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Second-ratcd Vlldimir 4 Scott Nicholson shows his tue form in the All-Canterbury Championship. changes address, advertising inquiries, of kamnik joined Kasparov and Karnsky in articles and other copy should be sent to not playing. He objected to K;rrpov bcing 8 There are quite a few surprises in a round-up of club championship results. New 7*aland Chess seeded into round 8 (the hnal) whilc lrc was 9 The field for the coming NZ Champioaship is not yet full. P O Box 3130 seeded only into round 2. Wellington Next, there have been two major upscls in l0 Ashburton has hosted another successful Mid-Canterbury Rapid, and clubs are round 2, with Sth-rated Ivanchuk losirrg %- Opinions expressed in articles, letters and reminded to noti$ NZCF of their 1998 programmes. 1% Seirawan, 6th-rated 'l opllov other contributions are those ofthe authors. to and losing to PLket, 1l At the end of a crowded year, NZ Cless is able to catch up with a selection of Letters to the editor on any chess topic are Y,-7t/2. pagcs games from championships, rapid toumaments, against computers and from welcome; limit 150 words, and marked "for Details of the tournament on l()-20. Murray Chandler's early days. publication." Auckland invitation tournament EDITORIAL Alexei Kulashko has continucd on his 16 Junior and age group end-of-year ratings show growth in numbers and some winning Editor, Ted Frost. way in Auckland, scoring 6t/,ll tn spectacular improvements in playing ability. the :rhc;ril Overseas news editor, NM Peter Stuart. ACA invitational toumament, of Bob Smith 5 and Robert Goris 4. l8 Terry Powell gives some pointers on encouraging youngsters through chess ANNUAL SIJBSCRIPTION RATES toumaments schools. Hamilton CC championship in New Zealand,$2O.00 Graeme Spain has won the Hanrillorr (lC Australia, South Pacihc , US$12.00 airmail 19 Details of the world championship fields and results from the first two rounds, championship East Asia, N America US$I5.00 airmail with 4%/6, ahead ol' Willrlrn with mention thaEFIDE has completed its submission on "Chess is a sport" Lynn and Campbell Clark 4. 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All Canterbury Championship So the hnal result was an outstanding success for Nicholson, 4W5 agatnst the top By Quentin Johnson hve seeds and a point clear ofsecond, which While this year's All{anterbury Scores: Cummings, Nicholson 27213; provided Johnson with a small reward for his championship had a ratber disappointing Johnson, Nijman 2; McNabb l%; Benson 1, efforts as DOP. With Nicholson's wins hrrnout of only 8 players, the relatively Gloisten %; Donaldson 0. against closely-grouped field iu terms of ratings In round 4 Johnsontummings was McNabb and Johnson ruled out by promised some interesting games. Top seed effectively over after Black grabbed and his winning first prize, Bruce Donaldson's was South Island rapid champion Nick tried to hold a poisoned pawn in a last-round effort took the upset prise, Cummings, with secopd and third seeds symmetrical English. However, Nicholson providing some consolation for the tough Matthew McNabb and Quentin Johoson retained his lead, playiug well to win an time he had in the previous 4 rounds. expected to provide the main competition. opposite-oloured bishop ending against The time limit was 36 moves in 90 Dark horse was newcomer to tbe club, Scott Nijman. McNabb lost again, this timc to minutes, with half ao hour added for an Nicholson, whose tentative rating of 1459 Benson. allegro finish. The tournament winner was based on a poor result in the South Going iuto the last round the scores w€re: proved particularly adept at exploiting this r8...Qhs Island's. Subsequent club events had shown Nicholson 3%; Johnson 3; Cummings 2%; second time coatrol, with his fortunes in 18...Qxe6 19.Qxg6 0a6 2O.WeA+-; this to be ao aberration. Nijman, Benson 2; Gloisten l%; Donaldson many games improving markedly after the o18...6h8!?+. Suspicions regarding Nicholsen's true 0. As DOP all of Johnson's powers of first control had been reached. This was 19.8d5 Oa6: strength were borne out in round 1 wheu he reasoning were called upon to explain to certainly in part due to his skill in endings 19...6h8!?+. beat McNabb in a typically murky game - disgruntled players that, owing to thc small relative to his limited "book" knowledge. 2O.Exh5 Black's extra rook proving insufficient to size of the field, the NZCF pairing rules The tournament was enjoyed by all White strongly threatens .Qxg6. stop White's passed pawns in the only upset neessitated tbat he be paired against bottom- participants, and the small size enabled us to 20...gxh5 2l.Qxh7+ of the round. In round 2 alarm bells were placed Bruce Donaldson, since this appcared bring forward the start of the last round and Opening the g-hle gets White a lot of play. starting to ring when Johnson on two to guarantee him at least clear sccond. be able to get home to see the cricket. But 21...6hS 22.bht??: occasions missed a chance to exchange Cummings-Cloisten quickly rcachcd a unless entries improve next year we may Instead of simply wiuning the garne: queens to a winning ending in time trouble drawn position, and Nijman ovcrcilnle a have to limit the rounds to 4, to avoid the 22.Q,s7+ bxgT 23.Wg6+ 6h8 24.gxh5 Exh2+ against Nicholson, eventually losing on time hapless McNabb, a pawn up in what was pairing beadaches of this year's round 5. 25.6xh2 EgS 26.Qxg8+ 6xg8 27.891+ 6E in a lost position. Meanwhile, McNabb objectively a drawn rook ending. JohnsonrQ BensonrC 28.wf7#. appeared to be out of form in drawing with Meanwhile, Nicholson with black was - 22...89823.891 Round 3 [D73] white against lower-rated Bruce Gloisten. losing an exchange and in trouble against you Analysis by FnE 5 Do see the mate threat? When, in round 3, Cummings was unable Benson, so it looked as through Johnson 23...Exgl+ 24.6xgl l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.OR Of6 4.Oca g6 5.g3 Qg7 to convert his two extra pawns against could steal clear first by beating Donaldson. Threatening mate...how? 6.Qg2 G{ 7.G{ Of5 of book] 8.Oe5= Nicholson in yet another messy game, there However, Donaldson played well in a tricky [out 24...WeS 8.8b3 M!. were few doubts that Scott was a contender rook ending to draw - even missing a win oZ...Ub8=, good chance save 8...Oe4t a to the for more than the upset prize! This left these along the way owing to Johnson's over game. 8...dxc4!? 9.Oxc4 Uc8 10.e4:. two half a point clear of Arie Nijman and exuberant attempt to win by exploiting bis 25.Ug6 9.Oxe4= Johnson, who sacced the exchange for a active king put it offside. In the other game Threatening mate: .Qg7. 9.Ub3 0xc3 l0.bxc3 0d7 1l.0xd7 dxc4 mating attack aginst Chris Benson (missing Nicholson displayed his characteristic 25...f5 26.Wxh5 a pretty l2.Uxb7 Qxd7t. bishop sac for mate in six aloog the fighting qualities, keeping Benson occupied With the decisive threat .Qg6. 9...dxe4 f0.gaT. way!). until he finally lost on time. 26...E,dB?? 10.Ub3 b6 (<10.,Wxd4 11.Wxb7 il7 Black falls apart. 26...Wd4 27.Qxf5 Wdl+ ,t23t 12.axc6+-) ll.Edl f6 12.c5+ e6t. 28.bg2 Ed5+ 29.e4 gxfs 30.exf5 Ed8 ,1.,' S' NIcEOt SON cl' ,1{59,i :}17:::::::I{2,, D3 ,trrl{t 10...Qe6 11.0xe4 Qxe5= ::::Iir :W5 :lnf :l;l:lt.t.:.{ff .:::t...,::.:.:.:.:.:.:.;.:. 31.9f4+ 6s7 32.Qe5+ 6f8 33.9fl/#. 2, 0, J6ENSO!I,.,,," e ',17,1,1,, W5 ,I{3 :t,Dg,t.::t.t.:.:3I{.:.:.r.l.:.:.t,lil,..iti.i i ll...f6 12.d5 cxd5 l3.cxd5t. 27.@d2 3 N...CU!(MINGS C.tr ,17,7'6,' W6 ', 'Wi[ Dl ,,, .,'L2 ,,,05::t,,:,,,i,i8,,,,,,t,,,,,8,,1,25 12.dxe5 Qxc4 13.9c2 Qe6 14.Qh6 Ee8 The mate threat is .Qxf5. I{5,,,,,,,,,,Ll , G4,,,,1582, ft8 rr3 :!ri1:::r1::.r::r::r::::r:::i::!!lll7',,' 3,',, {i,,:,:,,:,. Not l4...Qxg4 l5.Qxf8 WxE 16.Rt. .5. B..GI,oISIEIN cA 1a39 L2"" D7 ,, IJ{ ,,,,',l{8 27...Wl.a+ , il:Ugr.:.:.:.:.:.2.:.:.:.:....?..!:iX.E 15.Efd1 Uc7 16.9c37 5::: C::BENSON : Cl, 1535 fi3 , I{8 : t 2,,: '!tt7 27...8xd2?? if Black takes the bishop he will ,,f,1,.,.,1,.,.,.2.,.,.1.1.;t:?tl:lttr:itititlt:t 16.h3 Uxe5 17.f4Wa5=. ::: 7,,,,,,l',, MGNABB : cA',,1710 ,,. fl8,,:,:,:,:,,116 lose. 28.Qxf5+ 697 29.Wg6+ 6h8 30.Ulh7#. :,L1, D5 ,:f.i[.:.:.:.:.:.:1]4.'.,..::ti.::i.i...i:itititi 16...Qxg4 17.e6 8 B DONAI,DSON CA,1259,,',,,',,8{,,,,,,'f,6,.,i,','97,, [5 28.Qg6+ ,.De.,.,.,.,r:i :..,rla:.lil.i...... ::i:: Threatening mate: Qg7. 28.Qg6+ 698 29.Qh6 Edl+ 30.692r-. 1{) 17...f6 18.Sc2 NZ Chess NZ Chess 6 NlcholsonrS - JohnsonrQ 9...0xd4 1s...9d8 19.Qxf8 UxfS 20.c5 6h8 Round 2 [B20] An ideal square for the black 0. 