New Zealand Chess Magazine of the New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc) October 2013 Volume 40 Number 4 Vivian Smith MNZM – Also – The Waikato Open – The North Shore Open – Kiwis in Malaysia... and more Official publication of the New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc) Published January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 All games available electronically at www.nzchessmag.com Please send all reports, letters and other Contents contributions to the Editor at [email protected]. Send subscriptions enquiries to [email protected]. 3 Vivian Smith MNZM Editorial 6 Waikato Open Editor: Bill Forster Proofreader: Martin Sims by Hilton Bennett 10 Malaysian Chess Festival Annual Subscription Rates NZ: $24.00 plus postage $4.00 total $28.00 by Paul Spiller International: NZD 24.00 plus postage 13 Caro Can't NZD 12.00 by Bob Smith Advertising Rates Full page $50.00 15 North Shore Open Half Page Horizontal $30.00 by Peter Stuart Quarter page Horizontal $20.00 24 Miscellaneous Musings NZCF Contact Details by Bill Forster New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc) PO Box 216, Shortland Street,Auckland 27 Stalemate! The NZCF Website is a superb resource for by Herman van Riemsdijk all aspects of competitive chess in NZ 35 Club Directory including a chess calendar and full results of all significant tournaments. Go to www.newzealandchess.co.nz For Services To Chess On the cover: WFM Viv Smith receives her MNZM from Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae. Photo Credit: Photography by Woolf NZ Chess Magazine October 2013 2 Vivian Smith MNZM n the previous issue we reported that (now Waitakere) chess club and sought out Viv Smith had been appointed as a more opportunities for serious competition. IMember of the New Zealand Order of She was selected for board three for the NZ Merit for services to chess, in the Queen's Women’s Olympiad team for the Buenos Birthday honours list. Viv formally Aires Olympiad in 1978. Fourteen more accepted her honour from Governor Olympiad appearances followed, the most General Sir Jerry Mateparae at an recent as Women's team captain and board investiture ceremony in Wellington on the 5 player in 2010. An Olympiad highlight 18th of September. Viv believes that she was a best ever score of 7/9 and a bronze was honoured in part because there was a medal on board three in 1984 in “celebrating women” focus to the Thessaloniki. FIDE titles were also investitures this year. Former long time obtained at Olympiads, WCM (5.5/11 at NZCF Secretary Bob Mitchell was Calvia in 2004) and WFM (6.5/9 at responsible for nominating Viv and with Dresden 2008). Paul Spiller completing the onerous administrative work involved. Her competitive results on the domestic scene saw her collect ten Women’s Viv's long association with chess started Championships, the first in 1982 and most when she learned the moves from her recent in 2004 plus a tie for first in the NZ brother as a ten year old. She first tasted Seniors Championship in 2007. competitive success at Auckland Girls Grammar. Chess was forgotten for a while Of course an appointment to the New but joining the social chess club for Air Zealand Order of Merit is primarily an New Zealand employees in Auckland in the acknowledgement of community service. mid seventies reignited her interest. The Viv's contribution to NZ chess in general Fischer boom was on and chess in New and girls and women's chess in particular Zealand was riding a wave. Viv recalls over a long period of time has been meeting strong players for the first time, outstanding. even playing Ortvin Sarapu in Auckland Business House competition (“I don't think She is a life member of the Waitakere I won that one” she writes with a smile). Chess Club having served variously as club captain, secretary and treasurer for many Viv was encouraged to travel to her first years, as well as organising and coaching Congress in Wellington in 1977-78. There the Waitakere junior club in tandem with was a 12 player round robin for the husband Bob from 1995 to 2010. The Women's Championship in that year. After connection between Waitakere Chess Club a nervous start, Viv found her feet and and the Smiths is a remarkable one. Bob finished a creditable 4th. Now well and (also a life member of course) continues to truly hooked Viv joined the Waitemata organise New Zealand's biggest weekend NZ Chess Magazine October 2013 3 tournament, hosted by Waitakere even chess is a male game. The Smiths are now though the Smiths left Auckland for Mt running the Bay of Plenty Girls Maunganui in 2010. Together the Smiths Championship as well, the largest are a formidable organising team. They tournament to date comprising 63 players have been organising Primary and in 2011. Intermediate Interschool tournaments since 1993. Waitakere was the first club in Viv also played a key part in the NZCF Auckland to run such tournaments before junior badge scheme. She designed all the they spread Auckland and NZ-wide in badges and wrote most of the tests with the 2001. They also ran South and Central help of Felicity Timings and Bob. These Auckland for several years till the locals have proved to be a useful tool for coaches picked them up. They still travel back to – providing some tangible achievement for Auckland to run the West primary and kids which parents and schools can see. intermediate interschools, and have now The tests are fun and the kids love wearing also picked up running the Bay of Plenty the badges. This in turn attracts other kids interschools since moving there. Viv to the game. believes the National Interschools has done more than anything else to grow chess in There aren't many examples of personal NZ. memoirs from New Zealand chess players, but Viv produced a memorable one, Viv joined Bob on the NZCF Council in published in two parts for the NZ Chess 2001 and focused particularly on Female Magazine in 2006. It's very honest and Chess. In an effort to attract more girls to revealing, written with characteristic the game she came up with the plan of modesty and a pleasantly light and having a ‘Girls Chess Week’. The idea was humorous style. This article has now been for regions throughout NZ to hold a girls scanned and made available on the website championship, identify talent, and if - to access it enter the following address possible have a coaching follow-up. The into your Web browser's address bar; response was amazing. The first Auckland www.nzchessmag.com/vivprofile.pdf. Girls Championship in 2001 was a blow- out with 123 entries. It was so popular that Here is one of the games from that article. it has since become an annual event This is from Viv's first NZ Women's organised by Viv with Bob as DOP for the Championship win and shows her last 13 years. The biggest championship to aggressive style in those days. date had 153 players in 2012. 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Kxf7 29.Qh5+ Forcing mate 29...Ke7 White's attack is much faster 20.h5! gxh5 30.Rg7+ Kf8 31.Nxe6# The ultimate 21.Rxh5 Re8 22.Rg5 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Kf8 winning move, a family fork and mate at 24.Rg1 Rc7 25.Bh5 Bh6 26.R5g4 Ke7 the same time! 1–0 27.Qh2 Rh8 BOOK SALE! New Zealand Chess Supplies Ltd PO Box 122 Greytown 5742 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chess.co.nz 100% New Zealand Owned and Operated Spring Special on Book List No 55 25% Discount on All Titles while stock lasts See Book List 55 on our website: www.chess.co.nz NZ Chess Magazine October 2013 5 Waikato Open 2013 – by Hilton Bennett he last weekend in July saw the 1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Qe2 Nge7 twenty first edition of the Waikato 5.g3 d5 6.Bg2 g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.h4 h5 9.Na3 TOpen taking place at St Paul’s b6 10.0–0 Ba6 11.e5 Qc7 12.Bf4 Rd8 Collegiate School Hamilton. As has been 13.Rfe1 Nf5 14.Nc2 d4 15.c4 the case for the last few years the event was held as two separate tournaments with a £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ FIDE and NZCF rated Open and an NZCF ¢£¤£Z2¤£Z¥ rated under 1800. While the numbers were ¢¼£J£¤»p£¥ slightly down on previous years with 37 ¢o¼«¤»¤»¤¥ players in total, the Open field contained a ¢¤£¼£º«¤»¥ number of previous winners such as Bob Smith, Ben Hague, Mike Steadman, Ralph ¢£¤¹¼£n£º¥ Hart, and Mark Noble.