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New Iook at the top in F.I.D.E. I\EWZEAIIIND CIIESS STOP PRESS is the official journal of the New Z,ealarLd Congress results New Zealand Chess Ctess Federation (Inc.), published The 1995-96 NZ Championship title has bimonthly (February, April, June, Augusl Vol2l Number 6 December 1995 been shared by IM Russell Dive, FM October, December). Martin Dreyer and NM Bob Smith - it is Contents All correspondeuce, subscription renewals, Bob's first title, and Martin qualihed for changes of address, advertising inquiries, NZ Master. The Reserve Championship IM Orivin Sarapu just misses his target of TYzpints in the 1995 World Seniors articles and other copy should be sent to has been won by Nigel Metge and the Championship. Major Open by Nigel's son, Russell. The New kaland Chess The South Island Championship surprise NZ Rapid title has been won by Russell 5 is followed by another in the All- P O Box 3130 Dive. Canterbur5r Championship. Wellington 1996 NZCf,'events 6 As the loser in another best game, Bob Srnith looks for his "cut." Opinions expressed in articles, letters and T\e 199G97 Congress will be held at 7 Howick-Pakuranga's Invitational formula works again. other contributions are those of the North Shore in Auckland, and the NZ authors. Letters to the editor on any chess Junior and Age Group Championships in 8 Tony Dowden queries assessment of the crucial game in the S.I.Championship. topic are welcome; limit 150 words, and V/ellington in the second week of the July marked "for publication." vacation. Venues are still utrder 9 Catching up on our stock of games for publication. consideration for the NI and SI EDITORIAL Championships and for the NZ Women's 1 I ll-yearolds in India and Britain show how to beat the masters. Editor, Ted Frost. Championship. 12 Ovr regular round-up of New Zealand news. International editor, l{NI Peter Stuart. Olympiad team At Congress the selectors announced that 13 Florencio Campomanes surprises by stepping aside from the FIDE leadership. ANNUAL SI'BSCRIPTION RATES FM Anthony Ker, FM Martin Dreyer and New Zealand,$20.00 NM Bob Smith have been selected for the 14 lnupdate on New Zealardperformances in international correspondence play. Australia, South Pacihc , US$12.00 airmail 1996 Olympiad team, with Mark Sinclair East Asia, N America US$15.00 airmail also confirmed at board 6. That leaves two l5 Ttre December New Zealand rating list. Europe US$17.50 airmail, US$12.50 vacancies. 20 How Kasparov completed his victory over Anand in the economy Also conhrmed was the selection of PCA world championship Rest of the world, US$20.00 airmail, Vivian Smith in the women's team. final. US$15.00 economy FIDE rating list 23 NM Peter Stuart gives his usual comprehensive review of intemationalplay, The January 1996 FIDE rating list including the Horgen victory of Kramnik and lvanchuk, Kasparov Back issues available - send for details with includes IM Russell Dive at 2430. GM V languishing in the middle of the freld. Kmmdk has joined Kasparov on 2775 ADYERTISING IIATES at the top of the list (see Horgen result, p 25), 28 FM Jonathan Sarfati gives improvers some key studies which illustrate the king's Full page NZ$45.00 ahead ofKarpov and Ivanchuk. flexibility in the andgame. Ilalf page or firll column NZ$22"50 Ilalf column NZ$12.00 28 Australian reports reveal how tough intemational junior play has become. Club notices, classifred NZ$l.50 per COVER: A new face has appeared at the 30 NZCF Council report includes retructuring of Council responsibilities and changes 15 words. top in world chess. Kirsan N lljumzhinw, players, who is President of the Kalmyk Republic in in affiliation and registration of also in the NZ Championship. COPY DEADLINE Russia (centre of the cwer photo) has . . . and coming in the February issue . . . The deadline forthe Februaryissue is talcen over as President of FIDE fron Saturday, February 3. Florencio Campomanes, who has been Full reports on all events at Congress, and reports on New Zealand results at the Asian Copy should include details of coming appointed FIDE Chairman. FIDE world teams tournament and Australian Junior Championships; also latest FIDE ratings and events for this year. champion is at lefi. NZ Junior and Womenrs rating lists. NZChess 3 M Chess 15.0-0-0 tr"g7 16.Ehe1 e6 17.Ad4 tr98 With the idea of giving mate, but now with 5th World Senior Championship 18.695 tsa5 19.9b1 b4 20.4c4 trc8 only seconds left my opponent misses a 2r.Ab3 Ec6 22.6,e61t-o By IM Ortvin Sarapu forced win! wins and 2 draws- As wins The 5th World Senior Championship was Merv Morrisonhad2 After 22...f.e6 23.8,e6+ €d8 24.6e7 ,n...961+!! 35.@a2 player got held in Bad Liebenzell in the Black Forest, the oldest he a silver tray to bring a rook. Not 35.Excl Ad3 and Ba4+. year not Germany, from November 12 to 26. There home. Last Merv and I did My third win was in round 8, against a 35...tsc(+lt was record entry this year 213 players, play, but the standard of play was higher Geman who also scored 7 points. a - 35...Ac4+ wins. 36.b3 ga4+ 37.@b2 193 men artd 24 women - and the field than two years ago, with such a strong entry Sa1+. included 8 GMs, 5 IMs and 11 FMs. There from Russia and the Germans also stronger Sarapu,O-Bierwisch,B 36.b3 Be2+ 37.@a3 Elal+ 38.E1,al 1-0. were 20 players without titles from Russia! than before. Sicilian Defence Black resigned, but he had already lost on The defending champion Mark Taimanov My best game was against W Adler GER. Notes by Ortvin Sarapu time! could not make it three in a row. The 11- l.e4 c5 2.df3 alc6 3.d4 c*d4 4.a,d4 e]f6 5.X3 d6 6.Lg5 e6 7.8d2 a6 8.0-0-0 h5 round swiss was won by Moscow GM SarapurO-AdlerrW All-Canterbury Champion ship Evgeny Vasiukov with 9 points. The main Sicilian Defence 9.4e3 the 9th round lost a pawn By Alistair Compton surprise was the success of Austrian Heinz Notes by ftvin Sarapu In Katalymov against Khasin quickly playing For the second year in succession the All- Baumgartner 2295 who shared second place L. e4 c5 2.AB d6 3.d4 cd4 4.5xd4 oif6 by 9.4h4?. played Canterbury championship was held as a Boris Katalymov 2460, of Kazakstaq on 5-orc3 a6 6.f4 Black 9...6"e4! etc. with weekend swiss. It was played over 5 rounds 8%. Baumgartner gained an with this Different from 6.Ae2 (Anand v Kasparov) 9...Ld710.f3 trc8 IM with a time limit of 36 in 90 minutes, then result. and 6.Ae3 or Ag5 or Ac4. Here the books prefer Bc7. the clocks came back 30 minutes to hnish the In 4th to 9th place on 8 were Gms A Khasin 6...tsc7 11.9b1 5.d4 12.A,d4 tr:c6 t3.g4 e'd7 r4.h4b515.4d3 Oe5 16.8f2 tse7 t7.a3?! game. RUS, M Taimanov RUS, A Suetin RUS, A Usually here is Bb5 and after 7.db3,8c7. This gives Black counterplay on the b-hle. There were 12 entries, including 3 from Lein USA and B Gurgenidze GEO, and J 7.Bf3 96 17...9b7 18.95 b4 l9.a,b4 O"d3 20.c"d3 Ashburton and Gavin Dawes, a Muchin UZB. Among 10 players onTYzwas In the dragon variation, Black has played a6 e5i1 correspondence player from Christchurch. New Zealand expatriate IM Bob Wade ENG, and Bc7, which are useless. Only 8 players from Canterbury CC entered. and sharing 20: on 7 was IM Sarapu. 8.4d3 ftvin Ag7 9.4e3 The result was a win for Nick Cummings, GM Matulovic YUGwas 43:. who was unbeaten on 415. Second place was The women's championship was clearly share by Arie Nijman and Matthew McNabb. Nona won by ex-world champion Alistair Compton, Thor Russell and Tony Gaprindashvili GEO, with 10W111 Well back /fr,i7fr %iw Norriss were next on 3, and Norriss won the second place on 8 were T Khmiadashvili in B grade. GEO and V Kozlovskaya RUS. |2,'UAD The big surprise of the tournament was the played as well as ever and won a Bob Wade defeat of number I seed, Alistair Compton, game when 2 pawns down! He had 2 losses ffiftlMz % by Gavin Dawes in round 2. This was only and 6 wins. I was pleased that I Cid not lose a % tXA/,Nw'%, the second game Gavin has played in over- single game, but my plan to get 7% did not ',%a fr7flft% the-board competition! materialise. In my 4 senior championships I have played 44 games for 14 wins, 2 losses 21.Ab6! Ae7 22.trhgt g6 23.f4 h,g5 CummlngsrN-ScarfrR and 28 draws, which is not bad. But 28 draws 24.h,95 trb8 25.Aa5 e,f4 26.ts*f4 Ec8 r.d4 d5 2.e3 eit6 e6 4.af3 ac6?t is too muchl 9...b5? 27.d4trf828.d5 Abs 3.A92 This turns out to be the decisive mistake. It is clear that White has a big advantage in 5.0-0 Ad6 6.c4 tsd7?t 1.olbdz 6 8.b3 ab7 ab2 0-0-0? 10.trc1 h5 11.c5 ae7 10.e5!Ab7 11.exf6! position, and a pawn as well. Acknowledgement L2.b4'! b5 r3.a4 6"b4? 