2O...Oxc5?? The pawn is safe and cannot be Notes by Quentin Johnson 10.fud4 erd4 ll.obs Eb612.Qf4 a6 13.Qc7 captured without dire consequences. 2l.Oxc5 WANTED TO BUY Uro u.fie Oco= E'a7 22.W3+-. 1.e4 c5 2.*f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.0xd4 ff6 CHESS BOOKS & PERIODICALS 14...ofs!? 15.oxf5 vxtsi (<15...gx15 b6 s.5c3 96 6.f4 gfl 7.f5 (H) 8.Qe3 9b6 9.Ud2 2r.od6 Eb8 22.8b1 23.M Qf6 Oga lo.Qgl Oc6 11.Ob3 gd8 12.h3 Oh6 I6.Eelt). 23...bxc5 24.bxc5 Exbl 25.9xb1+-. Published pre - 1960. 15.8e1 24.wRbgl 2s.tu4! 13.We2 Oge5 14.94 e6 15.h4 exf5 l6.gxf5 Any language, condition and quantity 18.9xe3 Qxf5 19.0-0{) 25.Oxc8!? Wxc8 26.cxb6 Exb6+-. Eet 17.Qe3 Qxe3 considered. 9g4 2o.Ed2 CIhs 21.ods as4 22.wf4 6{ 25...Qe7 26.a3X 23.9e2 Oce5 24.Qb5 Ef8 25.Od4 Ec8 26.cxb6 9xb4 27.Wf6+ 698 28.Qxe6 Please send offers to: 26.Edd1 iltC Zl.Eagt fuds 28.exd5 a6 Qxel+-. Jacob Feenstra, 29.Ofl gf6 30.Ug3 OR 31.foR Uxf3 32.Ue1 26...*7?+- Efe8 33.Ud2 We4?! o26...bxc5 and Black can hope to live. Bookseller, 33...He3!T. 27.9xe6 dxe6t. 100 Ree Street, 34.Qh3 Ec7 35.8e1 Ua4 36.Exe8 Wxe8 27.9d6+ Waitati9060 37.Eel Ua4 38.a3 gxh4 39.Qg2 h6 40.6b1 o27.Wf4!? Qd8 28.Ebcl bxc5 29.Exc5+- Ee7 41.Uc3+ bh7 42.Exe7 Uxez l3.Udl gs (29-Axc5?! d6)i. Ph. (03) 482-1457 44.c4 Qg6+ 45.ba2 h5 46.c51? dxc5 47.d6 27...fuds?+- Fax (03) 482-1838 28.bxc5 Exbl 29.Exbl f6+. Ud7? and Black evenhrally lost on time. a27...bxcl 47...cxd4't 48.dxe7 f5 49.9xb7 Qe8!T e.g., 28.9xd5 Catalogues on request 50.Qxa6 697 5l.M 6f6 52.b5 6xe7 53.b6 28.Oxc8?! Exc8 29.Wxd5 bxc5 30.bxc5 (SAE + stamp appreciated) 1s...od8??{- Qxc5t. 6d6 54.b7 6c7T. 1{ The only rescuing move. o15...995=. 28...Qxd6 JohnsonrQ - CummlngsrN 16.9d5+ 9uz+-. o16.Oe8. This would have given White a 40.dxc5+ 41.Ed2 6a5 Round 4 [A37] 29...698 30.cxd6 Qb7 3l.Ee7 39.d4 0b6 9xc5 17.h4+- Analysis by Fne 5.00 clear advantage. 16...Ug5 31.Uxb6?! Qe4 32.gxb8 9xb8 33.Exo4 42.64 6M 43.892 a5 44.94 bc3 45.95 Eg6 ( t 7.*g7? ! bxgT 1 8.Wxd4+ 4E.0fs 6d4 49.96 6c5 1.c4 c5 2.AB *6 3.0ca e5 a.$ 96 5.Qe2 f6+-) Uxd6t. 46.be4 9e7 47.h4 E{l 16...0e6+- Qg7 6.0-O ilge7 7.e3 [Out of book] 7...G{) 31...Qc6 32.Ebe1 h6 33.Ue5 6h7 34.9f6 s0.h5 Qf8 51.h6 Ee7 52.97 14 16...d3!? l7.Oe8! White goes into the lead. 8.d47 Threatening mate,.. how? Nljman,A - Nlcholson,S 17 ...Vxb2 I 8.Oxg7 UxgT+. 8.d3 b6=. 34...Qds Round4 [B01] 8...cxd4 t7.*4 34...698 35.h3+-. l7.Oxc8 gxcT l8.Oe7+ 6h8 19.Qxb7 Eab8+. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 0f6 3.d4 fuds 4.oR Qfs Black wins space. 5.Exd7 Ee8 17...We7 r8.Qd6 5.Qc4 e6 6.0{ Qe? 7.6 t6 E.We2 G{ 9.exd4 35...Wg7 a last effort to resist the inevitable White intends c5. 9.obd2 b5 10.Qxd5 exd5 1r.ob3 Qd6 White is in command. 36.9e5 Uxe5 37.Exe5 9A+-. 12.Qg5 f6 l3.Qe3 0d7 l4.Oc5 Qxc5 15.dxc5 36.Ede7 Qga 16.h3 Qhs tz.gl Qf, 18.9d2 Oe5 5 Analysis by Fritz 36.Elea71? An even frnner grip. 36...W91 19.foe5 fxe5 20.Qg5 Wd7 21.f4 e4 22.f5 b4 games issue of NZ Chess has been carried out by Fritz 5. This uses Analysis of some in this 37.Wxg7+ 6xg7 38.Exe8 Qc6+-. 1{ 23.9d4 bxc3 24.bxc3 EabS 25.Eabl Uc6 an extended range of symbols, as follows: NlcholsonrS - McNabbrM 26.f6 96 27.8f2 Eb5 28.Qe3 ElbS 29.Exb5 +- White is winning O anganrarg g with compensation Round I [A03] axb5 30.Uh4 Ue8 31.Wg5 c6 32.Qd4 Eb7 + ds c5 4.Qe2 Qg4 5.G.{l -+ Black is winning E centre white is better 1.e3 Of6 2.f4 3.OR 33.We3 Ea7 34.Qe5 Qe6 35.Qd6 Wa8 36.Qe7 + with attack X weak point t White is slightly better Oc6 6.b3 e6 7.d3 Qd6 8.Qb2 QxfJ 9.ExB e5 WeE 37.Uh6 Wn rt.Sf4 WeE 39.Ef2 Or/ t with initiative E only move - unclear 10.fre5 Oxe5 11.8f5 9e7 12.fo3 Ue6 13.Ous 40.h4 d4 41.cxd4 Exa2 42.Vc7 Exf2 43.6xf2 gxe3+ d with counterplay L with T Black is slightly better Qb8 14.895 OB+ 15.0rf3 16.6h1 Qxg4 44.6e3 gd7 45.9f4 Wf5 46.Uxe4 9xe4+ A with the idea... -l without T Black is better uxg5 17.ue2+ 6d7 r8.Efl h5 19.c4 a6 47.bxe4 6e6 48.6d3 Qa 49.6e3 b4 50.6d3 ges O space advantage ( queenside a Better is 20.Qxf6 grf6 21.0c3 Ee8 22.Wn Qd5 51.Qd8 6f5 52.Qe7 694 53.6c2 Qc4 (D time shortage )) kingside ( Worse is 23.g3Uxc3 24.Qxd5 Qae 25.Qxb7 Efl 54.bb2 6f4 5s.6c2 6e4 56.fl QxfI 57.Qf6 G developmeat advantage -J- endgarne = Equivalent is 26.gfJ Ue5 27.Qc6+ 6d8 28.Qxe8 9xe8 Qc4 58.6d2 6rS SC.6cZ h6 60.6d2 Qds pair A! Aimed against ge7 <+ file @ bishop 29.rgkf6+ 30.EI8+ 6c7 3r.9rh5 6b6 6r.6d3 bg4 62.bc2 95 63.hxg5 hxgs 64.6d2 2 diagoral I samo colour bishops 1/zdraw 32.&92 Ed7 33.gfs ue6 34.9R Ee7 35.8f2 6f4 65.Qe7 g4 66.Qd6+ 6e4 67.Qe5 6f3 f5 36.Wxf5 Uxf5 37.Exf5 645 38.8d5 Ee6 68.6d3 s3 6e.6d2 {270.Qh2 6f2 0-r NZ Chess NZ Chess L New Zearland news -I Beach and Davies repeated their joint success in the Summer Cup by sharing first NZ Championship entries North Shore Alan MacFarlane and Alen Machina 2Yz; md in the cluUs Winter Cup A group, itth3W5, Entries received for the New Zealand Prashant Mistry surprised in tying Peter Bruce Pollard and Lamar Ah-Chee 1%. ahead of Keith Ward 3. Igor BJelobrk and Championship at December I are as follows Stuart on 6W8 for the 1997 North Shore CC The Reserve Championship, a 19-player Keith Chandler shared first in the B group (in NZ rating order): championship, ahead of Leonard Mcl-aren 6 swiss tournament, was won by Robert on 4, ahead of Patrick Young aud Don Eade and Matthew Barlow 5%. Mistry upset Bennett with 617. En route to his unbeaten Jonathan NZ FIDE Mclaren in round 2 in a game that Leonard 3. The C group was won by score he an exchatrge rating rating should have won. Stuart beat Mistry to lead was down and losing Hugglns with a 5/5 picket fence, ahead of AKer 2299 2315 by 1% points, and had things made until a to runner-up Viv Smith 5, but launched a John Tseung and Brian Whitaker 3. John shocking last-ound loss to Mclaren. successful counter-attack. Third equal on 4% Kesseler won the D group with 5/5, ahead of AKulashko 2276 2380 The B grade race was very close, with no were Paul Godfrey, who led the tournnment Neil Rowland 4. RW Smith 2226 2300 fewer than 4 players having a chance to win for the first four rounds, top seed Bruce Howick-Pakuranga S GLukey 2196 2235 on the final night. In the event Steve Devlin Tidey and third seed Neville Easterlow. Paul Spiller was a convincing winner of the P Green 2162 2265 came out on top wilh 7/9, followed by Waitemata's most improved player for 1997 Howick-Pakuranga CC championship, with M Sinclair 2112 2265 Brenton Emett and three on 6 then was Paul Godfrey, while the Junior Cup for an unbeaten score of 7/8 (draws with David MBarlow 2108 2200 schoolboys in Mark Le Brocq, David Munro Notley and Graham Banks). Anthony Booth the best junior went to Alan Macfarlane. P llawkes 2071 2195 and David Simpson all on 51/2. Krstev scored'l17 to be the clear winner of played well above his rating to finish second the 6-player grade T llare 2075+ In C final Milan the club's championship preliminary on 6, with losses to Spiller and Banks, the Stankovic and Peter van der Mey shared 3= on 5%. GSpain 2067 2215 tournament, played as a swiss with 23 latter finishing with Notley the title after scoring 4/5, a point ahead of grade was played as a Swiss 14 D W Guthrie 2042 2120 players. Zelimir Jovic was second on 5, The B with Harry Cheng. The Consolation C-grade final ahead of Lamar Ah{hee, Alen Machina, players, which was won by Jlm Porter with HP Bennett 1996 was won by Russell Rutherford with 5/5, Alan Macfarlane, Robin Calder and Bruce 8/9 (loss to Craig Chilvers). Janis Bojtor was A Krstev 1827 2130 while l2-year-o1d Maarouf Taza took Pollard or 4Tz, and Vivian Smith, Daniel second on 6'/2, followed by Tertius van der second on fewer than Players NZ-rated 2000 and higher, and 4. No 8 schoolboys Goudie, Brian Palmer and Josh Calder on 4. Walt 5% and Clive Norrnan and Craig took part in the championships and, judging Chilvers 5. FIDE-rated players 2100 and higher are by results, it may not be long before some of Auckland eligible. NZCF Council has decided that the Upper Hutt them are playrng in the A grade. Alexel Kulashko has won the Auckland entry ofH P Bennett be accepted. Alan Hurley is back in competitive play Earlier in the year North Shore won both Chess Centre's club championship, just half this year after an absence of several years, This gives 13 entries at December 1. ACA interclub events, the A grade with a a point ahead of Robert Goris and Martin and has met with success by winning the Qualifying late entries for the Championship lYz-point margin over Auckland and the B Dreyer. Kulashko drew three games to score Upper Hutt CC championship with 6/6, well will be accepted, in the order received, and grade by 3% points over Howick-Pakuranga. 