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2 3 New Zealand Chess STOP PRESS Official joumal of the New Zealand Chess Congress Entries to Date New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc.), published in February, April, Championship: Volume 33 Number 5 October 2006 June, Augus! October, December. Anthony Ker. 2j6l PuchenWang. 2296 CONTENTS Tim Reilly. 2273 FIDE 4. ltt Palau International Chess Tournament CORRESPONDENCE Bob smith. 2276 Hilton Bennett is victorious in thefirst International Chess Championship held in Subscriptions, Graeme Spain. 22j0 the PaciJic paradise of the Palau Islands. Paul Spiller reports. Editorial correspondence, copy and advertising Mike Steadman. 2209 8. New Z,ealand Junior Championship 2006 inquiries should be sent to Peter Stuart. 2056 FM Bob Smith reports a good turnoutfor this tournament held in July. Sixty six Chris 2023 Burns. players took part with Gino Thornton qs the top seed and eventual winner.. New Zealand Chess Major Open: 17. P O Box 1627 North shore Open Tatpo,2730 Helen Milligan. 20i7 FIDE A report by NM Peter Stuart on this event where Leonard Mclaren went on to a triangle@world-net. co.nz NathanGoodhue. 1980 convincing victory. GinoThornton. 1978 a', New Zealand News Bill Forster. 1924 Opinions expressed in articles, letters and other Wefarewell chess stalwart Allan Smith plus Grand Prix standings as at the end Stan Yee. 189i contributions are those ofthe authors. Letters of Oaober are listed. Fuatai 1891 on chess topics are welcome; limit 150 words Fuatai. 1888 23. Correspondence Chess and marked "for publication." NeilGunn. Sean Watharow. 1784 Gordon Hoskyn profiles Wanganui chess enthusiast Bernard Nicholson and William Lynn. 1782 prwides an ovetyiew of an interesting andvaried life both at and awayfrom the EDITORIAL Gordon HoslEn. 1677 chessboard. Also Trophy Tourneys progress and some games by Brett Sinclair, JohnPakenham 1664 Editor: Graeme Trass held overfrom the last issue, complete the column. Justin Davis 1647 26. World News viv smith. 1642 John McDonald backgrounds the World Championship Unfication match Michael Ll/u. 1626 between Topalov and Kramnik In addition the Essent, NH chess tournaments Tony Booth. 1598 ANNUAL STIB SCRIPTION RATES andJunior World Championships are coyered. David Bell. 1573 New Zealand, $24.00. Bruce Kay. 1544 Australi4 South Pacific, $US12.00 airmail. Bob 1542 Next Issue: Ratings for Period 2 and part one of Vivian Smith's self-portrait plus East Asi4 N Americ4 $US15.00 airmail Mitchell. Mathew King. 1519 games. Europe, $US17.50 airmail, $12.50 economy. John 1490 Rest of world, $US20.00 airmail, $US15.00 Wilson. Edith economy. Otene. 1476 Stewart 1470 Some back issues available - send for details. Holiday. Brian lFhitaker. l4l2 Helen Courtnqt. 1408 Ken ADVERTISING RATES Reed. 1i49 Oscar Lynn. 1083 r Full page, $N245.00 2-J-=i=i=-r.Y. r0w r4,,. il uH$ir12667 Barry Smith. u/r ' '::': ',",""'Held Half-page or fulI column, $N222.50 at Half column, $N212.00 Collegiate Hotel and Motor Inn 122 Liverpool Street, Wanganui COPYDEADLINE December issue, Monday December l l Front Cover: Hilton receiving the winners troplry from the Philippines ambassador to , ' " $71350.00 Palau. Congress prizemoney HOMEPAGE Enguiriep;,.SQrdo*{!Qq,,.\ http I I www.rzchess. co. nz , :, (06) 343 6101 oihoSkyp@ihug",
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I't Palau International Chess Tournament (Palau Royal Resort) and that most of the Hotel under an awning at the shop front! by Paul Spiller facilities would be at the disposal of the Tai- On to the chess! With many of the local wanese President and his entourage and mem- players having full time jobs, rounds had to Palau, Micronesia. tries, successful tournaments have now been bers ofthe delegations ofthe other 6 nations be squeezed in to any available time slots , so AAer competing in the 3'd IGB Dato Tan Ma- held in Papua New Guine4 Fiji and most re- involved. In fact, the Hotel became wranazirg some games were played quite late at night. laysian Chess Championship, kiwi players cently Palau. The aim of these toumaments is hub of activity,btzzirgwith media including at Gary even managed to squeeze in 3 games Hilton Bennett and Paul Spiller travelled on to to give opportunities for the local players to least 5 or 6 film crews, rewspaper reporters (we during one day which was probably not the compete in the first ever International Chess gain FIDE ratings and to give some impetus to met the Reuters correspondent based in Tai- best for his chess. Championship to be held in the Palau Islands the development ofchess in these countries wan) police (including 2 police launch patrols) The first 4 rounds were played at the PRR (August 3 l-September 4,2006) . For those not and to encourage them to take a more active security guards and various delegates and hang- over the 31"1 August and l"t of September. familiar with the location of Palau (or Belau as role in Oceania chess. This has certainly been ers on. We later learnt that the Taiwanese alone Gary Bekker set the early pace after a first it is known locally) it is approximately 1200 achieved with Fiji now about to host its second had chartered two passengerjets to fly in their round draw with Marlon followed by three km east ofthe Philippines and about two and a OceariaZone Championships in May 2007 personnel!. Anyway, all ofthis provided an wins on the trot against Menandro, Pastrana half hours flying time from Manila. There are after hosting the2002 Zorral event and an In- interesting diversion to the happenings sur- and Nedic. He was followed closely by Hil- only a few possible routes to get to Palau, ternational Championship in 2003. It also rounding the toumament, which was in itself ton, I and Marlon with 2 wins, 2 draws each. either flying via looks likely that quite extraordinary. Hilton conceded draws to myself and Gene Manila (with a day the tournament in The tournament finally became a reality after Pastrana; Marlon to Manuel Menandro and stopover) as we did Palau will become several months ofuncertainty and was played myself to Cyril Montel who played the unor- or via Guam out of an annual event as a l0 player round robin event using the stan- thodox reply 1...Nh6 to my I f4 Bird's Open- Darwin. There is with the pledged dard FIDE time control of 90 minutes plus 30 ing. A recommendation by GM Mark Paragua also an alternative support ofthe seconds added per move. To make up the field according to Marlon! Hilton had also come route via Taiwan as Philippines ambas- myself and Hilton were invited from New Zea- close to losing against Manuel Menandro well. sador at the clos- land along with Filipino MarlonBemadino who early on but Manuel couldn't find the correct Palaq as we soon mg ceremony. at FIDE 2170 was the top seed. Marlon is a well continuation in time trouble and overstepped. discovered, is a The kiwi duo fi- known personality in Manila and runs his own Hilton's Budapest was getting a good work- beautiful archipel- nally arrived in slot on the local radio. In fact, Gary Bekker out and he won nicely against Manny Nedic ago oflslands sur- Palau on August managed to fit in a live radio interview on his in Round 3: rounded by arnaz- 30, the day before way across to Palau and meet up with some of ing coral atolls and the toumament the top Filipino GM's including Eugenio Torre, M.Nedic - H.Bennett beautiful water that was scheduled to Asia's first Grandmaster. Marlon also carried Round 3 deff description. start. The initial out the now somewhat infamous Bobby Fischer Budapest Defence Intemationally venue was the interviews in Manila a few years ago, ard gave 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 eS 3 dxe5 Ng4 4 Nf3 Bc5 ranked as one of newest and most us an interesting insight into the former world 5 e3 Nc6 6 a3 a5 7 Nc3 0-0 8 Be2 Re8 the top diving loca- luxurious hotel, the champion's personality. Intemational Arbiter 9 Ne4 Bf8 10 0-0 Ngxe5 11 Ng3 Nxf3+ tions in the world, not only for its abundance Palau Royal Resor! situated on Malakal Island and Oceania Chess President Gary Bekker 12 Bxf3 Ne5 13 Be2 Ra6 14 Bd2 d5 15 oftropical fish, sea creatures and brightly col- approximately 4 km fiom the centre of Koror. (Australia) made up the fourth FIDE rated cxd5 Rg6 16 Bhs Bg4 17 Bxg4 Nxg4 18 oured corals, but also because ofthe large The Hotel has been built next to a lagoon with player necessary for the event to be FIDE rated. h3 Nf6 19 20 Radl b6 21 Bc3 numbers of sunken World War Two wrecks all the trappings of a 5 star resort including Qa4 Qxd5 The local players were a mixture of Filipino 22 Bxf6 Rxf6 23 Rd4 24 Rg4 that beckon beneath the surface. Although swimming pools, Dive Shop, Poolside Bar, Qe6 Qc8 and Palau nationals and included Roberto Her- Rd8 25 Qc4 Rg6 26 Rxg6 hxg6 27 Ne4 Hilton and myself were not divers, we did take private beach and separate Spa complex, com- nurdez, Manuel Menandro, Manny Nedic, Qd7 28 Ng5 Bd6 29 Qh4 Be5 30 b3 Bf6 the opportunity to do a halfday boat trip to plete with Balinese masseuses. I mentioned Gene Pastran4 Cyril Montel and Jose Omega. 31Qf4 Qe7 32 Ne4 Be5 33 34 explore this paradise and managed to do some that this was the initial venue because a quite Qg5 Qxg5 The locals certainly made the overseas players Nxg5 Rd3 35 a4 f6 36 NfJ Bb2 37 Rbl swimming and snorkelling and catch a glimpse bizarre event took place during our stay, which feel very welcome and were most hospitable. Rxb3 38 Nd4 Rb4 39 Nc2 Bc3 40 Nxb4 of the natural beauf. meant that the toumament venue had to be On several occasions the players ended up at axb4 4l KfI c5 42Ke2 c4 43Rfl Kf7 The tournament was originally the idea of shifted back to the centre oftown and to a Gene Pastrana's shop in central Koror after the 44Kdl Ke6 45Kc2 Kd5 46fJ E 47 OceariaZone President IA Gary Bekker in different Hotel, namely the Palasia. We were round to share a meal offresh fish and rice. Rdl+ Kc6 48 Rd8 Kc7 49 Re8 Bf6 50 conjunction with local Palau chess player advised after the second day ofplay, that an Gene's shop is also the venue for the chess club e4 b3+ 5l Kbl c3 52 exf5 c2+ 53 Kcl Roberto Hernandez. With Gary's enthusiasm important summig namely the l"t Taiwan Pa- where chess is played in an outdoor setting Bg5+ 0-1 to involve more of the Oceania Zone's coun- cific Allies Summit was to take place at PRR
