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Official magazine of the New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc.) pLASTIC CHESSMEN (STAUNTON STYLE) 67mm King (boxed) solid and felt-based $13.50 Vol 2l Nwnber 6 December 1995 $3.00 (incl GST) 95mm King (in plastic bag) solid, weighted, felt-based $17.50 95mm King (in plastic box, with lid), as above $25.50 FOLDI NG CH ESS BOAR DS - CLU B/TOU RNAMENT STAN DARD 360x360mm thick cardboard (black and white squares) $5.0o 480x480mm thick cardboard (green and lemon) $6.00 VINYL CHESSBOARDS - CLUB/TOURNAMENT STANDARD 425x425mm roll-up mat type, algebraic symbols at borders to assist move recognition (brown and white) $e.OO 440x44omm semi-flex and non{olding, algebraic symbols as above (dark brown and off-white) $9.0O FOLDING MAGNETIC CHESS WALLETS (DARK GREEN VINYL) 190x150mm (15mm squares) flat disk pieces $19.50 270x2oomm (24mm squares) flat square pieces $15.00 A wide range of fine wood sets and boards also stocked T"'rc cHESS MOVE TTMEFTS (CLOCKS) German-made popular club clock, brown plastic :, .-pr 'i,T Turnier $69.00 : ..' ;:. .ih Standard German-made as above, in imitation wood case $79.00 l-i'.;i,e :r.,=' DGT official FIDE chess clock $169.00 AND TOUBNAMENT STATIONERY ii.i!l:: ii',=*rj?.t+;i CLUB ll,!^ -r$€ Bundles of loose score sheets, 80 moves and diagram 2OO $7.0O :i:.;': 500 $15.00 6;rrr _'rr + I :-:; {; ,: i-;-;;':.1:'.rii:: 2000 $50.00 "' Score pad, spiraFbound, 50 games, score sheets as above $3.5o Score book, spiral bound, lies flat at any page, 50 games of 70 moves, with index and diagram for permanent record $7.00 Artyfax peel-and-stick symbols (4@ pieces) plus 20 diagram blocks 8.00 AUCKLAND RETAIL PRIME TIME GAMES LTD 'ri'1il:1::i1 i? j;iilll:; StrandArcade,QueenStreetAuckland Telephone(09)358-0282 ili i i i i iiiii;:::,:i:i': - New Zealand's only complete chess retail stockist ilii jiJ : f ji-r:;:ii; ; : : : 1 ; EVERYTHING FOR CHESS AT N.Z.C.S. 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 Anatoly Karpov 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.
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