7'/z/9, with Dreyer also unbeaten but having clear of Alan Drake 4 and Gerald Carter 3Yz. should be sent to Ilamilton Chess Club. Leonard Mclaren won leg 4 of the club's four draws. Goris lost to Bruce Wleeler and Clarry Webber won the grade with 6/7, rapid championship with 5W6 (draw wllth had two draws. The top three were clear of B The held will be increased to 18 by clear of Cedric Backhouse 5 and John Peter Stuart), just ahead of Paul Garbett 5. Roger Perry 5, Paul Beach 4Tz and Noel invitation to highest-rated entrants in the Braddock, Bemmie Newman and Roger Other top scores in the 221layer swiss were Nuval and Bryan l,atimer 4. Major Open. This was will be done at the The open grade championship, 32 Smith on 3%. Cameron Jack won the C Peter Stuart, Prashant Mistry and Thomas with players' meeting at the opening of Congress. grade, au 8-round Swiss, with 8 /8, ahead of Evans 4; Daniel Johns, Peter Snelson and players, was run as a 9-ound swiss, with the Murray and 5. llighest-rated €ntries received so far for the David Simpson 3%. unrated Thorln Munro winning rnth 8W9, Bruce6/z Roy Sarratt conceding just one draw, to the unrated Major Open (in order of NZ rating) are: Waitemata Welllngton Sriram Ramanakumar. Keith Ward was Ted Frost has won Wellington CC's spring R Gibbons 1873, W Lynn 1804, Z Frankel Bob Smith has successfully defended his seond on 6, followed by Igor Bjelobrk 6 and ope;n, with 5T216, ahead of Ross Jackson 4Yz, 1704, N Cruden 1702. Waitemata CC yinning championship title, Aaron Batchelor, Don Eade, Mark and Jose Escribano aod Patrick Savage 4. the finals luv:rth 711 . This was Bob's 20th Henderson, Jonathan Huggins, David Lim This enabled Frost to catch up and share first championship win in a row - a record and Yuri Tesanyuk all on 5%. place with Ross Jackson with a l2loint Patrlck Savage won thejunior spring open unlikely to be beaten. Almost as impressive Kulashko won the A grade Summer Cup aggregate for the tbree open toumaments with 5, ahead of Colin Chow and Nic Croad in second place was Antonio Krstev, who with 5W7, from John Robinson and Robert played during the year. They share the 3. Colln Chow won the Junior Petherick scored 6, losi:rg only to Bob. The other Gois 4/2. Paul Beach and Robert Davles Petherick Trophy, ahead of Michael Nyb".g with an aggregate of 13 points, ahead of were grade, Irnalists were Rob Calder 4%: Zelimir Jovic, 1: in the B ahead of Igor and Pakick Savage 9 and l.awrence Rayrnond Chew lOYz and Arvind Vinjimoore Bjelobrk 5 and Keith Ward, Alan Dunn and Farrington and Joshua Moore 8lz. 8. Tracy Collen won the Junior B aggregate Jonathan Huggins 4Yz. with 6 points.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 10 11 Canterbury McDonald and Allan Mulligan l2%, ar.dZig New Zealand games Jon Jackson has signalled his return to Urbanski and Roy Keeling 12. .a4 42.a51 active club chess by winning several Club championship games 39.gx e4 (42.b5? 44.c6 bxc6 adjourned games and taking the Canterbury Stuart,PW - Mistry,P CC championship with an lur.beaten 5t/z/7, 45.bxc6 English [A28] axb5 (43...bd5 44.c6+-) just heading 5 42...be5 43.b5 off Nick Cummings North Shore CC Championship, 1997 (including loss Davies), Shane 44.c6 bd6 45.cxb7 bc7 46.a6b4 47.bxe4+. a to Geoff Notes by NM P W Stuart Hudson 4Yz ard Davies 3Yz. Simon Kelly 34.0d3 Qc7 35.e4 Qg3 36.M Qel 37.Qf2 2.0c3 Of6 3.OB 0c6 4.e3 Qb4 5.Uc2 has won the B grade with 5W7, also taking 1.c4 e5 Qxf2 38.Exf2 Ee8 39.6e3 Ed8 40.8d2 Eb8 (H) 8.oxf6+ 9xf6 the title by winning adjourned games. He 6.od5 EeE ?.wf5 d6 41.8d7 b6 42.bd4 a5 43.cxb6 axb4 44.6c5 9.Uxf6 gxf6 10.a3 Qa5 11.b3 e4 12.0h4 Oe7 finished just ahead of Quentin Johnson 5, bxa3 45.8a7 l{) who beat the winoer 13.Qb2 b{ 14.{3 996 l5.Os2 c6 16.Of4 but lost to third place- MistrYrP SnelsonrP getter Derek Partridge 41/z and Craig Hall. Qg4 17.9e2 Qxe2 18.6xe2 A€5 19.Ehd1 - Pawl [D02] Tbe C grade was won by the under-ated EadS 20.d3 exd3+ 21.Oxd3 fud3 22.Exd3 Queen's North Shore CC ChampionshiP, 1997 Ben Santoso t'/rth 6W7, ahead Bruce 696 23.Eadl Ee6 24.8d4 h5 25.g4t h4 of Notes by NM P W Snart Donaldson 6 and Bryn Davis 4Yz. 26.h3 Qb6 27.E;t4 ds 28.8f5?l e6 4.e3 0bd7 5.Qe2 The tournament was marred by the loss of 28.cxd5 Exd5 29.Exd5 cxd5 30.Qd4 Qxd4 l.oB ds 2.d4 af6 3.Qf4 Eric Browne, who suffered a fatal heart 3l.Exd4 Eb6 32.b4 a5 33.bxa5 Eb5 34.8a4 Qe7 6.h3 H) 7.(H) Ee8 8.c4 c6 9.fo3 dxc4 attack at the board during the fifth round. Mid-Canterbury Rapid f5 35.a6 bxa6 36.Exa6+ 695 37.gxf5 6xf5 l0.Qxc4 Ob6 r1.Qd3 6bd5 12.Qh2 Oxc3 The club regrets the loss of one of its most Matthew McNabb CA won the annual 38.8a4+-. 13.bxc3 c5 14.Wc2 b6 15.e4 96 16.Qe5 Qb7 18.8d2 Od7 l9.Of4 cxd4 amiable and enthusiastic members. Mid{anterbury Rapid tournament held in 28...d4 29.c5 dxe3 30.fxe3 Exdl 31.6xd1 l7.Efel Ec8 just 20.cxd4 Qr6 21.e5 Qxf3 22.gxB 9g1 23.692 Ashburton Asshburton in October, conceding one Qc7 32.bd2 Qe5 33.Qd4 draw (to Dave Burridge AS) in scoring 5tlu/6. David Burridge conceded just two draws After 5 rounds McNabb and Burridge were (to Stewart Bennett and Allan Mulligan) joint leaders on 4t/2, just ahead Dallin winning the Ashburton CC championship of Heperi OT on 4. Arie Nijman CA and lll12. Rex Scarf lost only to Burrdige and Johnson CA, on 3Yz, were also in had four draws in finishing second on 9, Quentin the hunt for top honours. followed Nigel Richardson, Bennett, Chris In the last McNabb met Heperi, while Wood and Zig Urbanski all ot 71/z and Roy Burridge met Nijman. McNabb and Nijman Keeling on 7. won, giving McNabb first place ahead The club's 30/30 toumament was a round of Nijman, Burridge and Johnson, all on 41/2, robin with 19 players, and Davld Burridge Other leading scores: Heperi, Bruce was clear winner with an 18/18 picket fence. Gloisten CA, Scott Nicholsou CA 4; Rex Ken Pow scored 15, ahead of Nigel Scarf AS aud John Atkinson CA31/2. Richardson 141/2, Rex Scarf 14, John

33...Qg3 23...9I4? 33...Qxd4!? 34.exd4 Ee4 35.d5! (35.bdi 23...Ob8 24.Qb5 0c6 25.Eacl Ud5=. 24.Qb5t Ec7 25.Eacl Ud8 26.d5 Excl Clubs are reminded that under NZ Chess Federation rules they are required to notiff Eetd) 35...cxd5! (35...8d4+ 36.bc3 Exd5 37.Exd5 27.Exc1Ef8 details of 1998 events by the end ofFebnrary. cxds 3s.bd415 39.sxJ5+ b45 4l.bxds+-) 27.-fue5 28.dxe6 fxe6 29.Qxe8 9xe8 NZ Championship & NZ Major Open, llamilton CC, Sun Fri Dec 28 - Jan 9. 36.Exd5 Eesl (j6...E,f4 37.b4 El3 38.8d3 30.8c7 Of7 31.Exa7+. New Zealand New Year Open, Hamilton CC, Mon-Thurs, Jan 5-8, 1998. gxdj+ 39.&xd315 40.s45+ 645 41.6d4 be6 28.dxe6 fue5 29.Wxd8 Exd8 30.e7 1-{) 42.b515 43.a4+-). New Zealand Rapid Championship, Hamilton CC, Sat-Sun, Jan l0-l l, 1998. Sutherland,J Foord,M 37.Exe5t (37.M78xc5 j8.Exb7 a5!) - 1998 North Island Championship, Wanganui, week of July l3-18.* lD36l 37...fxel 38.6e3 f5 (35... -bf6 39.be4 be6 South Island Championship, Ashburton, week of September 28-October 3.* Otago Senior Championship, 1997 40.95 J5+ aL.Sxft bxf6 42.b4+-; 38...f6 NZ Championship Congress, Dunedin, December 28, January 10, 1999.* Notes by FM Tony Love i9.be4 -bJ7 40.bJ5 a5 41.b4 a4 42.b5 be7 r d5 4.cxd5 exd5 To be confirmed 4j.g5 fxg| 44.bxg5 be6 45.bxh4 bd5 46.c6 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.fo3 bxc6 47.b6! bdO A.bgS c5 49.b15 c4 5.995 c6 6.Wc2 Qe7 7.e3 ObdT 8.Qd3 h6 50.be4+-) 9.Qh4 Eb6 NZ Chess NZ Chess 12 More circumspect is 9...G{. Waste of time. Blackls best is l2...Qxe3 13 l0.Oa c5?t 11.dxc5 foc5?t 12.Qxf6 Qxf6 13.Wxe3 although White still has a Material is even but White has a clear Black should consider 28...8xd2 29.Exd2 13.fod5 ga5+ significant edge. advantage. The rook on b7 is very powerful, Ofe3+ 30.691fu4. If 13...t$,xb2 Then l4.Uxc5 (l4.Wxb2 13.f4 Qxb2 l4.Eabl Qc3 15.Exb7 Qa5 while his light-squared bishop is poised to 29.Exh4 Exd2 have a significant impact on the garne. *ds+1l4...ruxal+ 15.6d2 gxhl l6.wd6 Qd7 16.Exa7 If 29...0xh4 then 30.Uxd4. 17.Qbs Ed8 (17...9rbs 20...a5 21.9b5 1s.fu7#) 18.0r7#. Not l6.Qxa7??Exa? 17.Exa7 Qffi+. 30.9xd2 Oxrrl lf .gS 21.94 is also good. Tbe move played 14.b4 Oxd3+ l5.Wxfi gd8 16.Ecl 0-{ 16...8xa7 17.Qxc7 Ea8 l8.Qe3 Qxa2 19.Qc4t grf6 threaters 22b4. Suddenly Black has some nasty problerns 17.oxf6+ 1S.od4 EdS 19.8b3 Qd7 Qxc4 20.9xc4 to solve. 20.0-0 996 21.6h1 EacS 21...0d8 22.Qc4 Ec8 23.b3 6f8? White uow has the game under control. He 31...8b8 pawn. Worth a try is 21...Qc6 . has control of the centre and well placed This loses a Necessary is 23...h6. 22.b5 Ee8 23.9d5 Qe6 24.9xb7 Eb8 25.Ua6 pieces, while Black's pieces are awkwardly 24.Edl Ec5 25.Og5 Qc7 26.0xh7+ fuh7 Eb6 26.Wxc7 Qds27.fJl? positioned. 