14.6e1 tse8 The queen sacrifice for three pieces is 29.e5 Ec4 30.tse3 gd7 31.e6?! NZCF acting president Ted Frost and 15.9b3 6c6 16.a*b5 6xe5 17.dxe5 e4 perhaps no sacrifice at all. Both players are in time trouble. I should council member Tim Frost wish to 18.6xe4 d,e4 L9.c6 Aa8 20.tsa4 Sb8 11...A,f3 l2.fxg7 tr98 l3.d,B Dd7 have opened the e-frle by exd6 and Egel etc. acknowledge the many messages of sympathy 2l.Ld4 trd4 22.tsd4 tsd8 23.tsxd8 14.Ad5 gd8 tsc6 trf5 received following the death of Ted's wife 31...f,e6 32.dxe6 fi.ad5 El,d8 24.E(,dl Bd5 25.8d5 ed5 26.Edl The Black position is lost. White has the 34.Ba7l? Adrienne, on November 28, after a short a6 Zl.trd5 a,b5 28.Exb5+ @a7 29.!xe4 advantage in development and attack on the e ga6 illness. 30.trb3 1-o and d-files. Chess J NZ Chess NZ J Where's my cut Paul? covers e8 and d5, and none ofhis pawns can 1996 Asian teams tourney move without loss. The 1996 Asian teams tournament will be smith 38...trd6 39.Ae8 trd8 4O.E,g6+ l&el held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, What makes a game worthy of a best game 7.6b5 c,d4 8.6d6+ ef8 g.erri/'ob 41.[xb5 trb8 42.Ac6 E.b4 43.!.d5 d3 from June 16 to June 30, and the organising prize? Most people would agree that among Threatens mate ou f7. Black must give up a 44.tre6+ @d7 45.8,e5 tr,h4 46.A8 1-0 the required ingredients are piece for two pawns. committee has distributed an attractive logic, creativity Black will lose his remaining pawns and and perhaps a certain unexpected 9...O,e5 coloured brochure about the popular event. twist to White still has one pawn left. Bishop and press home the advantage. 9...96? 10.tsh6+ €g8 11.Axe7 tsxe7 The tournament will be held shortly before 12.6xc8 rook v rook is a &aw [although diffrcult to the 1996 which the But there is another element that is often Olynpiad, could limit defend sometimes]. Here the extra pawn opportunity for New Z,ealand players to take overlooked, but even more essential. I'm 10.Axe7+ BxeT 11.Bxe5 ,M L2.8g3 e5 13.8a3 Ae6 14.0-0-0 a5 r5.tsc5 rDgd ensures a win to White. part - or, if they have the time available, referring to the person on the other side ofthe it Thwarts White's intended 16.Nxb7. Now the The B grade best game prize went to Aaron encourage player, board - the loser. His or her input is crucial. could entry. Any knight cannot move safely. Taupaki for his win over Mark Gilmour, prt-ferably with a rating of 2000+, who is Ifthe opponent "lays dowu and dies" without judges 15.Ab5 eib417.a3 which also impressed the [August AZ interested in joining a team to go to Dubai, or a hgfit, there can be no best game award. Chess,p 9l and the C grade prize was won by wants more information about it, is invited to Only herce resistance at a decent standard fast-improving Daniel Goudie, for his geme advise NZCF. can help to win the victor the prize. against Steve Te Kani. As the victim in the following game, I would like to think that my contribution helped to create an interesting fight and earn Howick-Pakuranga invitationat 30/30 Paul Garbett the best game award for this By Paul Spiller year's Waitakere Trust Open. All tfuee judges Following on from last year, the Howick- David Rawnsley put in a good effort to hnish [Anthony Ker, ftvin Sarapu and Ewen Pakuranga CC organised three 30/30 events, second on 7/8. Green] gave top marks to the game, making it played concurrently over a S-week period in The game between the runners-up in group the clear winner. October. Invitations were sent to other l. Paul makes a habit of winning best game Auckland clubs, and players accepting were awards at the Waitakere Trust Open - and I Paul Frost and Nigel Hopewell from ACC, Hopewell,N-Spiller,P Bruce Tidey,Viv Smith and Bob Smith from am often his co-author. On behalf of all 17...dxc2! 1.d4 6f6 2.6c3 d5 3*il95 De4t? 4.6,e4 Waitemata. dxe4 5.8d2 gd5 6.Af4 c5 7.dxc5 Bxd2+ players everywhere who have come second in If 18.8'c2, S'd6 gets back the knight and Groups consisted of 9 players, graded on S.[xd2 M 9.e3 e5 10.b4 a5 lj..c3 axb4 "best games", I ask [tongue in cheek] where's if 18.€xc2 Ec8! wins White's queen. rating, and playing a round-robin format. lZ.cxb4 Ea3 l3.Lc4 Ae7 14.6e2 0{ my cut, Paul? The prize this time was $50.00. 18.9b6! Group I had an average rating over 1900 15.0-0 Ed8 t6.Lc3 ig4I7.f3 Ah5 18.9f2 Sidestepping the danger. Now Black's and included last year's winner Bob Smith, Ah4+ 19.$gr I'g5 20.@f2 Ah4+ 21.€g1 Garbett,P-Smith,RW knight also hnds itselftrapped behind enemy former NZ champion Ewen Green, current !;g5 22.@f2 Ah4+ 0 French Defence lines. NZ correspondence champion Graham Banks Notes by Anthony Ker 18...6xa3 19.b,aj trd8 20.4f3 and NZ women's champion Vivian Smith. FIDE World Championships t.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Oc3 6f6 4.Lg5 Le7 White might be able to get away with 5.e5 6fd7 6.h4 Bob demonstrated good form to win with The FIDE Women's World Championship 20.6,b7 8xa3*, but is two pieces up so why The Alekhine-Chat?ud variation 7%/8, ly2 points clear of second placegetters final between reigning champion Xie Jun of tie risk it? French Defence. It is considered very Paul Spiller and Nigel Hopewell on 6. CHI and Szuzsa Polgar HUN will be held in 20...Exd5 2t.8xa5 22.@b2 f6 h5 23.trcl Ewen's early losses to both Spiller and Jaen, Spain, between January 30 and dangerous for Black to accept the pawn b6 24.8b4 €f/ 25.Ehe1 tr8d8 White offers with his last Hopewell meant he had to settle for 4th on 5. February 23, 1996. There will be a prize fund move. Incidentally, Black has tbree pawns for the knight and a a message on the Internet suggests a Group 2 was won by Clive Wilson with ofUS$200,000. boycott reasonably solid position. White needs a way 5W8, despite losing his last 2 games. Jim Negotiations for the men's hnal are still of the French Defence, following France's to break through. the was resumption of nuclear testing at Mururoa. Porter was 2nd on 5, followed by Julius under way, and 1995 FIDE Congress 26.N2 .Lf5 27.f4t Ele5 28.f,e5 ts,b4 advised that a company known as High Rank ThiS game was played before the boycott was 29.a,b4 fxe5 30.6f3 tsf6 tr*c5 Bojtor and Bruce Tidey on 4. This group was 3t.Ec6 Productions holds an option for the event to suggested. 32.!,c6 Le433.trfl Lxf3+ 34.Exf3+ @e6 very closely contested, with only 1% points 6...c5 35.tre3 @f6 36.@c2 s6 St .tr gS b' 38.@d2 separating tlte top 7. held in the northern slunmer of 1996 in Black may have considered 6...a6, to stop Black has nrn out of moves. His king must Group 3 $aw a ruurway victory for Montreal, under the auspices of the Chess White's next move. stay where it is to guard two pawns, his rook improving local, Rhys Starr, who scored 818. Federation ofCanada. Chess 7 6 NZ Chess NZ S.I. decider - was White really better? Games Tony Dowden writes to the editor of .hZ e.g., 12.0-{-{ 0-{ I3.Ef4 Oe4. 10...9g4 Chess: II.AMi2H}{? Our selection of games starts with two 13.Qxe7 played by Russell Dive and one by Ben 13...b5 14.Og3? a5? The Bennett{oates game which 10...Qg4 11.Obd2 decided Martin in British tournaments. British GM 14...95! the 1995 South Island Championship [.AZ Raymond Keene published the first game in 15.Of5 Cies.r, October, p.121 intrigued me. I Qxf5 16.gxf5t? a4 l7.Edgl his column h The Times, calling it "a With the idea of Bh6. happened to drop into lhe tournament for masterpiece of strategic strangulation." 17...6h8 18.h4?t b4t? 19.oxa4 9a5 20.b3 c5 half an hour while on the way a to it7f,. 7&i7ru,i 2l.We2l conference in Christchurch and so saw the Dlve,RJ-Flnk 2l.dxc5 Axcl 22.Axc5 Eec8T. passage of play from about move to l0 Sixth Cafe Baroque tournament, London 21...c4 22.Qc2 Ab6? move 14. dt the time everyone was (R2), 1995 22...8f6 convinced that White had managed to win 1.d4 of6 2.c4 96 3.oA Qg7 4.g3 0-0 5.092 23.Qc7? right in the first few moves of the opening d6 6.0{ Oc6 7.083 e5 8.d5 OeZ l.el Qgl 23.8e5 t6 24.Qg4 or 23...8f6 ?A.Bf6 gxf6 - however, I felt uuconvinced. ru 10.9c2 Ed7 r1.0et oes l2.Od3 Qm rs.n 25.Qsa My insights into the game are given in the Qxg2 f4.6xg2 f5 15.Qe3 Of6 16.c5 fxe4 23...4fd7 24.8h5 Qr6t zs.Uxtz notes which follow. Ee7 26.Hh5 l7.fxe4 a6 18.b4 Og4 19.Qgl th6 20.We2 ubs+ 27.Qd6 Eees 28.We2 EaeS 21.a4 Oc8 22.b5 axb5 23.axb5 Of6 BennettrH-Coates,S 24.c6 bxc6 25.bxc6 Ug4 26.Wxg4 0xg4 South Island Championship (R 9), 1995 11...0-0-0? 27.AbS Exfl 28.Exfl Ee7 29.Ea,t Of6 30.8a8 Notes by Tony Dowden A serious mistake and sbould lose the 1-0 game. It looks o.k. but the 1.e4 e5 2.f4 9c5 3.Of3 Oc6 4.fxe5 Oxe5 Qe7 is loose and the S.OxeS Wh4+ 6.93 Uxe4+ 6c8 is exposed to a Qh3 pin/check. Dlve,RJ-McMahon Z.Ue2 Wxhl Best is 11...0h8, perhaps with a !!. It Sixth Cafe Baroque tournament, London appears t ''%g,%6, (R3), 1995 [best] l3 f .d4 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.fo3 d5 4.cxd5 time exds 5.Qg5 - OnaT 6.el Qb4 7.Qd3 0{ 8.Oge2 c5 g.tH c4 i{%i7ru l4.6x8 '%-'%." t 10.Qc2 9a5 11.13 Ee8 t2.Wd2 b5 13.a3 Qxc3 etc. gue , 94 14.bxc3 Qb7 15.Qh4 f0.QO a6 l7.Og3 12.0-0-0 95 t3.Qe3 Qf6 r4.Wf2 Oh6 96 lS.Efel h5 19.8e2 Qc6 20.Eae1 W7 2t.en 15.Qg2 Wxdl+ l6.6xd1 Of5 17.h3 Ede8 h4 22.^f5 gxfs 23.wg5+ 6nt Zl.es Onz ffi,2, 18.Ofl foe3+ 19.Oxe3 Qxd4 20.hxg4 Qxe3 25.uxf5 odfs 26.Qxh4 Wd7 27.Wh5 bg7 28...Oxa4 29.bxa4 Eb6 30.Qf4 b3 31.axb3 21.9f1 h5 22.