolic f4 Nd3 15 Bxd3 cxd3 16 f5 e5 17 38 Ne2 Qel+ 37 KgZ RdZ Qxe5 Qxe2+ Scores: 1 WGM J.Polgar 6; 2-3 GM with the black pieces, Gelfand was Qh5 Qe7 18 Ne6 Kd7 19 895 f6 20 Kh3 39 Kh3 Qxh2+ 40 Kg4 Qe2+ 4l Adorian & GM Sax 5l; 4-5 GM J.Hor- the only one of the three leaders to Be3 Na6 21 cxd3 96 22 Qg4 BcG 44 e4 Qfl+ 42 Kg4 Rd8 43 Qe7 Rf8 vath G WGM Z.Polgdr 5; 6 GM Portisch gain the fuIl point in the last 45 Kh3 46 b4 mate. Qf3+ h5 Qhl 7-9 GM GroszPeter, GM Lukacs G round. Karnsky drew with Yusupov but al; 7lz GM 3]; 10 GM Farago 3. Sokolov, who had enjoyed a good tour- %e'*, TIMI,IAN KASPAR0V' King's Indian: Tolnai - Not is this the first tine a nament til1 then, lost to compatriot 7ZA//4a7fti 1d4Nf6 2c496 3Nc3Bg7 4e4 only t 8 major national chanpionship has been Damljanovic. Nunn beat Belyavsky to '/./r'/ d6 5f30-0 6Be3c6 7Bd3e5 7/,' 17ft,fr Polgar also made share second place. .M, d5 cxd5 9 cxd5 Nh5 10 Nge2 f5 11 won by a woman but %viL% Nd7 13 Rc1 Nc5 her third GM norm and thus qualifies scores: I bt't Gelfand (usR) 71; Vrrl2 exfS gxf5 12 0-0 r&fr",& ',//lt': 17 the title at the age of 15, 2-5 GM Kamsky (USAI G GM Nunn (Eng) 14 Bc4 a6 15 b4 Nd7 16 a4 Qe8 for /Z,t; 20 Bobby Fischer's recor4- by 7; 4-5 GM Gurevich (BEL) G GM Soko- % 7;;;. Khl Ndf6 18 b5 QS6 19 Bd3 e4 beating RaeS one month ! lov (YUG) 6l; 6 GM Damljanovic (YUG) Bc2 Bd7 21 bxa6 bxa6 22 Rb1 GM (YUG) 5; 8-9 GM 23 Qd2 Kh8 24 Rb6 Rg8 25 Rgl Qf7 sL; 7 Nikolic 23 Nd4 exd4 24 Bxd4 h5 25 Qh3 g5 t*t (FM) GM YusuPov (USR) ai; 26 Rxa6 f4 27 Bd4 Ng3+! 28 Nxg3 Lautier e 26 Rfel Qf8 27 Re6 Rh6 28 Qe3 Re8 GM BelyavskY (USR), GM Ljubo- fxg3 29 Qf4l Sxh? 30 Rfl exf3 31 10-12 29 Rel Nc7 30 Bc5 Qf7 31 Be7 Rh7 IVANCHUK V TIMMAN jevic (YUG) & GM Seirawan (USA) 4. Qxi3 RetB 32 Rxd6 Bg4 33 Rxf6 Bxf3 32 QcS Bb7 33 QxaT KcB 34 Rbl RxeT 34 RxfT Bxg2+ 35 Kxh2, 1 - 0. The annual radio-KRO match saw GELFAND KAMSKY, Grtinfeld Defence: 35Rxb7,1-0. against the then world - f n' t Timman up 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 96 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxd5 nunber two Vassily Ivanchuk - and up Nxd5 5 e4 Nxc3 6 bxc3 Bg7 7 Nf3 trtf against it he was as the Ukrainian c5 B Rbl 0-0 9 Be2 cxd4 10 cxd4 I{OMEN'S INTERZONAL GM won the first two ganes to take a Qa5+ l1 Bd2 Qxa2 12 0-0 Qe6 13 PARIS Three Chinese plaYers made the stranglehold on the best-of-six 15 Bb4 16 Tirrunan Qc2 Qc6 14 Qd3 Qd6 Qd8 A knock-out event in November saw top six to join Chiburdanidze and series. After three draws d5 Na6 17 Ba3 b6 18 Qe3 Nc5 19 16 of the worldrs top players conpete Alisa Maric in the Candidates, in made the score a bit nore resPect- 21 h3 Bxf3 22 game. Rfdl Bg4 20 e5 RcB for 1,200,000 francs (about $400,000) the process elininating a large able by winning the final Bxf3 Qc7 23 d6 exd6 24 exd6 Qd8 at rapid chess. The matches were of group of higher rated Soviet players. f*n 25 Be2 Re8 26 Qf3 Re6 27 dl Rc7 two gilnes with 25 minutes per player; Siores: 1-2 GaPrindashvili (USR) 28 Bb5 Re7 29 Rd2 RexdT 30 BxdT (PRC) 3-4 Ioseliani if necessary a blitz game decided. & Peng 9/13; REGGIO EMILIA RxdT 31 RxdT QxdT 32 QaB+ Bf8 33 In the quarter-finals Tirrunan broke (USR) q Levitina (USA) 81; 5-6 Qin Rel h5 34 h4 Qd4 35 ReB Kg7 36 a long drought against Karpov to win (PRC) & wang Pin (PRC) 8 .... 