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My first round game against Jose Omega: 19 axb5 a NZ Chess NZ Chess 9 New Zealand Junior Championship 2006 her king, but never quite solved her problems. rable, playing aggressively and caleulating by FM Bob Smith In the unaccustomed realms of board fouq well. Thornton pinned his hopes for a comeback on On board 3 Michael Wu attacked early at the With the surge in junior chess over recent think his opening. Cecily holding Liu was his beloved French Defence, and gained an cost ofhis pawn structure. The endgame years, encouraged by some hard pawn work by Jason Wu until blundering a in the end- early psychological victory when Andy Chen clearly favoured Filip Petreski, who sfrangely NZCF Council and chessJoving organisers rng. played the insipid exchange. A nice tactic by agreed a draw, al exchange for a passed pawn around the country, Waitemata Chess Among those on Thornton, Club two wins were the top seed forced apleasant endgame, in up. was hopeful of a good tumout for the NZ Jun- Andy Chen, Zhang Jason, and Michael which Gino's knight ran rings around Andy's Haowen Zengatd Judy Gao played out a long ior Championships July. Shirley Eachen in Wt1 Chen, Natasha Fairley and bishop and shattered pawns. and careful draw on board four, while on board The club had generous obtained sponsorship Sue Maroroa. The upset ofthe round was on board 3, where six Natasha Fairley paid the price for playing from some very appropriate supporters, Qual- Round Three Devon Smith beat Mario Krstev with black in passively with white against Bobby Cheng. ity Student Diaries and Eduvac, publishers of a Top seed Thornton was lucky to escape with a just 25 moves. On board 7 Natasha Fairley Devon Smith bounced back on board 5 with an newspaper. schools draw, after losing an exchange and a pawn to could only draw with the promising Harry emphatic win over Cecily Liu. This made possible prize-funds minimum of Eachen Chen. Chen only needed to calm down Ruan. The fastest game was on board 9, where for the Championship and for the and consolidate, instead an $1850 $1450 but blundered back Leaders: Sue Maroro4 Michael Wu, Devon Eachen Chen had the rare chance to play Le- Junior Rapid that followed making both exchange pawn. NZ - and later the extra Smith 4, Thomton, Jason Wu, Cheng 3.5 gall's Mate against Uzair Dollie. Class One events in the Chess Federation NZ Sue Maroroa recovered from a dubious open- Round Five Leaders: Thornton, Jason Wu 5.5, Maroro4 Grand Prix. ing against Andy Chen, her active pieces prov- On top board Maroroa proved too good for Devon Smith 5, Cheng, Zeng, Michael Wu, In players the event 66 entered the Champion- ing to be more than enough compensation for a Devon Smittt, who played an opening he didn't Petreski 4.5. ship at Green Bay High School in West Auck- mere pawn. know very well, lost a pawn and had little Round Seven land a most response. got position - satisffing Fairley a diffrcult with black chance in the endgame. The battle for the Championship on board one juniors Most of the country's top were there - against Jason Wu, but eventually managed to On board two the battle of the Wus (Jason and took many twists and turns. Thornton was out- with the notable exception Olympiad repre- rcach a ending lose of drawn - only to with a Michael) began with a sharp debate on opening booked in the opening, with Fritz giving Jason sentative, Puchen Wang. pointless check. Zhang - Shirley Wu was an theory and soon tumed tactical. Jason handled Wu close to a t}ree pawn advantage in the Top seed was Gino Thomton, who was rated all-daggers played drawn Sicilian. White the the complications better. early middlegame. Soon after Wu overlooked a more points ahead second than 200 of seed opening a little passively and was virtually On board 3 Thomton chose a slow build-up tactic, allowing Thornton to bail out to an infe- Andy Chen. forced to sacrifice later. The resulting position with white against Bobby Cheng and the latter rior rook endgame. Wu could have virtually Round One looked a little hairy, but counter-attack black's eventually blundered a pawn. Thereafter forced a draw, but opted to try to win. Wu still With such a good turnout and a wide variation was irresistible. Sellars came Tom badly un- Cheng's resistance was minimal. Zhanghad could have drawn as late as move 47, but went in playing strengths, one generally against just round stuck Mario Krstev, losing in 19 climbed back to board 4, but played passively passive with his rook instead and the top seed proved a players to be warm-up for the top - moves with white. Devon Smith kept up with against Judy Gao's Scandinavian Defence to wrapped up the crucial point at move 64. not a single upset. with the leaders with an upset win over Andrew reach an inferior ending. A massive oversight On second board Sue Maroroa's game against Not that there weren't some nervous moments. Maroro4 perhaps confusing his opponent with ended the game prematurely. Harry Ruan again Michael Wu reached the sort of position Sue To name a couple, Judy Gao lost a piece early his oflbeat opening. caused problems for one ofthe favourites. loves: material down but with the attack. In the on, but forhrnately Sumant Seshasayee re- Leaders after 3 rounds: Jason Wr:, Sue Maro- Eachen Chen would have been relieved to hold last throes Wu was a whole rook up but unable turned the favour by soon after. Cheng, blundering ro4 Bobby Michael Wu, Mario Krstev, the draw in the end, after a game in which to stave offcheckmate. This win lifted Maroroa Tom Sellars was even more fortunate to beat Shirley Devon Thomton, Wq Smith 3, Gino Harry had most of the firn. to clear 2nd overall. Harry Ruan from a whole rook down. Eachen Chen 2.5. Leaders: Maroroa 5, Thomton, Jason Wu 4.5, On board 3 the pressure got to Devon Smith, Round Two Round Four Michael Wu, Krstev, Cecily Liu, HaowetZetg, who fell for Bobby Cheng's one-move cheapo Gao took on Thornton's French Defence head On top board Bobby Cheng and Jason Wu Filip Petreski, Devon Smith 4. in a fairly equal position. queen, on, but an out ofplay unco-ordinated fought to a standstill" a draw being a fair result Round Six In other crucial garnes Judy Gao and Andy pieces game. and weak squares soon caused her big of an interesting On top board Sue Maroroa's lack of book Chen played it safe with a draw after 32 moves, problems. Eachen Chen allowed Sue Maroroa to build up knowledge was quickly exposed. Against Jason Eachen Chen won comfortably against Sharon Natasha Fairley lost a pawn but managed to the sort ofaggressive, tactical position she Wu she was busted out ofthe opening and was Wu after the latter blundered an exchange, swap to an inferior endgame, where she simply likes, and then followed up with a faulty tactic given no chance to recover. Mario Krstev paid the price of poor develop- outplayed Dea,nZhao - with a little help. Mi- herself. Thornton had moved up to board two - and was ment against Daniel Shen, and Filip Petreski's chaelZhargplayed the later stages of his win On board two Shirley Wu almost consolidated now taking no prisoners. With white Krstev put weak d-pawn proved more significant than his over Daniel Shen well - but might like to re- after Michael Wu's pawn sacrihces opened up up stern resistance, but the top seed was inexo- fleeting tactical chances against Haowen Zeng. NZ Chess NZ Chess NZ Junior Championship 2006 Naroe Rtg 1 2345 67 Tot cback 1 Thornton, Gino 1978 35:W 7 :W 5:D 14:W 4:W 18 :W 3:VI 6.5 24 2 Maroroa, Sue 1560 41:w 38 :W 14 :W 6:W 8:?I 3:L !2:W 6 ZZ 3 Wu, Jason 167 5 29:w 20zW 16:w 4:D 1-2zW 2:W 1:L s.5 24.5 4 Cheng, Bobby 1605 49:w 3L:W 15:W 3:D l:L 16:W 8:W 5.5 23 5 Zeng, Haowen L4O'7 4'7:w 32lW l2tL 31:W 22tW ?:D 15:w 5.5 20 6 Chen, Eachen 1584 54:W 17:W 1: D 2|L 2LtD 26tw 23tw 5 22.5 7 Gao, Judy 132'7 42.w 1:L 33:W 36:VI l3:W 5: D 14:D 5 2L.5 8 Smith, Devon 1,394 58:w 27 tw 30:W 18 :W 2iL 20:w AtL 52t 9 Wu, Shirley 1539 48:w 25zrt 13:W L2|L 20iL 22|w 24iw 5 20.5 10 Sellars, Tom 7402 21:w 19:W 18:l 38:D 30:w 13:D 2O|w 5 19.5 11 Shenf Daniel- 7257 52:W 13:L 51:W 22|L 38:I{ 21 iw 18:w 5 17.5 L2 Wu, Michael 7626 43:VI 28:W 5:W 9:W 3:L 1tr.n a.T 4 .5 24.5 13 Zhang, Michael- 7'.173 50:w L1:W 9:L 28iW 7:L 10:D 19 rW 4.5 23 L4 Chen, Andy 7'7'73 4O:W 23zlyl 2tL 1:L 54:W 25|w 7:D 4.5 22 N l5 Petreski, Eilip 1387 64tW 53:II 4:L 25|W 19:W l2tD 5:L 4.5 2L.5 o L6 Eairley, Natasha 1,525 34:9I 36:W 3:L 2LtD 33:W 4:L 31:W 4.5 20 L7 Ruan, Jack L764 57:W 6:L 50rD 30:L 39:w 35:W 32:W 4 .5 16 18 Krstev, Mario 1609 51:w 24tw 10:W 8:L 23lw 1:L 11: L 423 79 Chen, Benny 10 01 26 zW 10:L 55:W 24:W 15:L 21:W 13:L 427 20 Liu, Cecily 72L3 62|w 3:L 54:W 34:W 9:W 8:L 10:L 4 20.5 2l Ruan, Harry 1099 l0 : L 42:W 4'7:W 16:D 6:D 19:L 40:w 4 19.5 22 Zhang, Harrison 1037 39:L 29iW 58:W 11:W 5:L 9: L 46:w 4 19.5 23 Wu, Sharon 1280 63:vl l4:L 21 :W 32:W 18 : L 36:W 5:L 4 19.5 24 Alipiev, Atanas 7226 37:VI 18:L 35:W 19:L 41:w 40:W 9:L 4 18 25 Zhang, Leon 1082 45:W 9:L 41:w 15:L ,{5:w 14:L 43:W 4 18 26 DoIlie, Uzair 1060 19:L 39:W 343L 58:W 29zw 6: L 45:W d 11 q 2'7 Li, Xiang Wei 943 59:W 8:I, 23zL 42tll 55:W 11 3L 39:w 4t7 28 Guo, Charfie tl09 56:W !2'.r, 48:W 13:L 40:I 42zW 34:lI 4L7 29 Liu, Biff 380 3:L 222T, 44zW 51:W 26tL 55:lI 38:W 4 16.5 30 Maroroar Andrew 1395 45:W 33:D 8:L 17:W 10:I 321r, 44tw 3.5 19.5 31 Chen, Al-an 1096 55:W 4|L 53:W 5:L 35:D 33:W 16:L 3.5 19.5 32 Tsoi, Nicole 1019 66:W 5:L 39:v[ 23tL 34:D 30:W !1 ,T, 3.5 18.5 33 Meng, 'Jia Jia 1011 60:w 30:D 1tL 37:w 16:L 31:L 52tw 3.5 17.5 34 Liu, Brian 649 L6: L 66:w 26iw 20zL 32tD 54 :lI 28:.L 3.5 77 .5 35 Chen, Wan-Xin a?a 1.r. 52:W 24zL 62'.W 31: D L1 iL 50:W 36 Zhao, Dean 1041 65:W 15:L 56:W 7 zL 57:w 23tr, 37:D 3.5 76 31 Huang, Alex 340 24"L 40:D 49:W 33:I 50:D 41:W 35:D 3.5 15.5 38 Han, Yichen 1061 44:W 2tL 45:W 10:D 11:L 43:D 29'tL 320 39 Li, Andrew 2'7 0 22 tW 26:L 32zL 41 zW 17:L 48:W 2'l:L 3 18.5 40 Li, Jiapeng 920 14:L 37:D 43:D 50:W 28:w 24,!L 2LtL 3 18.5 41, Yang, Mona 665 2zL 44 :W 25 iL 56:W 24iL 37 zL 62:ttl 3 16.5 42 Seshasayee, Sumant 370 1:L 2LiL 55:W 27:L 61:w 28tL 54:W 3 16 43 cuo, Nel-son 860 L2|L 56:L 40:D 59:W 51:W 38:D 2521' 3 L4 44 Wu, Kunbo 285 38:L 41:L 29tL 60:W 53:?[ 58:l{ 30 iL ) 1A 45 Chen, Catherin 404 30:L 63:W 38:L 51:W 25lL 57:W 26i' 3 14 46 Peart, David 290 25|L 54:L 59: L 66:+ 47|W 49:v{ 22|L 3 13.5 4'7 Dong, Peter 64'1 5:L 60:W 27tL 39:L 46iL 63:W 57:W 3 13 48 Chen, Thomas 660 9:L 65:W 28:.L 57rL 56:w 39: L 59:W 3 72.5 2 '1 N 49 Ean, Kevin 66 4:L 55:L 31|L 65:+ 62tW 46tL 58 : W 372 50 Wang, Weber 890 13:L 62tW L7: D 40 3L 37:D 52tD 35:L 2.5 71 S(\ u 51 Lin, Howard 116 18:L 57:W 11:I, 29:L 43:L 56:W 53:D 2.5 15.5 52 Wong, Shing 350 11 :L 35 : L 60:W 54 rI, 59:W 50:D 33:I. . E 1' E 53 Sun, Li Cheng 594 61:W 15:L 31:L 55:I, 44iL 60:W 51 : D 54 Yang, Edison 695 6:L 46:W 2OtL 52zW !42r, 34:I 42lL 2 t'7 .5 55 Shen, Davy 295 31:L 49: W 19:L 53:W 21 lL 29tL 60:L 2 76.5 56 Tao, Grace 310 28 tL 43:W 36:I, 4l:1, 48:L 51:l 0:W 276 57 Wood, Reuben 320 17:L 51:L 66:W 48:W 36:L 45:I, 4'lzt 275 58 Zouf Carolyn Lin 39'l 8:L 59:W 22zL 26tI' 63:W 44:L 49:L 59 McAllister, Samuel 210 27 tL 58:L 46rW 43:L 52zL 0:W 48 : L 2 74.5 60 Smith, Elias 250 33:L 47 |L 52:L 44!L :W 53:L 55:W 2 74.5 61, Dong, OIivia 200 53:L 64tL 0:W 45:L 42iL 62:L 63:W 274 62 Peart, WiIIiam 330 20:L 50:L 63:W 35:L 49:L 61:W 41:L 273 63 Ma, Victor 220 23:L 45:L 62tL 0:W 58:L 4'l:L 51 :L 1 13. s 64 Jones, Simon 390 15:L 61:W 76 65 Lu, Han 2'75 36:L 48:L 42:L 49t- 06 66 Low, cabriel 260 32tr, 34 : L 57 3L 462- 06 t2 t3 Titles Gao,J - ThorntonrG 16.f4 Qf5 17.Qxf5 Bxf5 l8.Racl RIb8 Kd6 36.Rbd2 d4+ 37.cxd4 cxd4+ 38.Rxd4+ NZ Junior Champion- Gino Thomton 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 19.Nb3 Bd3 20.RI2 Bb5 21.Na5 Rb6 22.Rfc2 Ke7 39.Nb7 Rc3+ 40.Kf2 Rc2+ 41.R4d2 96 NZ School Pupils' Champion - Sue Maroroa Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Bd3 c4 8.Bfl Nc6 9.f4 h6 23.Nxc6 Bc4?! [ 23...8xc6 24.Rxc6 Rxb2 42.Re1+ Kf8 43.Ree2 R2c4 1-0 NZ Schoolgirls' Champion - Sue Maroroa NgeT l0.Qg4 Nfs ll.NR Bd7 l2.Nh4 Qa5 25.Rxc7 Rd2 would have made it harder for NZ Under 16 Champion - Sue Maroroa l3.Bd2 Ne3 l4.Qxg7 0-0-0 l5.Ra2 Nxfl white.l 24.b3 Rxc6 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Rxc4 Sellars,T - Krstev,M NZ Under 16 Girls' Champion - Sue Maroroa 16.Rxft RdfS 17.93 Kb8 l8.Ke2 Nxd4+ Rxc4 27.Rxc4 Rc8? Better 27...Rd8 28.d5 Kf8 l.NR Nf6 2.d4 dS 3.c3 Bf5 4.8f4 e6 5.Nbd2 NZ Under 14 Champion - Jason Wu 19.cxd4 c3 20.Rb1 Bb5+ 21.Kdl cxd2 29.Kf2 Ke8 30.Ra4 Ra8 31.Ke3 a6 32.Rb4 Be7 6.e3 0-0 7.h3 c5 8.Nh4 Be4 9.R Nh5 NZ Under 12 Champion - Judy Gao and 22.Rb4 Ka8 23.Kxd2 Bc4 24.Rab2 8.16 Kd7 33.Kd4 a5 34.Rb5 96 35.Kc5 h5 36.d6 l0.fxe4 Bxh4+ ll.KeZ Nxf4+ 12.exf4 cxd4 Daniel Shen 25.24 Qc7 26.c3 Rc8 27-Rc2 h5 28.NR Bfl cxd6+ 37.exd6 Rc8+ 38.Kd5 Rc2 39.Rxa5 l3.cxd4 Nc6 14.Ke3 Qb6 15.Nb3 dxe4 NZ Under l2 Girls' Champion - Judy Gao 29.Nel h4 30.Rb3 RcgS 3l.Qf6 hxg3 Rxg2 40.Ra7+ Ke8 41.Kc6 Rc2+ 42.Kb6 16.Qd2 e5 l7.Rdl Rad8 l8.Qc3 exd4+ NZ Under 10 Champion - Bobby Cheng 32.hxg3 Qc4 33.Rb1 Rh2+ 34.Kc1 Rxc2+ Rb2+ 43.Kc7 Rc2+ 44.Kb8 Rb2+?? 