*gs hxg4 23.Wf5+ 6b8 28.Qf6+ l-o cxb3 32.Qd3 Exa4 33.Qbt Ec4+ 34.6d2 24.8b5 Ob6 25.8d5 c6 26.9xd6+ Qc7 Uul+ 27.W4 Ed8+ 28.6e2 Ehe8+ 29.Oe4 f5 Martin,B-Condle,M 35.Kd1 b2 36.e4 dxe4. 30.6f2 fxe4 3t.Qxe4 Qre+ o-t SCCU, 1995 0-1 1.e4 Of6 2.e5 Ods 3.d4 d6 4.Oa Qga s.Qe2 Hartigan, C - Ramachandran, M s.OR+?t NZ Junior & Age Group Champs, 1995 Presldent to vislt clubs c6 6.O95 QfS 7.e6 fxe6 8.0h5+ 96 9.g4 Qxc2 In my view a mistake. I've played the 10.Uxc2 gxh5 11.Oxe6 Uoz tz.tsrs Of6 13.0- 1.e4 e5 2.4f3 *6 3.9b5 Qd6 4.0-0 Af6 NeWly-elected White piecos before and felt that S.OR+ is NZCF President Ted Frost 0 016 14.Qg5 Eg8 l5.Qxf6 exf6 16.Eel Ed8 5.Ee1 0-0 6.c3 a6 7.Qa4 b5 8.Qc2 Qc5 9.d4 too optimistic. Better is 8.O96 whioh I reports that he intends to visit as many 17.Oxf8+ 6xf8 l8.Uxf6+ Efl l9.ExdS+ 6g7 Qd6 10.Abd2 exd4 11.cxd4 Qu t2.ag ge7 have tried with success (but should be =). clubs as possible during the coming year. 20.Ue71-0 13.ofi d5 14.exd5 ExdS 15.8d3 b4 16.Qg5 Probably best is 8.d4! which I would like 17.Exe7 OxeT 18.Qxf6 6c6 19.8d2 Ehs In the course of a personal visit to 96 to try. The black I should be able to NZ Junlor selectlon 2o.N3+- EeE 21.6xh5 *:7 22.Qxe7 fS tt Christchurch in January he meet emorge or cost White too much material. will Wong,K -GuthrlerD 22.."8xe7 23.9h6. 23.Qb3+ 1-0 8...Qe7 9.d4 d6 10.Qf4 Canterbury CC officers. NZ Junior, Auckland (R5), 1995 What if 10.9e3!? It seems better, since the He will attend the NZ Masters Games in Notes by David Guthrie Te Kani, S - Goudie, D Q can't be hit by However, 95. 10...994 Dunedin eady in February, and will visit 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.0d Of6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qg5 NZ Junior & Age Group Champs, 1995 ll.A&2 Of6l seeins effective - if the c6 6.Uc2 Qe7 7.e3 (}{) s.Qd3 OtrdT g.nl Ee8 l.c4 af6 2.Oca e6 3.d3 c5 4.e4 Oc6 5.Qg5 white Ashburton and Otago Ccs. He also hopes U moves to f2 then ...Oe4 liquidates, 10.Oge2 Of8 t 1.g4 Qe6t 9e7 6.Qf4 d6 7.AB a6 8.Qe2 0-0 9.0-0 Qd7 to meet players in Timaru and Oamaru. I 1...a5 10.a4 ab4 ll.Qe3 e5 f 2.Od5 Ofxd5 l3.exds 12.0{)-{ xd1 f5 14.Qd2 a5 15.Oel I t3.9f4! 95 16.b3 Efl 17.h3 697 NZ Chess NZ Chess 9 18.0c2 EfE 19.0xM sxb4 20.g4 f4 21.QR 4...d6 S.N2 Oxd2 6.gxd2 h6 7.0f4 Ub6 s.ca gfS gfl Eh8 22.bg2 23.8h1 24.9e2 oe8 e5 9.dxe6 ll-year-olds beat IMs and a GM 25.8h2 b5 26.cxb5 0xb5 27.Ehhl Qa6 This move looks obvious enough, but 9.Qg3 By IM Ornin Sarapu 28.Ue4 Qf6 29.We2 e4 30.Qxe4 Qxal 3l.Elxal is preferable. Black's development now There was a sensational result in a 1995 White cannot save his d3 pawn and the EaeS 32.R Wxds 33.gdl Ed4 34.h4 Oxd3 becomes very easy. toumament in Calcutta, when an llTear- endgame is winning for Black. Perhaps 35.Qxd3 gxd3 36.6h3 h5 37.hxg5 hxg4+ 9...Qxe6 10.e4 0c6 ll.Of3 old beat a . Bobby Fischer was Serper hopes to get a perpehral?! 38.6xg4 Eh4+ 39.6xh4 Efs G-l Not ll.9xd6? Ed8 12.e5 gxe5. l5 when he beat his first GM, and 30 years 31.Og5 Uxd3+ 32.6c1 33.(Dc2 gxf2+ 11...0-0-0 l2.Qc2 Qe7 13.0-0 d5 'gfl+ later Judit Polgar was 13 wheo she beat her 34.6b3 Of6 3s.gf4 bs 36.gbs+ 697 A sharp finish A safo altemative is 13...0e5 14.Qxe5 first GM. In Calcutta ll-year-old Surya 37.Wxb5 9xg3 38.6c4 Uf2 39.a1 He3 OxR 9xR with advantage to Dreyer,M-WheelerrB [14.b4 95, Shekhar Ganguly beat a GM at the 40.9c5 e5 41.Oe6+ fxe6 42.Ue7+ 6h6 Auckland CC Champs, 1995 Blackl 14...dxe5 15.Sc2 Uc7 with a slight Goodricke Opea. His opponent was G 43.Uxf6 tUe2+ 44.6c5 gc2+ 45.6d6 gf5 l.d4 e6 2.Af3 Of6 3.c4 d5 4.Oc3 c5 5.cxd5 edge for Black. Serper ELO 2590, from Uzbekistan, who 46.81114+ 697 47,Wn 6fl 48.Wd2 gf4 OxAS 6.e4 Oxc3 ?.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Oc6 l4.exd5 Qxd5 15.Wc2 Qf6 played at baord 2 in the Manila'Olyrnpiad 49.bd7 d3 50.wxd3 clanger If 'Ed4t 0-t 9.Qe2 Qb4+ f0.Od2 Qxd2+ ll.Wxd2 0-0 A real after which White's dark- 1992, when Uzbekistau hoished second to 12.0-0 wf6 r3.Qb5 Qd7 l4.Eabl EfdS squared bishop becomes very powerful. Russia. youngest 15.Efd1 9e8 16.r&e3 EIacS 17.d5 exd5 Necessary is 15...Qd6 l6.Qxd6 [6.Qe3 Wc7] Britalnrs qualifi er In Britain another ll-yearold, Luke 18.exd5 Oe7 t9.Qxc8 ExeE 20.Wxa7 Of5 16...Exd6 |7.Rfdl Rhd8, when Black retains SerperrG-GangulyrSS 2l.9xb7 gS 22.h3 Ec2 23.8b6 Ud8 24.8c6 a small plus. McShane, has also made a spectacular Goodrich Open, Calcutta, 1995 mark, beating four IMs in a short burst Exa2 25.Ubl *7 26.8h6 Ea7 27.Wxh?+ 6f8 t6.ed,2t Notes by Gvin Sarapu during 1995, and becoming the youngest 2S.Oe5 Og8 Threatening l7.Qg4 followed by 18.5c4. 1.c4 Of6 2.0c3 d5 3.cxd5 Oxds 4.g3 The black king starting feel decidedly 96 player ever to qualiff for the British is to 5.092 Ob6 6.d3 Qg7 7.Qe3 0-0 8.9d2 Ee8 uncomfortable. Championship - beating Nigel Short's 9.Qh6 Qhs 10.h4 16...*.7 record by nearly a year. The G.M. hopes for a short game so he Black has no good move. can take part in a tour of the cify! 17.Qg4+ Qe6 18.0c4 Wa6 19.Qxe6+ Llttlewood, P - McShane, L Wxe6? 10...c6 11.h5 0d5 12.hxg6 hxg6 Black is forced to play 19.fxe6. White has a St Albans Open, 1995 White iatended l3.Wg5 and 14.Oh4, but considerable advantage, but at least is 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 96 r.Ocr Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.Qe2 Black this plan is met by Oxc3l still in the game. 0-0 6.OR e5 7.0{) 0c6 S.ds Oe7 9.b4 Oh5 13.oR od7 14.0ss a7f6 ls.oB 2o.Wa4 fu62t.EtetWg4 22.Ab6+ t-o 10.c5 0f4 lt.Qxf4 exf4 l2.Ecl f5 13.e5 To stop Og4. Black is very cool! The end is swift aftet 22...axb6 23.Wa8 6d7 dxe5 14.Qc4 6hS 15.h4 h6 16.h5 g5 15...Qga l6.Oxd5 cxd5 17.0-0-0 24.Wxb7# l7.Eel e4 18.9d4 Og8 19.4e6 Qxe6 Against another Serper would GM 20.dxe6 c62l.g.d7 Qe5 23.Ecdl probably play tDfl and 692 here. 9422.fu2 Cantcrbury game W 24.e7 R 25.93 WxeT 26.Af4 9xf4 r7...8b6 l8.Eh4 Qxf3 19.exf3? Canterbury vice-president Ceoff Davies 27.Wxe7 fue7 28.gxf4 EadS 29.Ed6 Og8 White does not like AxR, as then Wxf2 scored a 6/6 picket fence to win the Cas L 30.Qxg8 OxgS 31.Exh6 Ef7 32.8e6 Ed2 29.Eg6! l-0 wins a pawn. Perhaps then his 6-side Hart toumament, helped couple 33.a4 34.Efl g2 3s.Eb1 EfdT 0-l by a of attack could break through. 93 opponenents rvho furned winning edges into Dccisive Otago ganre 19...8ec8+ 20.6b1 Ecs losses. Pein,M John Sutherland won his second Otago With the idea of Eb5, for example -McShanerL Isle of Lewis Open, 1995 Easter tourney, and to succeed had to win this RussellrT-Davies,G 2l.Edhl Ebs 22.Qf8 ohs. Chas L Hart Trophy, Christchurch, 1995 1.d4 of6 2.c4 3.oc3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.af3 decisive game against FM Tony Love. 21.oh3 d4 96 l.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.fu3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.9xd4 0-0 6.Qe2 e5 7.0-0 6ce s.as 9.9d2 With the idea of Eh5 for defence! *7 Oc6 6.Edl exd5 7.9xd5 Qd7 8.6f3 are s.90t Oe8 10.M f5 11.Og5 h6 12.6e6 Qxe6 Sutherland,J-LoverAJ 22.495 od5 23.Edhl Eac8 24.Qf8 Qf6t Qc5 10.e3 We7 11.Qc4 0-0-0 12.0-0 g5 13.dxe6 c6 14.exf5 Oxfs 15.f4 e4 l6.Axe4 Otago Easter Open, 1995 25.*4 Oxh4 26.Wh6 Ecl+ 13.a3 Wxe5 15.Qe2 16.Qd2 Qxal 17.Sxa1 6f6 f8.Qd3 6xe4 l9.Qxe4 Notes by Tony Love Ac5 l4.Axe5 h5 26...Qf6 also wins material and the game, Ag4l7.g3 Axh2t r8.b4 Wf6 20.Qca Wxe6 21.Eel Wxc4 22.94 EaeS l.d4 2.Qg5 c5 3.d5 but tbe junior saw a favourable endgame. 18.6xh2 19.Qh5 Luke McShane has become noted for his 3.Qxf6^f6 cutting down Black's options is h4 hxg3+ 20.fxg3 94! 27.Excl Excl+ 28.UxcI 2r.Ae2 zw'ischenzugs. Here another them. more accurate. l8...6xfl l9.Qxfl Qd6 20.Ecl 6bS Here 28.6xcl loses to 28...Qf6+ 29.Nxf6 is of 3...fuA 4.h4?t wg zz.qcl Qe5 23.Qxe5+ Wxes 24.4d4 h4 Wxf6 and fu7-e5 wins the Q on E. 23.Qc2 Exel+ 24.Uxel Onl zs.Qar On+t 25.Qg2 26.W8 Ede8 28.Ec3 26.612 Oxel 21.Qxc4+ d5 28.Qe2 fu2 This move looks somewhat strarge but it is C4 hxg3 27.fxg3 28...6xf8 29.Wh6+ 698 30.Uxll Uns not completely without merit. However, Ec8 29.Exc8+ Exc8 30.b5 Wxg3 31.6e2 UcI+ 29.Qd2 Oxb4t 30.f5 Oxa2 31.Qxh6 Ef7 4.Qf4 is more sensible. 32.bh2 Eh8+ 33.Qh3 Exh3+ 0-1 32.693 gxf5 33.95 Aca 34.Qh5 Eh7 0-l