34 Less than a year ago I connented 37 Kf1 Nd3 38 Ke2 Nf4+ would be long before a QxaT Bd6 2:0 while Anand beat Salov 2:0, p 1 ayers . that it not 39 Kf3 Qdl+, 0 - 1. Bareev beat Short llz-L and Kasparov ftt tourrranent of category 18 was organ- ised and here it is! The field NIKOLIC - GELFAND, King's Indian: defeated Gelfand 2:0. - 3Nf3Bg7 4g3 Kasparov again won both games in ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP comprised ten of the worldts toP 14. 1d4Nf6 2c496 ' one were originallY Soviet 5 BgZ d6 6 0-0 NbdT 7 l,lc3 e5 his semi-final against Bareev and All but 0-0 This new event in Decenber was Halifinan and Gurevich B e4 exd4 9 Nxd4 Re8 l0 h3 a6 11 Timman natched Anand's quick play and citizens but played on the cuP systen with two- had already left before the break-up .Nb3 Rb8 12 Qc2 Ne5 13 c5 dxc5 14 recorded a ti-l victorY. gane matches plaYed at the new GM won the first of the U.S.S.R. commenced. At the Nxc5 Qe7 15 Be3 b6 16 Nb3 c5 l7 The Dutch Same international tine control. The f4 Nc4 18 Bf2 Bb7 19 Rfel Qd7 20 of the final after both PIaYers had 16 17 moment the affiliation of former his own way as both Kasparov and Gel- Soviet players is sonewhat unclear fand caught up with hin after six distinction. The 11-round Swiss of 4 Short ENG 2 685 and new FIDE menbers are being asked rounds. The Indian, however, had an 111 players saw a two-way tie for 5 Anand IND 2670 to provide lists of their PlaYers. ace up his sleeve - a last round first place between the Moscow GMs 6 Gelfand RUS 2665 Viswanathan Anand set the scene gane against the out-of-forrn Belyav- Vassily Snyslov and Effim GeIler. A 7 Kansky USA 2655 for an upset result in round two sky who had L1/5 but couldntt add to better tie-break score gave the title Salov RUS 26s5 when he defeated Gary Kasparov. A it. A11 three leaders drew in rounds to Smyslov, 34 years after he won Shirov LAT 2655 one point deficit in such a short seven and eight but while Anand was the world championship. Yusupov RUS 2655 and strong tournanent is not easy to beating Belyavsky with the black Scores (tied ptayeis in tie-breik 11 Bareev RUS 2635 make up - and so it proved for the pieces Kasparov and Gelfand, white order): 1-2 GM Snyslov (USR) & GM Gurevich M, BEL 2635 world chanpion. versus Halifman and Karpov respec- Getler (USR) 81; 3-6 IM Diickstein Nikolic P. YUG 2635 Anand by no neans had things all tively, could do no nore than draw. (OST), Usachyi (USR), GM Krogius l4 Polugaevsky RUS 2630 (USR) G GM Unzicker (GER) 8; 7-L0 Sokolov I. YUG 2630 Reggio Emilia 1991/92 2 3 \ 5 6 7 B 9 10 GM Pachman (GER), IM Honfi (HUN), IM Speelnan ENG 2630 Durao (POR) 6 da Silva (BM) 7l; 77 Halifinan GER 2625 I ND x 6 1 Anand s 2650 +1+++1101 7l-22 IM Sarapu (NZD), WeigeI (GER), 18 Be lyavsky RUS 2620 Gel RUS g 1 5+ 2 fand 2665 * x* *++1++ GM Suetin (USR) .... 