19.Nxd4 Bf6 0-1 NZ Under 10 Girls' Champion -Nicole Tsoi 35.Nxc2 Qxc3 36.Qxf7 Rb8 37.Rb2 Bh3 [44...Rc6:] 45.Kc8 Rd2 46.d7+ 1-0 NZ Under 8 Champion - Harry Ruan, Harri- 38.Qg7 Bf5 39.94 Bxc2 40.Rxc2 Qal+ Smith,D - Maroroa,A son Zhang, Xiang Wei Li 4l.Kd2 Qxd4+ 42.Kel Qe3+ 43.Kdl Qxf4 Zhzng,lvl - Wu,S l.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.8d2 dxe4 5.Nge2 Note: No litles awarded in age categoies wilh 44.95 Qxa4 45.96 RcE 0-1 1.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 f5 6.a3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Nf6 8.Nf4 Nc6 9.Bc4 fewer than 3 playen- a6 6.B95 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 NbdT 9.8c4 Nc5 Qd6 l0.Qd2 Nd5 11.Bxd5 exd5 12.0-0 0-0 Shen,D - Zharg,M 10.Qe1 Qc7 11.Bb3 bs 12.R Bb7 l3.Khl 0-0 13.13 Be6 l4.fxe4 fxe4 l5.Qe3 Rae8 I6.b4 a6 Selected Games 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.8c4 t6 4.a4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 14.a3 h6 15.8h4 RfeS 16.Ba2 RadS 17.Qg3 17.Bnz Qd7 18.c3 Ne7 19.Qg3 Nf5 20.Qg5 h6 Zhzo,D - Fairley,N 6.d4 Nf6?! 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8+ NxdS 95 18.b4 NcdT l9.Nce2 Nh5 20.Qh3 gxh4 2l.Qh5 Bf7 22.Qg4 e3 23.Bel Be6 24.Qh5 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.8c4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 9.8e3 [ 9.e51] 9...Nc6 10.0-0 Be7 ll.Nd2 0-0 2l.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Qxe6+ Kg7 23.Qf7+ Kh8 Qf7 25.Ng6 Bc8 26.94 e2 27.RD Ne3 28.Nxf8 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7 -Bdz Bxd2+ 12.Nb3 b6 13.Rfd1 Bb7 14.13 Rfd8 15.Ne2 24.Qxh5 Bg5 25.f4 Nf6 26.QR Bxe4 27.Qh3 Qxh5 29.gxh5 Ng4 30.Rg2 RxIS 31.Rxe2 Nf6 8.Nbxd2 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Qb3 NceT Ne5 16.Nd2 Rxd2 17.Bxd2 Nxc4 18.b3 Nxd2 Bb7 28.fxg5 Rxe2 29.Rg1 Ne4 30.Rafl Nf2+ 32.893 Ne4 33.Rael c6 34.Re3 Bg4 35.8h4 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfe1 c6 l3.Ne4 h6 l4.Nc3 l9.Rxd2 Kf8 20.Ng3 Ke8 2l.Kf2 Rc8 31.Rxf2 Rxf2 32.Qxh4 Bxg2+ 0-l Bxh5 36.Rfl Rc8 37.8e1 95 38.Kg2 b5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 l6.Re5 Nb6 17.Bd3 22.Radl c4 23.Kfl a5 24.Kgl Ba6 25.bxc4 39.Rf5 Bg4 40.Re5 KII 41.h4 gxh4 42.Bxh4 Be6 l8.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Qxe6+ Rf7 20.Ne5 Bb4 26.c3 Bxc3 27.Rc2 Bb4 28.Rdcl Nd7 Thornton,G - Chen,E Rc7 43.Re1 draw offered 43...Nxc3 44.Re7+ Qf6 21.Qxf/+ QxfT 22.Nxf7 KxfT 23.Rbl 29.f4 Nc5 30.Ra2 Nd3 3l.Rdl Bc5+ 32.Kfl 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.NB Nf6 4.8f4 b6 5.e3 Bb7 RxeT 45.Rxe7+ Kg6 46.Rc7 Kh5 47.Bf6 Nbl Rd8 24.Be2 Rd7 25.f4 Kf6 26.94 Nd5 Bxc4 33.Rad2 Nb2+ 34.Ne2 Nxdl 35.Rxdl 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.Ne5 0-0 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bd3 48.Rxc6 Nxa3 49.Bg7 Be2 50.Rxh6+ Kg5 27.g5+ hxg5 28.fxg5+ Kxg5 29.Rc1 Re7 Rd8 36.Rxd8+ Kxd8 37.Ke1 Bxe2 38.Kxe2 Nxf4 10.exf4 Qh4 11.Qd2 f6 12.93 Qh3 51.Rxa6 Nc4 52.Re6 Bd3 53.Re8 Kfs 54.Kf2 30.KO Nf4 31.Bf1 Re6 32.c4 Rh6 33.Kg3 Kc7 39.Kd3 Kc6 0-1 13.Bfi Qh6 14.Ng4 Qg6 l5.R BxB 16.Nf,2 Nd6 55.Re5+ Kg6 56.Rxd5 Ne4+ 57.Ke3 Bc4 Rd6 34.Rdl Ne6 35.Rb1 b6 36.c5 bxc5 Bxhl l7.Nxhl Nd7 18.0-0-0 e5 19.Bd3 Qf7? 58.Rd7 Ng3 59.Be5 Nf5+ 60.Ke4 Kg5 61.Rd8 37.dxc5 Nxc5 38.KR Kf6 39.Rb8 a5 Chen,E - Ruanq,J u9...Qh6-+l 20.8e4 Qe8 21.dxe5 draw of- Nh4 62.Rf8 Ng6 63.Rf5+ Kh6 64.Bf4+ Kg7 40.Rb6 Ke5 41.Ke3 Rg6 42.8e2 Kd6 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.NR fered. 21...fxe5 22.Qd5+ Kh8 23.Qxa8 Qxa8 65.8e5+ Kh6 66.d5 Bxd5+ 67.Kxd5 Ne7+ 43.BR Kc7 44.Rb2 Rd6 45.Rd2 Rxd2 Nc6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.h3 0-0 9.Be3 b6 Z4.BraE RxaE 25.fxe5 Nxe5 26.Nb5 Nf7 68.Ke4 Nxf5 69.Kxf5 Kh7 70.Ke4 1-0 46.Kxd2 Kb6 47.Kc3 Ne6 48.Kc4 95 10.Qc2 h6 1l.Rdl cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 27.Kbl h6 28.Nxc7 BxcT 29.Rd7 Be5 49.14 Nf4 50.Bg4 Ng2 5l.Be2 Ne3+ 13.Bxd4 Qg5 14.Be3 Qe5 15.Nd2 Bb7 [29...Bxg3+] 30.Rxf7 Kg8 31.RO Bd4 32.Rd2 Cheng,B - Wu,J 52.Kd4 Nd5 53.8f3 Nc7 54.894 Na6 16.NR Qc7 17.Nd4 RfdS l8.BfJ Bxf3 Bgl33.Rg2ll-% 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5-cxd5 55.Ke5 Kc5 56.Kf5 Kb4 57.Bdl Nc5 19.Nxf3 Bc5 20.8d4 Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Rd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc7 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Rc1 58.Kxg5 Nxa4 59.Bxa4 Kxa4 60.h4 c5 22.Rd2 RadS 23.Radl e5 24.Nb5 Rxd2 Maroroa,S - Chen,A a6 10.Be2 Bd6 1t.h3 0-0 12.Nh4 896 61.h5 c4 62.h6 c3 63.h7 c2 64.h8Q clQ+ 25.Rxd2 Rxd2 26.Qxd2 Qb7 27.Qd8+ Kh7 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.f4 NgeT 5.NR 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.0-0 Qe7 15.8d3 RacS 65.Kf5 Qc2+ 66.Kf4 Qc4+ 67.Ke3 Kb3 28.Qd3+ e4 29.Qd8 Kg6 30.Qd4 a6 31.Nd6 d5 6.8b3 c4 7.8a4 d4 8.Ne2 d3 9.Ng3 Bd7 16.Ne2 95 17.93 96 l8.Kg2 Kg7 l9.R Rh8 68.Qb8+ Qb4 69.Qg8+ Ka3 70.Qh8 Qb3+ Qc6 32.R exB 33.Qd3+ Kg5 34.Qf5+ Kh4 10.b3 Nb4 11.Bxd7+ QxdT 12.Ne5 dxc2 20.Rh1 Rh7 21.Rh2 Rch8 22.Rchl Nhs 7l.Ke4 a4 72.Qal+ Qa2 73.Qc3+ Qb3 35.Qf4+ Kh5 36.94+ 1-0 f3.QR Nd3+ 14.Nxd3 Qxd3 15.bxc4 Qxc4 23.Be1 f524.e4 dxe425.fxe4e526.dxe5Nxe5 74.Qa1+ Kb4 75.Qe1+ Kb5 76.Kf5 Qd5+ f6.Qc3 Qxc3 17.dxc3 Rd8 l8.Bd2 Ng6 27.exf5 Nxd3 28.Qxd3 gxf5 29.Bc3+ Be5 77.Kg6 Qc6+ 78.Kf5 Qc5+ 79.Kg6 a3 Wu,J - Fairley,N 19.Rc1 Nh4 20.Rxc2 Nxg2+ 21.Kf2 Nh4 30.Nd4 Bxd4 31.Bxd4+ Nf6 32.Qxf5 Qe2+ 80.Qe2+ Kb4 81.Qa2 Qc6+ 82.Kf5 QR+ 1.e4 e5 2.NB Nc6 3.8c4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 22.8e3 b6 23.a4 Rc8 24.a5 Bc5 25.Bxc5 33-QI2 Qe4+ 34.Kgl Rf8 35.Qd2 Qbt+ 83.Kg6 Qb3 84.Qd2+ Qc3 85.Qd6+ Kb3 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 bxcS?! 26.Rbl Kd7 27.Rcb2 Kc6 28.Nfl Ng6 36.Kf2 Qf5+ 37.Kg2 Kg8 38.Rcl Ne4 39.Qe3 86.Qd1+ Qc2+ 87.Qxc2+ Kxc2 0-1 Nxd2 10.Nbxd2 Bg4 l1.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qa4 29.Ke3 Ne7 30-Nd2 Rc7 31-Nc4 f6 32.a6 RhfT 40.Rel Nd6 41.Qb3 Kh7 42.Kgl Nb5 Bxd2+ 13.Nxd2 Bd7 l4.Qc2 0-0 15.0-0 QgS RhcS 33.Rd1 Nd5+ 34.exd5* exd5 35.Na5+ 43.Rf2 Nxd4 44.Rxf5 Nxb3 45.Rxf7+ RxfT NZ Chess NZ Chess l4 t5 46-axb3 RR 47.Re7+ Kg6 48.Rxb7 Rxg3+ l0.Kxfl NbdT ll.Kg2 0-0 f2.Bg5 Qb6 Wu,M - Wu,J Rd8+ 42.Kc2 Qe2+ 43.Kbl Rdl+ 44.Qcl 50.Rb6+ 51.Rxa6 49.Kh2 Rd3 Kh5 Rxb3 13.Qd2 RIbS l4.Rhbl Qb4 15.a3 Qb3 l.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 Qd3+ 45.Kh2 Qd4+ 46.Qc3 Qxc3+ 47.Kxc3 52.Ra3 Rxb2+ 53.Kg3%-% 16.Bh6 Bh8 17.Qg5 Nb6 18.Nd2 Qc2 19.h4 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 Rxal 48.Kb2 Rxa2+ 49.Kxa2Kg7 50.a4 Kf6 NbdT 20.Ra2 Ne5 21.h5 Rb7 22.hxg6 fxg6 9.QR a6 I0.Qa3 Be7 ll.Bd2 0-0 12.8a5 b6 5l.Kb3 Ke5 52.axb5 axb5 53.Kc3 Ke4 0-1 Chen,E - Maroroa,S 23.Qf4 Nd3 24.Qh4 BgTT 25.NR?? QxI2+ G.l 13.8b4 Bb7 14.Bxd6 Bxd6 l5.Nxd6 Bxd5 4.c3 l.e4 e5 2.NB Nc6 3.8c4 Bc5 Nf6 5.b4 16.0-0-0 Qg5+ 17.Kb1 Be6 18.h4 Qf4 19.Bd3 Petreski,F - Wu,M Bb6 6.d3 d6 7.h3 h6 8.a4 a5 9.b5 Ne7 Fairley,N Ruan,H 10.0-0 - Nd7 20.Be4 RadS 21.R Nc5 22.93 Qxg3 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 0-0 11.Nbd2 Ng6 12.d4 Nf4 13.Rel N6h5 l.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Be3 23.Qe3 t5 24.8c6 e4 25.Rhgl Rxd6 26.Rxd6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.r3 Nf6 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 14.Nfi [ 14.Bfl] f4...Qf6 I5.Kh2 95 16.Ng3 Nc6 6.NR 96 7.8e2 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bg7 9.Nc3 Qxd6 27.Qg5 Qe5 28.fxe4 Qf6 29.Qxf6 Rxf6 0-0 10.f4 d5 11.e5 Nd7l2.Bg4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Ng7 l7.Be3 h5 18.Rhr?! [18.dxe5 dxe5 Qd8 10.0-0 NgeT 11.Qd2 0-0 l2.Radl Nf5 30.e5 Rf8 3f .b4 Nd7 32.Rdl Nxe5 33.Re1 f5 14.exf6 Nxf6 l5.Bf3 draw offered 15...Qxf4 l9.Bxb6 cxb6 20.Ng1:l l8...ga l9.Nel gxh3 l3.Ne4 b6 l4.Bc4 Bb7 15.d5 NceT l6.Nc3 Nxc6 34.Rxe6 f4 35.Kc1 R 36.Rel 12 37.Rft 16.Bxd5 Qh4 17.Bf2 Qh6 r8.BR e5 19.Qe2 2O-Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Nd3 Qg5 22.gxh3 Kh8 exd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 l8.Bxd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Nxb4 38.a3 Nd5 39.Kd2 Nf6 0-1 Bd6 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Rf4 22.Bd5+ Be6 23.QR exd4 24.Ragl Qh6 25.Nf4 dxc3 Qxd5 20.Rxd5 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Bxb2 22.Rd7E 23.Bxe6+ Qxe6 24.8e3 Re4 25.Qd3 Rh4 26.Ng6+? Qxg6 27.Nf5 Qf6 28.Rxg7 Bxf5 RfdS 23.Rb7 [ 23.Rfdl] 23...Rdb8 24.Rd7 Thornton,G - Cheng,B 26.Radl Rd8 27.Qd5 Qxd5 28.Rxd5 Rc4 29.Rhgl Qe5+ 30.Rlg3 896 0-1 Rd8 25.Rb7 RdbS 26.Rd7 Rd8 27.Rb7 RdbS 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.NR Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nc3 0- 29.Rfdl Rc6 30.c4 Kf7 31.c5 Bxc5 32.Rxd8 %-v, 0 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 NbdT 8.0-0 h6 9.Bh4 b6 Bxe3+ 33.Khl Kg6 34.R8d6+ Rxd6 Wu,Shirley - Wu,M l0.RcI BbT ll.cxdS exd512.Bbl Re813.Rel 35.Rxd6+ Kf5 36.93 b6 37.b3 | 37.Kg2!l 1.e4 c5 2.NI3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 Ruan,fl-Chen,E c5 14.Bg3 Rc8 15.Nb5 a6 16.Nd6 Bxd6 37.,B,c5%-Yz 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.t4BbA 8.Qd2 Nf6 9.8d3 l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.NgR Nf6 5.e5 17.Bxd6 Ne4 l8.Bf4 Ndf6 19.Ne5 c4 20.8 10.Nde2 0-0 11.0-0-0 6.c3 c5 7.Nb3 Nc6 8.Be2 a5 9.a4 cxd4 Ng4 d5 12.hi Nxe3 NfdT Nd6 21.Bg3 R:e6 22.8h4 Qe8 23.Qc2 96? [ Smith,D - Liu,C l3.Qxe3 d4 14.Nxd4 Bxc3 l5.bxc3 Qa5 l0.cxd4 Bb4+ 1l.Bd2 Qb6 12.0-0 Bxd2 23...Kf8124.Bxf6 Rxf6 25.Ng4 Re6 26.Nxh6+ l-e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 96 4.f4 Bg7 5.Bd3 16.8c4 Qa3+ 17.Kd2 Na5 18.Qd3 Qd6 13.Nfxd2 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Qc2 Qxe5 Kg7 27.Ng4 Nf5 28.Qf2 t6 29.Qd2 Ne7 30.e4 Na6 6.a3 c5 7.d5 0-0 8.NfJ Ne8 9.Be3 Bg4 l9.Rdfl e5 20.fxe5 Qh6+ 21.Ke2 Nxc4 16.NR Qf6 l7.Racl 0-0 18.Bd3 h6 l9.Rfel Ng8 31.e5 f5 32.Nf2 Rc7 33.Nh3 b5 3a.Qg5 10.h3 BxR ll.Qx8 Qa5 12.0-0 Bxc3 13.bxc3 22.Qxc4 Bd7 23.Qb3 QhS+ 24.94 Qxe5 Qe7 20.Nd4 Nf6 21.Qd2 b6 22.Nfs Qb4 Rf735.Nf4Rb636.e6Qe737.Qxg6+1-0 Qxc3 14.f5 Nf6 l5.Bh6 Rfe8 16.fxg6 hxg6 25.Qxb7 Bb5+ 26.Nxb5 axb5 27.Rxfl RIbS 23.Nxh6+ Kh8 24.Qg5 Qd4 25.Re3 Nh7 17.94 Qe5 18.95 Kh7 l9.Rabl RabS 20.Rf2 28.Re7 Qxc3 29.Qd5+ Kh8 30.Qb3 Qc5 26.Nxf7+ RxfT 27.Qg6 Ng5 28.Qxg5 Bb7 Zhang,Nl - Gao,J c4 2l.Bxc{ Qxe4 22.Qxe4 Nxe4 23.Rxf7+ 31.Rd7 Ra3 32.Rhdl Rf8 33.RfI Rxb3 29.Qg6 Kg8 30.Qxe6 Qxb2 31.Rfi Qf6 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 Kg8 24.RbfI Ng3 25.Rg7+ Kh8 26.Rff7 Nf5 34.Rxf8+ QxfS 35.axb3 h6 and black won 0-1 32.Qh3 Qh6 33.Qg3 RafS 34.h3 Kh8 35.Re5 5.NB c6 6.8e2 Bg4 7.h3 BxR 8.BxR e6 9.0-0 27.Rh7+ Kg8 28.Bd3 Nc5 29.Bxf5 gxfS Rf6 36.Qg4 Bc8 37.Qg3 Bb7 38.Qg4 Bc8 Bd6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 0-0 12.Bd3 Nd7 30.Rfg7+ Kf8 31.Rh8# 1-0 Chen,A - Thornton,G 39.Qg3 Bb7 %-Y, 13.c3 Nf6 l4.Bd2 RadS 15.QR h6 16.Rfel l.eA e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Qh5 17.94 Qd5 18.Qe3 c5 19.Be4 Nxe4 Chen,E - Dollie,U Nf6 6.NgR 0-0 7.0-0 Be6 8.c3 NbdT 9.h3 h6 Maroroa,S - Smith,D 20.Qxe4 Qxe4 21.Rxe4 cxd4 22.Rxd4 Bc5 1.e4 e5 2.NR d6 3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.h3 10.Re1 c5 ll.