10 NZ Chess NZ Chess t1 New Zealand news Gordon. Second, on 6, was John Gilmartin, 3th.The club also ran a successful open rapid and 3: on 5% were Marcus Gordon and toumarnent which was well supported by Wdtemata Walrarapa Adam Jackson. players from outside Ashburton. N Ylvlan Smlth headed a field of 24 in the An open 30/30 tournamert was held by Cummings CA was the winner. \ilelllngton Waitemata CC's championship preliminaries, Wairarapa Gambit CC, and Stewart For flre first time in eight years the Zyg won conceding two draws (against J van Pelt and J Holdaway, of Pahiatua, who plays in Frenkel Wellington CC's spring quadrangular tournament in Dunedin was open tournament, with a clean sweep O'Connor) in scoring 6/7. O'Connor was half Palmerston Nort[ won with a picket fence of of 6/6, cancelled, and so was the annual event for the two points clear of Ross Jackson, with Aaron a point back, with van Pelt, B Tidey and J 5/5. Terry Powell, of Eketahuna, was second Oat trophy at Timanr. We hope to rectiS Barlow 3rd 3%, point Kerry all another half-point back on 5. They on 4, a point ahead of Chris van Gerven, on half a ahead of these situations in the coming year. Iawrence Farrington and were followed by B Pollard and Alan Andrew Wratt and Tudor Griffiths. Michael Nyberg. The Ashburton town centre now has an Wellington McFarlarc 4Yz; B Palmer, A Jones and C CC's rapid championship outside chess board with its own huge pieces. attracted the Walker 4; and V Collingwood, A Kesseler, J Upper Hutt only a small field, and We hope the publicity this has created will tournament was won by Mlchael Nyberg help with Shields, M Stewart and N Eastedow 3%. Tom Plackic has won Upper Hutt CC's our mernbership. with 4W5, from Zyg Frankel 4 and John The club is sorry to lose S 1995 championship, but after a flying start he Taylor, who has Cook2%. taken a position Dannervirke. North Shore nearly let Gerald Carter overtake him. in Stephen is an able DOP, and controlled the 1993 Matthew Barlow won has won the North Plackic started with 6 wins, which put him 2 S>I> Ashburton Championships. Shore CC Championship for 1995, with 5/8 points clear, but a loss to Chris Bell in roturd The Ashburton club has had a good year, Otu club champlon ls D Burrldge, who in a 4-round toumament with Leonard 7 while Carter beat Anton Reid reduced the winning its annual match with Canterbury CC rernained unbeaten tluough our championship Mclaren 4 and Peter Stuart 3. Five of the 12 margin to a point. Plackic lost to Don Stracy for the first time ever, with the score 5tr? tournament. games were won, 3 by Barlow and 2 by in the next round, while Carter drew with A J Mclaren, and there were 7 draws. Price, so the gap was down to half a point. Surprises at FIDE Congress In a l2-player B grade round robin Plackic and Carter met in the decisive game The 1995 FIDE Congress, held in France, PCA champion, so he could not sign the Prashant Mlstry, 8/ll, just edged out Peter in the next round, and a win assured Plackic op€ned with the sensation of President agteement. Snelson, 7Yz, with a triple tie for third on 7 ofthe title, even after another loss in the last Florencio Campomanes eflflormcing that his Discussion on unity within FIDE (ominated between Daniel Johns, Arnold van den round. Carter was nrnner-up on 6, with Don terms of refereoce from the Moscow tle Congress, aud another surprise came Heuvel and Ben Giles. Stracy sharing 3rd on 5% with the fast- Congress included securing agreement when FIDE world champion Anatoly Karpov The C grade also saw a tight finish, with finishing Price, who scored the 5 4:1 in last between FIDE and the PCA, and as he had - who was offside with FIDE at the Moscow Anthony Whltehouse, 6/8, just holding off rounds. been unable to achieve this, he would retire at Congress a year ago - called for a vote of Patrick Baldwin and Mark LeBrocq,5Yz, The B grade title was shared by Alan Drake tle end of this Congress. He gave one total confrdence in President Campomanes. The fourth rapid and Matthew leg of the club's Reweti, each with 718, with condition - that Kirsan N Iljumshinov, After further negotiation, a resolution of championship was won by, with 5W6, a point Anthony Allsobrook well back on 4. president of the Malmyk Republic in Russia, unity was carried. It provided for Mr ahead Slobodan Jeutic, Wolfgang of with should become FIDE president. Iljumzhinev to be appointed chairman, with Leonhardt and Peter van der Mey on 4. Clvlc Mr Campomanes said Mr Iljumshinjov was the special responsibility of uniffing the PCA This year's grade Civic B championship saw on very good terms with both FIDE and PCA and FIDE, while the Deputy President, Kapiti a fiercely close battle between three players leaders, and was the person who could most Mohammed Ghobash, assumed the powers of Alvaro Lacunza was unbeaten in winning and was not decided until the game it last confidently be expected to conclude an president, to be in charge of the Kapiri when CC's championship with 5/6, well Peter King beat Bruce Kay in a agreement between the two groups. administration of FIDE. Mr Campomaues clear of John Whibley marathon game and Les Jones, both on with two adjournments. This The final stumbling block in tle way of a was appointed chairman by consensus - but gave 3. him the title by half a point over Brent FIDE-PCA agreement was Kasparov's what powers and responsibilities this entails Bert Leggett just held Gosnell Southgate. out Mark in Congratulations, Peter, after condition that in the event of a tie in the play- was not spelt out. the grade, coming previous B with 6/7. Gosnell beat Leggett in so close in years. It was off for the world tifle, he would be declared A by-election for the position of FIDE their game, but Gosnell Brent's year grade lost to Glenys Mills first in the B and he the winner - which meant that in effect he President will be held at the 1996 FIDE and drew Don caused surprise with Jeffs. Jeffs was 3: on 4 a by nearly walking away would be regarded as defending champion. Congress in Yerevau to hold office for the with Guy Burns. grade with a share of the title. Scores: P King 5/6; In the C Paul I Mr Campomanes said he could not put the remainder of the term up to 1998. had 2 B Southgate 4Yz; 3 B Hurring a comfortable wn with 5W7, l(ay 3/2. FIDE champion on a lower level than the with John Holland 2nd on 4, half a point Eddie Sarfas won the C grade with 7/8, his ahead of Rose Kingston and Chris Hurring. dropped point being a loss to Marcus t2 NZ Chess NZ Chess t3 NZCF Conrbined Rating Li.st for 2-1995 Standard tournaments ratcd this period were the North tsland Ch'p; Sorrth lsland Ch'p; NZ Junior Progress with nine intenrational events in A game from the 3rd Pacific area teams & Age Group Ch'p; Wellington CC Ch'p A,B,C; Colthnrt Ctrp; Wellington CC Winter Open end which New Zealatd correspondence chess tournament. Quecn's B'day A,B; Wellington tntcrclub B,C; Pctonc CC Ch'p B,C; Papatoetoe Summcr Cup; teems are competing is reported in the latest Invercargilt Queen's B'day; Waiternnta Winter Crrp; l8th Waitakere Trust A,B,C; Chas L Hart issue of the ICC Newsletter. Anderson, B NZ - Wang SIN Trophy; ACC Ch'p A,B; OCC Ch'p Senior,lnterrnediate,Junior grades; North shore open A,B; New Zealand holds a lead of l|Yz-lltA n a Ld4 Arc 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.6f3 b4 5.8c2 Wanganui CC Ch'p A,B,C; Canterbury CC Ch'p A,B; All-Wellington Ch'p; Petone Labour We; 2O-board match with Canada, and also has a gS 6.e4 I;g7 7.Ld3 d6 8.h3 a5 9.a&2 lnvcrcargill CC Ch'p Rl-A,B R2-A,B; Claptrap Cup: Civic v Wellington; Civic Ch'p A; Civic solid score of 19-14 in the North American- Abd7 10.4f1 0-0 11.94 e5 1.2.el93 Db6 B&C Knockout Cup; Civic Mini RR; civic RR l/95; Pctonc Ch'p A; waiternala ch'p Prelims Pacific zone PATT/3 tournarnent. 13.4e3 a4 14.tsd2 Aa6 15.Ec1 tse7 16.A95 Ab7 17.4h4 gd718.B Rapid Tournaments rated in this period arc North Island Ch'1t; South lsland Ch'p; North Shore The New Zealand tearn is not doing so well Rapid Ch'p 2nd,3rd Legs; Otago Mini A,B,C; WCC U-10, U-12 Ch'ps; Wellington U-10' U-12 in the XII correspondence Olympiad, with a ch'irs; canterbury Rapid ch'p; Auckland oPen Rapid ch'pt Knpiti 3ol30; Upper l{utt 40-40 progress score of8-20. A,B,C; All-Wellington Rnpid; Pclone Rapicl; Otago WcstPac Rnpid; Mid Canterbtrry Rapid Ch'p; There have been two withdrawals from the Otago CC Aututnn Rapitl; Otngo CC Wintcr Rnpicl; Otago Lnbour W/c team playing Wales, so team captain Scott Only players who lrave playccl in the lnst 2 ycnrs and are known to belong to nn nffiliated club of Wastney [5B Grey Street, Rotorua] has been the NZ Chcss Federation are liste