27.Exd5 Exd5 2E.Qxd5 Of6 29.Qc4 Safer is 27.W1. 20...9f6 21.e5 We6 29.Exc7 Axd5 is also an easy win. 27...8a8 White also wins after 21...896 22.f5 Wh5 29...Oe8 30.Qb5 Qd8 3l.6fi Oc7 32.Qc4 6e7 Or 27...8xe3 28.*6. 23.Wxc6 lf )2...d5 then 33.Qxd5 fud5 34.8d7. 28.Uc7 Exa2 29.tUg3 gd3 30.8e5 gd2 22.Vxe6 fxe6 23.8a1 33.8a7 31.8g1 Eg6 32.Uf5 The pinned bishop decides the game very The alawn falls. 1{ quickly. Not 32.9xd5 Exg2 andBlack wins. Black has to lose at least the exchange. SutherlandrJ - GuthrierD 32...Qe6 33.foe6 Ea8 8...6n 24.brl lE48l 33...8x92 34.8c8+; or 33...fxe6 34.Uxg6. Otago CC l,abour Weekend Rapid, 1997 White has to be slightly careful. Black Notes by Tony Love 34.of4 Ef6 35.Eds Ua5 36.8c6 Ed8 37.Uc4 FM wouldwin after 24.Qd22? 9b0+. 9d2 38.Exf6 gxf6 39.Ub3 Ee8 40.Od5 Ed8 l.d4 32.Oxd5 41.e4 24...8a625.9p f5 42.fu7+ 6fS 43.Axf5 Ed3 44.Ua4 To avoid Sutherland's favoured White misses 32.8h1! foc3 33.0f6+ 697 698 45.b6 Uf4? 46.WeS+ 6h7 47.Exf7+ Black has drawing chances after 25.QA Trompovsky ( 2.Bg5). 1{ (3 3...b18 3 4.M7 +) 34.8xh4. Qxd226.Exa6 Qxfll 27.Exc6 Qxe5. t...e62.c4 0f6 3.fo3 Qb4 4.e3 0{ 5.Qd3 d5 32...Qxd5 33.f4? 25...be7 26.Qd2 6.dge2 c5 7.G{ cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Qxc4 games White is short of time. 33.Of6+ is a better Otago rapid The win is easy after 26.9d2 9xd2 b6 10.Qgs ob7 11.ud3 0bd7 12.a3 Qd6 idea. LoverA Sinton,P 27.8xa6. 14 13.Ead1? - 33...Qxe4+ 34.Qxe4 h6 35.Ehl hxg5 36.Wd3 [u7] LoverA This move loses a pawn. Better is 13.€/h3 ; - GuthrierD 9xf4 37.8f1 gg4+ 38.6h1 Qg3 39.Qp lg}ll+ Cock and Bull Winter Rapid, Dunedin or 13.693. lBeol 0-1 Notes by FM Tony Love Otago Spring Rapid Toumament, 1997 13...Oxh2+ 14.6h1 1.e4 e5 2.Of3 Ac6 3.0c3 Of6 4.d4 exd4 Notes by FM Tony Love l4.byhz Og4+ 15.693 9xg5 16.fl1 Wf5 is Auckland interclub game s.odsr? 1.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fud4 Of6 good for Black. Sarapu,O - TldeyrB The tricky Belgrade Gambit. s.fol ao 6.Qe3 e5 14...Qd6 15.Qa2 Ec8 16.Qbt 96 l7.Og3 Qe7 lcosl 5...Qe7 6...e6 aod 6...594 are also popular in this 18.Qh6 EeE 19.R Uc7 20.ige4 0h5 21.9d2 Interclub, A.C.C vs Waiternata" 1997 The main line is 5...fue4, which leads to position. odf6 Notes by IM Ortvin Sarapu very complicated play. 7.ff3lErc7 21...f5 wins material but Black prefers to 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Od2 ff6 4.e5 ffd7 s.Ogf3 6.fud4 H) Tostop8BBc4. play it safe. c5 6.c41? 6...fud5 7.exd5 0xd4 8.Wxd4 (F{) results t.a4 Qe7 9.Qe2 22.wf2ag7 Something different. in level chances. More accurate is 9.a5. It is hard to hnd fault with 22...fue4 6...Ob6 7.cxd5?! 7.fuf6+ Qxf6 8.foc6 dxc6 9.Qd3 Qe6 10.0- 9...(H) 10.(Ht Qe6 11.a5 0bd7 12.0d5 9xd5 23.fua4 Qxe4 ?A.fxa{ Og3+ 25.691 fufl Better is 7.a31? 13.exd5 b5 l4.axb6 fub6 15.c4 fuc4?t 0 Qd4 11.9e2 Uh4?t 26.Exfl QA. 7...fud5 8.Qc4 Oc6 9.G{ crd4 10.S3 Qe7 Black should play 15...a5 when he has no Threatening l2..Bg4 when White cannot 23.93 of5 24.Qf4 wd8 25.692 ods 26.Qd2 11.obrd4 0{?t problerns. respond with l3 R. Ec4 27.Ehl Exd4l? Not to be recomended. Black will get au 16.Sc2 Efc8 17.Efc1 foe3 l8.Wrc7 ErcT 12.Qe3t Qe5 Somewhat risky. Not 27...fud4 28.QA. isolated pawn oo the c-fiIe. 19.Exc7 Oexd5 20.8b7 28.94 Oh4+?l 12.fuc6 brc6 13.Ele2 rglcT 14.!gle4 f5?t NZ Chess NZ Chess < I

L4 15 Now there will be 2 isolated pawns ofl a 11.Qxd2 1-0 5...cxd4 6.axd4 Oxe5 7.OR Oxf3+ S.Wxf3 27...8c8!? and Black can already relax q.hl half-open hle. Ofo es 28.Uc3-+. SarapurO - Genius 5 15.exf6 Exf6 28.9c3 lBl0l 28.Ue3 doesn't good 15...ftf6 16.Qxe6+!? do any 28...Qf4 29.Uc3 Computer game,1997 b5-+. r6.Qd3 17.0e5 Qd6 18.094 Ef8 19.93 e5 Of6 96 l.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 28...b5 20.Qc4 Qe6 21.Qh6 EfI 22.Eael Eet 23.0d2 6.8b3 9c7 8.Qc4 a6 5.Ua4+!? Qd7 ?.fo3 Qf5 Do you see the mate threat? EffS 24.8e2 6trt ZS.0el Qh3 26.8c1 0f4?l 9.a4 Qg6 10.0f3 ObdT 11.d3 Ocs 12.Edl 29.Ead1 idea take the Ed8 An interesting to over ocdT 13.H QtrS tl.m ob6 1s.Qb3 29.Exe6 what else? 29...bxcA+ 30.6a4 fxe6 initiative. Now complicated sacrifices will 16.15 ObdT 17.8e1 Oc5 18.Qc4 Ec8 19.Qe3 3t.Qa3-+. follow. ocdT 20.Qd4 Ef4 2r.gd2 vfi2 22.tud2 Qg6 29...9xc4+ 27.9fr4t 23.OR h6 24.M 0l5 25.b5 Ea8 26.bxa6 29...9x4+ 30.Uxc4 bxc4+ 31.6c3 QM+ White falls into the "trap". bxa6 27.oa4 Ed8 28.ob6 Eb8 29.94 fub6 32.6xc/ gc6+ 33.6b3 Qd6 34.Oca gb5+ 27...8xf4 30.axb6 Qc8 31.Oe5 Od7 32.Eeb1 h5 33.95 35.QM StxM#; 29...bx4+ 30.Uxc4 Qxc4+ lf 27...exf4 28.WR fxe3 29.9c3+ wins a Oxe5 34.Qxe5 Eb7 35.Qxa6 e6 36.Orb7 1-{ 31.6c3 QM+ 32.bxd Uc6+ 33.6b3 Qd6 piece for White. SarapurO Rebel 8 34.Qc3 Ub5+ 35.QM UxM#. 0-l - r0.Qd3?-+ 28.Exf4tt exf4 29.Qc3+ Qe5 30.Og4! Qxg4 lqsl olO.Qg5 QM 1l.0-{-{ Qxc3 l2.9xc3T. Here are two recent games in England Not 30...Qxc3 31.Exe8+ bg7 12.E,98#. Computer game, 1997 10...e4 Black launches an attack. which show the incisive Chandler style. 31.Exe5 tUxe5 Of6 5.Oxc6 bxc6 6.e5 ac6 3.d4 exd4 4.fod4 11.Ue3 WllsonrJ - Chandler,M Ob4 10.OR Played after some hesitation. If 31...8xe5 , Vez 7.We2 Od5 8.c4 Qa6 9.0d2 ll.Ue2 9e6 l2.9xe4 dxe4 13.Oxe4 Oxe4 lD34l 32.Eel wins the queeu or mate ! c5 1l.Qf4 Eb8 l2.gd2 h6 l3.Qe2 95 14.Qg3 14.Uxe4 Ub6-+. 4NCL teams tournament, 1996 16.8d1 Oc6 18.f4 32.Eel r{ Ue6 15.b3 Qg7 9417.ilr4 ll...d4 l2.Ve2 dxc3 13.Qxe4 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.9c3 c5 4.cxd5 exdS 5.if3 gxf3 19.OxR Qb7 20.(Hl Eg8 2l.Edel a6 Contest with computers Threatening mate. How? Oc6 6.93 ilf6 7.992 Qe7 8.G{ 0-O 9.Qgs 22.9d3 ab4 23.Qh7 EhS 24.Qbl Eg8 25.Oh4 13...We7 crd4 10.Oxd4 h6 l1.Qe3 Ee8 12.Ecl Qe6 Sarapu has engaged in a continuing Ee8 27.Wxf7 UxfT 28.ExI7 Ee7 frvin 6d8 26.9f2 13...Oxe4 might be the shorter paih. 13.fuc6 bxc6 14.0a4 Wd7 ls.Qcs Qh3 contest with Bruce Barnard's up-to-date Ee8 30.Of5 Qf8 Oc6 32.Qxh6 29.Effl 3l.Qf4 14.Uxe4+ We7 I 5.Uxe7+ QxeT l6.bxc3-+. l6.Wd3 Oxg) l1.bxg2 gg4 18.Qd4 EacS cornputer programmes. Here are some of the 9xh6 33.0xh6 be7 34.Efl+ 6at rs.Ogl t-o 14.8 Oxe4 15.fxe4 gI4+ 16.gfil cxb2 l9.Ec2 ilr7 20.h3 gd7 21.t4 ilrt 22.f5 ilt7 hurnan successes. Murray Chandler games 17.Qxb2 23.9c5 Qxc5 24.Exc5 Og5 25.8s5 Ec7 17.Vxh4'l'l goes SarapurO - Hlarcs VI Wellington's Coliu Byford has the 1973 White after material, which 26.Qe3 Oe4 27.16 95 28.Qc5 Eb7 29.Qa3 Ee6 l840l scorebook of a schoolboy, Ivan van der is his undoing 17...9M+ 18.6fl bxalU-+. 30.8a4 c5 31.Exe4 Exe4 32.9xc5 Exb2 Computer game, 1997 Werff, and in it has found a game played by 17...Wxe4+ f S.6dl WaS+ 19.6c1 Qc5 33.Ef2 Ue6 34.e3 Exn+ 35.Oxf2 Hxf6+ Ortvin Sarapu 20.8e1+ Qe62l.We2 Notes by IM van der Werff against Murray Chandler, who 36.W2 Uuz+ rz.&rs Hxa2 38.Ub5 Uc4 2l.Wg3. This doesn't get the bull off the ice. This game was against the 1997 version of was then 13 years old. The game probably 39.Hb8+ 0h7 40.Qd4 Efi# 0-1 Hiarcs VI. was played in the Wellingtou schoolpupils' 21...8d8 22.bbt 9d4--+. 21...8d822.c4 Chandler,M l.e4 c5 2.il8 e6 3.0ca Of6 4.d4 cxd4 charnpionship, and the analysis by Fritz 5 - PrttchettC 22.6b1. Aa fruitless try alter the course s.fud4 CIb4 shows that while his opponent could have to [8221 of the game.22...W. 4NCL teams tournament, 1996 Sicilian Attack ! found some better moves, Chandlet's talent 22...Wg5+ 23.6c2 Wg6+ 24.bcl0{ 25.Ue5 6.od3r? was clearly dernonstrated. 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Of6 3.e5 Od5 4.d4 cxd4 5.OR 25.94 is uot the saving move. 25.'Qb4 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.c3 Od7 8.Qd3 Qc6 9.0{ Od7 The main line is 6.e51 , but it is too Van der WerffI ChandlerrM - 26.Bdl Exdl+ 27.6xdl EeS-+. 10.M 16 11.8e1 Qe7 12.frd20H t3.Qel 0S theoretical. lB0lI 25...9]t6+ 26.6c2 1a.Qc2 O96 15.93 (H) 16.h4 Ee8 l?.OfI a5 6...Qxc3+ 7.bxc3 d5 8.e5 Uc7? Wellington Schoolpupils' Champ, I 973 26.bbl does not help much 26...Qxc41 The lE.Ebl axM 19.rrb4 Qb5 20.095 OdfS The computer makes a tactical mistake l? Analysis by FnE 5 etd27.a3Ed2--+. 21.il12 Es2 22.U4 h6 23.Oh3 Uc7 24.Qb3 Most unusual for computers. l.e4 d5 2.e5 [out of book] 2...c5 3.Oc3T 26...8d2+ Ea6 25.h5 26.Qd2 EcS gdS gxc3+ 0h8 27.9tt 9.exf6l lo.gd2tt 3.oR to6:. a26...Wd.2+ keeps an even firrner grip. 28.Eal Exal 29.Exal EaB 30.fuh6+ grh6 4.OR a6 gd3+ tflkca+ gf4+ The move overlooked by the computer. 3...Oc6 27.bbl 28.6c1 zg.Uc3 31.Ug4+ Ofg6 32.Exa8 UxaS 33.hxg6 fog6 intrusion on b5 gf2+ 10...!Uxd2+ Prevents 3D.bc2 31.6c1-+. 34.Qc2 9al+ 35.6h2 Qe8 36.9xg6 fxg6 5.d4+ Now he or she saw that l0...Hxal?? loses 27.6b3 Qd6 37.Wxe6+ QI7 38.Wxe7 Wxd4 39.9xh6 l{) 5.d3!?=. to I l.c3 and Ob3 wins the W!