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Nb3 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 c6 4.c3 Nf6 5.h3 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Bf4 Rd3 25.893?? Rxg3+ Bh5? 6.Nxe5! Bxdl [ 6...Nxe5 7.Qxh5 Nxc4 Nce4 14.Nbd4 Bc5 15.8e3 RfeS 16.Nxe6 Bf5 6.Be3 e6 7.Nd2 Qa5 8.Bf4 NbdT 9.NgR 0-l 8.Qb5++-l 7.Bxf7+ Ke7 8.Nd5# 1-0 Rxe6 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 l8.Qd4 Qb5 19.8b3 Qe8 h6 10.Be2 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 l2.Re1 Qd8 13.Nc4 20.Qa4 Nd2! 2l.Qxe8+ RaxeS 22.Rxe6 Ne4 l4.Bd3 Ndf6 l5.Qc2 Qd5 l6.Ne3 Qd8 Krstev,M - Thornton,G Wu,J - Maroroa,S NxB+ 23.gx8 Rxe6 [ 23...fxe6] 24.IGI Kf8 17.Nxf5 exf5 18.Be5 Re8 l9.Nd2 Nxd2 l.NA d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 96 4.c4 c6 5.Nc3 Bg7 l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.8c4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 25.Rel [ 25.Rdl] 25...Ke7 26.Re3 Kd6 20.Qxd2 Qd7 2l.Qt4 Nd5 22.Qxf5 Qxf5 6.8d3 0-0 7.0-0 a6 8.a3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 exd4 6.e5 Ng4 7.Bxf7+ KxfT 8.Ng5+ Ke8 27.Ke2 Nh5 28.Rxe6+?! fxe6-+ 29.Ke3 95 23.Bxf5 Bf6 24.8{3 Nb6 25.Kfl 96 26.8c2 l0.Ba2 Bb7 11.b4 NbdT 12.Rel Qc7 13.Bb2 9.Qxg4 Nxe5 10.Qg3 d6 11.0-0 Bf5 12.Re1 h6 30.c4 Ke5 31.cxd5 exd5 32.Ba4 d4+ 33.Kd2 Nd5 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Re1 K{8 29.8d6+ e5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 l6.Na4 Qg5 l3.NR Qe7 14.Bd2 Rf8 15.cxd4 NxR+ Nf4 34.Bd7 Nd5 35.Bc8 b6 36.a3 Ne7 37.8b7 Be7 30.Bh2 Bf6 31.8b3 Nb6 32.8d6+ Be7 17.Nc5 Bc8 f8.QI3 Bg4 19.Qxc6 RacS 16.gx8 Be6 17.dxc5 Rf5 18.Qg6+ Kd7 Ng6 38.Bc6 Kf4 39.8b7 Ne5 40.b3 h5 41.Ke2 33.Bf4 95 34.Bcl Bf6 35.f4 Bd8 36.Re5 Rxe5 20.Qb7 Rb8 21.f4 Qxc5 22.Qxb8 Qc2 23.Qe5 19.Qxf5 Bxf5 20.Rxe7+ KxeT 2l.cxd6+ Kxd6 h4 42.24 d3+ 43.Kd2 NxR+ 44.Kxd3 94 37.fxe5 f6 38.exf6 Bxf6 39.Kf2 Ke7 40.KR Nh5 2a.Qg5 Bxb2 25.Qxg4 Bxal 26.Rxal 22.Nc3 95 23.Rcl c6 24.Ne4+ Kc7 25.Ng3 45.Bxf3 0-1 Bg7 4l.Kg4 Kf6 42.h4 grh4 43.Kxh4 a5 Qc3 27.Qdl Qxe3+ 28.Khl Qxf4 29.Qd7 Nf6 Be6 26.f4 Rg8 27.a3 b6 28.fxg5 hxgS 29.Rel 44.24 Bf8 45.Kh5 Bg7 46.94 Nd7 47.Bxh6 30.Qc6 Ng4 31.93 Nl2+ 32.Kg2 Qd2 33.Qd5 Bh3 30.f3 a5 31.Ne4 94 32-f4 Rd8 33.Bc3 Krstev,M - Smith,D Bxh6 48.Kxh6 Nf8 49.95+ Kf5 50.Bf7 Ke4 [ 33.Qcl] 33...Nd3+ 34.Kh3 Qe2 35.Qc6 Rd3 34.fs Rf3 3s.f6 Kd8 36.Ng5 Rfs 37.f7 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 5l.Kg7 Nd7 52.Be6 1-0 Nf2+ 36.Kg2 Ng4+ 37.Kh3 Qxh2+ 38.Kxg4 Kd7 38.Bg7 1-0 Bxa6 6.Nc3 96 7.g3 d6 8.NR Bg7 9.e4 Bxfl Qhs+ 39.Kf4 Qf5+ 40.Ke3 Qe5+ 41.Kd3 NZ Chess NZ Chess t7 t6 Zeng,H - GaorJ 32.KR Rc2 33.Rd5+ Kf6 34.Rc5 Rc3+ North Shore Open 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.NR Nf6 35.Kxf4 Rxa3 36.Rxc7 h6 37.Rc6+ Kf7 38.R by NM Peter Stuart 5.h3 Bf5 6.Bc4 h6 7.0-0 e6 8.d3 Bd6 9.Nd4 a5 39.Rc7+ Kf6 40.Rc6+ Kf7 41.h4 Rc3 The 33rd edition of the North Shore Open was compensation for the pawn] Qe5 10.NR Qa5 11.Bd2 c6 12.Qe2 Qc7 42-Rc7+ Kf6 43.Rc6+ KfI 44.Ke4 a4 45.f4 held over the weekend of 7/8 October with a 13.Nd4 0-0 14.Nxf5 exf5 15.QR Qc8 l6.Rfel Rh3 46.Ke5 Rxh4 [ 46...Re3+] 47.Rc7+ I(I8 rather disappointing total entry ofjust under Kh7 17.Re2 96 l8.Rael NbdT 19.d4 Kg7 48.Ra7 Rga?! [ 48...95 49.fxg5 Rxc4 50.9x]6 year, 20.d5 c5 21.Nb5 Bb8 22.Qe3 Ng8 23.a4 a6 Kg8:l 49.Rxa4 h5 50.c5 Ke7 51.Ra7+ Kd8 70, compared with a round I 00 last de- Rd4 spite an increased prize fund of $2,400. No 24.Na3 Be5 25.b4 b6 26.b5 a5 27.8a2 Qc7 52.Rh7 Rg2 53.Kd6 Rd2+ 54.Kc6 I 28-c4 Bd4 29.Bc3 Bxc3 30.Qxc3+ Kh7 55.Rg7 Rxf4 56.Rxg6 Rf7 [ 56...h4 57.Rh6 doubt baving the Auckland club running four 3l.Bbl Ndf6 32.Bc2 Qd7 33.Nbl RaeS Rd4:l 57.Rh6 Rf5 58.Kd6 Ke8 59.c6 Rf2 or five toumaments over the two weekends I immediately preceding the North Shore event 34.Nd2 Rxe2 35.Rxe2 Re8 36.Rxe8 Qxe8 60.Rh8+ Kf7 61.Rxh5 Ke8 62.Re5+ Kf8 had a serious impact. 37.NR Qe7 38.Ne5 Ne8 39.Qe3 Nd6 40.Bd3 63.c7 Rc2 64.Rc5 Rd2+ 65.Kc6 1-0 The main event was somewhat lacking in Nf6 41.Nc6 Qd7 42.f3 NfeS 43.Qe7 QxeT 44.Nxe7 Kg7 45.Nc6 Nf6 46.Kf2 Ng8 47.Ke3 Cheng,B - Smith,D "stars" but athacted more than the usual num- "will stars. IM Paul Kf6 48.94 fxg4 49.fxg4 Ne7 50.h4 Ng8 51.Kf4 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d.5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nc3 ber of "would be" or be" g5+ 52.hxg5+ hxg5+ 53.Ke3 Ne7 54.8e2 b6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bxe7 NxeT 8.e3 0-0 Garbett was a clear favourite with Leonard NecS 55.Kd3 Ne7 56.BR Ng6 57.Kc3 Ne5 9.8d3 h6 l0.Rcl Nd7 11.0-0 c5 l2.Qe2 Mclaren the only rival rating-wise. But these 58.Be2 Ng6%-% Bb7 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.8b1 Nc6 15.Rfd1 situations can be dangerous for favourites as, when a rival gets away, there might be nobody Qe7 l6.Ne4 Ba6 17.Qc2 Nb4?? [17...Rfd8] to bring him back! Fairley,N - Cheng,B 18.Nf6+ 1-0 25...R! Black couldn't win a And so it proved as Paul lost to Mclaren in [Cunning! 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.895 e6 5.Nf3 Be7 piece with 25...Wxd2 because his knight was the Saturday night round and Leonard went on 6.Nbd2 d5 7.g3 h6 8.exd5 exd5 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 MaroroarS - WurIVl also en pris; not any morell 26.9xR Exf3 4.Bc4 5.d3 to score 41/z poirfis and a convincing victory. 10.Qe2+ Qe7 11.Qxe7+ KxeT 12.0-0-0 Bf5 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 Nf6 27.exf3 ffxd2 28.he4 We2 29.8e1 129.&92 Garbett started offwith two quick wins; they 13.Nb3 Kd6 14.d4 c4 l5.Nbd2 Rhe8 16.b3 b5 d5 6.8b3 Be7 7.NR 0-0 8.0-0 a6 9.Qel b5 Ed3-+l 29...8xR 30.8e3 Pf5 3r.A ad4 totalled just 30 moves and were probably not 17.h4b4 18.Kb2 bxc3+ 19.Kxc3 cxb3 10.a4 b4 ll.Ndl a5 12.c3 bxc3 13.bxc3 32.Efl Ef8 33.8d1 Uh5 34.692 35.h3 the ideal lead-in to the crunch games. In that 95 20-Nxb3 Rac8 2l.Kb2 Nb4 22.Rd2 Be4 Ba6 14.e5 Nd7 l5.Bc2 d4 16.c4 Nb4 tsg6 36.9d3 &tr8 3z.cs bxc5 38.6xc5 Uxd3 third round encounter he fought determinedly 23.8e2 Re7 24.Rc1 RecT 25.Rxc7 RxcT 17.Bbl Bb7 18.Nf2 Nb6 19.Ne4 Qd7 39.Exd3 Eds 40.8f2 h5 41.g4 h4 4z-EieE &h7 for the initiative all the way but Leonard kept 26.Ne1 Nc6 27.8d3? 127.R Bfs 28.Ng2l 20.Nfg5 Bxe4 2l.Qxe4 Bxg5 22.fxg5 Nxa4 43.dd7 Ee8 44.E,d2 e4 45.&f2 him at arms length until Paul's tactical over- [45.6c5 27...Nxd4 28.Nxd4 Bxd4+ 29.Kbl Bxd3+ 23.RR Nc3 24.Qh4 Ne2+ 25.Khl Nxcl would've made Black sweat a bit more] sight allowed a neat combination. The game 30.Nxd3 f5 31.Nf4 Rc4 32.h5 a5 33.a3 Kc6 26.Rh3 Rfb8 27.Qxh7+ Kf8 28.Qh8+ Ke7 45...4c6 46.fxe4? 46..-Exd7 47-e5 was not, by any means, over but the clear [a6.6c5] 34.Ka2 a4 35.Kbl Bc5 36.Rxd5 Rxf4 29.Qxg7 Rf8 30.R4 Qe8 3I.Bc2 Nxc2 Exe5 48.Exd4 Exe3 49.Exd7 Exa3 50.8b7 change in fortunes meant it was Mclaren play- 37.Rxc5+ Kxc5 38.gxf4 Kd4 39.Kc2 Ke4 32.Rxcl Ne3 33.h4 Nf5 34.Qf6+ Kd7 696 51.&92 Eg3+ s2.&fl gd4 s3.Ed7 gb6 ing for the win from that point. 40.Kc3 Kxf4 41.Kb4 KR 42.Kxa4 Kxf2 35.Rxf5 exf5 36.Qd6+ Kc8 37.Qxc5+ Kd8 54.8d6+ &fl 55.8d5 &r0 o-r. 43.Kb4 f4 44-a4 R 45.a5 Kg3 46.a6 f2 47.a7 38.Qb6+ Kc8 39.Rbl Rh8 40.Qc5+ Kd8 Paul Garbett Leonard Mclaren fIQ 48.a8Q QR a9.Qal Qe4+ 50.Kb3 Qd5+ 41.Rb7 Rxh4+ 42.Kgl Qe6 43.Qf8+ 1-0 - Mclaren pretty much wrapped things up in English Opening 51.Kc2 Qc4+ 52.Kd2 Qd5+ 53.Kc2 Qg2+ [A37] round 4 when he won his fourth game, against Gao,J Chen,A 1.c4 c5 2.g3 6c6 3.992 4.hc3 Ag7 5.AR 54.Kd3 Kh4 55.Qdl Qd5+ 56.Ke2 Qxh5+ 0-1 - 96 Paul Godfrey, with more tactical alertness: 1.d4 Nf6 2.895 96 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.Nf3 d5 d6 6.0-0 e5 7.6e1 9e6 8.d3 6ge7 9.8b1 0-0 5.e3 Bg7 6.93 Bf5 7.892 Be4 8.Nbd2 f5 10.6c2 d5 11.cxd5 hxd5 12.he4 b6 13.695 Thornton,G - Wu,J Paul Godfrey Leonard Mcl-aren 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c3 c6 11.Rel 0-0 r2.h3 Qc7 I 9c8 l4.Oe3 dxe3 15.9xe3 Ab7 l6.Ua4 Wc7 - l.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.NR Nc6 5.Nbd2 Sicilian 13.Rcl Nf6 l4.Nb3 RfeS 15.Nc5 Bxf3 17.Wh4 h6 18.6e4 f5 19.6c3 Wd8 20.Wa4 [B85] Bg4 6.93 Bb4 7.8,92 NgeT 8.a3 Bxf3 9.BxR 1.e4 2.AR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.6xd4 6f6 16.QxR Ne4 l7.Nb3 a5 l8.Qe2 a4 19.Nd2 I ud7 21.Efc1 EzdS 22.a3 &nl Zl-na ru c5 Bxd2+ 10.Bxd2 Nxe5 11.Bxb7 Rb8 l2.Bg2 5.dc3 e6 6.9.e3 a6 7.9e2 9e7 8.a4 6c6 9.0-0 Qb6 20.Nbr BfB 21.Rc2 Bd6 22.QR Ra5 24.9d2 c4 25.dxc4? [25.b5 6a5 26.de4 Axe4 Rxb2 13.Bb4 d3 14.0-0 dxe2 15.Qa4+ Qd7 0-0 10.f4 gc7 11.&h1 Eb8 l2.s.R 6a5 23.Nd2 Qc7 24.Nfl a3 25.b3 Raa8 26.Recl 27.9xe4 6b3 28.Exb3!? (lVhite may be able 16.Qxd7+ KxdT l7.Rfcl Nd3 18.Bh3+ f5 gd7 l4.Eae1 6c4 15.9c1 b5 l6.axb5 Ng5 27.Qd1 Qd7 28.Kh2 h5 29.h4 Ne4 to get away with 28.Hdl too, but the text 13.9e2 l9.Rabl Rxbl 20.Rxb1 96 21.8c3 Re8 22.94 axbS 17.e5 b4! move involves an ex- 30.Bh3 Qd8 3l.Kgl Qf6 32.QR RacSYz-Yz looks safer and White should have been [This f4 23.95+ Kd6 24.894 Nc6 25.Bxe2 Rxe2 - change sacrifice which White should perhaps 26.Rd1 Nce5 27.Bxe5+ Kxe5 28.Rxd3 Ke4 looking for safety at this point in the game) 28...cxb3 29.Wxb3 and White has enough have declined.l 18.exf6 [8.adl!? and White 29.Rd7 KR 30.Rd3+ Kg4 31.Kg2 Kxg5 (Continued on page 30) is at least not worse.l 1S...gxf6 19.6cb5 NZ Chess NZ Chess t9 t8 . r:: :L i. ,! i : ::=:=:::: Pl;*er ::::., (llii.llll Rts=:::,,,., Exb5 20.6xb5 Axb5 2l-9e4 o,a3 22.9d3 has a fortress; this idea was not playable as ii I 9xd3 23.cxd3 E,c2 24.Edl b3 [Black has am- long as the bishop was on the h2-b8 diagonal.l I Mclaren L.J" NS 2187 wl2 wl6 w4 w2 D3 4% ple compensation for the exchange - the white 55...4e1 2 Godfrey P. WT 1949 w7 w15 D3 Ll w6 3v t5% pieces are all passive and likely to remain so.] 3 Goodhue N. AC 1980 IIPB WIO D2 w7 Dl 3v, t3% 25-we4 d5 26.9f3 Ea8 27.f5 ad4 28.8h3 exfs 4 Garbett P.A. NS 2340 wl8 wl7 Ll D6 Wll 3Y" t2 J. 2028 hpb w9 3v, 9 29-gf4 wd7 30.Eal Ec8 31.9e3 96 32-8t6 5 McCrone NS Wl4 L6 wl7 6e6 33.94 f4 34.95 Axg5 35.Axf4 9xf4 6 Gunn N.J. NS l 888 Wll W5 hpb D4 L2 3 t2% Marko H.P. MM 1747 Wl2 Wl5 L3 Wl4 3 t2v, 36.Exf4 6xf4 37.Ue3 d4 38.9R Ecl+ 0-1. ,s% % 7 L2 8 Krstev A. NS 2008 Lt6 D9 Wl8 Dl4 Wl5 3 8% %%l 9 Browne J.A. t9t7 hpb D8 WlO DII L5 2% ll Garbett suffered further indignity when held to l0 Wu M. AC 1626 wl3 L3 L9 Dl6 Wl9 2v ll in the fourth round by Neil Gunn who a draw it%rqf, ll Cheng B. AC 1605 L6 bye Wl6 D9 IA 2% t0% and sacrificed a pawn for no apparent reason 7ru%i 12 Hair P.I. NS l8l8 Ll L7 hpb bye Wl7 2% 9 later reached a pawn-down ending with two 13 Fuatai F. NS t89l Lto Lt4 Dl9 wl8 wl6 2% 8 ,, knights against the bishop pair; unforhrnately , %ft7ru, 14 Wells C.A. NS 1799 L5 W13 hpb D8 L7 t2 for Paul, the prelates couldn't find the win, 15 Chen E. AC 1584 bye L2 L7 wt9 L8 2 101/z though they carried on trying until almost move 16 Evans D.J. NS 'i792 w8 Ll Lll D10 Ll3 tv, t4% 90. 17 Smith D.J. HP 1925 Wl9 L4 hpb L5 LI2 tv, l0 18 Wright C. MM 1863 L4 DI9 L8 Ll3 bye LY, l0 Neil Gunn - Paul Garbett 19 Zhang M.C. AC 1713 L17 Dl8 Dl3 Ll5 Llo 1 56.6a3 [56.94 is probably not working since English Opening [A15] the bishop also controls from the el square.] l.af3 af6 2.c4 d6 3.6c3 c6 4.d4 dhd7 93 56...g4 57.db1 h4 58.gxh4 Axh4 Antonio Krstev Eachen Chen Paul Godfrey 5.9f4 Ah5 6.e3 6xf4 1.exf4 8.g3 g,g7 l57.f4l? David Evans - - 96 59.4b5 and it looks like another lock-out.l Pirc Sicilian 9.492 0-0 10.0-0 e6 11.8e1 a6 12.8d2 Af6 [B07] [B22] 57...9b4 58.6a7 last chance] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 df6 3.6c3 43g5 5.Wd2 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.6R l3.Eadl b6 14.b4 9b7 15.c5 Wc7 16.ha4 [58.f4! - 96 Ag7 58...9d2 59.6f2 no longer works: 0-0 6.9h6 c6 &xg7 8.4d3 bs 9.f4 hc6 6.