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I ( 147 HALL s IrA 1707 16651 unr ?20 0r 1580 15?9 19 1719 I' 293 lt 1069 1l I48 BARROTJ G IJE 595 16621 1667 221 cr 439 ? 1528 1828r 291 cr 56 ,t( 119 PrAcKrc r uH 1859 11 16611 t7 1552 ?22 0T 798 19 15?6 35 1655 . 295 cA 1160 150 ilcPilERSoN A Cr 1185 1657I 1602* ??t Pr 375 B 1524 1442 I 296 As 1154 l5l TRASER c cA 1161 19 I165 5 6 1842r ?24 Pt 1267 I 152t 1472 I 297 0T 1488 152 ERTXSEil JE 9E 1802 unr 1654' 225 cr 268 1522 10 t6rJ 298 [s 1234 : VAN DAI,I SHL AC 13 16541 unr 226 cA 1344 15191 1608r 299 HP 322 154 r00RD irRR or 55 19 1651 I 12 1611 2?7 HP 302 18 1518 1607 300 Ac 1958 S 155 HosKY[ cA HA 19 I 164II 1570* ?28 As 1158 1517 5 1627r 301 cA 1765 t cA 1180 1l 156 SHEAD Ar ilS 886 16471 15 14 zz9 rJT 1148 17 1514 1422 302 I57 LUSHKOIT V KP 1420 unr 5 1646 UH ?27 3 151? unr 303 0r 895 230 301 cA 1177 1i 158 lJooo RJ cr 46t 16451 1 698 231 0r 1004 13 l5ll I l53l 305 Ns 1818 ,59 ADAr{s Jr.r cA 126 7 11611 6 1502* ?32 Ac 612 9 1511 unr 160 IJARD r AC 1196 9 16t121 unr 233 )rs 862 1508 6 1495 t6l ATHERS c oT 392 It 619 1 468r 231 iJA 1661 I 1199 unr 307 [?'i3g 162 cuY r.r cA 1328 12 1637I unr 0r 1173 19 1527 308 Ac 802 8 215 1t97 ?6 309 GA t7o0 NZ Chess NZ Chess unr 236 LIVAII I PI 1057 1496 unr 310 ct 59 3 '1385 5 1518 237 scARr R AS 1097 1t9t, 5 1515* 311 uA 1508 1 382 13,l3r 1 560 ',1692 I 608 218 UILSoI C PT 962 5 1t9t 15tt5 312 AC 1379 unr ?3 172f 239 crBB JL oT 551 1 1493 1397 313 Pr 1 r07 1377 1 135r 17 1661 2/.0 I|YBERG H IJE 1151 29 1493 11 1587 314 NS 1767 1376* unr 1627r 2/.1 cOoK F UH 355 1192 15t47 315 E cA 1687 1370 1 500 1547 242 XERRY J rJt 1826 17 1492 unr 316 AC 1537 9 I 369 unr 5 1698 243 HCNABB H cA 987 19 149? 5 1558 317 Pr 1395 5 1 168 unr 244 DALE CL NS 1468 1191 1t438 318 HS 565 1366 6 1465 STARR HP unr 1 0 1332 1 580r a 215 R 1771 1490 519 rJT 354 1364 12 1856 I zt6 clorsrEtx B cA s4 12 l4BB 11 1509 3?0 Ac 1694 1361* unr | 1488 9 182 1 241 PAn{o RR cr 1111 1tt54 321 Ac t20 136? unr 12 1535 248 GRUBB IR uE 1616 t 1t,87 5 1501 322 Ac 1518 11 1361' unr 1714 t, 219 JOIIES LR vE 679 I 1t87 1391* l2l KP 1009 1 361 r 6 1 355r unr tI 250 rJoRN J Pr 975 7 1186 1760 324 Ac 1532 1351 unr 1168 z5l cAr,rERoil I Pr 1J94 l48o unr 3?5 lN 17t17 1? 1 358 unr 1 533 252 REID A UH 926 1479 unr 326 AC 1011 2l t 358 1221 unr 25I UALLIS P PT 1104 1t79 15t 6 3?7 IN 107 14 1357 8g3r 6 1658 254 CUN}IINGHAi.I PD UH 323 1478 15r.7 328 tJT 531 7 1357 unr 1 509 255 EAGLE S CA 1919 6 1176r unr 329 uE 818 1 356 1 398 5 1551 256 JoHISTo]|E RB NS 165 1174 1198 330 ct 929 4 1356 1372 unr 257 ALTSOBROOK AJR 311 GA 111 1352 unr unr uH 283 1t T3 1557 132 Ac 1952 9 1351" unr unr 258 STARR A HP 1763 unr 1171 333 rJA 1660 135 1 unr 16?3 259 rJooD c As 1227 1165 5 1431* 334 rJE 1751 16 1 350 1470 1518 260 POU SU OI 1915 unr I lt6tt* 335 NE 1650 5 1 348 1 569r 5 1617 RYAN F 0I 1531 7 1t,64 1 1 1/.10* 336 HP 185 1 unt 1 348r 1l 1587 262 l,lclNTosll IH oT 760 lt 62 1559 337 rN 1071 14 131r7 1?99* unr 263 PLEDGER IK IJE 602 1160 1737* 338 0T 1591 unr 1316 6 1749' 264 BoAG P cA 1095 13 1156 5 1510 339 As 1936 unr 5 1 541* 12 1622 265 BRoUGHToT{ J HA 944 8 1456 6 1379 Pr 1697 7 1 343 1329. 1 790 266 vAr,r zoor.rEREN J 341 GA 1601 15 111.3 unr 5 171?' 0T 901 6 1t55 18 1357 31? As 1156 134 1 5 11791 2l 1688 267 GoRDoN tlA uE 639 1t54 5 11t5r 313 us 1586 7 1 339i 6 1?12 unr 268 KII'IBERIEY H HP 1854 unr 14521 3t 4 AS 1088 7 1 339 1? 1526 unr 269 BURI ilR cA 1466 14t7 6 1357 345 PT 988 8 1 338 unr I ',|518 270 URBANSKI Z AS 1938 unr 5 11171 346 uA 922 1337 unr 16 1St 4 271 lllcolL A HP 1852 unr 1111* 317 HP 1t76 7 1337 1379 unr 272 AZNAR E IJE 1861 4 1t,t3* unr 348 ct 1583 3 1 335 1268 unr 2fi SYKES J IJT 1682 14ttz 1369 349 KARA D HA 1356 I l35r unr s 1588 274 DUNH A PT 1393 20 1138 6 1556 350 HCLEAN G rN l5t1 7 1334 1 050r 1291* 275 IANGI TJJ AC 12IO 13 1436 13421 351 HoLDAWAY S GA 1924 lrnT 5 1 532r 1 565 276 sT I r{PsoN J PI 1 100 1435 1533* LAKE A CA'1579 133? unr 277 r,ilcHAEL A PT 1567 7 1130 1415 353 RE I D Dr,r or 1 182 20 1332 6 1 198* unr 278 EVANS T NS 1754 5 14?9 12 l5B8 35/. ANDR|oLIC t PE 1275 7 1 331 1 507 279 SHARDY Z CI 213 2 1429 1372* 355 I'|CCALL A tN 106/+ 1 128 unr 10 1455 280 CARADOC.OAVIES B 356 POLLARD B UI 1723 13 1324 unr 6 1422 oI 137t 1t25* 12931 357 BUlrcE C rll 1067 9 13?2 unr unr 28I GOECKEL H GA 1614 8 1421 unr 358 GoillN RcE OT 45? 13?Z 6 1297 1418i 282 HOOTOU BR Pr 1117 12 1420 1457 359 NoRRTS T CA 1778 18 132? 6 1421' unr 283 BEECH J AS 1957 unr 5 1116* 360 SARFAS E Cr 1319 7 132? 1 346 unr TREDERIKSON J UII 1214 1116 1491 361 SToNE RG oT 902 6 1322 24 1475 10 l59l 285 ctLHorrR H rJT 1678 3 1414 unr 362 SEVII{ Irl oT 1561 7 t32t 5 t370 11,28 286 r,rEARS GiJ NS 92 13 1414 12 1475 363 A}.'DERSoI c Cr 334 13 20 unr 7 unr 7 1659 287 VINCEIT DA AC 1414 7 1t,11 1482 364 RosrE E cA 1046 131t 5 1412r 288 REID I PI 1102 t 1413 1435* 355 SPEICER-SiltTH PA 6 1584r 289 CRUTCHER A HS 1764 141?* unr NS 357 1314 6 1 481 6 1513 290 [Eu]tA]t K ut 1797 1412* UNI 366 PAKENHAH J AC 1905 13 13* 13 1769* unr - 291 VAlr ROSSUI P IN 1899 12 1412r UNr 357 BEHARIC E PE 1665 '3 1312 1474* unr r. 292 HEALEY R Cr 332 1109 1158t 368 RICHARDSOI A AS 1920 unr 5 1 307r 19 1719 I 293 PYNE T ll{ 1069 9 1409 1170r 369 }TARTII SC uT ]05 1 305 unr ' KAY 1408 I 1302 1518r 1 828* 294 JB cr 56 15 51398 ST0GrLr,rARTlNJ cr1409 35 165' . 295 SADLER ].t CA 1160 19 1408 unr 371 JADALTAH I OT 1922 8 I 302r 8 1 369* 148? I 296 NG L As 1107 unr 572 sKlPtioRTH ? AC 1539 1 302r unr I 297 EERKELEY R oI 1488 1t,06 I 1415 373 GUERIil GB CA 738 7 1299 1 281 1472 '154 t 10 16ru 298 JOHilS DP ),tS 1234 5 1404 1? 1516 37l. UHIIEHotsE A NS 1677 1298 unr 299 BALDIJI)'| HP 1399 11 1287 375 CROTIPIoN D Ac 1189 1297 unr 1 608r P 3?? 1607 300 HAl,rHAr{ ACC AC 1958 9 1399r UNr 376 SHEEHAN R HH 1197 19 1297 12 1311 16?7r 301 AllToNY ir cA 1765 I 1397 unr 377 BoROVSKIS J HP 387 1296 1 363 5 1180 1197 HENRY UE 6 1?96 1257* lt 22 302 PArslolr c cA 11 6 14391 378 R 1358 303 BAINISTER c or 895 1396 4 1272i 379 AUSTIN KR llP 870 1295 I 1369 unr JoRDAI cA 1177 1395 11 STEVENS 1183 1295 I 484r 1531 304 PJ 13 1479 380 Bs or 8 305 EVANS T NS 1818 unr 13931 381 STREET S uA 1406 14 1293 unr unr SULLIVAI NS I39] 382 c00K AC 1689 1?91* unr 1495 GE 1205 1468 R 6 307srHr'.roNsJR ct 469 1392 1492 383 orEilE EA AC 816 39 1?91 6 l tl1 unr 308 ASHE AC 802 8 1387 384 KINGSTON KP 1357 1289 6 1435 26 1527 1371' ZH 309 PococK',t G rJ GA 1709 1386 13 1465 385 r,roRRtsoN HK AC 71 25 1285 11 1?15 NZ Chess t7 1170 unr HP 1566 1?85 1183 459 ANDERsotl U HA 1663 I 536 As 1940 unr 5 991t Simon in Australia 186 116? 1214' 1 163r Grainger Ac 1 05J 1284 unr 460 cREEirrJo@ C PE 1625 537 Pt 1274 1 990 387 1167 1 f33r PI t 501 1284 1 508 r.ei irLxen il PE 1525 538 Ac 1954 9 990* unr Wellington's Simon Grainger, who 388 ()r 1281* 462 DttBAclr IJA 19tl 14 1166. unr urrr 189 1219 4 S 1116. 519 0r 1769 987 uI I 895 unr aal Diiocx A cA 1644 6 1166 Pt 1173 9B5r unr represented NZ in the World Junior 390 v 14 1162. unr 540 AC t0ll unr 4aA IJARD cL uA 582 541 PI 1407 985r unr pursuing 391 PT t8o4 1 161r 1?70. Championship in 1993, has been 392 lll I 341 1 1201 cai ilpFrxce F 542 Ac 1956 5 976r unr 1695 I 7 1375 1.66 HUEL I I R ]lP 1705 uDt 1 159r 1680 7 unr studies Melboume, and has 393 Ac -- 1159* unr 511 Ac 915 university in uH 1758 I unr iiicxrr ? Ac 1538 514 rJE 1851 unr 973' 394 1t75 1362 1086. played little chess in Australia. He has 395 ils 1570 1 unr uH 1264 973 r{T 587 1 unr 138 its8;,i, , ii l?l8 llll. 516 )lS 1841 unr 972* year, the 196 1157 16 1276 competed in one tournament this cA 1327 I 4 1554. c7o riirri G KP 788 3 517 Ns 691 970 5 1089 t97 unr 47i BARR P UE 1756 UNT 1 156r 969' 390 lJt 898 1 unr ,48 ils 1845 unr under-2000 category at the 1995 Australian HP 1178 I 1?62 t72 coCDtEl ? AC 1540 !!tI: uH 1421 968 640' !99 HA 1152' 1293 549 championships, and reports that he uH 1129 1 5 1007 ti ioiot* R 1606 7 NP l55l 7 964* 917* rapidplay 40O po 7 1149 1322 550 I 387 1 1473 t74 xccanlHv PT 621 PE 1891 7 9621 6 10374 401 llH IJE unr 1147. 551 found out how our of practice he was. He 402 PT 16t 5 I 1221 675 BAUER K 1799 552 GA 1620 96? 1219 r.73 eriis s uE 1788 11411 1 289r 17?7 l1 unr managed4Wll, including a last-round bye. 103 IH 12 '11t,2* unr 553 Hr 958r 171? 1 ?51 unr r77 iAir-on c uT 1897 Pr 1773 953r unr CA 12t 2' 554 Bill Ramsay CI scored 5/l I in ttre under- 5 1 250 1325 aza rnronnp D oI 1402 ll4lr ur 20 grt5 unr 404 cl 974 1894 16 ll4or unr 555 lrJl I t{ 1295 1 ?49 unr 47i bErii A uT UE 1746 unr 942r 405 unr 5 t'140 556 1600 category, after a promising start, and in 1 536 1 ?lr9t unr 48o sll.lPsoN DJU [S 1844 uA 1598 14 940 unr 406 Ac 4 1139 9 1119 557 uT 708 l8 1 248 I 334 rai ciEveni rp )ls 304 558 IJE 1502 938 6 1 128 the open kiwi expatriate Adrian Lloyd scored 4OT r.az cA 1117- 2 1121. uA 1450 14 1 ?t7 unr ninxor G 1640 559 uE 1800 unr A 934 408 CAHERoN oI 134 1128 1296 6/1 l. Stephen Solomon won the open. 409 )lP 288 5 1 ?16 1471 rsl D 560 Pr 1774 933r unr UI t718 18 I 2t'6 unr 184 cHoll c IJE 1801 VAt d 1128 AC 1588 926 1259i 410 11zl 9 1 151r 56t Simon says for amusement he encloses his 1ll 5 1 2tt3 lt Ol 6Bi Boit r ol ttos 5 uE 1745 unr 921* 111 1564 11?Q* 1112 562 20 1 241 12 1 331 caa irrr-vens H HP 1481 12 1795 unr most interesting loss, which has a nice finish. 412 llH 1500 pr 1122 1227' 563 lil 917' I 212 1 208 aa7 Fbnien i tToz uE 1501 6 788 41' UH ?48 6 1121. 564 915 IJE 1 803 unr 1242 488 i'rullRoE DR tts 1905 V':tt rJr 1896 1? 914r unr 414 1118 unr 565 rJT 1886 20 1 ?40 unr cac BilCxr-ocx J Ns 1459 t'A 1946 11 91fr unr 415 14 1116 11 1154 566 Gralnger,S-Chow,J PI 1196 t ?t6 1 184 cio ioox J uE 1651 567 PE 1812 unr 906r 416 unr 'l 1 12* Australian rapidplay, under 2000, Round 9 417 IJE 1751 l9 I ?34 5 1396 49i aARTER A Pr 1805 568 0r 1551 905r unr 1590 25 I 234 35 I 306 JACK c Ull 1814 unr lll2r 0T 1918 14 8991 13 1273r 418 0T 1106r 12624 569 Melboume, 13 August 1995 Ns 854 1 234 6 132? 