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16 t7 Junior and age group ratings Top 20, Under- 16 2t David R Munroe NS L449 L Igor Bj el-obrk AC 158 4 22 ,Jordan K Wilson PE L424* Strong growth in junior chess in New improved by 139 rating points, from 1433 to 2 Alan Macfarlane WT 757 2 23 Kyaw S W Pau oT 1422 Zealand, both in playng strength and in 1572. 3 Ryan Trass GA 1553 24 David .I W Simpson NS 1419 numbers, is reflected in junior ratings The count4/s two most promising rmder 4 Pascal Harris WA 1459 25 Wing Tso SP 1414* E 26 David extracted from the NZCF ratiog list for l2-year-olds, Pakick Savage WE and Chad Miller PK 7434 Ga11et1y OT 1411 6 van HP 1403* 27 Pascal Harris WA 1410 Novernber, 1997. Colm Hartigan WT also continue rapid Tertius der Walt 7 Jordan K Wilson PE 7479 28 ,Jeffrey Boardman CI 1410* improvernent. has staadard The list includes 207 junior players, and Patrick lifted his 8 Cfinton Trass GA 137 8* 29 Martin E Barrlonuevo NS 1406* 163 of these have active ratings - they have ratiog by 143 points, from 1229 to 1372, and t 9 lsmai1 Jadallah OT 737 2 30 Heathcllf f ,Johnson-Rongo played in rated events in the past two years. his rapid rating, from 13ll to 1462. Colrn 10 Patrick Savage WE 73'72 sP 1390* 11 CoIm WT r-31- 9 31 Tim Halliday OT 1367* The Novernber 1996 list included 138 Hartigan W'I improved bis standard rating Hartigan I L2 ,Jonathan Nicholls SP 131 9 ?) Clinton Trass cA 1361* juniors, and number them had not by 114 points, from 1205 to 1319. a of 13 .Iulian Wai HP 13 06 33 M Lamar Ah-chee WT 1354* competed in a rated event. Two years ago, Junior listings at November, 1997 arc:. L4 Teresa Sheehan HH I2A5 34 Teresa Sheehan HH 1351 before player registration was introduced, Standard ratings 15 David R Munroe NS 1249 35 MaxweII Duncan AS 1343* only between 40 and 50 juniors could be t6 M Lamar Ah-chee WT 118I 36 Colin Chow WE 1336 Top identified. 40, Junlors 77 Craig Chil-vers HP 7L77 37 Jonathan Nicholls SP 1333 I David Guthrie O'I 2042 18 Mark Chilvers HP 7749 38 Paul Godfrey WT L329* The most spectacular improvement has 2 Russell C Metge P'I 7929 79 Raymond Chew WE LT2L 39 Colm Hartigan WT L324 taken place in the under-16 age group. 3 Matthew McNabb CA 1740 20 DavidJWSimpson NS 1115' 40 Rosaleen Sheehan HH 1324 There are now 7 underl6-year-olds with 4 Thor Russell CA 1700 R Aaron Batchelor OT 1680 standard ratings over 1600, compared with Top 12, under-l2 Top 30 Under 16 6 AIan Dunn PT 1568 1 Patrick Savage WE !37 2 1 Ryan Trass cA L624* only two last year. The growth is even more 7 Igor Bjelobrk AC 1584 2 CoIm Hartigan WT 131 9 2 Igor Bjelobrk AC 1618 impressive on the rapid rating list - 15 I Al-an Macfarlane Vl'I 7572 ? ? Sebastian Dunne AC 951 * Michael- Gibson OT 1609* juniors have ratings over l40O (4 of them 9 Ryan Trass GA 1553 4 Samuel Sheehan HH 845 4 Daniel Goudle WT 1607* compared L0 Dani-e1 Goudie WT 1532 E over 1600), with only one last Ben Mallinson PK 944* Tertius van der Walt HP 1559* L1 Wlnnie Ong HP L524 year. 40 Underl6's have rapid ratings over 6 John Lin WT 816* 6 Niel van der Walt HP 1524* t2 Craig Ha1I CA 1478 130O, compared with 26 last year. 7 NichoLas SP 737* 1 Ismail .Iada1lah OT L493 13 PauI Godfrey WT 1471 Landrigan o Sean WT 733 Alan Macfarl-ane WT 1479* Overall, ll juniors now have standard t4 Pascal Harris WA 1459 OrConnor 9 Ye Miao WT 7 32* 9 Chad Mi11er PK 7472 ratings over 1500, compa.red last 15 Chad MilLer PK 1434 with 8 10 Christopher Morrj.s NS 669* 10 Patrick Savage WE 1462 T6 Jordan K Wilson PE 7419 year; and 35 have ratings over 12@ 11 Samantha Smith WT 661* 11 David R Munroe NS 1449 77 Jeffrey Boardman CI 1415* (compared with 29 last year). 72 Vedran Jovic WT 540* l2 ,Jordan K 9,Iilson PE 7424* 18 Tertius van der Walt HP 1403* 13 David J W Simpson NS 1479 The number of underl2-year-old players 19 Clinton GA 1378* Trass 74 Ulj.ng Tso SP 1414* 20 7372 with ratiugs has increased to 30, two having Ismail .Tadallah OT Rapid ratings 15 Pascal Harris WA 1410 standard ratings over 1200 and tbree having 2L Patrick Savage WE ]-3'12 Top 40, L6 Tim Halliday OT 1367* 22 Michael Gibson OT l-366 Junlors rapid ratings over 1200. 1 David Guthrie OT 2054 L7 Clinton Trass GA 1361* 23 RosaLeen Sheehan HH 1361 2 Thor Russell CA t81 2 18 M Lamar Ah-chee WT 1354* 24 Mark Le Brocq NS 1338 Most lmproved players 3 Russell C Metge PT L825 19 Teresa Sheehan HH 1351 25 Kyalr S W Pau OT 1331* 4 Alan Dunn PT 17 38 20 Maxwell Duncan AS 1343* The most spectacular rating gain in the past 26 Leader Wong I{T 1331* Matthew McNabb CA 1686 2L Colin Chow WE 1336 year has been recorded Pascal 27 Nicolas Croad WE 1324 by Harris 6 Aaron Batchelor df 16 68 22 ,Jonathan Nicholls SP 1333 28 CoIm Hartigan WT 1319 WA. Last year his rapid rating was 1379 end I 7 Ryan Trass GA 1624* 2?, PauI Godfrey WT L329* 29 Jonathan Nicholls SP 1319 increased by a modest 31 points to 1410, but Igor Bj elobrk AC 1618 24 CoIm Hartigan WT L324 30 Niel van der Wal-t HP 1318* his standard rating has jumped 9 Mlchael Gibson OT 1609* 25 Julian Wai HP 1301 by a massive 31 qToseph Wong SP 1312* I 10 Daniel Goudie WT L60'l * 26 Thanh Nguyen SP 1300* 391 points from 1068 to 1459. Another big 32 ,Julian Wai HP 1306 11 Tertius van der Walt HP 155 9* 2'l Ralrmond Chew WE 1292 mover is Igor Bjelobrk AC, who joined the 33 Teresa Sheehan HH 1285 72 Niel van der WaIt HP 1524* 28 John Marshall SP L27l* standard rating year a 34 Bruce Donaldson CA 1259 list last with -15 Mark Le Brocq NS 15 07 29 RusseLl I Rutherford NS 12?0* 35 David R Munroe NS 1249 provisional rating of l2ll. His standard 14 Bryan K Clark SP 15 04 30 Craig Chilvers HP 1254 36 Vaughan Collingwood SP 119? rating is now 15&4, and his rapid rating 15 Nicolas Croad WE L496 37 Ca1eb Wright cA 1189* 1618. 16 fsmail Jadallah OT 14 93 38 M Lamar 1188 Top 12, under-12 Ah-chee WT 77 Alan Macfarlane liT 147 9* Paul Godfrey WT has lifted his standard 39 Craig Chilvers HP 1177 1 Patrick Savage WE 1462 18 Chad Miller PK L412 2 CoIm Hartigan WT 1324 ratiug by 253 points in the year, from 1218 40 Shanta Sheehan HH 1157 19 Craig HaIl' CA 14 68 3 Ryan Whitehouse NS L203 to 1471, and Alan Macfarlane WT has 20 Patrick Savagie WE I462 4 SamueL Sheehan HH 1180 NZ Chess NZ Chess

I 18 l9 5 Andrea Richardson Le L749 9 Chris N Jobsz NS 949* 6 Daniel Reddington SP )_144 10 Ben Maflinson PK 91 3* World championship arrangements '7 Brian Kwang WE 1040 11 Nathan Rose UH 827 World Championship series Polgar 8 Christopher Morris NS 97 4* t2 Kirby wong SP 629* The first FIDE -'Almasi-Peng on the new knock-out basis was due to start Jussupow - Illescas-Gretarsson chess in Groningen, Holland, on December 8, with Promoting tournaments in schools Shirov - Granda Zuniga-Kurajica By Terry Powell the seven rormds being played in that first Yermolinsky-Kindermann - Milos-Murshed So how is it that up to 100 children come to . 75 - 100 children (50:50 girls:boys) play city through December. be sitting in a rugby hall in Eketahuna six games ofchess each and love it; The hnal is due to start in at IOC Akopian - Portisch-Luther playlng tournament? in an all-day chess o l0 - 15 adults enjoy watching their headquarters in Lausanne on January 2 and Vaganian - Bologan-Umgaev Simply, because the day has been organised children play chess; be completed on January 8, with provision Bottom Half - 3rd for them and promoted in their schools. This Quarter c { 6 adult brains speod 6 hours for tie-break play and the closing ceremony kind of event, though uucommoo, is - Krarnnik - Leko-Slobod2n spinning from organisation"; on the following day. certaiuly not unique. There are plenty of " Alexandrov-Gulko - Hjartarson-Sulskis IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch has teachers and parents out there encouraging and everyone has a great time! (1997 is Bareev - Malaniuk-Hamdouchi chess in their local school or district. Here, I our fourth year). advised FIDE that he will attend the opening just want to tell you a little of how we Now, looking at the standard of play on a and closing ceremonies of the hnals. Krasenkow-Van der Sterren - Sutovskij- day like this might shock some of you club Garcia achieved it in tbe Wairarapa. Bush. The prizes players! You rnight even decline to grade - I say "we" because it certainly helps if it is most of these kids. But remember that we all The prize list adds up to USS5million. Beliavsky Timman a team event in organisation. Running the started out as "wood shifters." Having Round I losers will receive $6000; round 2 Rublevsky-Spraggett - Morovic-Shaked day on the Swiss systern means that up to 50 round losers $24,000; looked over sorne ofthe games played in our losers $12,000; 3 Short - Korchnoi-Hernandez matches must be scored, recorded and round losers tournament in Eketabuna Rugby Hall, held round 4 losers $48,000; 5 Chernin-Istratescu - Sokolov,A-Kobese rematched for each of6 rounds. To organise on Friday, 29 August" .this year, some of $96,000; round 6 losers $192,000; round 7 such involves four people for the full-time these children show promise. losers $375,000; round 8 (hnal) loser 4th Quarter day. As well as these four, we have two Each year, we encourage some children to $768,000; and the winner $1,370,000. Topalov - Piket people from local chess clubs to officiate as follow on by going to a bigger tournamEnt in Van Wely - Hansen,C\rt-Miladinovic judges. They answer any questions about Hastings, run by their District Council. I The players and the draw Georgiev, Alterman-Wells rules and decide on winners for late finishers give the Hastings organisers the credit they With Kasparov and Kamsky not playing, Kir - ofeach round. Finally, we use 10 children to deserve for