7. Chernin RUS 2620 0 5T I Kasparov RUS e 2770 *x+11+ *11 .'Sarapurs RUS E undefeated 7 points in- Epishin 2620 4 Karpov RUS s 2730 + L tr x * 0 + * l1 cluded draws against Krogius and Hansen C. DEN 2620 5 I vanchuk UKR g 2735 1z +0 Lxl L+++ \+ q+ Suetin. In 96th place (4 points) was Tinnan NLD 2620 5 Hal i fman GER s 2630 + ++10x*0+1 Merv Morrison while New Zealand born 23 Ehlves t EST 2615 o l / Pol ugaevsky RUS s 2630 0 + *+ * x 1+ \i IM Bob Wade flnished 30th with 6. Granda Zuniga PER 26t5 o 4 8 Salov RUS s 2665 *t ++ l0x 10 Hiibner GER 2615 BEL I 4 *ft ! Gurev i ch M, s 2630 to0+++0xl Nunn ENG 26t5 1+ 1 0 Belyavsky RUS e 2655 o 000+0010x Piket NLD 26tS u,s,s,R, CHAMPIoNSHIP 28 Aznaiparashvi li RUS 26tO impor- 12 e4 13 e5 Nd7 14 0bviously his victory is an Nxf6+ Nxf6 0-0 The 58th Soviet Chanpionship at Dautov RUS 26tO Anand and perhaps Be4 Rb8 15 h6 16 Be3 c5 17 tant milestone for Qc2 Moscow lacked nost of the top GMs Lj uboj evic YUG 26t0 rnore that Kasparov is BxbT RxbT 18 dxc5 Nxc5 19 Rfdl QbB one indication fonly three players were rated over Mecking BRA 2670 own. 20 Nd7 21 RcB 2? RdZ RbcT no longer so far out on hi.s Qc4 Qe4 2600) but nevertheless there were 32 Akopian RUS 2605 the competition 23 Radl Rc4 24 Rd4 Nb6 25 Qg4 KfB The closeness of 27 GMs and 29 IMs in the 64-player Andersson SWE 2605 before 26 Kg8 27 Rxd4 28 Rxd4 KfB can be seen frorn the fact that Qe4 Qg4 Swiss, Dorfinan FRA 2605 ten 29 30 h4 Bc5 31 Rd2 Bxe3 the final round eight of the Qh5 Qc7 A.Minasian and IM E.Mageuarnov Georgiev, Kiril BUL 2605 were seParated by only one point. 32 fxe3 Nd5 33 Kf2 34 Nd4 Nf6 Qc5 scored 8],/11, the former winning the Ps akhis ISR 2605 35 36 Rd1 KgB 37 Qds Qf3 Qxe5 Qf4 title on tie-break points. Third 37 011 EST 2600 KASPAR0V ANAND, French Defence: 38 Ra1 e5 39 Qf5 Rc4 40 b3? exd4, - was GM Epishin on 7] points. Sax HTJN 2600 4exd5 0 1. Ie4e6 2d4d5 3Nd2c5 - The cut-thoat nature of the con- Seirawan USA 2600 5 dxc5 Bxc5 6 Ngf3 Nf6 7 Bd3 Qxd5 POLUGAEVSKY GELFAND, Gru-nfeld: petition can be seen from sone of 40 Chri st i ans en USA 2595 0-0 8 NbdT 9 Ne4 b6 10 Nxc5 - Qe2 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 3 93 Bg7 4 BsZ the favouritesr scores: Vyzmanavin Do lmatov RUS 2595 11 Be3 12 Bd4 Bb7 13 s6 Qxc5 Qc7 0-0 5 0-0 d5 6 Nbd2 a5 7 c4 c6 8 7; Shirov and Vaganian 6l; Krasen- Go ldin RUS 2595 0-0-0 14 Be5 Nxd3+ 15 Rxd3 Nc5 Qc4 Ne5 Ng4 9 Nef3 Bf5 10 b3 Nf6 11 kov and Malaniuk 6; Balashov, Dreev Ribli HUN 2595 16 Nd4 Be4 17 Re3 18 Bxf6 896 Qxa2 Bb2 a4 12 Nh4 Be6 13 Qc2 a3 14 and Lputyan 51; Eingorn, Tal and Romanishin RUS 2595 Ra3 h4 gxf6 21 h5 19 QdS 20 Qxd4 Bc3 15 Radl cxd4 16 Bxd4 Nc6 17 Yudasin 5. Yerno linsky USA 2595 22 hxg6 23 Rah3 24 Rh4 f4 c5 hxg6 f5 17 Bxf6 Bxf6 18 Ne4 dxe4 19 RxdB Adams ENG 2s90 25 RacB 26 Rxf4 27 c3 Kg7 *r*46 Qf3 Qc5 Rfxd8 20 Qxe4 Rd2 2L f4 Rxa? 22 Agdestein NOR 25 90 28 Rhh4 29 30 Kc2 RcdS Qe5 93 Qel+ f5 gxf5 23 Nxf5 Ra1 24 NxeT+ NxeT Chand I er ENG 2 590 31 Rd4 32 Rhf4 33 Qe3 e5 FIDE