191 c'CHliE[L J tN 1794 570 c^ 1776 17 889 24 1068 419 rJE 5 1l10 4 Notes by Simon Grainger UH 1 233 143 1r rcZ iiru nr 1594 1l ltol 571 GA 1904 885r unr 1?O 187 9 1096 unr 1216r 1178 1 230 1 341 tii ircE A Ac 16eo 572 HA 1835 8761 6 121 Ns uOI. 4 1094r 1.d4 5f6 2.c4 g$ 3.dc3 I;g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 1270 15 I 230 1 313 496 cAtlPBEtL s As 1941 573 uE 1744 876. 931 422 PI uH logJr 1096* 875r PE lt91 6 1 226 8 1381r 4e7 iijiii-i 1524 574 xP 1630 unr 0-0 6.Ae3 e5 7.d5 c6 8.Ad3 cxd5 9.cxd5 42I aqs 905 1091 1292 1583 unr 424 VINIER UH 285 1 225 unr iilrrox 1., oI 575 ull 871 U aca HI 1959 7 1091r unr 12 unr a6to.6gezafi7 tL.b{? BELL PI 1646 14 1 ?21 1 380 iJ'EBeR'r 576 uI 1828 872 425 I,I KP 1527 I lo82r 6 1316r 812 waste of time, ...6c5, CARIER GA 1368 12 1 ?23 7 1481 ioo idcourx A 577 uE 1802 unr 13 A if Ac2. 426 uE unr 8 1 079 107? iIS I 339 1 2Zl unr 5oi xulttc B 1819 578 D NS 1607 871 427 HALL D'{ GA 11 1078r unr unr 1r...6e8 12.VO f5 13.e'f5 g"f5 14.Ect PE 7 1 ?23 I 1261* 502 SirEisun P !98? ,79 uH 1760 857r 128 AUIN}I KT 1624 HP unr 10r3. 429 VAN DEll BOscH x ioi irlplrs B 1563 580 AC 1641 854r unr Eh4l5.a3 €h815.tsc2 12 1 2l3r 5 1013r HP 1 2?3 1367 581 Pr 1791 84lr 1668 I i9 183u. unr unr ?l may be better. GA 1 ?22r t5 1217 18{ tlEilu-'8 H l,i8 5AZ uH 176l 02lr 430 JI.,OKINS G 17tt? PI l6eo 1?84 unr t6...f417.Lf2 gh5 18.4e4 Odf6 19.O2c3 GA 1148 1 2?1 5 1266 ioe Lrucrinro A I !S0{. 583 IJA 1790 810 6]I VAI{ GERVEN CJ ,l (6i unr AS 1096 15 219 1l 1366 ;i'ti n cr 1860 lo6lr 584 Ns 1755 805 6 10t 6 4]2 XEELIIIG Rt 1187 unr unr trg8 Ac 1957 I 1 218r unr 506 Feniv-r !gtg' 585 cA 1864 I 788r 4ll vooo Acc 1782 18- 1057 1 1 208r Uh oh! 806 1 21) unr 5oc todii e ^cc^ As 1939 unr 4 774' 4]4 BRESKA E AC I 200 586 HH 1169 1l 1 213 6 140f iio iiCaeR cx cA 267 lSto 587 Pt 14?7 760r unr 20.5,f6 435 GORooll R (ii 1862 16 lo53 6 1 199r 1 ?12 1328 ti'iEC o cl KP l9l0 unr 6 757' 436 fUTLER R PT 999 7 (ii pnlcrror 1052r 1397r 588 This can't be helpful, opening lines for 7 1 1127 E KP 1530 its 1917 unr 5 7514 437 CHILVERS C HP 1480 ?o9r cA '!05!* unt 589 IJI 1r45 1 ?09 unr iii iiotr-Anoin D 17Bl 590 HH 1615 t3 730 t2 1131r Black. 438 LAiJSoil t 5 1 082 I 209 6 1 154 iic soExnott E uH llog loSq uE 1842 unr 720r 4]9 SAVAGE P IIE 1833 ?6 1043r unr 591 2O...L,f6 21.€h1 Ah3 22.Egt trg5! UH 772 t 208 1176 sii uAi i nP 1770 5 0I 1921 6 7151 5 10ll' 440 SUTLIVAII GJ (il 1041r unr 592 1 Pr 1837 5 unr 25.E1,c8??? 44I HADDRE}I B IJA 1789 14 1 ?0? l85r irarl s 591 E oT 1225 701 23.&4 Elc8 24.tsxc8 Axc8 6 1342 ii7 riouano al PE 1615 toto 1 t60 HH-1849 701* unr 442 JONES GH NS Itz 5 I 200 1ol9r 1061r ,94 Not only does 25.Nxg5 not lose as much HP 250 12 1 198 12t L iin in i lls 1921 595 |lS 1853 2 6981 1078* 44] RAIJNSLEY DC 1oJ6 9?4 Black's 444 BACKHCII,,SE C UH 1351 I 197 1273 5ii iirv-v oI leo 596 ils 1850 2 6691 751' material, but it stops tle threat in 196 6 1415i izo rec J cA l78o 19 lql{ 10 1266* cA 1784 657 unr 445 CorrRIllEY H llA 1054 l3 I 1033 unr 59t 22nd, which I never saw coming. 1515 1 191. 1 589r 52i iir.iirr A llr 12e4 uE 1838 unr 4 656' 446 HORSE D }IA 6 1027) 598 1 1278 Pr 1475 655r unr 25...ts,h2+ 1{ 447 IiICRAE JH PI 532 t5 191 6 1291 599 I 188 1 318 ;53 ilU[$l-8 [E lg8? 3 ur 17?8 il 6l.l unr 448 CLAR( BX PE 1498 l ' 1ot9 unr 600 26J

20 NZ Chess NZ Chess 21 25...4e4!! 0-l 5e5 13.4g5 trc5 14.r9b1 Ee8 15.Ehe1 International news tsa5 16.a3 b5 If 26.f,e4 Ef6+ 27.@et Exe4+ 28.Ae2 17.A'f6 e.f6 tg.Adez Ec6 19.4d5 gxd2 20.trd2 By NM Peter Stuart Wfz+ 29.@d1 Elxe2 Ed6+ and *42l.L,c4b.c4 30.tsxe2 Z2.Eedl f5 23.e,f5 Lxf5 24.N4 ilxd4 ReykJavik Black wins. 26.8e1 and White's lf trf6 25.Exd4 trez 26.84d2 Exd2 27.Exd2l&f8 A tournament in the Icelandic capital Lutz-Korchnoi position is horrible. Anand chooses a third 28.Sc1 Le6 29.8d4 Ad5 30.E'd5 @e7 marked the 60th birthday of former candidate Sicilian [B66] option and resigns. 31.trb5 @e6 32.8b7 Ec5 33.Exa7 95 and FIDE president Fridrik Olafsson in t.e4 c5 2.AB d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.o,d4 $f6 34.tra8 8'h4 35.tre8+ €d7 36.g.e4 c3 September. Among the guest players were 5.6c3 6c5 6.Lg5 e67-Bdza6 8.0-0-0 h6 Kasparov-Anand 37.tr,h4 cxb2+ 38.Sxb2 Eg5 39.a4 f5 erstwhile rivals Svetozar Gligoric, Bent 9.Le3 !:e7 10.f3 6"d4 11.ts'd4 b5l2.e5 Game 14,3/10/95 4O.a5 f4 4L.aG @c7 42.8,f4 Exg? 43.8f7+ Larsen and Vassily Smyslov. Icelandic Gms dxe5 13.Bxe5 tsa5 14.@bl Ab7 15.Ae2 Scandinavian Sb8 44.€c3 h4 45.@d3 Ef2 46.c4 Ea2 took the top four places, with GM Stefansson trc8 16.Ad2 tsb6 17.Ae3 Ac5 18.A'c5 I.e4 d5 2.exd5 ts'd5 3.4c3 tsa5 4.d4 orf6 47.@e4 Exa6 48.Eh7 tra5 49.f4 €c8 50.f5 winning with 8/l I ahead'of GM Margeir tr'c5 19.tsb8+ trc8 20.tse5 O-O 21.a3 trc5 gd8 22.9d6 23.9d4 Ec8 5.6f3 c6 5.6e5 Ae5 7.Ld3 6bd7 8.f4 96 51.t9f4 trc5 52.@95 Ec4 53.@96 Petursson on 7. On 6Yz were Gms Johann trc6 tsc7 24.Ad3 trg4+ 54.€17 d5 55.f6 (9d7 tDe5 25.6e4 26.8d2 f5 9.0-0 Ag7 10.ghl Af5 11.Ac4 e6 t2.Aez 56.€f8+ Hjartarson and Helgi Olafsson, while Zsofia ad5 trd8 27.9f2 57.f7 trf4 58.€98 d4 59.f8:ts E'f8+ 28.693 b4 29.a,b4 6'b4 30.6e2 tsa5 h5 13.4e3 trd8 14.491 0-0 15.4f3 Od5 Polgar was next on 6. Then came: 6-7 GM 16.6,d5 exd5 l7.Lf2 tsc7 18.Ec1 f6 50.tsxf8 tse5 61.tr'h4 d3 62.trh3 @e4 31.6c1 Arnason ICE & GM Smyslov RUS 5%; 8-10 19.4d3 trfe8 20.b3 ab6 2L.a4 *8 22.c4 63.trd3y+-yt GM Gligoric YUG, GM Larsen DEN & GM tsf7 23'.a5 Lf8 24.cd5 c'd5 25.4h4 6d6 Olafsson ICE 4%: 11-12 GM Gretarsson ICE 26.a6b6 27.*5 tse6 za.g4h,g4 29.6*94 Kasparov-Anand & IM ThorhallssonlCE 3Yz. Yz Ag7 30.Ec7 6e4 31.6e3 Lh3 32.tr9t 95 Game 18, 10/10/95 33.L94 L,g4 34.ts,g4 E,g4 35.tr,84 Sicilian Najdorf Ad6 36.Af2 olb5 Ee4 E,g4 Timman v Piket 37.8b7 38.f5 t.e4 c5 2.af3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.5d4 ejf6 trc8 40.trd7 trc2 41.trd5l-O Although there was 100,000 guilders at 39.6,84 5.dc3 a6 6.Le2 e6 7.0-0 Ae7 8.a4 dc6 stake in this match in Amsterdam, the 9.4e3 0-0 10.f4 tsc7 11.9h1 Ee8 12.Af3 Anand-Kasparov ,5-th prestige in the title of Netherlands' number I Game 15,5110/95 player was probably more in the players' Sicilian Dragon minds. Jeroen Piket 2630 is currently rated l.e4 c5 2.AB d6 3.d4 cd4 4.ad4 comfortably ahead of Timman 2590, though attacks 5.*3 96 6.Le3 !:g7 7.f3 0-0 8.8d2 ac6^f6 Chandler neither has been conspicuously successful 9.s4 Ae6 ro.o-o-o 6'd4 1r.A,d4 Ben Martin played for Wood Green again in this year. 31...[,df! lZ.trxd3 E,c2 33.8'c2 Dxc2 tsa512.Sb1 trfc8 13.a3 trab8 L4.Ad5 the 1995 Fow Nations League interclub Timman scored with his frst two whites 34.@,c2 gc5+ 35.gdt e5 36.Hel e4 B.d2 l5.El.d2 6*d5 t6.A,E7 ole3 r1-r1 tournament, and in the last round they beat (games 2 and 4) to take a clear lead and Piket 37.f,e4 A'e4 38.Ed8+ €h7 39.trd2 Bc6 Murray Chandler's BCM team to hnish third, was unable to make an effective comeback - 40.Eee2 tsc7 41.h3 tsg3 42.Ef2 t4 Kasparov-Anand with the BCM team in mid-held. his game 5 victory was immediately 43.Efe2 Ac6 44.@c2 f3 45.9,f3 L,f3 Game 16, 6110/95 Although his team lost, Chandler unleashed cancelled by Timman's win in game 6 and 46.He7 8,h3 47.trdd7 Ae4+ 48.@d2 Sicilian Najdorf this attack to win his game in the last round. the remaining 4 games were drawn to give Bg2+ 49.6e2 Bg5+ 50.8e1 Bh4+ r.e4 c5 2.6ft d6 3.d4 cd4 4.o,d4 orf6 Timman the malch by 6:4. 5t.@d2 h5 52.8.97+ €h5 53.tr9e7 A;96 5.6c3 a6 6.!.e2 e6 7.0-o I.e7 8.e4 e,c6 ChandlerrM-Levitt,J 54.8b7 Bf6 55.He3 h4 56.trbb3 Af5 9.4e3 0-0 t0.f4tsc711.€h1 Ee8 12.Ad3 Four Nations League Interclub, Hamburg 57.@el a5 58.trbc3 a4 59.trt3 Be5 60.Ec6+ gg7 61.Ecc3 h3 62.Efe3 Bd6 ob4 t3.a5 !.d7 L4.Af3 trac8 15.4b6 Bb8 BCM v Wood Green, 1995 The 3rd Wichen Open in September/October 6l.agl Lg4 64.tred3 gb4 65.trd2 tj,2! l6.Ad4 Ac6 u.gd2 6xd3 18.c,d3 1.c4 c5 2.AR Af6 3.0c3 b6 4.e4 Qb7 5.e5 was won Viktor from by Korchnoi withT%19 65.tre3 19.Ag1Bc7 20.dd4th-lh ^d7 AgS 6.Qd3 96 7.9e4 fo6 S.0-0 Qg7 9.Eel a lreld of 373. No fewer than 16 players 10.d4 11.Axd4 The pohrt is that 66.Rxh2 loses to 66...a31 Uc8 cxd4 0xe5 12.Qf4 d6 scored 7 points and these included Grns 13.adb5 14.6xd6+ exd6 15.4b5 Qf8 66...8c5 67.€f2 Bcl 0-1 Anand-Kasparov f6 Ftacnik SLO, Malaniuk UKR and the German l6.Oxd6+ Qxd6 1?.Wxd6 6t7 18.Qxb7 gxbT Game 17,9/10/95 contingent of Bischoff, IIickl, Kindermann, 19.Exe5 20.Ue6+ 6f8 2l.Exgs fxgS World Junior Championship Sicilian Dragon 95 Lutz and Wahls. England's Tony Miles was 22.Qd6+ *l Zl.Eet t-o Germany gained its first World Junior t.e4 c5 2.AB d6 3.d4 cd4 4.o.d4 elf6 among those on 6Yz. Tlte game is a following (under 20) Champion when Roman Slobodjan 5.6c3 96 6.Ae3 Le7 7.f3 O-O 8.9d2 6c6 typically combative eflort from the Swiss scored 10/13 to win on tie-break from top- 9.4c4 Ld7 10.h4 h5 11.4b3 Ec8 12.0-0-0 veteran. 22 NZ Chess NZ Chess 23 rated Ukrainian GM Alexander Onischuk. 19...trd6 20.8e6+ tsd8 21.898+ €d7 Topalov - Short after his bye, reeled off 4 consecutive wins Argentine IM Hugo Spangenberg had third draws by repetition. It is doubtful if White Ruy Lopez [C88] including the prize scalF of Garry Kasparov place to himself on 9Yz and likewise IM has more. t.e4 e5 2.68 alc6 3.Lb5 a6 4.La4 Df5 in round 6. This victory gave the Ukarainian Vescovi BRA who was fourth on 9. 