the initial spark that starled a Karpov as defending FIDE World Champion Andersson,Ulf-Christiansen - Kotronias- set up the previous day and clean up after the similar tournament in our region, And of is seeded into the hnal (round 8). Gelfand is Mohamm toumament. course there are one or two school chess seeded into round 3, and 28 players are Adams - Giorgadze-Bacrot clubs or teachers who promote the game, Add to this minimum of six adults and seeded into round 2. The remaining 68 Rozentalis-Lerner - Tiviakov some children, 30 hours of organising time, each in their school. If some children prove players (there are 98 altogether) meet itr the borrowing trestles, chairs, etc, from various to be even better players, then the next step hrst round. Svidler - Adianto-Wang would be to take them to toumaments run by - Epishin societies and clubs, and generous The draw (thanks to The Week in Chess) is: Sokolov,Ivan sponsorship such organisations as the stronger clubs in the large cities, and from Scores and tie.breaks Property Brokers, aud you almost have a from there to regional championships. Top Half - 1st Quarter From rounds I to 6 matches are over two successful day. But the point is: where might interest io the Gelfand game best start for prospective players of games and the winner is the first player to The final ingredient is to have a parent or Ikacek-Banra - Lautier the next decade? In the strong city chess x,ore lYz or 2 points. For round 7 fgur games teacher who is knowu by the schools of the clubs? Yes, quite possibly. Back at the Salov - Tkachiev-Fominyh will be played, the wimer being the fust local district who will promote the game. In secondary school chess club, playing in the Oll-Petursson - Morozevich-Smyslov player to *,ore 2Vz or 3 points. For round 8, our local area we are lucky in that our event lunch hour, or in electives and club time? there be six games, with the advertised as part the annual sports Ivanchuk - Seirawan-Anastasian the hnal, will is of Yes, definitely! But even better still, why events the Wairarapa Bush Primary Azmaiparashvili-Benjamin - Kaidanov lrrst player to *ore 3Yz or 4 the wintrer. in not back in primary school, when tbe- Schools' P.E. network. We are also Tie-breaks will be played if scores are even children are only 7 to ll years old? You can Sadler - Ehlvest-Vao der Wiel fortunate to get some funding from the after the scheduled number of games in all really promote the game by running a Dreev - Nenashev-Hoeksema \Mairarapa Education Activities rounds. Tie-breaks start with two games Rural tournament for the children of your region, will Programme (REAP). 2nd even it all happens in a rugby hall in a very Quarter using the DGT clock, starting with 25 - The result is a day where: small town. Anand Nikolic,Pr minutes on tle clock and the addition of l0 Khalifman - Nij boer-Glek seconds after each move. If the scores are NZ Chess NZ Chess 20 2l still level, two more games will be played Kobese %; Milandovic beat Hansen; 1997 World seniors championship with 15 minutes on the clock and l0 seconds Alterman I %, Wells %; Andersson beat Two losses in the middle of the 1997 added after each move. Christensen; Milov beat Kotronias; world 42.6fi Ebl+ 43.bg2 Eb2+ 44.6h3 En 4s.f4 seniors championship meant that IM ortvin Ea2 46.Exa6 47.Eag If the scores are still level after that, sudden Giorgadze beat Bacrot; Rozentalis l%, 6h7 697 4g.Ea7 6f6 Sarapu couldn't score better than 6 points - a 49.a6 bg| 50.Eag 6h7 %-% games Lemer Yz; death will be played. These shall be Adianto 2, Wang 0. point below his score at previous world Coolum Open played using the DGT clock with White l5 of the 34 matches were decided by ptay- senrors. L,rrvrn, who was feeling the after having four minutes on the clock and Black of[, 9 ofthose going After playing in the Noosa Open in June, to sudden death. effects of a heart problem in September, - hve. After each move from the first each says "stamina let rni down". Bob Smith also visited Queensland's player shall receive an extra l0 seconds. The 'Chess is a sport' This year's world seniors were held in Bad $ua5hins Coast in October on a family player Wildbad, Gerrnany, in November, with holiday - and menaged to fit in another chess first to win shall proceed to the next FIDE has completed its 150-page 226 participants in the men's event and 30 in tournament, the Coolum Open, round. submission to the International Olympic the from October women's. The new seniors champion is IM 31 to November 2. If the arbiter decides that a match is taking Committee to support its case that chess is a Janis Klovans LAT, who scored 9,/l l, ahead Eighty people too long, he may decide that the players sport. The book will be presented IOC competed in the seven round to of three GM's and three-_IM's. on 9. WGM shall play one decisive game. player swiss, which was won with 7/7 by the The President Juan Antonio Samaranch during Tatiana Zatulovskaya irrepressible Austratian rM Stephen who wins the drawing of lots may choose the the world chess championships. Y,,:I rour iT:::::,:plavers who colours. White receives 6 minutes without l1?L:HTT;lt: "-*t solo,oor, the derending champion. Bob ltnished a any addition, Black 5 minutes, the winner Round 2 Sarapu started well, with three wins and in tie for third with 5W7 ' T\e time control qualifying for the next round. But if that Lautier lYz, Htacek %; Gelfand bye; two draws in his first five games, including u for the first 5 rounds was 60 minutes each, 10 game is drawn the player with Black Tkachiev beat Salov; Oll lya, Morozevich %. draw with GM Mark Taimanov, one of the then seconds a move; then runners-up. Then came the losses in rounds 6 atd,7,90 minutes each plus l0 proceeds to the next round. Seirawan I %, Ivanchuk %; Zvjagiruetbeat - he says made elementary mistakes". He seconds a move. One of Bob's wins: Kaidanov; Sadler beat Ehlvest; Dreev beat "I finished Late news with three short draws. Harris Smith,R Kramnik withdrew, as threatened in his Nenashev. ,B - Santos,J (2010) Sarapu,O (2295) Morra Gambit protest against the seeding of Karpov into Anand 2, Nikolic 0; Khalifman 2, Nijboer - [B53] Round 3 [C65] Notes by Bob Smith round 8, while he (second highest-rated 0; Almasi 7Yz, Polgar %; Jussupow I %, r.e4 e5 2.4f3 *6 3.Qbs Of6 4.0-{ Qc5 l.e4 2.df3 player in the world, was seeded only into Gretarsson %. c5 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Qxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Ue7 7.b3 Qg4 8.Qb2 ()-{}- 5.ixc3 Oc6 6.Qc4 a6 7.(H Of6 8.Qg5 e6 round 2. This caused a few changes in the Shirov 1%, Granda Ztniga %; Mllos 2, 0 9.obd2 ad7 10.h3 Qrrs rr.a4 8512.fu4 f6 9.Ee1 Qe7 10.8d2 b5 11.9b3 Ez7 12.a3 04 draw. Kinderrnan 0; Akopian lYr, Ltther Yz; 13.9a3 EhgS 14.9xc5 Axc5 l5.Ed2 ae6 l3.Eacl OeS f4.Ee3 axf3+ ls.grxf3 Ed7 Vaganian 2, Bologan 0. First round results (scores given where 16.we3 6b8 17.afd2 ad4 18.882 94 t9.hxg4 r6.Qc2 Qb7 t7.Uh3 g6 rs.Qh6 Ee8 19.e5 decisive, "beat" ifthere was a playoff): Azmaiparashvilil beat Slobodjan; Qxg4 20.4 Qh3 2l.En Wg7 22.ga h5 23.95 dxe5 20.Exe5 Qff Zt.QgS Q.g1 22.R Aleksandrov beat Hjartarson; Bareev 2, Wtz zt.bnz Qe6 25.892 fxg5 26.Exg5 We7 Ilracek beat Barua; Tkachiev l%, Fominyh Malanuik 0; Krasenkow lYz, Garcia %. 27.c3 Exg5 28.cxd4 EdgS 29.Afl Eg7 30.Wf2 Yz; Morozevich 2 Smyslov 0; Seirawan beat Beliavsky l%, Timman %; Rublevsky l%, exd4 31.f4 Egl32.Ee2 Oh3 0-l Anastasian; Zvjaginsev beat Benjamin; Shaked %; Short beat Korchnoi; Sokolov 2, Taimanov,M Sarapu,O (2295) Ehlvedst lYz,Yan der Wiel %; Nenashev I %, Q245) - Istratescu 0. Round 5 Hoeksma %; Nijboer beat Glek; Almasi l%, [A35] Prket lYz, Topalov %; Yat Wely 1%, l.Of3 Of6 2.g3 c5 3.Qg2 Peng %; Gretarsson l%, Illescas %; Graila 0c6 4.0{ 96 5.c4 Miladinovic %; Georgiev beat Alterman; Qg7 6.d4 cxd4 7.Oxd4 8.4c2 d6 9.4c3 Zwiga beat Kurajica; Kinderman beat 0{ Milov beat Andersson. Qdz 10.b3 Wa5 11.Qd2 Uh5: 12.e4 eg4 Yerminolvsky; Milos 2, Murshed 0; Luther Adems Grorgadze Tiviakov 13.R Oh3 l4.We2 9xg215.6xg2 a6 16.a4 e6 beat Portisch; Bologan 2, Umgaev 0; 2, 0; l%, Rozentalis I l7.Eadl EadS l8.Qel Uc5 19.8f2 Ed7 $fsb6den lYz, Leko %; Alexandrov beat Yr; Svidler %, Adianto Yr; Epishin beat Sokolov. 20.fu2 Wxf2+ 2l.Exf2 d5 22.erd5 exdS Gulko; Hjartarson beat Sulskis; Malanuik 2, 23.c5 d4 24.fuxd4 foan ZS.Exa4 Exd4 Morovic; Korchnoi lYr, Hemandez Yr; World's top 10, November 1997 26.Xd4 Od7 zz.c6 Qxd4 2B.Ed2 Qc3 Ilamdouchi 0; Krasenkow lYz, Yan, der 1 Kasparov 2820,2lkamnik 2770, 3 Anatd 29.Er.d7 Qxel 30.c7 Qa5 31.b4 oUO lZ.aS 2Z.Wh4Ed4t Sterren %; Garcia lYr, Sutoviskij Yz; 2765, 4 Karpov 2745, 5 Ivanchuk 2725, 6 QxcT 33.Exc7 Eb8 34.h4 . h5 35.6f,t 6g7 22...8b8t 23.Qf4 ah5 24.Exh5 Wxf4 25.fu2 Rublevsky 2, Spragget 0; Shaked Topalov 2745,7 IGmsky 2720,8 Beliavsky 36.{be3 b6 37.8c6 bxas 38.bxa5 Eb3+ Ue3+ 26.6fI Eit2 27.Bet ed4 28.Ug3 Exe2 beatlstratescu beat Chernin; Soklov 1%, 2710,9 Shirov 2700, l0 Svidler 2660. 39.rbe4 Eb4+ 40.6e3 Eb3+ 41.6f2 Eb2+ 0-l NZ Chess NZ Chess 22 2.5 Overseas news dxe4 17.fxe4 Oxg4 18.Qf4 $tre tS.hS AfO 24.ER Wgs 25.8f7 ExfT 26.exf/+ 6xf/ By NM Peter Stuart 20.e5 EadS 21.8f2 Oh5 22.Qxh6lEe7 27.8c7 W]r4 28.Ee3 Uxb4 29.t3 gh4 Tilburg In a repeat of his shock resignation in a 22.. 6 30.Wxb7 Ee8 31.Uxa7 d4? 32.Qc4+ 6fB The second edition of the new Fontys likely drawn position against Deep Blue, 25.8f7 7 33.93 Ug4 34.Qe2 Uc8 35.Wxd4 Ucl+ 36.692 sponsored super-GM tournament took place Kasparov agreed to a draw with the French Ef8 :) 8 1-0. October. As last year so in 1997; the GM in a likely winning position he had 29.El6f41 Exfll 30.Exh6+ 698 31.Qd5+ and in - Shlrov - Kasparov organisers invited Gary Kasparov in the role overlooked the win of a pawn. l^autier had mates *teacher" Sicilian [B90] of and a group of young and very played a boring variation but his draw offer 23.Of5 9xf2+ 24.Efxf2 Ee6 talented grand-nasters as the shrdeuts. A accompanied a very bad move. Lucky Joel! l.