€,e3 cxd4 7.hxd4 Af6 8.9b5 ffc7 9.h3 Ad5 17.4g5 dxc5 18.Axd5 cxd5 19.bxc5 b5 [59.f4 7-bxg7 59...4e3 60.ab5 h4 6l.gxh4 Axf4-+1 59...f4t Wb6 c5 12.d AbdT gd6 10.0-0 0-0 r1.gd3 Se7 l2.hd2 6e5 20.4b6 EaeS 21.9d3 Wc6 22.dR f6 23.f5 10.4fl 9g4 ll.de2 60.gxf4 9xf4 6l-fxg4 hxg4 62.6b5 &e6 13.e5 6d5 14.9e4 e6 15.h3 AxR 16.S,xR 13.9c2 6g6 14.Eel 6e4 15.42f3 gd7 e\fs 24.dh4 gh6 25.R Ee6 26.Exe6 Wxe6 63.6c3 gaz 64.Abs &f5 65.&e2 gb4 19.6xc3 r6.af5? l7.Wxd5 We6 18.Exe6 fxe6 27.dg2 Ee8 28.8e1 Wc6 29.&t2 Exel EadB l7-g4 cxd4 18.9xd5 dxc3 9,xf5 66.&R 67.&xg2 &e4 68.&fl exd5 20.hxd5 Eb7 21.0-0 dxe5 22.Wg2 exf4 19.94 ... White gets her piece back, huh?] 30.6xel f4 3l.dc2 fxg3+ 32.hxg3 We6 [65...93!? 92 [So &azt 69.&e2 gxd4 70.dd6+ &e5 23.Exf4 6c5 24-Ed1 6e6 25.Effl Ed6 26.b3 19...ddz'!, actually, no she doesn't. 33.We2 Wxe2+ 34.&xe2 a5 35.ad7 6fl 6t...8e3? [Well, 71.db5 hb2 72.&fi and I still don't see a EfdS 27.9b2+ &rr0 28.wd2+ dgS 29.h4 There is a lesson here. At the end of White's 36.4b8 &e8 37.6a3 OdS [37...b4 38.4b5 win) 69.0,a7 &xd4 70.&e2 Ab4 71.6c6+ 6c3- Exd5 30.hxg5+ Exg5? 3l.Wc3+ combination Black has the opportunity, indeed 6d8 39-ad6 &c7 40.6xb7 &xb7 41.dd7 a4 t30...&g7 +l 66.&12 &f4 67.dc7 &e4 68.Abs &d3 &g8-+l 31.8h2+ 32.8b2+ f6?? necessity, for a desperado move indeed, he 42.&$ b3 43.axb3 a3 44.&c2 9e3 45.b4 S,xd4 &e7 - 69.693 Ac3 70.&xg4 Exd4 71.&f5 gb2 33.Wh2+ forces a draw by repeti- has TWO pieces available for this task and 46.&b3 h5 47.6b6 6c6 and, unbelievably, t32...&h6 - 72-&e6 d4 73.Od5 &e3? [73...9c3 74.o,d6 tionl 33.ffxf6+ oh6 34.wf4? 34.Exd8! these moves are notoriously hard to predict.] White still seems to be alive and kicking.l [After &c2 75.6f5 d3 and the win is clear.l 74.6d6 poor Black doesn't even have a perpefual 20.bxd2 9xc2-+ 2l.ad4 9d3 22.6xe6 6eS 38.c6 6c8 39.hxb5 &xb8 40.cxb7 &xb7 6al Zs.6clt [Not 75.4b5? giving White an- check, e.g. 34... 34...Hxg4+ 35.&f2 We4 (or n.&g2 Bf6 24.dd4 Ac4 25.495 9d5+ 41.a4 [White now has one side of the board other chance to play the winning 75...8c3] 35...W92+ 36.&el Be4+ 37.&dt) 36.Bft+ 26.&fr Efl 27.b3 6d3 28.8e2 h6 29.4e3 9,e4 sealed off; can he keep the black king out of 75...S,c3 76.6e5+ &c2 77.bc4: &aZ zt.hal &g5 37.Wc5+ &g7 39.Hd7+ 30.691 6e5 31.8b2 32.AxR ExI3 the kingside as well?l 4l...gfS 42.hc3 &c6 6tr0 :t.Wct+ afl+ &d 79.bc5 gb4 so.Ad AfB s1.6e5 Eg7 and Black can resign. After the text, however, 33.8d2 Exh3 0-1. 43.Om 9d6 44.de2 &d7 4s.Oe3 &e6 46.&f2 s2.Ad3 &az ts.6cs &c2 84.6d3 CI,f6 85.6c5 Black again has the draw in hand ...] h5 47.bc3 95 aS.&g2 f5 [48...6f5 49.6xd5 &tz to.6eo Oa3 87.6xd4 &xa4 88.6b3 %- 34...9b6+? no! Black again goes for a Jeremy Browne - Jeffrey McCrone &e6 50.6c3 gb4 5l.ae4 Ee7 52.dc3 ar,d ... [Oh Yz. Afascitatrtg and, for the black side, exas- phantom Instead seems to be Pirc blocked againl 49.hb5 gb8 50.68 &fI mate. 34...8e8 [B07] perating endgame! good half a point, e.g. 35.fld2 We7 and 1.e4 d6 2.d4 df6 3.6c3 c6 4.995 5.Od3 51.6c3 &e6 52.6b5 Ad6 53.6c3 gb4 s4.Ab5 for 96 Garbett was joined in second place ot3Yz suddenly White has to look out as he runs out abdT 7.0-0 Ua5 8.Ud2 h6 bat 55.fxg4 hxg4+ 56.&92 9d6 &g7 6.dge2 F+...g++ points by Paul Godfiey, Nathan Goodhue and checks.l ffc3+ 9.9h4 e5 10.Oh1 11.893 Ah5 12.dxe5 57.dc3 f4 58.gaf4 gxf4 59.4b5 ! gd2 60.6c7+ of 35.&92 Wc6+ 36.69 95 Jeffrey McCrone while Neil Gunn and Helmut &fs ot.6xos &e4 62.de7 6xd4 63.&93-l 37.8fJ Wc5 38.8h1+ Og7 39.9fl+ 1-0. dxe5 13.R 6c5 14.9c4 Ae6 15.9,xe6 6xe6 Marko shared the under-1900 prizes with their 16.8e3 0-0 17.h4 Ad4 l8.Eacl gf6 19.9h2 55.&92 fxg4+ 56.fxg4 h4 and White l55.e4l? 3 points. Final scores: (Continued overleafl NZ Chess NZ Chess 21 20 Ef7 27.Wd2 Ec5 28.Wdl b5 29.axb5 axbs Exa5 29.6xa5 ad7 30.9d4 af8 31.&12 ag6 NatashaFairley-RobertMitchell Pirc Defence 30.cxb5 Ec2 31.Ele2 EL7 32.dd4 Exe2 32.93 f5 33.4b7 fxe4 34.6c5 9d5 35.hxe4 [B08] l.e4 d6 2.d4 df6 3.hc3 a.AA 9g7 5.9e3 33.hxe2ts22 34.Wel 9a5 35.b4 gd8 36.aeca 6e7 36.&d gc4 37.4d6 Ed5 38.f4 s6 96 b6 6.9b5+ gd7 7.gxd7+ 6bxd7 8.0-0 0-0 Ec237.Ee2ug538.Exc2&xc239.b6 e440.b7 9.h3 c5 10.d5 6e8 11.8d2 e5 12.9h6 f5 Ue5+41.oh16trZlZ.n8trgh443.wfS1-0. 13.495 Hc8 14.exf5 Exf5 15.6e4 Adf6 16.hg3 ExI3 l7.gxB Uxh3 18.c4 e4 l9.Wf4 David Taylor-AlexHuang exf3 20.ExB dga 2l.Wg2 Wxg2+ 22-&xg2 French Defence [C02] Axb2 23.Eab1 9ll Zt.del6e5 25.Ebcl dr7 Le4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 ub6 5.hA hc6 26.Ae39g72t.&nta628.a4a,c729.9f4Ae8 6.9d3 Ah6 7.0-0 gd7 8.abd2 cxd4 9.cxd4 30.8b1 Eb8 31.a5! b5 32.6xc5 6xd4 10.6xd4 Wxd4 il.af3 trb6 12.We2 0- 40.&f2 c5 41.&e2 R+ 42.&f2 6f:t and Black 1.e4 e5 2.6R 0,c6 3.d4 exd4 4.8c4 Sc5 5.0-0 [o29...8d8] axb5 33.6xc5 9c3 34.a6 b4 35.de4 0-0 13.9e3 d4? l4.9xd4 Ub4 15.9xa7 Ue7 seems to be winning, e.g.43-a3 &e4 44.b3 b6! Af6 6.e5 d5 7.exf6 dxc4 8.8e1+ 9e6 9.695 [32.cxb5 was also goodl 32...8a8 33.Q)xz6 l6.Eacl+Ac6 4s.&x!3 &d 46.&e4 &xc2 Wxf6l0.Oxe6 fre6 ll.Wh5+ 96 12.Bxc5 Ef8 [32...8c8 G4...&d4? bxc4 34.Efcl Ea8 35.Exc4 Exa6 36.8c8+ 47.&d5:) 45.b4 (45.c4 &d4) 45...cxb4 13.R e5 14.6d2 0-0-0 15.6e4 gf5 16.b4 a6 l gd4 c3 36.hxc3 46.axb4b5andthebestwhitecandois4T.c4 17.a4wf1 18.495 Ed5 19.wxc4 a5 20.bxa5 33.he4 bxc4 34.8b6 35.8c6 6e5 37.Axe5 38.6e4 Ea7 39.Efcl &f7 bxc4 48.b5 c3 49.b6 c2 50.b7 clW 5l.b8W 6xa5 2l.Wd3 We6 22.9d2 6c6 23-a5 6b8 Axe5 40.f3 h6 41.Ebl &e7 42.Ebb6 6f6 43.6xd6 Wd2+ with an easy win for Black; 31.Ufl 24.Bebl 6a6 25.8b3 Ef7 26.Habl 6c5 6xd5 44.4c8+ &d7 45.6xa7 Axb6 46.Exb6 Mxc2 32.b3 b5 and White's position falls apartl 27.dxc5 Exc5 28.Exb7 Ec6 29.Wb5 e4 30.€95 gd4 47.8x 6 gc5 48.4b5 Eb4 49.Exg6 gxa5 31...exd4 32.e5 dxc3? 1lz...gxes 33.de4 Wc4 31.tse5 Ee6 32.Uh8+ &d7 33.Wd8+ &c6 Wxc2 is just winning Black has an extra 34.flxc7+ ExcT 35.8b6+ l-0. 50.Exh6 1-0. - prizes all pawn and it's a whopper] 33.exf6+ &xf6 The three top in the C-grade were unshared, an uncommon occurrence in the 34'bxc3 Exc3 petter was 34...Wxc2 35.9d4+ In the B-grade, Mario Krstev reached 3% two thirds &g5 and White has to worry about mating points with one round to play and agreed a realm of Swiss toumaments. About ofthe players were under the age of 14 so it threats tool 35.9d1 695 36.&92 f6 37.8d3?? quick draw in the final round against Johan was perhaps fitting that one ofthem cleaned up [And just when White has the draw in hand, he Vosloo. This allowed a winner in the Natasha ten-year old Jack Ruan took the first blunders - ifs always difhcult to adjust one's Fairley v Bob Mitchell encounter to share the $200 prize with a picket fence after defeating his thinking when circumstances have just changed first prize and, in one of the last games to fin- younger last Butjust to so much, like here where White was really ish, Natasha secured the full point. brother in the round. M.Krstev 4; show that experience still means something, struggling to find drawing chances and then B-grade scores: l-2 N.Fairley & 17.Exc6+!? bxc6 18.9a6+ 6c7 19.8c1 Ed7 J.Vosloo 6-8 veteran Dave Taylor finished second with 472 suddenly could've been thinking about writing 3-5 RJ.,Dare, R.Taylor & 3%; 20.Exc6+! rooks sacrificed on the same points, having conceded a draw in the Saturday [Two the "Yz-Yz" on the scoresheet!] 37...8xd3 R.S.Mitchell,R.Seabrook&T.E.Tanoi3;9-lI squarell 20...&xc6 21.8b5+ &c7 22.Wb7+ night round to the third place-getter, Sharon lor 38.cxd3 f5 39.gxf5 6xfS 40.&f2 [40.d4 6e6 J.Gao, F.Petreski & D.Shet 2Y,: 12-17 22.wb6#l t-0. 41.&h3 (41.&.f2 &aS-+1 41...&d5 a2.&ga Al.A.Alipiev, D.P.Johns, M.Nathan, Wu, who scored 4 points. &xd4 43.&xf4 c5-+l 40...&e5 41.&e2 b5 G.W.Pocock, M.Van Dyk & Shirley Wu 2; 18 Next were Neville Hutton, Harry Ruan and 42.&dl6d4 43.&e2 l$.&a b4-+l 43...&c3 N.Tsoi l%: t9 c.Guo 1. Denis Setka on 372 while the group on 3 points 44'a3 c5 0-1' comprised A.Chen, R.Collingwood, Y.Han, Mario Krstev - Richard Dare A.Huang, J.Li, X.Li and J.H.McRae. There Clinton Wells - Fuatai Fuatai aueen's Pawn [D02] were a couple of nice games here: Queen'sGambit[D32] 1.d4 d5 z.aR df6 3.9f4 gf5 4.e3 6bd7 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.hc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Exd4 5.8e2 e6 6.0-0 Ae7 7.c4 c6 8.6c3 a6 9.Ecl Jack Ruan - John McRae 6c6 6.Wdl exdS 7.e4 d4 8.4d5 Af6 9.9g5 Ec8 10.a3 0,e4 ll.D.xe4 Axe4 l2.dd2 996 Sicilian [856] &e7 10.hxe7 ffxe7 11.9d3 0-0 l2.de2 ab4 13.R f5 14.4d3 9g5 15.9xg5 Wxg5 16.f4 Ud8 1.e4 c5 2.AR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.hxd4 6f6 l3.R Wd6 14.0-0 a5 15.a3 6c6 16.Ecl a4 17.b4 ab618.Wel 0-0 19.94 Wf6 20.95We7 5.6c3 e5 6.6R 9e7 7.4c4 0-0 8.0-0 6c6 ghs l7Af4 We7 18Sb5 Ed8 19.9xc6 bxc6 21.6R Ee8 22.8f2 96 23.h4 LfI 24.c5 o,a8 9.8e1 ag4 10.h3 11.9e3 a6 12.a4 Ec8 20.6xd4 Ea7 21.4e3 c5 22.dc6 Exdl 25.6e5 Ae8 26.Hh2 &g7 27.9e2 6c7 28-h5 13.495 dd4 l4.ge2 6xe2+ 15.wxe2 wd7 23.Efxd1Hc724.Ed8+[Thestinginthetail- bft ZS.&g2 Eh8 30.Sg3 Ecg8 31.Echl tse8 16.Sxf6 Lxf6 17.Ads gd8 l8.Ea3 ffe6 White emerges with an extra pawn.l 24...tsxd8 32.tYh4 6ft ::.trxgO 9xg6 3a.Wh6+ &e7 19.8d3 Ec6 20.8d2 h6 21.8b4 b6 22.c4 Lg6 25.hxd8 h6 26.Exc5 Ed7 27.dc6 ae6 2E.Ea5 35.9h5 gxh5 36.wf6# l-0 23.b3 f5 24.exf5 S,xf5 25.Ede3 Pg6 26.&h2 NZ Chess NZ Chess 23 Correspondence Chess New Zealand News by Gordon Hoskyn lq,ufurn liiit,s#tu,.==,=: Gloistein has made a big move in the Senior ,'",,,;,, Player Profile: Bernard R. Nicholson mobbed he was successful in a ballot drawing RIP division although Neil Cruden still has a - By Gordon HoslEn a rehab farm at Hunterville. He toiled away on Wanganui chess has lost a stalwart ofyester-; comfortable margin. Good news for those who Bernard Rostron Nicholson was born at Wel- difficult terrain for seven years until a bad year with rhe passing of Allan Dick Smith in took part in the South Island Champs - they lingtorq New Zealand ir.l923. Today he lives back forced him to reJocate to Wanganui. the Wanganui Ho$pital on 13th Octobet 2006 have been upgraded to Class 1. in retirement in Wanganui with his wife of 60 He spent I I years working for the Government at the ags of 82. Allan has bqqr checkmated for Detailed GP results: years, Betty. Valuation Department and 13 years as a wool the final time and now joins chess contemporar- Merv Morrison Memorial (Class 1) He firstly schooled at Orangimea Primary clerk servicing the rural Wanganui farrnland I Norm Cromarty, Bruce Mar: A Grade R. Smitb M. Steadman, R Perry ies ilf, the 950's, - He retired in 1983 at the age of 60- (4.516) B. Cheng (4) 4'5, School, 29K up the Waitotara Valley and 64K district. sick Howard Whitl,och Len Kiley and Archie , l-3, L. Mclaren, (3.5) 6-7 ...17 players north of Wanganui. Attended Wellington Col- Chess Ives around the greal chessboard in the sky, ,,,', H. Bennet! P. Godfrey lege from 1936-37. At this time New Zealutd Although Bernard was taught to play chess at Altan was Wanganui champion at atime when B Grade - R. Taylor (5.5) l, A Annhaeuser, and the World was in the grip of the 1930's college, he did not again play until he joined the Club was particularly strong. He competed M. Krstev (5)2-3, Jason Wu, D. Shen (4.5) 4- Great Depression, and he had to leave college the Wanganui Chess Club l.rl,1979. This came at NZ Championships and plaled up the order 5, F. Petreski, Shirley Wu, P. Mukkattu, V. at the age of 14 to work on his parents Waito- about as the result ofa suggestion by a work in inter-club events. He served as club-captain Jefferson (4)6-9 .