20.9d5+ 9b6 21.ae3+ Ac5 22.b4 @a7 5.0-0 Ae7 6.tre1 b5 7.Ab3 0-o 8.h3 Ab7 the sole lead, which he kept to the end, 23.Axc5+ ffi 24.Ld4 trd6 25.ge5 eld7 Georgia's Nino Churtzidze won the World gc6 9.d3 tre8 10.c3 aftr 11.ag5 h6 r2.ah4 d6 although Kramni kept him company from Under-20 Girls' Championship played 26.tsx97 27.Afl Ec8 28.c3 trc7 t3.6bd2 96 U.an Ag7 15.tsd2 tse7 time to time, especially over the last 2 concurrently in the eastern German city of 29.ts93 @b7 3o.Le2 6f5 31.A8 6d5 L6.ale3 Blf8 17.a4 Oe7 18.A"f6 A,f6 rounds. Halle. Her score of11/13 gave her alYz-point 32.c4 tre7 33.!.d5 Exd5 34.cxd5 tsa4 l9.Dg4 Lg7 20.a,b5 a,b5 21.E,a8 A'a8 The final round saw Ivanchuk playing white 35.tsb3 1-0 margin on Peptan ROM, Repkova SLO and 22.d4 orc8 23.Wd3 ed4 24.o,d4 h5 against back-marker Timman, while Kramnik Schukova UKR. 25.Ah2 d5 26.d,b5 Bc5 Z7.trat olb6 defended against Korchnoi. Ivanchuk gained Korchnoi v Xle Jun 28.e'd5 A"d5 29.A,d5 6,d5 30.4f3 trb8 some pressure, but the Dutchman held frrm, As part of her build-up for her forthcoming 32.tra8+ af8 33.oe5 Bxc3 Oral - Vescovi 3r.abd4Bxb2 even if it appeared that the former was sitting Women's World Charnpionship match, 34.tsxc3 6,c3 35.Dd7 @g7 36.6,f8 trd2 Sicilian [B22] on fte position in case Kramnik managed to China's Xie Jun played a friendly match 37.ab3 trd5 38.9h2 h4 39.tre8 e;b5 r.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 af6 4.Ld3 g6 5.dxc5 win. Korchnoi sacrificed a knight and the against the redoubtable Voktor Klorchnoi. 40.trc8 Ad4 41.M2 c5 42.De4 ob3 d,c5 6.e5 erfd7 7.e6 f'e5 8.6f3 Oc6 Russian's king fled to the queenside; After 2 draws Korchnoi won games 3 and 4 43.Ah7 Od2 and 1-0 9.8e2 Lg7 10.Obd2 6de5 11.Ae4 o-o? Korchnoi eventually regaiaed the piece, 12.h4 13.h5 14.695 to take the match 3:1. I.d7 Ae8 8d6 chased his opponent's king back to the Short - Kolev kingside, and even had an extrra pawn in a Burgas Sicilian IB23] queen and pawn ending which he did not An all-GM category 15 tournament in this 4.a,f3 Le7 t.e4 e5 2.d6 d6 3.t4 96 attempt to convert. Bulgarian Black Sea town in October was 6e7 8.4b3 0- 5.Lc4e66.d4cd47.dd4 Kasparov, fresh (tired?) from his match with won by the host country's top players Kiril 0 9.0-0 6bc6 10.ae3 da5 11.8d3 a6 Viswanathan Anand, gained a number of Georgiev and Veselin Topalov who scored t2.tradt b5 73.a3 trb8 14.6de2 d5 I5.f5 small advantages, but was unable to convert 6/9. A point behind were Nigel Short ENG e,f5 16.e'd5 6,b3 17.c,b3 I:b7 18.6f4 them, other than his solitary win against and Sergei Dolmatov RUS and then came: 5- Bd7 t9.Ld4 Ah6 20.Af6 gd6 21.tsd4 Korchnoi. 6 Gulko USA & Miladinovic GRE 4.5; 7-8 trbd8 22.Ae5 Ad7 23.Bb6 !;e5 24.Lct gg7 As well as the main event there was a Azmaiparashvili BIH and Tukmakov UKR 4; Ac8 25.d6 oc6 26.6h3 Lf6 27.ad5 28.D.f6 @,f6 Z9.trct Oe5 trde8 category 11 (2507) GM tournament which 9 Alternran ISR 3.5; 10 Kolev BUL2.5. 30.tsd4 31.trc5 !.b7 32.af2 t-O was won by the Hungarian GM Zoltan Almasi with 7W9, a full point ahead of Topalov - Kolev Piket v Polgar England's GM Julian Hodgson. €,h7 16.6c4 6*c4 17.h,g6+ Sicilian [B8l] Jeroen Piket had another unhappy match Eh8+ [xh8 t9.Bh5 A,g6 l.e4 c5 2.at3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.6d4 Df6 when he was hammered 6'.2 by Kasparov - Ivanchuk Lg7 21.8h7+ Sf7 22.9h5+ 5.6c3 a6 5.4e3 e6 7.e4h6 8.f4 6c6 g.tsB experience Frenin 1ctol A,d4 10.Axd4 e5 l1..f,e5 dxe5 12.Axe5 Judit Polgar on the Caribbean island of is mate after r.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.4c3 Ab4 4.e5 b6 5.a3 It 23...84e5 24.f*e5+ d,e5 6,94 13.Ag3 Ab4 14.a3 A'c3+ 15.ts'cl Aruba. After 5 of the 8 games Polgar led only 25.4g5. Af8 6.4f3 7.h4 h5 S.h5 a5 9.Lb5+ c6 0-0 16.Ad3 Bg5 r7.Bd2 Oe5 18.ts.g5 3:2 but the world's leading lady won the last *7 1-0 tO.La4 e,d7 tl.e.e? b5 t2.Ab3 c5 r3.c3 6xd3+ 19.c'd3 hxg5 2O.@d2 Ad7 3 games. Like the Amsterdam match this was ac6 14.0-0 tsc7 15.Ee1 c4 r6.Lc2 elb6 2l.tracl tracB 22.d4 trfe8 23.E'c8 ExcS sponsored by the Monaco-based Max Euwe Slobodjan - Kamlnskl t7.Lf4 Ae7 18.Ag3 Eb8 19.4h2 gd8 24.d5 f6 25.tre1trd8 26.@c3 Lh3 27.@d4 van Oosterom. Association and Joop 20.694 b4 2l.a,b4 axb4 22.c,b4 6,b4 French [C07] Lg2 28.Ac7 Ed7 29.d6 f7 @e6 30.tre3 23.Abl !.d7 24.b3 Ela8 25.Elxa8 tsxa8 t.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Dd2 c5 4.69f3 cd4 3t.e5 f5 32.tr93 Ac6 33.E,g5 f4 34.h4 f3 Horgen 26.bxc4 6xc4 27.e'c1 La4 28.8e2 tsa7 5.e'd5 ts'd5 6.Ac4 tsd8 7.0-0 a6 8.Db3 35.*e3 Ef7 36.9f2 A.d7 37.Aa5 *d5 The 2nd Credit Suisse Masters, a category 29.6e3 tsxd4 d,c4 0-0 tsc7 9.8e2 Ad610.6b,d4 6e7 ll.trel 0- 40.Eg1 tsd7 30.O,c4 3r.Ef1 38.Ac3 Ae6 39.h5 tsc6 17'PCA Classic", saw a close race between 1-0 o 12.695 h6 13.4'fl! €,f7 14.6,e5 A,e6 4t.Ad4 !.d5 42.896 Le6 !.d5 $.trs5 Vassily Ivanchuk and Vladimir Kramnik end Castling not often the final move - and 15.ts"e5+ €e8 16.A"h6! Ef6 44.e6+ €xe6 45.Axg7 @d6 46.8d5+ is two winners had the first 15..8,h6 LT.Eadl+-. @xd5 47.h6 @e4 48.h7 E"g7 4!.h8:ts in a dead-heat. The not often is a world champion reduced to two byes, but were nevertheless occupying pathetic passivity the white pieces! 17.tsg8+ €d7 trgz+ 56.6,61 b5 51.tsa8+ @e3 52.tsa7+ such with the top two places after 6 rounds. Indeed, 17.trf8 18.4F/+ Bd7 19.Bxf8+-. @d3 53.8.a6 E,b2 54.a4 1^-O Ivanchuk started with a first round loss but, 18.Elxe7+ AxeT 19.trd1+ €c6? 24 NZ Chess NZ Chess 25 ts,a4 46.894 Ee7 47.8c5 gb3 48.Ed4 tDe8 33.tse6+ (Dd8 34.tsffi+ €e8 tsbl 49.trd6 Sf5 50.8c4 ts'g6 51.Sa6+ 35.4d6+ 1-0 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 tDtl Eb7 52.ts,6+ *7 53.trd8+ €xd8 54.Exb7 €e8 55.tsb8+ tDF/ 56.8,c7 I Krarnnik, V. RUS x%%l%%%l Korchnoi - Timman 92730 I ly, 7 tse4+ 57.f3 tse2+ 58.9h3 tsxf3 59.Exe7+ 2 lvanchuk, V. UKR g 2740 Nimzoindian [E52] %x%0lll%ll%7 sxeT @.tsxa7+ €e8 51.tsb8+ gF/ 3 Ehlvest, J. EST g2630 %%x/2%Yz I 6 Ld4 Af6 2.c4 e6 3.*3 LM 4.e3 0-0 I %%% 62.tsc7+ €e8 63.tsc8+ @e7 64.tsc4 @d7 4 Short, N. ENG 0l%x%%Ol%ll 6 5.Ad3 d5 6.AB b6 7.a3 Ld6 8.e4 d,e4 92645 65.tsd4+ @e8 r1-V 5 Kasparov, G. RUS g2795 %0%%x%lV,Y,%% 5 9.O'e4 Abd7 10.0-0 Ab7 11.6*d6 cd6 6 Yusupov, A. RUS 92680 %O%%%xt/z/2y2%% 4% L2.LE5 h6 13.4h4 d5 L4.cd5 I.d5 7 Korchnoi, V. Swt g2635 %O0lO%x0l%l 4% Timman - Short 15.8e1 tsc7 16.6e5 trfc8 17.tre3 Ab7 8 Gulkq B. USA 92620 O%00%y2lxlzl% 4% Nimzoindian [E34] 18.9d2 6xe5 19.dxe5 N5 2O.Ee4 @fB 9 Lautier, J. FRA 92645 00Y2%%%0%x%l 4 1.d4 af6 2.c4 e6 3.4c3 Ab4 4.tsc2 d5 2l.Eael tsc5 22.8 94 Ec7 23. Lh7 l0 Vaganian, R. ARM g2645 O0%O%%%0%xl 3% 5.cxd5 ts,d5 5:6f3 gf5 7.9d1 c5 8.e3 Threat: 24.8rh6. ll Timman, J. NED g 2590 %%%O%%0%O 0x 3 cd49.exd4 6e4 10.Ad2 Ac6 11.a3 Axc3 23...c5 24.L93 t6 t2.bxc3 !:d7 13.tsc2 trc8 14.4d3 Korchnoi - Ivanchuk 48.94 @d6 49.c3 @c6 50.Ae5 Ac5 51.9d4 . 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Ef5 4r.Ed2 g3 42.trd6 tr'd6 0-1 17.a4 tsxg? 18.Ee1 ts,h2 L9.Le4 g6 gB3 29...8,h6 30.tsxh6+ €g8 31.Ae5 Ec8 2}.tre2 tsgl+ 21.Ee1 22.tre3 Bd6 t31...9h7 32.f7+ +-; 3t...wf7 32.941 32.f7+ O-O Short - Ivanchuk 23.6b5 L,b5 24.a,b5 25.tr,a7 Efd8 @xfl 33.897+ @eB 34.898+ 26.tra2 tsf4 27.@et gh4+ 28.{De2 th2+ '&e7=. French [Cl9] 9"6 Axc8 29.@el trd7 tsg1+ Ecdt] 30.Ad6+ 31.!xc8+ 32.f7+l t.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.*3 !:b4 4.e5 e'e7 5.a3 30.Ac1 31.€e2 0-1 32...9,f7 33.*c2. 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26 NZ Chess NZ Chess 27 Improve your plqt Schlage - Ahues 3.bf7 bd4 4.6e6 6c3 5.6ds 6b2 6.bd4 bxa2 The king's flexibility of movement 192l 7.6c3 6bt--+. From Pawn Endings, Averback & Maizelis t...bfs 2.be7 0e4 3.6f6 6or l.6es 6cz s.6al By FM Jonalhan Sarlati 1924,p.26 6b2 6.6d3 6xa2 7.6c2: Yz-Yt At the International chess seminar in White is outside the square of the A on h5, Sukhumi [988] which I attended, Averbakh while Black is inside the square of the A on Grigoriev stated that the four studies which lollow are c6. But White can exploit the 6's flexibility very important for chess teaching. to threaten simultaneously to enter the h-A's Conclusion ofa study, 1931 squares and to escort his own A to the Retl, R queening square. Study, 1927 1.697 h4 2.6f6 6b6 2...h3 3.be6 b2 4.c7 hlU 5.c8W+: Queens with check, so Black has no time to play ..Uh:+. %% 3.rDc5 %l With the double threat of 6f4 entering the %% hA's square and 6d6 promoting his own A in time. To , Black must be in a position to %i 3...h3 4.6d6 h2 5.c7 hlg 6.c8U:%-% reply to 6xa7 with 6c7l8. White must try to %% stop this. 1.6e6 6c3 2.0d6? %.i 2.6d5 Maiznlis pointed out this solution 1.693 White is going to lose his A, so he must beforc 1,927. This route is just as quick as the prepare gaining the horizontal route, and it causes Black to lose a to reply to 6xb6, opposition. vital tempo. Averbakh called this restricting Interna tional j unior strength l...bc22.bnn manoeuvre "shouldering." 2...bd3 3.6c6 6d4 3.bf2 bcA 4.he3 By Ted Frost 4.6b7 6d5 5.6xa7 6c6 6.6b8+-. 