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Oxd4 Of6 24...9xf5 25.Exf5 9jg1 26.Ei95 ofs zZ.Exfs year was that Both Kramnik and Svidler were untroubled 5.Oc3 a6 6.Qe3 e5 Z.OUr Qe6 8.R Qe7 9.8d2 controversial invitation this of gxh6 28.Ef6+. gbdT US world junior champiou Tal Shaked to win their games and share first prize with 10.94 h6 11.(F0-0 b5 12.h4 0b6 whose modest 2500 rating was far below their teacher in a triple Russian treat. Svidler 25.Qe3 Qc6 26.QfI f6 13.6b1 b4 l4.QxM Wxb6 l5.Od5 Qxd5 those of the other players. has three Russian championship titles to his 26...9d5 27.9e2 96 28. Ah6+. 16.exd5 a5 17.ud3 0-0 t8.od2 il 19.fu4 Last year Anatoly Karpov was given the credit but had not been able to show similar 27.Qxc4 Qd5 28.Qe2 fxe5 29.Qxh5 exd4 Efc8 20.Axf6+ Qxf6 21.Se4 Uc5 22.Qd3 6fB role of "professor" but could manage only forrn in the few strong international events 30.Qg5 Ed7 31.Eae2 9e4 32.fod4 1-0. 23.95 hxg5 24.hxgS Qxg5 25.Wf5 Qh6 5O%o agaitst his "students". How would he had played in. This has now changed and 26.E,h4 Kasparov Leko Kasparov fare against this year's students the 2l1ear old looks likely to break into the - who included , Michael top ten in the world before long. Scotch [C45] Adams and ? Adams - Onischuk 1.e4 e5 2.OR Oc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Oxd4 QM+ 5.c3 Qc5 6.Oxc6 bxc6 7.Qd3 gh4 Kasparov made it clear he meant business Two Knights [C55] 8.Ue2 Of6 convincing wins .9.h3 0-0 10.93 g}5 11.94 Ue5 12.95 from the start, opening with 1.e4 e5 2.*f3 fu6 3.Qc4 Of6 4.d3 Qe7 5.0-0 Wely, Judit Polgar and the ixe4t? against Loek van 0-0 6.a4 d6 1.abd2 Qe6 8.Eel Qxc4 9.dxc4 first hapless Shaked who was to lose his Ee8 10.Of1 gf8 11.Qg5 h6 12.Qxf6 Uxf6 This sacrifice is not souod but the seven games. Gary made it clear that post alternatives are pretty ugly. 13.4d We6 14.$ ful 15.8a3 96 16.h4 Qg7 waste against mortems were a of time 17.h5 Eads 18.a6 b6 19.4d5 Ed7 20.hxg6 l3.Qxe4 Ee8 14.Q4 Wxe2+ 15.Qre2 9a6 opponents so inferior, although he did fxg6 2l.Ah4 c6 22.Axe7+ EexeT 23.Eg3 95 16.c4 Qxc4 l7.Oc3 Eab8 analyse with Kramnik briefly after their 10th 24.At5 EfI 25.Ed3 Qf8 26.b3 d5 27.Wg4 17...d5 18.6fl Exe219.fue2Ee8 20.Qe3 d4 round draw. Kasparov led throughout though 6h7? 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.0il6! Wxg4 30.6xg4 21.Ecl Qxe2+ 22.6xe2 Qb6 23.Exc6 dxe3 his loss to in round 7 allowed Qc5 31.8e2 1-0. 24.R +-. Svidler to temporarily catch up. Going into the final round Kasparov 7% Kasparov - Polgar 18.6fI Qe6 19.b3 f6 20.gxt6 Qd4 2t.Qb2 26...be71 27 .Ec4 Wxc4 28.9xc4 Exc4 29.Wd3 had black against Joel Lautier while Nimzoindian [826] Qxf6 22.fu19h4 23.Ocs Efs 24.8h2 Qxh3+ EacS 30.Eel Qf4 31.8e4? Exe4 32.fxe4 95 Kramnik 7 had white versus van Wely and l.c4 e6 2.Oc3 d5 3.d4 Qb4 4.e3 c5 5.a3 25.691 EbeS 26.0xd7 exf2+ 33.a3 bxa3 34.Ua6 EdS 35.8M 9436.c4 93 Svidler 7 had black against Alexander Qxc3+ 6.bxc3 Of6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.f3 c4 9.fu2 26...9xd7 27.9cA+ Qe6 28.Exh4 +-; 37.c5 g) 38.cxd6+ Exd6 39.Wc7+ 6f6 Onischuk whose high point was his round 4 6c6 10.94 h6 11.Qg2 0a5 12.0-{ Ob3 26...8xe2 27.AxA Exb2 28.Exh3 Qxf2+ 40.Wxd6+ 697 0-1. draw with Kasparov. l3.Ea2 0-0 14.6g3 Qd7 15.Ue1 e8 16.e4 29.6fl 6xf8 30.8R+ +-. Shirov - Svldler 27.Exf2 QxdT 28.9c4+ Qe6 29.Exf8+ 6xf8 Sicilian I843] 30.Ef1+ 6e7 31.Qxe6 1{. 1.e4 c5 2.Of3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Oxd4 a6 5.0c3 Kramnlk - Shlrov bs 6.Qd3 Eb6 7.Ob3 Hc7 8.f4 d6 9.8f3 0d7 King's Indian [E97] r0.0{ 08f6 11.Qd2 M 12.od1 Qb7 13.on a5 14.c3 bxc3 l5.Qxc3 l.Of3 Of6 2.c4 g63.Oc3 Qgz 4.e4 d65.d4 (F Qe7 16.Eac1 Ub6 17.94 a418.Qd4 Ed8 19.Od2 20.95 0 6.Qe2 e5 7.0{) oco t.as foz s.b4 Ohs 0{ 0e8 21.h4 e5 22.9c3 exf4 23.tUxf4 10.Eel f5 U.Ogs Of4 12.Qfi4 exf4 13.Ecl 0e5 24.Qxe5 dxe5 25.Sxe5 26.8f5 Qf6 14.0e6 Qxe6 15.dxe6 Qxc3 l6.Exc3 fxe4 Qd6 96 27.8a Qe5 17.QfI e3 28.Oc4 Qd4 29.Ecd1 f5 30.Wg3 fxe4 31.Qe2 32.Wd6 Ofs 33.We6+ 6h8 34.Od6 WcTt 17...d5? 18.cxd5 e3 19.fxe3 ilxd5 2O.e7t At 34...Wxd6 35.Uxd6 fue7 21.8d3 We8 22.exf4 Wfl 23.8d7 t-. Qxf2+ 36.Exf2 Oxd6 37.Exd6=. 18.fxe3 fxe3 19.Ecxe3 c6 2O.Wdz d5 35.Oxf5 Exfs 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Ud4 Ua6 Zf.WcS gf4 NZ Chess NZ Chess 24 25 gexc4l 36.bg2 9xf2 37.Exf2 e3+ 38.ER Wf+ --+; 22...5M 23.Eedl 24.9xc4 Ee4 The 9--round Open saw a three--way tie for World team championship 36.Exd4 Eg3+ 37.6h1 el+ --+. 0-1. 2s.ga first between GMs Lembit Oll EST, Lev The 4th World Team Championship, Svldler - Kasparov 25.Oc6 bxc6 26.Qxa6 Exf4 27.Qxc8 9xc8 Psakhis ISR and Ian Rogers AUS with 6% played in Lucerne like the first three, had a Sicilian [850] 28.dxc6 Qe5 aud White's denuded kingside is points. David Bronstein (73) was among close finish as Russia came from behind to an inviting target for the black pieces. those tying for ninth place on 5Yz. snatch the gold medals from defending l.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.c3 Of6 4.Qe2 ObdT 5.d3 champion U.S.A. b6 6.0-0 Qb7 7.Obd2 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 25...8xd4 26.Exd4 Oxd4 27.Qb3 Excl+ Bronsteln - Vedder 96 gfs The Russian team lacked its top three Oxe4 10.fue4 Qxe4 11.095 d5 r2.Qb5 Qg7 28.Qxcl Uc8 29.0f4 30.692 Oc8 31.Qd2 lEl6l ge5 players but their line-up of Bareev, Svidler, 13.fJ Ofs l4.g4h6 15.gxf5 hxg5 16.fxg6 a6 32.0f4 Uel 33.a3 Oe7! 34.Qxd6 Of5 1.d4 of6 2.c4 e6 3.oR b6 a.$ 9b7 5.992 gc8+ Khalifrnan, Rublevsky, Dreev and 18.Qa4 Eh5 19.Qe3 Of6 35.Qg3 for+ s0.6trl Ec3 37.8c4 Ob4+ 6.Qd2 c5 7.dxc5 Qxc5 8.(F0 0{ L7.gxfl+ 6xf7 Zvjaginsev still looked quite capable. The gd6 Eh3 3S.6h4 hst 9.Ad 0e4 10.Uc2 f5 1l.Eadl fud2 12.Exd2 20.gd2 21.8f2 EfiE 22.89) 23.Efi Americans were without Gata Kamsky who 39.gxh6 Qf6#; 39.Wxd4 Ag2#;39.d6 Ag2+ a6 13.a3 Uc7 l4.Efdl Qe7 l5.Eb3 Ec8 E8h4? 24.Qc2t 0h5 anchored their 1993 team but were otherwise 40.Wxg2 Wg4# 0-1. 16.c5t 24...e6 25.Qxg5 th6 26.Qxh6 Exh6 27.Ug5! 9c6 unchanged, joining E),hz 28.W97+ 6e8 29.Qg6+ 6ag lO.Uxf6+ Hoogeveen l6...Uxc5 17.M4 +-; 16...Qxc5 17.Exd7! Yermolinsky, Benjamin, Gulko, Kaidanov and 31.f4 wins. This Dutch town is a new name on the OxdT l8.Uxe6+ 6h8 19.Exd7 Uc6 20.Uf/ and Christiansen. European champion wins the 2s.Qf5 Of4 26.Qxh3 foh3+ 27.6h1 Wf6 toumament calendar. The premier event was Qb7. England also had a powerful team 28.893 gfs 29.9xgs 0xg5 30.Exg5 Uh3 a quadrangular double round robin which 17.cxb6 Ub7 1s.Oe5 Qxg2 l9.Exd7 Qds comprising Short, Adams, Sadler, Speelman, 3t.Eg2 9f6 32.8d3 Exd4 33.Ug6+ 6e6 was won by 19% world junior champion 20.Elxd5 Exc3 2l.Ed8+ Qf8 22.Exf8+t 6xI8 Hodgson and Nunn while 1993 silver 34.We8 Ec4 35.8d8 Hfs 36.Eet+ Qe5 37.Ub8 Emil Sutovskij with 4/6. T\e Israeli GM 23.8b4+ 6e8 24.8d8+t 6xd8 25.Uf8 mate medallists Ukraine, headed by lvanchuk, 1-0. won his first two games and drew the rest. 1-0. could not be entirely discounted. Sharing second were Judit Polgar HUN and Reyklavik The Americans gained the lead after round Lautier Kasparov - Loek van Wely NED on 3 and fourth was The Nordic Championship this year three ard went into the last round with a English [A34] former world champion Vassily Smyslov celebrated its 100th jubilee in the Icelandic half-aoint lead over Russia, with England a l.c4 c5 2.^R Uf6 3.Oc3 d5 4.cxd5 Axds (76) on2. capital. Local GM Johann Hjartarson was a point behind and Armenia the only other 5.e4 OM 6.Qb5+ O8c6 7.d4 cxd4 8.a3 dxc3 point team seriously in contention. The U.S. had van Wely - Polgar convincing winner with l0Wl3, a full 9.Wxd8+ 6xd8 10.axM cxb2 11.Qxb2 e6 ahead of Swedish GM lonny Hector oo,9Yz. the advantage in tie-breaks as they had only English [A35] 12.0{) Qd7 l3.Qxc6 Qxc6 14.0e5 6e8 Next, on SYz,were Danish GMs Curt Hansen three drawn matches while Russia had five, 1.c4 2.Oca 0c6 3.e3 Of6 4.d4 d5 5.dxc5 15.fuc6 bxc6 16.8a4 f6 l7.Efzl @n c5 and Lars Schandorff- but wben the Americans agreed draws in e6 6.a3 Qxc5 7.M Qd6 s.OR 0{ 9.cxd5 18.Exa7+ ExaT 19.Exa7+ Qe1 2O.Ec7? Ceska Trebova their two black games against their last exd5 10.abs QbE 11.Qb2? A rather unfortunate move with which to This October event was another all-CM round opponent Kazakhstan the door was accompany his draw offer. Better was 20.6fl Preparing castliug by 14.9e2 should have double round quadrangular but with a rapid opened to the Russians, who completed a and a draw can be happily agreed. After been given preference. tirne control of 25 minutes per player per surprisingly easy 4-O sweep against the 2O.Ec7 both players missed 20...c5! which 11...a5t 12.bxa5 Oel t:.QeZ Uxa5+ 14.6f1 game. Evergreen won all Georgian Women's team to take the gold wins a pawn with good winning chances, e.g. EdB 15.h3 Uuo ro.gr Ee8 17.Wel Oa5 three mini-matches llz-Yz to take first place medals by half a point. Armenia took the 21.6fl (2l.bxc5 Eb8--+) 21...8b8! though 1S.Qd4 Ug6 19.692 0c4 20.Oh4 Wc6 21.a4 ot 4W6, while Lubosh Kavalek USA was bronze medal from England, winning their not 2l...cxb4 22.Qd4 Ee8 23.9c5 6A Ea6 22.994 f5 23.Qxf5 EfB 24.9xc8 UxcS second on 3% followed by Lubomir Ftacnik match 2Yz-l/2, thanks to Smbat Lputyan's 24.tsxe7 ExeT 25.Qxb4=. Indeed, Kasparov 24...8xf2+ 25.WxD fuf2 26.0it5 bfl SYK2% and Jan Smejkal CZElY2. win against Matthew Sadler. also missed 20...8b8 2l.Exc6 Bxb4 22.Ec2 27.Ehf1Wxc8 28.Exf2 is unclear. Exo4, also winuing a pawn but without 25.8a2 Eh6 26.9d1 g5 27 .9jf3 94 28.hxg4? suchgood win r.ing chances. Yz-/t. 28.Ogl gxh3+ 29.Exh3 (29.0xh3? Exh3 Onlschuk - Svldler 30.Exh3 Uxlr+t; 29...fuf2j (29...8xf2+ Sicilian [B92] 30.Exf2 Exh3 31.8f8+! 