-.42 players (Class tara Valley farm. colleague who had a son, WAR (Rodney) and grearly supported and encouraged olher All Canterbury Championships 1) - h 1942 in the midst of World War 2, Bemard Brown in the local club. Bemard has been a players. B- Martin (616) l, N. Croad (5) 2, was called up to active service by the NZ club member on and offsince retiring from In a briefcomeback in the 1980's, he took part A. Machdoem, R. Hothersall, C. Benson, A Army. After nine months he applied to, and active play at the club for the final time in in a Murray Chandler simul. Nijman, S. Ward (3.5) 3-7 ...16 players. was accepted by the Royal New Zealand Air 2005. When the time came to give up chess in order to Howick Pakuranga Rapid (Class 3) - L. Force on October 3ls! 1942. He is club's most prolific winner of the B spend more time with his farnily, he *illingly Mclaren (6.517) l, S. Yee (5.5) 2, P. Spiller This was shortly after the Battle of the Coral grade with five titles racking up wins in 1989; did so even tholgh he greatly loved his ch€sS. (4.5) 3, C. Blaxall, B. Dowdeswell, Dave Sea won by the United States Navy thereby jointly with Chas Ward in 1990; jointly with At Allan's funeral service the club was repre- Smitlr, C. Wilson, Alan Chen (4) 4-8 ...21 saving NZ from invasion by the Japanese. Chris Bums in 1991 and solo in 2004 and sented try Gordon Hos[yn, Bemard Nicholson:,,, players After six months training in Northland he then 2005. and Hugh Jones. Updated Grand Prix Leaders: went to the Initial Training Wing based at A cameo performance in inter-club play has Allan is survived by wife.of 55 years, Joy, and The tulI list can be found at Rotorua starting out as a pilot then re-mustered seen him record seven wins, one draw and one daughters Karen and Sonya and families. l http ://homepages. ihug. co. nzl-kulashko/Ches s/ as a bomb aimer. loss fiom nine games at 78.6 percent. As a:family ma4 gentleman, businessman and grandprix.htrn Bemard left NZ in October 1943 to train in He competed in one North Island and one cheisman, they didnl come any better thao, a site kindly maintained by Alexei Kulashko. Canada at the Bombing and Gunnery School at Congress, both in Wanganui. In the latter held Dick Smith. Open M. Steadman 66.66, R Smith 58.16, Allan - in the first round R Dive 57.5, N. Croad 51, L. Mclaren 35.9, Paulsen, located 320K north of Winnepeg, and 1986-87, he caused the upset saw snow for the first time. beating Jonathan Chandler who was rated 400 Grand Prix Standings S- Wastney 35.86, S. Lukey 30, P. Garbett Then he went on to No.5 Air Observer School, plus points higher. As at October 30, 2006 29.4, A.Ker 24, M. Van der Hoom 21, P. Wirurepeg for a short course in navigation. So Also has a fond memory of taking part in a 5l There have been big changes in several divi- Wang 20, R. Perry 15.66, N. Goodhue, he leamed three jobs; as bomb-aimer who took board simul in Wanganui against GM Eduard sions, in the wake of the Merv Morrison Me- P. Godfrey 15.5, D. Baider 14.86, G. Thornton over ifneeded as front turret gunner and also Gufeld. morial and All Canterbury Championships 13.5, M. Sims, J. McDonald 12, J. McCrone assisted the navigator by map reading and by Asked to name his strongest opponents locally, (both Class l). 10.5. operating the H25 set. Then sent to England he comes up with Prince Vetharanianl the late Mike Steadman and Bob Smith's shared first Under 2000 - P. Godfrey 61, D. Baider 46.73, for bomb aiming and map reading courses. Howard Whitlock and Andrew Sangster. On in the Merv Morrison (with Roger Perrf,) has H. Marko 46.45,M. Sims 45, A. Macdoem Aircraft he flew on included Tiger Moths, the world stage he has great respect for the top lifted them to l" and 2nd in the Open Division. 37.4,P. Spiller 37, Caleb Wright 33, N. Good- Ansons, Wellingtons, Lancasters and Lincolns. players of recent years. A good result in the B section of the same hue 32.5, B. Ndman 31.23, R. Perry 31.2, R On V.E.Day (May 8th, 1945) he was posted to Current regular opponents in friendly games event has seen Daniel Shen take the lead in the McKerras 28, J. Davis 27,D.Xrt 26.2, A. Ni- No.75 NZ Squadron as part of Tiger Force are Trevor Chant and Prince Vetharaniam. U1400 and Ul4 & U1400 division. Mario jmaln 25.9, B. Cheng 25.8, W. Forster 23.63, destined for Okinawa to attack the Japanese Prior to this he regularly played Chas Ward Krstev has closed the gap substantially on M. King 20, H. Bennett, S. Yee 18, C. Benson mainland. He was on final leave when the ard Bob Greenwood both now deceased. Also Junior leader Gino Thomton, and also heads 17.9, atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshim4 effec- had a two years stint in Correspondence Chess the UI700 division. H. Gold l7-5, A- Aldridge 13.63, R Gibbons from 1975-76, recalling opponents such as And now that the senior andjunior details are 13.2, R. Hothersall l2-4, S. Ward 12.4. tively ending the war. On Bernard's return to NZ after being de- Wayne Guptill and Owen Thompson. through fiom the South Island Champs, Bruce NZ Chess NZ Chess 25 24 Lambin,A - Sinclair,B It's not at all clear how black should proceed On the health front Bemard has been a chronic AWAY beat Putt. BELL beat Mills. NZCCA versus Postal Chess Sports Interna- from this position. White is about to launch an insomniac for 50 years. Getting by on only TT2:Late entry Mark McCreath has begun well tional, 1984 attack in the centre from a very sound spring- three hours sleep at night has played havoc with with two quick wins. board. His immediate threat is 2 ... e4, exploit- major reason that Points to date: M. McCreath 212, A.W.Herr- his chess career. This is the ing the d-hle pin on Black's knight. I had the club's Agrade section. He dryl/I, L.I. Purvis 0/1, S.R Chowdhury 0/2. he never made 8 analysed all variations for black that lead to with chess virtually every day. When Latest results: McCREATH beat Purvis, iH%',ry,; is busy ,Nti nothing better than positional minuses. So, the not playing socially, he spends his time copying Chowdhury. 7 % only way out appeared to be a king side strike by hand hundreds ofchess games from out 6 ,r'r% out ... 1...g5 2.9.e5 f5! The memorable move. into larger print with books and magazines Brett Sinclair % Suddenly black is menacing. 3.hxd5 exd5 diagrams stamped in red and black for ease of gdmes held werfrom NZ 5 Here are sorne %%i 4.hd3 Ae4 5.9b3 Ed7 6.Eacl 9a6 7.3,xe4 reference. As a genuine chess enthusiast they Chess August. 4 fxe4 8.Exc8 Exc8 9.hel Ac4 10.8e3 Wf5 than Wan- don't come any more dedicated i'%H7w 1f.gd4 Ec6 12.b3 Aa6 13.Ud2 The white ganui's Bernard R.Nicholson. Sinclair,B - Hoskyn,G 3 7f,%t position looks to be in tatters. Nonetheless, a NZCCA Handicap Tourney, 1973 2 way ahead for black is not immediately obvi- 2Ui6.2W7 NZCCATrophy Tourneys progness ous. With some accurate play subsequently by (as at 0j.1 1.2006) '). white and a few dubious moves by black, the Championship: William Lynn leads, with 73rd 8 final result was .-.lr-Yz just two uncompleted games. To date he has 7 abcdefgh wins and 3 draws. Back in the pack and also 7 Black clearly enjoys a spacial advantage whilst Sinclair,B - Millar,B unbeaten are Bob Gibbons +3, :3; Hilton Ben- white has some awkwardly placed pieces. But 5 NZCCA Reserve Championship, 1983 nett +3, :2; and Peter Goffin 1/1. it's not easy to see how black should exploit his Points to date: K.W. Lynn 8.5/10, M.F. Noble 5 edge, particularly with the pin on his c pawn. 7l9,M.L.Dunwoody 5.5/9; M. Wigbout 5/8; the memorable Have 1...cxb2!! ( ... move). 8 R.E Gibbons 4.5/6, H.P.Bennett 4/ 5, G.A. you taken leave ofyour senses ! The black E ,Ei VZ//z '/Zz : Hoslcyn 3.5/10, R.J. Weston 2.5/7, P.B. Goffrt on c8 is en-prise ! Not only this, but white 7 i 7f, %r% 1/1, P.J. Voss l/6, E.G.A. Frost l/7, D.R. captures the black E with check and then picks 2 5 Whitlock .5/5, P.A.R. Vetharaniam 0/5. up the free O on 94! 2.Wxc8+ Af8 3.tsxg4 /ru %t%', Latest results: LYNN beat Whitlock. Drew 1 bxalE+ 4.Eel 9g1+!! Did you miss that ? 5 Bennett. i'%iruqfl Noble. NOBLE beat Whitlock. Drew You must have blinked ! Now, of course, 5. beat Voss, Vetharaniam. WIG- 4 DUNWOODY abcdefgh 6xgl Wxel is mate. So ... 0-1 %n%w% : BOUT beat Weston. Drew Bennett. GIBBONS This position arises from a Queens Gambit Mitchell,R - Sinclair,B 3 beat Voss, Frost. BENNETT beat Weston, Declined, Cambridge Springs opening. Black i,%%% 5 I st NZCCA Championship, 1984 Whitlock. has obtained a pawn advantage albeit at the 2 7ru ?ru',%nt Reserve Championship: With frontrunner Justin expense of a missplaced queen. Black has just ,r.#, 1. Davis having been mated by Ken Reed, Gerald ptayed f6 in response to growing threats 8 ?H Shields now looms as the major contender with against the black king side. l.Wh5 Not 96 [ 7 ,Nl abcdefgh +4,:2. 2-hxh7+ 6trt :.AgO+ &g8 a.Wh7#; l...fxe5?? i'%r% Black has just played &c8-b8 to guard against Points to date: J.M. Davis 8.5/10, G. Shields And of course also inferior is l...fxg5?? 6 the threat on a8. But how is white to capitalise 3 21 Williams 5 I 6, M- Kng I 4, G.D. Prttt 4, B.M. 2.Wyn7#l2.dxg6 EfI [ 2...hxg6?? 3.Wxg6+ on black's badly placed queen and rook ? Just l/1, S.A Holdaway ll3,B.J. 3...fxe5? 4.fxe5 5 1.512,K.G. Reed &h8 4.9h7#l 3.he5! &xe5 [ watch ! 1.c5! ... the memorable move. 1...8c8 [ 1/5, Dolejs 0/1, side Edwards l/4,D.1. Bell D.E. leaves white with an overwhelming king 4 1...bxc5? leads to similar continuations, equally G.H. Mills 0/3, W. Anderson 0/5. attack.] 4.Axh7+!! the memorable move. bad for black.l 2.8e3 Eg7 3.8d7 EgS 4.UrB Latest results: DAVIS beat Putt, Holdaway, 6.8e8+ 6h7 7.fxe5 3 4...8xh7 5.896+ Eg7 PfB 5.Pd4 bxc5 [ 5...Wxc5+ 6.Wxc5 bxc5 Shields. Bell, Dolejs, Anderson.Drew Exg5 8.8f7+ &nt 1 8...897 9.Wh5+ &g8 2 7.Exf7 with a won end game for white.l 6.tsa4! SHIELDS beat Holdaway, Bell, Mills, Ander- 10.we8+ ll.ER+-l 9.EA Exg2+ t &h7 Ed8 7.Wb5+ ... and white mates in no more KING beat Bell. PUTT 1 son. Drew Edwards. 10.&xg2 Ed2+ 11.oh3 wd3 [ lt...wxcl than 4 moves. 1-0 beat Bell, Anderson. WILLIAMS beat Ander- 12.flg3 ardwhite winsl l2.Ee8+ 1-0 son. Drew Edwards. Reed beat Davis. HOLD- NZ Chess NZ Chess 27 26 e5. lf 56...exd5 then 57.Nd4, but 56...Rg7 36...Qc2 37.fxg5 Re7) 37...Ke71 World News Q7.Qxg5 looks like Black4s only hope i.e. 57.dxe6 heading for cover and threatening RhS looks by John McDonald Rg2+ 58.Khl Nxf2+ 59.Rxf2 Rxf2 60.e7 Rfl+ very unclear 32.Qg6+?? Amazingly, Topalov The World Championship Match playoffs. 6l.Kh2 Rf2+ 62.Kg3 Rg2+ 63.KxR Rg8. misses the win 32.Rxg4+ Bg7 (j2...Kf7 ja.Qh7#) Topalov-Kramnik These playoffgames were of good quahty. 57.Ra4 f5? With a turn in events Topalov 33.Qh7+; 32...Kh8 33.Rh4+ Kg8 Ttre World Championship Reunifi cation The time limit was 25 minutes * l0 sec incre- misses his chance to draw 57ANxf2! 58.Kg3 33.Qc7 Qfl+ 34.Ngl!