RATINGS, 1 JANUARY Qe5 Qc7 25 Rxal Bxal 26 QxbT Bd4+ 27 e3 Kramnik RUS 2 590 34 RxdB RxdB 35 Re4 Rd5 36 b5 94 Bxe3+ 28 Kf1 Ra7 29 QbB+ Nc8, Anatoly Karpov regained his second Vaganian RUS 2590 37 g5 38 f3 39 40 Qd6 a5 Qe2 Qe6 0 - 1. ranking but only by virtue of losing Vyznanavin RUS 2590 Qhz Qf5 41 Qg3 Qd7 42 Qel b4 43 fewer points than Ivanchuk. Nigel cxb4 Qa4+ 44 b3 Qa2+ 45 Kc3 a4 46 ff* Short moved up fron 7th to 4th, Vis- On the Wonenrs list Judit Polgar bxa4 47 Kc2 48 Kc3 Qa3+ Qxa4+ Qa3+ 'WONM wanathan Anand 9th to 5th, Gata retains top place with an unchanged 49 Kc2 Rd3, 0 - 1. SEN I ORS CH'P Kamsky 39th to 7th and Shirov 24th 2550 and sister Zsuzsa is equal 2nd BELYAVSKY ANAND, Semi-Slav: Ortvin Sarapu rePresented New to 7th=. The top 50: on 2530 with Pia Cramling. Former - (over world champion Maya Chiburdanidze is Id4d5 2c4c6 3Nc3Nf6 4e3 e6 Zealand in the World Seniors 1 Kasparov RUS 2780 Bad Worishofen next 2485, just ahead of new 5 Nf3 NbdT 6 Bd3 dxc4 7 Bxc4 b5 I 60) Championship at 2 Karpov RUS 2725 on degree of champion Xie Jun on 2480. Bd3 Bb7 9 0-0 b4 10 Ne4 Be7 1l in Novenber with a fair 3 Ivanchuk UKR 2720 o 18 19 As we hava no reason to doubl lhe secretaryb word, we apo/ogtsa lo tfie c/ub for the suggestbn of a baycotl on the club champbnshtp- Howeueti why the club psrstbts n such acttbn (n other club evants as (Pergamon Lyev Polugayevsky, The Sicilion Labyrinth,2 vols Cltess, we//) which denies the younger, thTprovthg players access lo htQher Oxford 1991) ratihes, has never been sailsfactonly exp/aned. Our nformailAn was Polugayevsky has been a firm adherent to the Sicilian throughout his chess- apparently wrong but elitism, Ay ne indiurdua/ or organisailbn Ml not playing career, his name being particularly associated with the Najdorf, serve lhe cause otr chess either. fhe /Vorth Shore Club and othars, run so a book from him on the opening is something to be welcomed- Some olher severa/ avents but the top grade lb not rated The proletarnte is. reviewers have been disappointed that he does not attempt to cover the ihe c/ub suggest1 bul does not //st any other criteria whbh would opening systematically. In my opiniorl the very fact that this is not arr a game to be serlous. When it comes to ualuhg a nattbnal railhg openings manual rnakes this work especially interesting. The subjects iudge thetT mouths are. treated, such as sacrificial attacks, the art of defence, and how to handle l/St we suggest theyput their ramgs where endgames which arise out of certain opening configuratiofs, make the work instructive to non-Sicilian players (for instance, players of the English Op*.iog could learn much about Maroczy Bind positions). One result of the changes in Eastern Eutope is a greater willingness to appreciate the efforts of western players. Polugayevsky obviously adnrites premie, the games of Bobby Fischer (14 are grven); equally notable is the number of rhe *"r",u.B*fJ1y., 3?,Hffi:hess rhis year A mixed games by English players in recent years (P. is generous enough to give a bag of