2.6R 6d3 [Shouldering.] 5.6d4 6xb6 6.6c4 6a5--+ or 6a3 The greatly increased strength of Wallace scored 6/r, to finish 35th: in the 2...bd4 3.6c6 6e5 6b5 ; 2.bf4 3.6e5 6c4 4.6d6 6b5 5.6c7 6a6--+. intemational junior compctition in recent boys' event, and in the girls' Veronic Note that this route via e5 takes the same 2...6d3 years - wlrich also indicates the exlent to Klimenko scored 5 to finish a number of moves as a more vertical route. 2...&A changes nothing, because both is disappointing 54th. 4.6b7 6d6 5.6xa7 &c1:%-% [This which New Zealand has fallen behind - players are losing the same number of tempi. shown in Australian reports on this year's Neil Steffensen reports that in the Asian 3.6f1 6d3 4.6e1 0c.4 5.6d2 6b5 6.6c3 6xb6 world and Asian Junior Championships. Junior in Iran he had travel difliculties to Sackman Study,1924 7.0M:l 3.6e1 [his route ensures that he is Australian junior champion J P Wallace start with, with flight changes and a 6Y,- not "shouldered" without an equal loss of reports in the latest issue of Auslralian hour bus ride just before playing his hrst tirne for Black.l Chess Magazine lhat 73 coturtries were game. IIe scored a creditable 6/9 to finish 3...6c4 4.6d2 6b5 5.6ca bxb6 6.bb4:'/,-y, represented at the World Iunior in 4th on count-back behind Darmen Germany. The top seed was GM Alexander Sadvakasov KAZ 2260, Sharma IND and Onischuk UKR, on 2575, md he was one Andador PHI. Coming eYents of 25 players rated 2400 or more. Steffenson says: "I was the only Sun, March 31 Howick-Pakuranga's Latvlan In the girls' championship there were 13 competitor without a coach or second at Gambit tourney players rated over 2300, with lloang Th the tournament. I was the only compelitor Sun, October 6 Mid-Canterbury rapid Trang VIE top seed on 2405. However, who had to pay for their trip, with all the championships paid Wallace points out that in addition to that other competitors' travelling costs for Sat-Mon, June 1-3, Wellington CC Queen's strength, many of the fast-improving by their federation or goveflrment.' He Blrthday toumey young players performed well above their lists the sponsors without whose assistance Sat, Jnne 22Upper IJutt 40140 ratings - WGM Nino Khurtidze GEO on he would not have been able to make the 1.6h8! 2295 scored I l/13 to win the title. trip. Prevents "shouldering". 1.6f8 allows 28 M Chess "shouldering". 1...6f6 (1...6f5?:) 2.6e8 6e5 NZ Chess 29 NZCF Council Report Affiliated Clubs By Ted Frost Ashburton PO Box 2M, Ashburton. Meets Mays St, Northcote. Club capt, Peter Shrart, Council restructuring Jim Simmons remains rating olJicer and Mondays 7.30pm (FebOct), Room I 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont (09Y45_6377. Following Bill Poole's move to the "rating committee" (upstairs), Public Library, cnr Havelock and Ottgo 7 Maitland St, Dunedin. Wednesdays Iavercargill, and the return of Russell Dive Ted Frost i.s editor of NZ Chess, with West Streets. Contacts, Roy Keeling (03)86- aod Saturdays, 7.30pm. Tel (03)477_6919 to New 7*alar.d, also an approach to Dave councillors as s ist ing wit h proofreading. 936, Stephen Taylor (03)85-761. clubroom. Pres, Paul Vecovsky, (03X78- Capper to return to Council, the Council The council team will handle day-to-day Auckland Chess Centre Mondays 7.15pm, 0063. has agreed to a measure of restructuring. Jinancial transactions, under the guidance 17 Cromwell Sl Mt Eden, Auckland 1003. Popatoetoe Wednesilays 7.30pm, St George's This is partly to spread the workload but and supervision of Russell Dive. Tel (09)630-2042 clubroom. Anglican Church Hdl, Landscape Rd, also to focus attention on specific areas of Canterbrlry 227 Bealey Avenue, Papatoetoe. Contacts, John McRae (09)278- development. The election of officers at Stop press - annual meetlng declslons Christchurch. Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Tel 4520 or Katrine Metge (sec) 278-7173. the annual meeting has assisted these Key decisions made by the NZCF annual (03)366-3935 clubroom. Pres, Mark Guy, 9 Petone Gambit Thursdays 7.30pm Central changes, which include: meeting include: Bennett St (03)35r-6991. Sec, Pat Jordan Bowling Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. Pres, Election of Ted Frost as presidenl and Prwision {or a form of "associate (03)338_4274. Mark Noble, 97 Seddon St, Naenae, Lower Russell Dive as vice-president, with Alan membership" which will enable groups not Civic Tuesdays 7.30pm, Museum Room, Hutt (04)567_0467. Aldridge as secretary. There is still no fully affiliated to conduct rated Turnbull House, Bowen Street, Wellington l. Upper Hutt Mondays 7.30pm, Ilapai Club, nomination as treasurer, but Council has lournaments, but without voting power in John Gillespie, I r#avell Street, Karori 879 Fergusson Drive. Sec, Glen Sullivan, 6a talren urgent action to bring the accounts thefederation. (04)476-372e. Totara Street, Upper Hutt (04)528-6783. up to dale. Provision for registration of individual Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, \ilaitemata Thursdays 7.30pm, Kelston Arthur Pomeroy continues as tournamcnt players, from both fully alfiliated and Karori, Wellington 5 (04X764098. Community Centre, cnr Great North Rd and convenor, with Tim Frost on the committee associale clubs (the regislration fee Hamllton Inquiries Pres, Hilton Bennett, 65 Awaroa Rd, Kelston. Pres, Bob Smith, 2 and Russell Dive a member ex o/ficio. This replaces the existing alfiliation fee). Te Aroha St (07)855-1037. Autumn Ave, Glen Eden (09)818_4113 or committee has responsibility lor wersight Clubs are required to notify open rated Howick_Pakuranga Tuesalays 7.30pm, St contact Steve Lawson (09)8 I 8_5 137. both of New Zealand compelilions and tournaments they plan to hold, and John Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga \ilanganui Mondays, lst floor, Commercial international play. Arthur is convenor of requirem ents for reporting on tournaments Highway, Highland Park. Pres, Paul Spiller Club, St Hill St. Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, 7 selectors, with Bob Gibbons remaining on have been revised. (0e)s3s_4962. Pehi St (AO3a3-6101; sec, K Yorston, 5 the panel. Graham Haase has accepted The NZ Championship is to be played as Hastlngs_Havelock North P.O. Box 184, Mitchell St (06)343-7166. appointment as a South Island member of a Swiss with a minimum of 18 players. Hastings. Wednesdays 7pm, Library, Welltngton Saturday nights in Blind Social the panel. Detailed arrdngemenls hwe yet to be Havelock N HiSh School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Club, Westbrook House, l8l Willis Street. Bob Gibbons is reappointed convenor of finalised. Chris Smith (06)87 7 _4583. 6pm, jrrnie6' 7.30pm club play. Pres, Tim the technical committee, with Peter Stuart In line with international practice, play at Invercargill Wednesdays 8pm, staff room, Frost (04Y76_ 3541. Sec, Ted Frost as member, and responsibility Ior Congress will be continuous, based on a South School, Ness St. Sec, Robert Mackway (04Y76_4098. reviewing tournament rules (cunently maximum 7-hour session (40 in 2, 20 in l, Jones, 5 Pine Cres, Invercargill (03)217- looking at the swiss system) and other I hour tofinish). 1154. Auckland Chess Assn, Pres, Peter Stu rt,24 procedural malters such as recognition of Some clubs registered disapproval at late Kapiti Tuesdays, 7.30pm, Salvation Army Seacliffe Ave, Belmont, Auckland 9. tournament directors. presentation of the annual report and lack Hall, Bluegtrm Rd. Paraparaumu Beach. Pres, (0eY4s-6377. Dave Capper has accepted appointment of hnancial statements. The report was Guy Burns, 226Main Road Sth" Paraparaumu NZ Correspondence Chess Assn, P.O. Box as convenor of the junior development adopted, with Council giving undertakings (04)297-0462. Sec, Bill Cox, 25 Jeep Rd, 3278, Wellington. Sec, J W (Sandy) committee, which will look afier such areas regarding completion of the accounts. Raumati Sth (04)298-8589. Maxwell, (04)237 _47 53. as chess in schools (except competitions) New Plymouth l1 Gilbert St, New Plymouth. Wellington Dlstrlct Chess Assn Inc, sec, programmes and coaching. Dave is being assisted 1996 club Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres, R P Bowler, 17a Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington initially by Jonathan Sarfati and Michael Clubs which have forwarded their 1996 Hori St (06)753-6282. Contact, Keith Okey, 5; (04Y76_4098. Nyberg with Ted Frost as ex otJicio programmes to NZCF are Howick- 253d Coronation Ave (06)758-881 l. member of the committee. Graham Banles Pakuranga, Upper Hutt and Wellington. North Shore P.O. Box 33_587, Takapun, and Ken Pow agreed last year to be Clubs will shortly receive requests to Auckland 9. Wednesdays 7.30pm, Northcote consultants in this area. advise their arrangements for open rated Community Centre, cnr College Rd/Ernie toumaments, as mentioned above. 30 NZ Chess NZ News 3t