+-32...897 33.f5! Re7 Match, between FIDE world chamPion ment each. Kramnik won the second game and e4. Now if 59.Kxf2 then ARb2+ with perpet- 34.f6 Qe2 35.Qxg4 Rf7 35...Qxe3 36.fxe7 Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and classical Topalov won the third. Up until the last moves ual. 58.Nxe5 Rb2 59.Nd3 Rb7 60.Rd4 Rb6 Qh6+ 37.Nh4 Kf7 38.Qxg7+ wins 36.Rc1? chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik from of the final playoffgame the match had been 6I.d6 Nxd6 62.Kg3 Ne4+ 63.KxR Kg5 36.Qh5! wjth Bh6 or Rg3 and fxgT 36...Qxe3 Russi4 was held in Elista, Kalmykia fiom very even. However in the fourth and final 64.h4+ Kf6 65.Rd5 Nc3 66.Rd8 Rbl 67.Rf8+ (36...Rb3 37.Rxg7+ R:tg7 38.fxg7 Rbl+ September 21"1. This was a very significant playoffgame, Topalov blundered near the end Ke6 68.Nf4+ Ke5 69.Re8+ Kf6 70.Nh5+ Kg6 39.Bgl) 37.Ng5 Rc7 38.Qh7+ Kf8 39.Nxe6+ match as it brought together the two chess to give the cool Vladimir Kramnik the world 71.Ng3 Rb2 72.h5+ Kf7 73.Re5 Ndl 74.Ne2 Kf7 40.Qxg7+ Kxe6 4l.Qg4+ Kf7 a2.Qg8# world titles. crown. Hail, a new king is bom! Kf6 75.Rd5 1-0. 36...Rc2! 37.Rxc2 Qdl+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ In 1993 World Champion Garry Kasparov and Game I Game 2 39.Kg3 Qe4 40.Bf4?! 40.Qxe4! dxe4 4l.Ng5 challenger Nigel Short announced that they Kramnik - Topalov [E041 Topalov - Kramnik [D19] would lead to an unusual endgame tussle. would play their title match outside the juris- l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.NR d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.NR dxc4 5.a4 40...Qf5 41.Qxf5 exf5 42.Bg5 42.fxg7 RxgT+ diction of FIDE, preferring the match in Lon- Bb4+ 6.8d2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2!? Al- Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.(F0 NbdT 9.Qe2 43.Kf2 a5 is better for Black. 42...a5 43.Kf4 z4 don, not Manchester. Kasparov's dispute though it is not recommended to move the 8g6 10.e4 0-0 10...Bxc3 I l.bxc3 Nxe4 12.Ba3 44.Kxf5 a3 45.Bc1 B{8 45...a2 46.Bb2 Rc7 started in 1985 after the first title match be- queen so much in the opening, it is typical in leaves the Black king vulnerable. 1l.Bd3 Bh5 47.e6 Bf8 48.Ng5! Rc2? 49.e7 46.e6 Rc7 tween himself and then World Champion Ana- the this opening. Kramnik plans a series of 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 896 15.Ng5 47.Bxt3! but it seems Black is still better Bxa3 toly Karpov. Just when Kasparov had suc- queen manoeuvres that win back the pawn as Re8 16.f4 Bxd3 apparently a new move. 48.Ke5 Rcl 49.Ng5 RfI e7 Rel+ 51.Kxd5 ceeded in winning two straight games after a well as developing his pieces with co- 16...Rc8 17.g41 f6 l8.Bxg6 (18.f5 !?) l8...hxg6 BxeT 52-fxe7 RxeT 53.Kd6 Rel 54.d5 Kf8 long string of draws, the then-FIDE president ordination. 8...c6 9.a4 b5 l0.axb5 cxb5 19.N8+/- Pelletier-Deviatkin Moscow 2003. 55.Ne6+ 55.Kd7 keeps the Black king away Campomanes called the match off. 11.Qg5 0-012.Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14.0- l7.Qxd3 f5 18.Be3 18.g4!? h6! l9.Nxe6 Rxe6 and draws according to the computer 55...b5 The 12 game match proved very dramatic both 0 Qxb2 15.Nbd2 Bb5 16.Nxc4 Bxa4 20.gxf5 Re7 is unclear 18...N{8 Kramnik plans 56.Ne6+ Kf7 57.Nd8+ Kf6 58.Nc6 Rbl on and offthe board. Kramnik won a good 17.Nxb2 Bb5 18.Ne5 Ra7 White has proved to defend his kingside and play down the c- 59.Kd6! b4 60.Kc5 b3 6l.Kc4 b2 62.Kc3 tussle in game one, choosing the quiet yet again the strength ofthe Catalan bishop and file. 19.Khl Rc8 20.94! Qd7 20...h6 2l.Nxe6 55...Ke8 56.Nc7+ Kd8 57.Ne6+ Kc8 58.Ke7 effective, Catalan Opening. In game two, the has a solid pawn formation. However, he must Rxe6 22.gxf5 Rec6 23.Rgl Kh8 24.Rg2 Nh7 Rhl 59.Ng5 b5 60.d6 Rdl 61.Ne6 b4 62.Nc5 start of many Slav and Semi-Slav defences, keep a close eye on the a-pawn 19.8f3 NbdT 25.Rag1 Bf8 26.Rg6 with threats like f5-f6; Rel+ 63.Kf6 Re3 (Fl Topalov missed a simple forced win. This 20.Nec4 Rb8 2l.Rlbl gS 22-e3 94 23.Bdl Also possible is 20...fxg4 21.f5! Be7 22.Nxe6 Game 3 allowed Kramnik to convert and lead 2-{. Bc6 24.Rcl Be4 25.Na4 Rb4 26.Nd6 BR!? (22.f6 gxf6 23.effi Bffi 2a.NJ7!? If 24LKtJ7 Kramnik - Topalov After games three and four were drawn the Topalov plays boldly, allowing an isolated then 25.895 Nd7 26.Qxh7+ KJB 27.8h6#) l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.NR d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.892 Topalov team accused Kramnik ofusing a pawn on R.It4s unclear whether it will be an 22...Nxe6 23.fxe6) 21.Rgl Be7 22.N8 Rc4 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5 9.0-0 computer in the bathroom after frequent visits. asset or a vulnerable weakness. 27.BxR gxB 23.Rg2! Instead of the cautious 23.b3 first Bc6 l0.Nc3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bc5 l2.Rdl Bxg2 This led to Kramnik's protest and not showing 28.Nc8 Ra8 29.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Nc6 Rb3 Topalov speeds his rooks to the kingside leav- 13.Qb5+ Nd7 l4.Kxg2 a6 15.Qd3 Rc8 for game five, which he then forfeited. Weap- 31.Nc5 Rb5 32.h3 Nxc5 33.Rxc5 Rb2 On ing his a-pawn to its fate. 23...fxg4 24-Rxg4 16.895 Be7 17.Bxe7 QxeT 18.Racl Nc4 ons of Mass Destruction where not found in 33ARxc5 34.dxc5 White can play Ne5-xR Rxa4 25.Ragl 96 25ANg6 is met by 26.h4 Bf8 19.Na4 b5 20.b3 0-0 21.bxc4 bxa4 22.Nc6 the bathroom, however the invasive accusation and safely round up the a-pawn 34.Rg5+ Kh6 27.Ng5 h6 28.h5 ! 26.h4 Rb4 26...8d8 27 .hs Rxc6 23.Qxd7 Qc5 24.Rc3 96 25.Rbl h5 had its desired effect, and the score was now 3 35.Rgxa5 Rxa5 36.Nxa5 Ne4 37.R{1 Nd2 Re7 28.Nh4 Rg7 looks like a good defence but 26.Rb7 e5 27.e4 Rf6 28.Rc2 Qa3 29.Qdl Rd6 40.Nc6 Nd2 4l.Rdl - 2 to Kramnik after game five. Two more 38.Rcl Ne4 39.Rfl f6 then comes 29.f5lBxh4 30.f6 wins 27.h5 Qb5 30.Rd2 RfdS 31.Rd5 Rxd5.32.cxd5 Qxa2 draws in games six and seven and then Topa- Ne4 42.Rft Kg6.Black4s pieces work well 28.Qc2! Rxb2 29.hxg6!! h5 29...Rxc2 33.QR Rf8 34.Qd3 a3 35.Rb3 f5 36.Qxa6 lov ties the match 4-4 in game eight with a together and incredibly, he plays on a pawn 30.gxh7+ KxhT 31.Rg7+ KI6 32.f5+ Kh5 Qxb3 37.Qxg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ KgB U2-U2. tense mid-game struggle and a nice endgame down, assessing he should not lose. 43.Nd8 33.R7g3! Ng6 34.Rxg6 Rh8 35.f6! mates Game 4 with 2 knights * rook vs 2 rooks and extra Rb6 44.Rc1 h5 45.Ra1 h4 46.gxh4 Kh5 30.97! hxg4 30...Nh7 3l.Qg6 hxg4 32.Qxe6+ Topalov - Kramnik pawn. For the first time Topalov took the lead 47.Rla2 Kxh4 48.Kh2 Kh5 49.Rc2 Kh6 KxgT 33.Qxg4+ wins 31.gx{8Q+ BxfS?? The 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. NB by winning game nine yet Kramnik pulled the 50.Ra2 Kg6 51.Rc2 Kf5 52.Ra2 Rb5 53.Nc6 defensive line which wasn7t easy to see was NbdT 6. Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. match back by winning the tenth. There fol- Rb7 54.Ra5+ Kg6 55.Ra2 Kh5. Black now 3l...Kxf8 32.Qh7 Qe2 33.QhS+ Kfl 34.Qh5+ a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3 12. O-O lowed two draws in the remaining two games, threatens Rg7 and Rg2+. But White7s next Kf8 35.Qxg4 Bg5! 36.Rel ! (36.fxg5? Qxe3) Bd6 13. b3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. BR Bxh2+ to tie the match, forcing the four game rapid move changes the course of the game. 56.d5! NZ Chess NZ Chess 29 Qg2 Qc8 30. Rcl Bxc3 31. bxc3 Ne6 32.8g4 RacS 20. bxc6 bxc6 2l.Qe2 g5 22. Rabl Qd7 16. Khl Bd6 17. Nc4 Be7 18. Bxa3 O-O 19. Game 8 Qc7 33. Rcdl Nd7 34. Qr2 Nb6 35. Rf3 Nf8 23. Rc2 R:f6 24. Rbcl 94 25. Rb2 Rh6 26. BxeT QxeT 20. Ra5 RfdS 21. Kgl c5 22- Rxc5 Kramnik) - Topalov [D471 36. Rdft Re7 37. Be3 Nh7 38. RxfT Nds 39. Qa6 Rc7 27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Qa3 Rb7 29. Qf8 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qg4 Bd3 25. Ral 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.NR Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 NbdT R7R l-0 RxbS 30. QxbS Qf7 31. Qc8 Qhs 32. Kfi RacS 26. Raa5 Rb8 27' Be4 28' Qal 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.0-0 b4. Qdl Game 70 Nd2+ 33. Kel Nc4 34. BfI Rf6 35. Bxc4 dxc4 Rb7 29. Nd2 896 30. Qc3 h6. Ra6 Khl 32. Black usually plays 9Aa6 or 9ABe7 here but Kramnik - Topalov 36. Rxc4 Qxh}37- Ke2 Qhl38. Rc5 Qbl39. Nc4 Be4 33. {3 Bds 34. Nd2 Rdb8 35. Qd3+ Topalov obviously wants to steer Kramnik out I. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. NR d5 4. 93 Bb4+ 5. Qa6 Qb2+ 40. Kfl Qbl+ 41. Ke2 Qb2+ 42. f5 36. Rc3 Qh4 37. Ral Qg3 38. Qc2 RfI 39. of theory t0.Na4 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Bb5+ BdZ Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 NbdT Kft Rh6 43. Qd3 96 44. Qb3 Rhl+ 45. Kg2 Rfi Qg6 40. Qd3 Qg3 41. Rfcl 42. Qc2 Qg5 NcdT 13.Ne5 Qc714.Qd4 Rd8 15.Bd2 Qa5 9. Qc2 a5 10. Rdl Nhs 11. Bcl b5 12. cxdS Rh2+ 46. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 47. Khl Qfl+ ll2-ll2 43. Ral Qf6 44. Qd3 Rd7 45. Ra4 RbdS 46. 16.Bc6 Be7 17.Rfc1 Bxc6 18.Nxc6 Qxa4 cxd5 13. e4 dxe{ 14. Rb8 15. Qe2 Nhf6 Playoffs Rc5 Kg8 47. Nc4 Bxc4 48. Raxc4 f4 49. Rc6 19.Nxd8 Bxd8 20.Qxb4 Qxb4 21.Bxb4 Nd5 Qxe4 16. BfA Rb6 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Game I fxe3 50. Qxe3 Rxd4 51. Rxe6 Qh4 52. Rxd4 22.Bd6WhiteZs middlegame tension has dis- for Nc3 Nf6 20. Nxb5 Ba6 21. a4 Ne4 22. Rdcl Topalov - Kramnik Qxd4 53. Re8+ Kh7 54. Qxd4 ll2-ll2 sipated but it still looks a little awkward Qe8 23. Rc7 Bd8 24.R:a7 f6 25. Nd7 Rf7 26. d4 dS 2. c4 c6 3. Nfi Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Game 5 Black. If he can defend his a pawn his central- Nxb6 RxaT 27. Nxd5 Rd7 28. Ndc3 Rxd4 29. Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O NbdT 9. Kramnik - Topalov ized king is favorable since the queens have Rel f5 30. Rb4 31. Nd5 Rxb5 32. axbS O-O 10. e4 896 11. Bd3 Bhs 12. e5 Nd5 Kramnik forfeits 0-1 been swapped off.22Lf5 to stop e4 and give Qc2 Qe2 33. 34. BxcT 35. h6 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Re8 15. Nel Rc8 16. the king some space 23.Rc8 N5b6 24.Rc6 Be7 Qxb5 Nc7 Qc4 Qdf Qd7 Qe3 36. QxcT Qb4 37. Qb8+ QxbS 38. Bxb8 Nd2 f4 Bxel 17. Rxel 896 18. Bfl Rc2 19. b3 Qa5 Game 6 25.Rdl Kf7 26.Rc7 Ra8 27.Rh7 Ke8 28.Bxe7 39. Ral g5 4O- f4 Nb3 41. Ra3 Bc4 42. Bc7 20. Bbs Rd8 21. Re2 RccS 22.8d2 Qb6 23. Topalov Kramnik KxeT 29.Rc1 a5 30.Rc6 Nd5. The White rooks 94 - 43. Bxa5 l-0 Rf2 a6 24. Bfa Rc6 25. b4 Rc2 26. b5 a5 27. 1.d4 d5 2-c4 c6 3.NR Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5-a4 look menacing but actually hnd it hard to Gsme 17 Bc3 Rxf2 28. Qxf2 Qa7 29. Qd2 Ra8 30. Rcl Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 896 9.8e3 cxd4 penetrate so Black has little to fear. Bringing Topalov Kramnik Nb6 31. Bb2 Nxa4 32-Ba3 h6 33. h3 8e434. l0.Qxd4 11.Bxd4 NfdT l2.Nxd7 NxdT the White king over to win the a-pawn would - Qxd4 f . d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3- NR Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 Kh2 Nb6 35. Bc5 a4 36. Ral Nc4 37. Bxc4 b6 13.Bxc4 a6 l4.Ke2 Rg8 l5.Rhdl Rc8 l6-b3 be to dangerous with knight fork possibilities. e6 6. Nh4 B96 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Rbl NbdT 9. 38. Qe3 Rc8 39. Bfl bxc5 40. dxc5 Qxc5 41. Bc5 17.a5 Ke7 18.Na4 Bb4 Nxb6 20.Bxb6 f6 31.h4?! This is dubious as it creates a slight c5 a5 10. a3 e5 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 Qc7 13. Qxc5 Rxc5 42. b6 Rc6 43. b7 Rb6 44.B.a6 d4 21.Rd3 RLc622.h4 Rgc8 23.94 Bc5 24.Rad1 weakness. 31...h632.24 95 33.hxg5 hxg5 f4 exf4 14. exf4 Be7 15. Be2 Nf8 16. O-O 45. Rxa4 BxbT 46. BxbT RxbT 47. Rxd4 Bxb6 25.Rd7+ Kf8 26.axb6 Rxb6 27.R1d6 34.Kfl 94 Now White must be careful of the Ne6 17. g3 18. Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 ID_ID Rxd6 28.Rxd6 Rc6 29-Rxc6 bxc6 30.b4 e5 rook entering the h-f,rle. 35.Ke2 N5f6 36'b3 Qd7 Qd3 20. 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Bc4 O- Game 2 3l.Bxa6ll2-l12 Ne8! 