players were selected; including three from last year's crushing loss to Mestel in the 1990 Reykjavik teams event). If there is one championship but also three rated below l800. minor quibble, it is that Pergamon has chosen to publish the book in two Top seeds were Greg Spencer-Smith and Tony Dowden but both were volumes, rather than one of iust over 300 Pages. But overall, a book which short on tournament practice in 1991. More match-fit were Paul Tuffery, belongs on .rny player's bookshelf. Charles Ker and Kendall Boyd. Those three and junior Mailhew Vincent seemed likely contenders. The first four rounds were rather messy with no one avoiding defeat. Vincent startled by leading with 2 5/3, crushing Ker in the process, but than lost to John Sutherland. At the rest leading scor€s The editorial comment preceding the report on the North Shore first day the were: Graham Haase, Ker 314; Tuffery, Boyd, Vincent, Suthorlancl2.5. club championship in the December issue was misleading. lt has been club policy over many years not to have the championship nationally C Ker v P Abrahamson (round 2) rated, and the question of it being so rated in lg9l did not arise. Th6 I e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exdS Qrd5 4 d4 eG 5 ]tlf3 Nf6 6 a3 Nc6 7 opinions of the players were not sought either before or during the Be3 cxd4 8 cxd4BeT 9 Nc3 QdB lO Hcl O-O ll Bd3 Re8 12 Bbl tournament and conseguently none had any reason to state, as you BfB 13 O-O aG 14 Qc2 96 15 Rf dl Ne7 16 Bg5 Bgl 17 Ba2 h6 18 suggest, that he would not play if the event were rated. BxfG BxfG 19 d5 erdS 2O IIxdS Nxd5 2l Bxd5 AbG 22 GIxg6+ The further inference that the event was not nationally rated t-o_ because of a possible boycott by some players is thus not correcl. With respsct. we suggest that the causo of chess in New Zealand is not well M Vincent v C Ksr (round 3) % served by edirorial comm€nt based upon the sort of information' that I e4 tf6 2 e5 ]tld5 3 d4 dG 4 c4 t was apparenlly available to you. Nb6 5 f4 dxeS 6 fxeS ilc6 7 Be3 Bf5 ft"",ffia You are, of course, entitled to your own opinions about'friendlies'. 8 ilc3 e6 9 Be2 Be7 lO ltlf3 fG ll + For our part, we, too, value a national rating list hut suggest there are exf6 Bxf6 l2O-O Od7 13 d5 hlb4 14 % game judged +l oth6r criteria by which a chess may be to be serious. Bc5 I{cZ 15 Rcl Bxc3 16 bxc3 ta4 )\l D Hall Secretary North Shore Chess Club lnc lT lrlo5 Qd8 See diagram. 21 20 18 Bxf5 exf5 19 BhS+ gG 2O IIxgG OfG 2l NxhS+ Kd7 22 B,dl 25 QbS+ KfB 26 Ob7! Tha point. Black must lose his queen or be Nxd4 23 Qxa4-+ cG 24 cxd'4 Qxd4+ 25 Khl HxhS 26 dxc6+ Kc7 mated. 26._-Bf6 Quickly played. of course, ail swindling atrempts 27QaS+ KbB 28Bdl AfG 29c7+ Kc8 3ORd8+ l-O- must exploit the surging adrenalin factor. 27 Qxcl KgT 2A Bd8? t{e6 By the second resl day Ker had stamped his authority on the event by Oh dear The knight can also move backward, thus redeeming its leading with 6.5. Sutherland was second on 6 but had a tough field earlier indiscretion. The ending is, of. course, an easy win for Black. ahead of him. Third equal were Dowden and Haase who had made solid Bather more convincing in round g were Abrahannson and Ker. progress to 5 points. Three players were on 4.5, Boyd and Tuffery both G Spencer-Smith v P Abrahamson having lost their lasl two games but Abrahamson had started a late 1 d4dS 2c4s6 3Nc3c5 4eBcxd4 5 exd4 NfO 6 Nf3 Be7 7 charge. aS O-O E BdB aG 9 0-O 0c7 t{l cS bG ll b4 bxcS 12 bxcS NcG P Abrahamson u K BoYd (round 6) t3 R,el See diagram I e4 I{c6 2 Nc3 e5 3 f4 exf4 4 ttlf3 o gs 5 h4 94 6 Ng5 h6 7 l{xf7 KrfT 8 l3-..Nxt!4!? l4 flxrt4 BxeS l5 lUbS 7 B,e,2 I O-O 6 d4 d5 9 Bxf4 Bb.r lO Kgl I Bxf2+ tr S Kxf2 GxcS l7 Ro3 Qc7 l8 Bxc3 12 bxcS Qxh4 13 93 Ah5 l1 h8 e5 lS BbZ d4 20 ReZ Hb8 2l Rcl s 16 c3 17 exd5 Qxd5 15 c4 Gte4 ilf6 0h5 22 NcS e4 23 Bbt dg 24 WdZ 4 Bd3 Qe7 18 Gld2 Be6 19 Rael Qd7 e3+ 25 Kxer3 He8+ 26 Kf3 Bb7+ 27 3 See diagram. 20 Bxh6+ l-O- t KEB Be3+ 8E KhZ Qd6+ 2{l Kgt BxhS 2 G Ker v M Foord (round 7) 30 NxbT QhZ+ 3l KfZ ille4+ O*l - le4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exdS Ord5 4 d4IIfG 5 ilf3 cxd4 6 cxd4 I{c6 7l{c3 Od8 8 d5 Nb8 9 Bf4 e6 lO Bb5+ Bd7 ll dxe6 fxe6 12 CKer u J5utheriand a b c d e f g h O-O Be7 13 Hel O-O 14 Bc4 KhB 15 OeZ Bb4 16 IIg5 NcG l7 1 e4 c5 2 c3 I{fG $ e5 NdS 4 d4 cxd4 5 cxd4 bS 6 NfS eS 7 a3 Radl Oe8 l8 BxsG IIhS 19 Ac2 A96 2ON17+ AttT 2l AxgG hxg6 BeZ & Bdg Eb7 9O-0 dG l0 GcZ Nc6 ltr BdZ RcB l2 frlc3 dxe5 BdG 22 BxlT Bfs 23 Bxd6 21Bxil6 RfB 25 BxgG Bxg6 26 HxgG XS dxe5 trlaS 14 Qa4+ KfB tS Radl f5 16 exf6 gxf6 17 Eh6+ Kf7 Nfl 27 Ed6 1-O- 1S &94 tsfB l9.Oh5+ KeZ 20 Efel BxhG 2l AxhG AfB 22 Ah4 ln the last three rounds Ker beat Sutherland and Tuffery and drew with 8tlxc3 23 brc3 BxfS 24 gxf3 HcS 25 Bf I RleG 26 t4 GtZ 27 Khl Dowden to decisively win the tournament with nine points. Abrahamson FlhS 28 Ag3 HdB 29 Bg2 Rxdl 3O Rxdl NaS 3l Qd3 QeB 32 fs reeled off thr€e more wins to tie for second on 7.5 with Dowdan who RxfS 33 Od6+ Kf7 34 Qc7+ KgG 35 Be4 Qa4 36 Rgl+ 1-O- had staged a somewhat streaky comeback as well. ln tragicomic circumstances Martin Post uncorked th6 combination of Premier Reserue Chess Charnpionship the tournament but still conspired to lose against Dowden. From 28th December 1991 to 9th Januarv 1992 I As White, Post has sacrificed unsoundly Player Rtg 123456789101112 t0'tAL and Dowden has easily repulsed the I Ker C.M. 2029 xxl0.5 10.5 ll0t11t () 7 % attack. Play continued from the diagram. 2 Abrahamson P. 1910 0xx10.5 101110.5 10.5 6 3 Dowden R.A. 2047 0.50xx10.500.5 lllll % 23 Kel llf4? Seemingly the most natural 4 Sutherland J.L. 1888 00.50xx11110.5011 1 5 ,%a7ru % t move but can you s6e the refutation? 5 Haase G.G. 1977 0.500.50xx1011111 7 4 % 24 Nc7+ ClxcT Forced, Mesmerised by 6 Tutfery P.B. 1929 01100xx1100.5 11 65 7 Boyd K.M. 1956 0 0 0,5 0 l 0 xx0.5 0 1 I I 5 3 the beauty of the combination and the % 8 Vincent M.B. 1857 I 0 0 0 0 0 0.5xx 10.5 10.5 4.5 sudden turn of events, Dowden thought a 2 7ru % ? Spcncer-Smith G.1.2059 0000.50110xx101 4.5 long time before electing not to resign l0 Storey D.J.H. 1700 4.5 I - 00.50100.500.50xx11 and because he spots a horribly cheap 11 Foord M.R.R. l'111 0000000010xx1 2 ab cd trap. 12 Post M.J. 1711 00.5000000.5000xx I 22 23 By Bill Gox CLUB DIRECTORY