37.R 93! 38.Rcl Nef6. Now that White Qxe4 Qxd4+ O 23. Kg2 Ra4 24. Rdl Rd8 25. Be3 Bf6 26. Kramnik - Topalov Game 7 has weakened his king side, the knight changes Kf8 27. B,f2 Ne6 28. Rxd8+ BxdS 29. f5 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. NR Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Kramnik Topalov course. 39.f4?! Hoping to win the g-pawn yet 94 - gxf5 30. gxf5 Nf4+ 3I. KR Nh5 32. Rb3 Bc7 NbdT 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O- l. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 weakening his structure even more. 39...Kd6 33. h4 Nf6 34. Bd3 Nd7 35. Be4 Ne5+ 36. O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Radl Qe7 12. Rfel dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 8. Bb3 cxd4 9- 40.KR Nd5 41.Kxg3? The mistake is because Kg2 Ra2 37. Bbl Rd2 38. Kfl Ng4 39. Bgl Rac8 13. Bd3 e5 14. e4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. exd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rel O-O l2- a4 he allows Black to penetrate down the g-file Bh2 40. Kel Rd5 4l.BfZKe7 42. h5 Nxf2 43. Bfl 96 17. Qd2 Rcd8 18. Qg5 a6 19. h3 exd4 Bd7 f 3. Ne5 Be8 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Rcl Nb4 with dire consequences. 41...Nc5 42.Rg7 Rb8 Kxf2 Kf6 44. Kn Rd4 45. b5 Rc4 46. bxc6 20. Nxd4 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Nxe5 22-NcZ 95 23. 16. Bc6 17. Bd5 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 43.Ra7 Rg8+ 44.KR Ne4 45.Ra6+ Ke7 Qf3 Qh3 bxc6 47. Rb6 Rxc5 48. Be4 Kg5 49. Rxc6 Bcl h6 24.8e3 c5 25. f3 Bf8 26. BI2 Bc8 27. 19. Rcdl Rc7 20. Bg5 Qc8 21. QR Rd8 22. 46.Rxa5 Rg3+ 47.Ke2 Rxe3+ 48.Kfl Rxb3 Ra5 50. Rb6 Ra3+ 51. Kg2 Bc7 52. Rb7 Rc3 Ne3 Be6 28. Ned5 Bxd5 29. exd5 NedT 30. h4 h6 23. Bcl Bb4 24. Rfr Bd6 25. 93 b6 49.Ra7+ Kf6 50.Ra8 Nxf4 Sl.Ral Rb2 52-a5. 53. Kf2 Kxhs 54. Bds f6 55. Ke2 Kg4 56. RxeS Rxe8 31. z4 b4 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. fxe4 26- Ne7 27. Rfel Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rxdl Allowing mate in 5. If 52.R98 then Kf7. Qe2 Be4 Kf4 57. Bd3 Rc5 58. Rb4+ Kg3 59. Rc4 Nf6 34- d6 Nxe4 35. d7 Rd8 36. Bxa6 f5 37. 29. Nfds 30. Bd2 Rc5 31. Qg4 Nf5 52...Rf2+ 0-1. Qxdl Re5+ 60. Re4 Ra5 61. Re3+ Kg2 62. Be4+ a5 Bg7 38. Bc4+ Kflt 39. a6 Nxf2 40. Kxf2 32. b5 33. h5 bxa4 34. Rb5 35. Game 9 Qe4 Qxa4 Kh2 63. Rb3 Ra2+ 64. Kd3 Bf4 65. Kc4 Re2 Bd4+ 4l- Rxd4 cxd4 42. t7 Ke7 43- Bd5 Rcl 36. Bc2 Nb6 37. Qg4 Rxb2 38. Topalov - Kramnik Qb7 66. Kds ltz-lt2 KxdT 44. RxaS 45. Bxa8 l-0 Be4 39. Bel Nds 40. Bd3 Nb4 41. Bfl 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 Qd7 Game 72 Game 3 "3:Q Nd3 42. Nxe5 43. NxdT 44- e6 6. Nh4 896 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qdl QxdT Kramnik Topalov Topalov Kramnik Rc8+ Kh7 45. Rc7 Rbl 46. RxdT Rxel 47. a3 NbdT 9. 93 Be1 10. f4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O - - l. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 l. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. NR Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 RxfT a5 48. Kg2 Kg8 49. Ra7 Re5 50' 94 12.e4b5 13. Be2 b414.axb4 Bxb4 15. BR e6 6. Nb4 B96 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. NbdT 9. e6 6. Nh4 B96 7.8e2 NbdT 8. O-O Bd6 9. 93 Nd6 51. Bd3 KfB 52. 896 Rd5 53. R e5 54- Qb6 16. O-O e5 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Na4 Qb8 93 Bd2 Bb4 10. Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bg2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 ll. Be2 O-O 12. Nxg6 Kf2 Rd2+ 55. Kel Rd5 56. Ke2 Rb5 57. 19. Qc2 exf42O. Bxf4 Qb7 21. Radl RfeS 22. Qb3 Nxc3 13. f5 14. O-O 15. cxd5 exd5 hxg6 13. e4 e5 14. f4 exd4 15. 16. Rd7 Rd5 58. Ra7 Rb5 59. Bd3 Rd5 60. Bg5 Be7 23. Khl Nh7 24. Be3 Bg5 25' Bg1 Qxc3 Qe7 Qxd4 Qe7 16. b4 Nf617. Rfc1Ne4l8. O-O 19. b5 Kg2 Bc5 17. Rad8 18. Bd4 19. e5 8g6 U2-ll2 NhfB 26. h4Be7 27. e5 Nb8 28. Nc3 8b429. Qb2 Qd3 Qc2 NZ Chess NZ Chess 3l 30 Nfds 20. RI3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 BcS 22. Bd2 NII Chess Tournament Affiliated clubs Clubs are requested to advise NZ Chess of any changes in details given below. Rd7 23. Rel Rfd8 24. Bd3 Qe6 25. Bcl f5 It seems the diversity and scope of intemational 29. chess toumaments are endless. The hotel chain 26. Qe2 Kfi 27. Rdl Qe7 28. h4 Rd5 Ashburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets Otago 7 Maitland St, Dunedin. Na3 31. 32. Rdl NH and Association Max Euwe held an evert in Qc2 Nc4 30. Rhl Qe2 Qd7 Monday 7.15pm (Feb-Oct), Admin Building, Wednesday 7.30pm. (03) 477-6919 b5 33. fxg4 34. Rg3 Ke7 35. f5 gxf5 36. Amsterdam where a very experienced older gen- 94 Ashburton Hospital, Elizabeth St. Tony Dowden (President) (03) 4730524, Bg5+ Ke8 37. e6 Qd6 38. Bxf5 Rxdl 39. eration played ateam of youtlq aptly named Contact, Ken Pow (03) 308-3655. Duncan Watts (Secretary) (03) 477-5226. B96+ Kf8 40. e7+ QxeT 41. BxeT+ BxeT 42. Experience versus Rising Stars. The average ages Auckland Chess Centre Meets Monday 7.30 Papatoetoe Papatoetoe Bd3 Ral 43. Rdr 44. Ral 45. were 51.8 atd 17 .6, average ratings 2590 and Wednesday 7.3Opm Qb2 Qe2 & Thursday (Social) 7.30pm, 17 Cromwell St, Rxa2+ 46. Kh3 Bf6 47. Rd2 48. 2614 respectively. After a good start in the early RSA Bowling Club, Cambridge Tce, Papatoe- Qxg4 Qe6 Mt Eden, Auckland 1003. (09) 630-2042 Chtb- 896 R2d7 49. Rf3 b4 50. h5 1-0 rormds the Experience team were wrestled back toe. Contacts: John McRae (09) 278-4520, room. Contact, Bruce Wheeler (09) 623-0109. Game 4 by the Rising Stars who won 28 - 22. Magnus Manhal Yaikoob (09) 27 7 -9 60 5 Canterbury, PO Box 19-997, Christchurch. Kramnik - Topalov Carlsen mounted the highest individual score Upper llutt Monday 7.30pm, Hapai Club, Meets Wednes day, 7 .30pm., 227 Bealey Av e- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. NR Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 which gains him a place in next year's Amber 879 Fergusson Drive. Sec Gerard Denton nue; Tel (03) 366-3935 Clubroom. NbdT 6. Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. toumament in Monaco. (04) 5289297 [email protected].'rrz Pres, Chris Benson Ph (0274) 3 I 8-95 I O-O Be7 10. e4 b4 11. e5 bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 Junior \ilorld Championships Club Captain Roger Smith (04) 971-6528 17 years young of Chin4 won the Sec, Craig Hall (021) 128-9543 13. bxc3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bbs+ Kf8 16. Shen Yang Waitemata Thursday 7.45pm, Kelston Comm girls'Under-20 World Championship held in Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 103 Koromiko Rd, QxdS+ RxdS 17. Ba3 Rc8 18. Nd4 Be7 19. Centre, cnr Great North Rd and Awaroa Rd, Armenia- Shen just edged outher com- Gonville, Wanganui. (06) 348-4266 Rfdl a6 20. Bfl Na4 21. Rabl Be4 22. Rb3 Yerevarq Kelston; jun 6.15-7.15, Mondays, schooldays. pahiot Yifarq 12 (!), with a higher tiebreak Hamilton Thur, 7.00pm, St Pauls Collegiate Bxa3 23. Rxa3 Nc5 24. Nb3 Ke7 25. Rd4 Hou Postal address: PO Box 21478, Henderson, to score 9/13. Hou is predicted to soon become School. Inquiries Gary Judkins (07) 855-5392. 819626. c4 Rc6 27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxa6 Rb8 Auckland 1008. Contact Bob or Viv Smith Rb2 30. Ra7+ Kf6 3l' Ral Rf5 32. R the youngest GIvt a record held by Karjikan at 12 J udkins4@actrix. co.nz 29. dl (09) 817 -2664; [email protected] Re5 33. Ra3 Rc2 34. Rb3 Ra5 35. a4 Ke7 years 7 months. Also on 9 points were: Melia Hastings-Havelock North, P.O. Box 184, Wanganui Mondays 7pm, 36. Rb5 Ra7 37. a5 Kd6 38. a6 Kc7 39. c5 Salome of GEO andMongontuul, Bathuyag Hastings, Wed, 7.30 pm, Library, lst floor, Commercial C\ft,42 St Hill St. Rc3 40. Raa5 Rcl 41. Rb3 Kc6 42. Rb6+ MGL. Havelock N High School, Te Mata Rd. seed Zaven Andriasian of Armenia also 17, Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi St (06) 343-6101; Kc7 43. KO Rc2+ 44. Ke3 Rxc5 45. Rb7+ 25t Sec, Chris Smith (06) 877-4583. took out the boys' Under-2O Championship with Sec Kevin Yorston, 5 Mitchell St (06) 343-7166. 1-0 Howick-Pakuranga Tuesday 7.4lpm(uniors 9-5/13, generally beating most rated below him Wellington Tuesday 7.30pm, Tumbull House, 6.30-7.30), Haseler Hall, undemeath All Saints Essent and drawing with those above. On 9 points were: Bowen Street, Wellington l. Pres Ross Jack- and Shakhryar Mamedyarov Church, Selwyn Road, Howick. . Sec, Kees van Judit Polgar Vitiugov, Nikita RUS; Kryvoruchko, Yuriy son, 868 The Esplanade, Raumati South, (04) were joint winners in the Crown Group of den Bosch (09) 577-5285,021 2627079 UKFI Pantsulai4 Levan GEO; On 8.5 were: 902- 17 07, [email protected]. Chess Tournament in Hoogeveen, Invercargill Wednesday, 8pm, staff room, the Essent Frolyanov, Dmitry RUS; Wang Yue CHN; Sec Alan Aldridge, (04) 971-4874, who has only recently given South School, Ness St. Holland. Judit, Stellwageq DanielNED; Wer1 Yang CHN; [email protected] to her second child, had a stellar per- Contact, Garry Putt (03) 216-7368. birth Wang Hao CHN; Khairullin, Ildar RUS; Meier, formance with two wins against Veselin Kapiti Wednesday, 7.30pm, Salvation Army Georg GER; Rodshtein, Maxim ISR. Associate members Topalov and two against Ivan Sokolov. She Hall, Bluegum Road, Paraparaumu Beach. (C ontinued page I 6) also had a draw and loss against Ma- from ci- 5l Ames Street, Paekakariki Gisborne, 4/26Harris St, Gisbome. Wu,S - Chen,E medyarov a292'7 performance! Young Contact, Rosemary Kingston (04) 292-8157 M.P. Grieve (06) 863-0101. - e62.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 c6 5.Nc3 Be6 6.cxd5 Shak has had a steady but sure rise to the top 7.d cxd5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.8e3 Bd6 9.NB NgeT 10.(H) h6 Mount Maunganui RSA, l0 Maranui St, Mt NZ Correspondence Chess Assn, world rankings. His latest achievement of ll.Rel G0 12.h3 Rc8 l3Rcl Nt5 14Ne2 Nxel Maunganui, Contact Vaughan Collingwood P.O. Box 3278, Wellington. included a win and loss to Topalov and two 15.fxe3 Ne7 l6.Rxc8 QxcS I7.Qd2 Ng6 18.Rcl Qd8 (07) 57 0-3 l2l, [email protected] Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, (04)237-4753. wins vs Sokolov a 2921 performance! Bf4 21.Qc2 Bxcl 22.Qxc1 dxe4 - 19Nc3 Qf6 20.e4 New Plymouth I I Gilbert St, New Plymouth. North Harbour Junior Thursday 6pm-7.3Opm Both finished on 4.516. Topalov, the ex- 23Nxe4 24.Bdi Rc8 25.Qd2 Bf5 26.Qe3 Kh8 Qe7 Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres C Bell. Northcote Community Centre, College Rd/ 'fresh' from took Re8 28.NfdZ 29.QR Bxe4 30.Nxe4 world champion, Elist4 27-a3 Qc7 Qcl+ Ernie Mays St, c/- FelicityTimings, 13 MackyAve 31.Kh2 32Jfu1 Nf4 33.Bfl Ne6 34.Qc3 Contact B Bowler, (06) 753-6282. another knock 2.5/6, and Sokolov only man- Qc7+ Qxc3 Devorpor[ (09) 4453729 [email protected] 38.h4 Rc7 Shore P.O. aged half a point. Other compelitions in 35.bxc3 Re7 36.Bdl Kg8 37.Kf2 KI8 North Box 33-587, Takapun4 40.Ke3 Ke7 41.c4 Rc8 42-a4 b6 43.d5 Nc5 Dislricl Associations Hoogeveen included: a strong Essent Open, 39-94 96 Auckland 9. Wednesday 7.30pm, Northcote 44Nc3 a6 45.8e2 Kd6 46.Kd4 Nb3+ 47J(e4 Re8+ Auckland Chess Assn, Sec, Kees van den an event for youth, Community Ccntre, College Rd/Emie Mays an Amateur Toumament, Kc5 51.Kd] f5 Bosch, 37 Centre Court, Pakurang4 48.Kdt Ncl+ 49.Kd2 Nxe2 50.Nxe2 St. Club Captain, Peter Stuart (09) 449-1812 and curiously enough a pub toumament! 52.gx6 gxf5 53.Nf4 Re4 54.Ng2 Rxc4 1-0 Manukau City, (09) 577 -5285, 021 2627079. NZ Chess NZ Chess