New Zealand has another correspondence chess lnternational Master AUCKLAND CHESS ASSOCIATION, contact: Secretary, Martin Dreyer, 142b Upland Rcl, - Mark Noble of Wellington, The other is Boger Chapman, also of Remuera, phone 522-2781. Wellington. Mark learned last year via the Australian authorities that the AUCKLAND CHESS CENTRE meets Mondays 7.15pm at 17 crornweit streer, Mt Eden, Phone 602-042 (clubrooms). Martin Dreyer, 142b Upland Boad, Bemuera, phone iZZ-ZtAl.' lnternational Correspondence Chess Federation had awarded him the lM DEvoNPoRT cc meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, Methodist church Hall, owens Boad, Devonport. title for his play in the John Kellner Memorial Tournament, B section, an Philip Halr. phone 458-673; Davrd'Shoad, phone 456-175. Postal 18 Grove Road,.'Devonfiort, invitational event in which he scored 8.5 points out of a possible 14. HOWICK-PAKUBANGA CC me6ts Tuesdays 7.30pm, Howick Bridge Club, Howick Community Complex. Derick La*. 39 Minaret Drive, Bucklands Beach. phon-e 534-1114 Joint NZ postal champion with Hilton Bennett in tho 55th championships NOBTH SHOBE days 7.30pm, Northcote Community Centre, cnr College of l$8-89 and co-second in the 57th event, Mark has been playing Road,/Emie. Mays Pirstal address; PO Box Sg-5S7, Takapuha. Contait, correspondence chess for ten years. internationally for five years. Peter Stuart, phon was PAPATOETOE CC meets Wednesdays 7pm, St George's Anglican Hall, Landscape Bd, He was bottom seed in the Kellner Memorial. The average rating Papatoetoe. Contact, G Banks, S34-795'l evbnings. his of 2400, with two rated at 2500 and including tuio lMs. From level meats Thursdays 7.30prn, Kelson West Community Centre, cnr Great thus his game considerably to attain the title. Postal: 2 Auturirn Ave, Glen Eden, Bob Smith. phcine 818-41 13; Steve about 2300, Mark lifted _5137. Heavily committed to overseas play he is currently playing in a World - HAiIILTON CC maets Thursdays 7pm at Hamilton Bowling Club, Pembroke Street, Hamihon. Cup semifinal, the APTB Championships and Chess ln Friendship for a few Contact, Hilton Bennett, - Mark offers this advice to corry players: "Never rush your moves!" He TE AWAMUTU CC meets Wednesdavs 7.30pm at Federated Farmers Buildino. Carfton does not believe in sending conditional moves. "Only if there is just one Street. Roman Novak 871-6165 or Murray Dunwoody B7t-6491. Postal, 126 Bridgerian Bd. give your any advantage." BOTOBUA CC meets Thursdavs 7.30pm in the Salvation Armv Hall. Old Tauoo Road. move possible. Don't opponent Botorua. Secretary: Pere.y Margolin, 64 Tirrner Drive, Botorua Phonti Rotorua 83.-41d. Mark says he will b6 concantrating on his correspondence games from NEW PLYMOI,TTH CC meets Tuesdays 7,30pm at clubrooms, 11 Gilbert Street, New now on though he does play otb chass at his local club. ln the latest ICCF Plymouth. contact, President, H P Bowler, 251 ccjronation Ave, phone 80-797 Nelrv Hymbuth. list, Hoger Chapman is on 2485 and Mark now has 2475. BAY OF PI-ENTY CG meets Hillier Centre, Gloucester Bd, ltrft Maunqanui, Thursdavs 7nm and ratings Mt Mzunganui Public Library, 10am on Saturdays. Contact, Bamey $uilivan phone 57S-'OZgt. Updating the Gideon Barcza Tournament, New Zealand won against TAUPO CC meets Mondays 7.30prn at "Lakewood", 5a Fletcher Street, Taupo. Cohtact, Hungary by 10-8, two late results tipping the scales in our favourl Joanne Bae, phone 83-28b NAPIEB oc meets Mondays rn the library, colenso High School, Arnold Street, onekawa, Napier. Secretary: Mzurice Berry, 21 Clyde'Road, Napier,-phone S35-ffi39, HASTINGS/HAVELOCK TIORTH CC moets Wednesdavs 7pm at the Librarv. Havelock North CLUB DIRECTOBY cont High School, Te Mata Boad, Havelock North. Contact, Mike Earle, phone 77d-027. NELSON CC meets Thursdays 7.00pm at 2 Shakespeare Walk. Contact, Dan Dolep, 89-827 PALMERSTON NORTH CC meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, lntermediate School, Fergusorl Stro6t, Contacts, John Chapman, phone or Denis Boyce, Motreka 87-985. Visitors rvelcome, 358-0337i Mark Brimble, phone 358-3648. KAPITI CC meets Thursdays 7.30pm at Block E, Kapiti College, Margaret's Road, CC meats 7.00pm, Avonue, Christchurch. Phone Raumati CANTEBBUFf Wednesdays 227 Bealey Beach. Contact, Glenys Mills (Sec),'179 Te Moana Rodd, Waika-nae. 2gf-4991. (clubrooms). phone 663-935 Contact, Brian Minan, 348-0576. UPPER HUTT CC meets Mondays 7,30pm at Fraser Crescent School Hall, Hedr,vood Street, ASHBUBTON CC meets Mondrys 7,30pm (Feb-Oct inclusiw), Boom R5, Ast&urton College, Upper Hutt. Contact, Anton Reid,-16 Hildreth Street, Upper Hutt, phone 523-8786. Walnut Awnue. Roy Keeling 86-936, Stephen Taylor 85-761. Post; PO Box 204, Ashburton. HUTT VALLEY cc meets Tuesdays 8pm at Hutt valley lntermediate school, south end, enfance off Kauri Street, Contact, Bilb Tbece, phone 563:8234, OTAGO CG meets Wednesdalrs and Saturdap 7.fr)pm at 7 Maitland Stseot, Dunedin. Phone HARBOUB clrY cc meets wednesdays 7.30pm, cental Bowlinq club, petons.,-contacts: 477-6919 (clubrooms), Pres, Danid Beid, 12 Marquis Stseet, Dr.medin, phone 47e-7652. Peter Collins 564-6764; Gavin Mamer, 564-8401. Address, 54 Koufiai Striet, Wainuiomata. INVEBCARGILL CC meets Tuesdays 7.30pm at Staff Boom, South School, Ness Sheet. clvlc..cc meets_ Tuesdays. 7.30pm at rurnbull House, Bowen street, wellington. contact, Bussell Dive, 14 Bumton Street, L6wer Hr.rtt, phone 566-60S0, Contact, Robert Mackwry Jones, phone 6+747 or Allan McCaX, phone 82-204 WELLINGTON CC meets Saturdavs lrom 6pm, Turnbull House Bowen Street. Contacts: Tim NEtl, ZEALAND CORRESPONDENCE CHESS ASSOCIATION, PO Box 3278, Wetlington. Frost, 476-3541; F G A Frost, 476-4098. Pobtal address: 17 Croydon Street, Karori. Local and ovsrseas play. Contact, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, phone 236-7682 24