6xa 32.WR+ 698 1.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fod4 Of6 33.foh3 and a draw is likely) 30.Bxf2 Exf2+ 5.Oc3 a6 6.Qe2 e5 7.0b3 Qe7 8.0{ (H) 3l.6xf2 Exh3 32.fuh3 Wxh3 33.Ugl Ef5+ 9.6h1 gc7 10.94 Qe6 11.g5 OfdT 12.f4 exf4 34.692 Od2 35.9f2 We4+ with a lasting 13.Qrf4 0c6 14.Od5 Qxd5 15.exd5 Oce5 initiative for Black. 16.Od4 96 17.c4 EfeS l8.Ec1 EacS 19.b4 28...Exhl 29.gxhl Bxg4 30.Oh2 Exf,l+l gdE 2o.Eg1 QfB 21.8b3 Qg7 22.Eget? 0-1. 22.Egd1.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 26 27 Adams - Kozul 27.X5 gd2 28.Oxb7 Uxcl 29.Oxc1 Ed2 Ouaz rl.gs hxg5 15.hxg5 Onz t6.tl Eet Sicilian [867] 30.ob3 Eb2 31.0785 0xa3 0-1 17.Qb5 OhfS 18.0-0-0 a6 l9.Qc6 b5 1.e4 c5 2.OR Oc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Oxd4 Of6 20.Qxa8 UxaS 21.Oe4 b4 22.txb4 EbE 23.f3 Ivanchuk Akoplan s.Oc3 d6 6.Qg5 e6 7.Wd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Od7 - cxb4 24.6b1 b3 25.9d3 Oc5 Petroff [C43] 9.f4 h6 10.Qh4 95 11.fxg5 ig4 12.Qe2 Oge5 13.if3 Qe7 14.6b1 hxgS 15.Qg3 Oxa 1.e4 e5 2.Of3 Of6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 0e4 l6.gx8 OeS f7.f4 gxf4 18.Qxf4 tUc7 19.h4 5.Wxd4 d5 6.exd6 fod6 7.0ca 0c6 s.gf4 96 b5 20.a3 EbS 21.h5 ,5 22.4a2 b4 23.axb4 9.Qe3 Qg7 10.(HH) (H) 11.h4 h6 12.Qc5 axb4 24.8h3 Uc5 25.8b3 Oc6 26.ca bxca Qe6 13.Qb5 a6 14.Qxc6 bxc6 15.Qd4 f6 27.Exb8+ Oxb8 28.foc3 Qc6 29.Qe3 Ub4 16.Qc5 Ef7 l7.Ehel Qd7 18.Od4 Wc8 19.Ug3 30.8d3 0d7 31.Qd4 0f6 32.Qxf6 fof6 9jb7 2u.fu4 95 21.Ub3 Oss 22.9d3 ob7 33.OR Od7 34.Uxd6 Wxd6 35.Exd6 Oe5 23.8e2 Eb8 24.Ede1 Ooo zs.Ug6 Uat zo.gl 36.Qe2 6e7 37.8d1 Oaz lr.6cZ Of6 39.Qf3 f5 27.gxf5 Oxf5 2E.Oxc6 9xc6 29.Wxc6 Ud7 30.Uxd7 ExdT 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.8e6 a5 Eg8 40.e5 9xf3 41.exf6+ 6e8 12...8xc31 13.bxc3 Ocs 14.Orf6? Od4 35.Ea6 OR 36.8e7 4 1...6xf6? 42.Efl Es3 43.*A+. 33.8a6 Ed5 34.Exa5 14.e5!7 gave better chances. Ebd8 37.c3 Edl+ 38.6c2 Eld2+ 39.6b3 42.8d6 Eg2+ 43.6b3 Es3 l4...Qxf6 l5.Ehe1 Eb8+ 40.6a3 Oes 41.b3 1-{) 43...Qxh5 44.9lb5. 15.e5 dxe5 and the 16.fob5 Qe7! Ob5 is Chiburdanidze Adams 44.ba2 Eg2 45.h6 Qe2 46.h7 l-0. embarrassed. - 26.Qd4t ehd3 27 .^f6+ Qxf6 28.Qxf6 Nimzoindian [E44] Gulko Sadler 15...Wa5 16.e5 dxe5 17.fxe5 Qgs+ 1S.6b1 28...^h7 29.Exh7 6xh7 30.Ehl+ 698 - 1.d4 of6 2.c4 e6 3.0t3 Qb4 4.e3 b6 5.oge2 English od5 19.ob3 tsxa3 20.Qxb5* axb5 21.Exd5 31.Eh8 mate. 1{. [A29] Oe4 6.Qd2 Axd2 7.gxd2 0-0 8.a3 Qe7 9.Of4 Oa4 0-1 1.c4 e5 2.tu3 fu6 3.of3 of6 4.g3 Qc5 5.Qg2 d6 l0.Qd3 Oa7 tt.Wcz h6 12.Qe4 Eb8 Kotsur - Ivanchuk d6 6.d3 a6 7.0-0 0{ 8.a3 Od4 9.0e1 c6 Arenclbla - Yermolinsky 13.Ob5 Of6 14.Oxa7 Oxe4 15.Oc6 We8 Ruy Lopez [C67] 10.e3 0f5 rr.oa Q87 12.b4 Ee8 13.Qb2 Eb8 lEe4l 16.Oxb8 14.Ecl b5 15.c5 dxc5 16.6e4 cxb4 17.Oxe5 1.e4 e5 2.OR Oc6 3.Qb5 Of6 4.0{l Oxe4 r.d4 Af6 2.OR 96 3.ca 9g7 4.Oca H 5.e4 16.Oxe7+ HxeT l7.Wxe4 Qb7 18.Wc2 95 bxa3 18.Qal Oxe4 5.d4 Qe7 6.We2 Od6 7.Qxc6 bxc6 8.dxe5 d6 6.Qe2 e5 7.G-0 erd4 8.fud4 Ee8 9.f3 c6 19.4h5 9xg2 2O.Egl QR T; l6.Uxe4 Qb7 9.Oc3 10.Qe3 d5 ll.exd6 cxd6 18...6xe3? l9.fxe3 Qxe3+ 20.6h1 Oxe+ Ob7 0{) 10.Qe3 d5 11.cxd5 Ords 12.Qf2 Of4 13.h4? 17.d5 Qxc6 18.dxc6 b5 and Black will win 13.M 8e814.b5 cxb5 15.ocxb5 (20...Qxc1 2l.Axf6+ gxf6 22.Axc6 Wd6 12.N4 Qd7 the c1awn, again with a slight advantage. l8.Wf3 23.Sxcl is overwhelming for White) Qf6 16.Eadl a6 17.Oc3 Wa5 Uxc3 2l.Qxe4 Qxcl 22.Wh5l Qh6 (22...96 16...9b7 17.ds 19.Sxb7 Eed8 20.8d3 Uc4 21.43 dS 22.W4 23.Exf7l; 22...h6 23.Wxfl/+) 23.!Exfl+ 6h8 17.fu61 Qxa6 l8.Uxe4 Qxc4 19.Uc2 is the Eac8 23.wd2 Ee8 24.h3 Qe7 25.Ebl Qf8 24.A96+r. hxg6 25.Uxg6 Exo4 26.Wxh6+ 698 real test ofBlack's sacrifice. 26.Ebb3 93,4 27.Eib2 Wc7 28.ff4 We7 29.9e3 31.Wa5 Ebl+ 32.6h2 27.Wxg7#). 17...exd5 18.cxd5 Qgs 19.0-0 Of6 20.Oc6 Eb8 30.Exb8 ExbS Ud6+ 33.93 Qd7 34.Ob3? Qfs 3s.Qcs 19.Qxe4 Wg5 20.Oxc6 Eb7 21.foa7 ExaT Qxf4 21.exf4 fud5 22.Eac1 Oxf4 23.Efel 22.EcS f6 UaS 24.8e4 O96 25.Ea4 Uc8 26.f4 Ee8 35.Ec3 Qo4. gd7 22...96 23.Wc2 Wd8 24.Wc3 f6 25.Qd5+ 697 27.Ere4 28.9e2 Qxc6 29.Exc6 Exe4 35...Qxd31 36.cxd3 33.Exc7 26-94 and White has more than enough for 30.Uxe4 fof4 31.M d5 32.Wc2 d4 36.Qxd6 Qe4 and mates. d3 34.Uc4 the pawn. 36...8f6 31.N2 Ebs 0-1. 23.Vc2 Qe6 24.Qxf5 Qxf5 25.e4 Ug6 26.Exf5 34.Bxd7? dxc}35.Ec7 clg+ 36.Excl 0e2+. Pelleder RublevskY Wn 27.Wc3 a2 28.8d5 Eb7 29.Wa3 M 34...Wg4 35.8c8+ 6h7 36.Ue4+ 86 37.9f3 - 30.9x42 Eb5 3l.Uxa6 1{). UxcS 38.Uxf4 Uaz rc.Waz gd4+ 40.8f2 Queen's Gambit Accepted [D20] r3...Qh3t 14.83 bs. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.OB exd4 Arenclbla - Ivanchuk 14.gxh3 fuU:+ ts.OgZ Oxl2 l6.Exf2 Qxd4 40.6fl gb3 5.Qxc4 Oc6 6.(H) Qe6 7.Qxe6 fxe6 8.Ub3 Sicilian [895] leaves Black sound pawn up but the 40...9ds 41.9d2 42.9f2 69S 0-1. a gd7 9.gxb7 Eb8 10.!ua6 0f6 1r.0bd2 Qd6 1.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.0xd4 ff6 hopeless. exchange sacrifice is Hallfman - Romanlshln 12.8e1 Og4 f3.h3 Oge5 14.fue5 fue5 5.ic3 a6 6.Qg5 e6 7.9d3 b5 8.a3 obdT 9.f4 15.Odxe2 Od7 gbs l4...Oxe2+ QxfI 16.Wxfl Queen's Iudian [812] 15.Oc4 0{ 16.fue5 Qxes 17.g63 Qb7 r0.gh3 Qe7 11.Qd3 Ec8 12.G{F{) 17.8d1Ue718.6g2 Ead8 19.a3 Ob6 20.N4 1.d4 of6 2.c4 e6 3.oB b6 4.fo3 Qb7 5.a3 96 18.Ed1 wxd3 19.Exd3 c5 20.b3 Efc8 21.f4 This does not fit well with Black's Sth move. 21.b4 22.8d3 EedS 23.Oce2 fo4 h5 Ed7 6.uc2 Qxf3 7.exf3 Qg7 8.Qg5 c5 9.d5 h6 9d6 22.e5 Qe7 23.Qa3 Eb5 24.93 a5 25.Ecl 26.Exd7 9xd7 24.wcr od6 25.4b3 ob5 t0.Qe3 exds tl.cxds- O-O iZ.gn d6 13.h4 EaE 26.8c4 t4 27.bxt4 Eba5 28.8c1 6fI NZ Chess NZ Chess 28 29 28...8xa41? 29.9xc5 Qxc5 30.Exc5 Exa2 EcdS 25.Wc6 Uxc6 26.Qxc6 ObS 27.Qf3 f5 Kramnik - Anand 40...8xb6 41.Exg5+ 6A 42.Eh5 wins a 3l.EcA Ee2 32.Ecxd4 Eal+ 33.Edl Eaa2:. 28.Exe5 Qf6 29.Exf5 Efe8 Queen's Gambit [Dt3] pawn. 29.8b3 696 l.Of3 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.0c3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.Qg5 h6 41.Exd5 exd5 42.c6 1{) 29...8xa4 is still best. 6.Qh4 dxc4 7.e4 S.Qg3 b5 9.Qe2 Qb7 95 Shirov - Kovacevlc 30.94 Exa4 31.Qxc5 Ec8? 10.e5 Ohs 11.a4 a6 12.0xg5 0xg3 l3.Oxfl King's Indian [890] 3l...Qxc5 32.Exc5 Bxa2 13.Erc6 Ee2 and 6xf7 14.fxg3 698 15.0{ 0d7 16.094 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Of6 3.c4 4.Oca Qg7 5.e4 0-0 Black will not be stopped from doubling l6.Qxc4. White has perpetual check after 96 6.oR d6 7.h3 e6 8.Qd3 exd5 9.exd5 Ee8+ rooks on the seventh rank. 16...bxc4 l7.Wg4+ Ag7 l8.Uxe6+ 6h7 10.Qe3 Qh6 11.0{ Qxe3 12.fxe3 Ue7 32.f5+! exf5? 19.9f5+,but didn't play the line to draw. l2...Exe3 13.9d2 Ee8 (13...We7'-t 14.612) 32...bh6 33.Qa3 Ee8 34.Qxe7 ExeT may 16...we7 17.*4 Eh7 t8.od6 Eb8 19.b4 h5 l4.gh6 15.8f2 EIafl with strong still hold. 20.Qh3 Qh6 2l.6hl 9gS 22.Wc2 Eg7 23.Ve2 0M7 A pressure on the f-fiIe. 33.Eb6+ 6fl 34.Eb7 Ee8 35.e6+ Qa8 24.Wxh5 Ef8 25.0e4 c5 35.Qxe7! stronger 35...8xe7 13.e4 is as allows With a surprising idea ... ObdT 14.9d2 697 15.8f2 EfB 16.EafI 36.e6+ 6f6 37.g5+ winning the rook. OeS tZ.QcZ 0e5 18.Oxe5 dxe5 19.Qa4 6d6 26.6xg5 Qd5t 35...6xe6 36.Qxe7 Exz2 37.8e1+ 6d5 20.8f6 h6 21.Wf2 0f5 38.gxf5 6c4 39.8d7 Ea5 40.f6 gxf6 41.Edl 26...8xg5? 27.Qxe6+ bg7 28.Wh4 and the d3 42.8c7+ 6rS ll.Eft+ 6a6 44.Qc5 Exc5 30.Exf6 Eel+ pinned rook would cost the game. 45.Exc5 d2 46.6f2 1-0. 30...gxf6 31.Qe3 A b5! 27.4f3 cxb{ 28.axb5 axb5 29.Oh4 Wg5 3o.ExE+ Axa 31.9e8 32.OR Ug6 Isle of Man 31.6h2 gxf6 32.Qg5t Ee6 EfI ,tfg, 33.Uxb5 b3 34.Ef1 Wd3 35.6g1 Ee3+ 36.6h1 Former Soviet, now Irish, GM Alexander 32...Exal 33.Qxf6+ 698 34.Qxd8+-. c3 37.Qxe6 Qxe6 38.d5 ExRt 39.gx8 Qh3 ?ru"t7fi Baburin won this 3O-player Open with a fine 33.Eell Edd6 34.Exe6 Exe6 35.Qf4 ad7 40.Uc4 9xfl 4l.Ug4+ hn7 t2.e6 086 0-1. 8/9. Two points bebind in second place were 36.Qd5 Ee2 37.Qxc4! Ee4 38.Qd3 Exf4 GM Mark Hebden ENG and GM Eran Liss 39.693 Oe5 40.6xf4 Oxd3+ 41.6e4 ab2 Ivanchuk - Kovacevic ISR. Top seed Michael Sadler was among 42.6ds lB36l '2,,%v////rt\ points. ,,r,Nrft,ry those on 5% 42.bd5 bg7 43.b5 axb5 44.a6 fu4 45.bc6 1.e4 c5 2.^t3 *6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fud4 96 5.c4 and the aA cannot be stopped. 1{. Of6 6.Oc3 d6 7.Qe2 fud4 8.Exd4 Qg7 9.Qe3 (H) 10.Wd2 Qe6 11.0{ Wa5 12.Eab1 EfcB The Hungarian "Super{hampionship" Montecatinl Terme was intended to be a 6-player double round- 13.b3 b5 14.b4 Uc7 15.e5 dxe5 l6.Axb5 The lTth Mitropa Cup was competed for robin but Lajos Portisch's withdrawal after Uuz tz.Etcl Ed8 18.9er 9gl tl.Qcs el 22.Exf5 gxfs 23.exf5 fG 24.*.4 b6 25.8h4 by ten central European teams, though few rounds reduced players. 2o.Qxg4 Qxg4 2r.0d Qfs 22.Ads Ed7 6h7 26.8A Ef7 27.d6 Uf8 28.Qc6 Eb8 two it to five were at anything like top strength. The Conspicuous by her absence was Hungarian 23.9e3 e6 24.fui Ec8 25.Ue2 h5 26.h3 h4 29.Qds EbbT 30.0e6 EbdT 31.8g3 Olympiad-style event was won by Slovenia Qb7 number one Judit Polgar, but the FIDE 27.4a4 9d4 28.Oc5 Qxc5 29.Qxc5 e3 30.8b2 This loses instantly but Black is, in any with 24 points followed by Croatia 221/2, category would still be 15. ext2+ 31.Qxf2 32.b5 We4 33.c5 Wxe2 event, helpless against the threat ofEg6. Gerrnany and 20, and. Switzerland 95 Only three the twenty games were 34.Exe2 9d3 35.8b2 a6 36.t4 axb5 37.axb5 of 19. 32.Qxd7 l--0. decisive andZoltan Almasi won two of those Eb7 38.b6 Qe4 39.8e2 Qas lo.Ees tez to take first place with 5/8. Alexander Belgrade Chernin failed to win a game but lost none in The category 18 "Investbanka '97" sharing second place with (+l -1 tournament in Novernber saw six players d) on 4 points while Jozsef Pinter and finish within a poiot of each other. Vassily Gyula Sax were next on 3%. Ivanchuk at least shared the lead all the way with Vishy Anand and Alexei Shirov Leko Pinter - catching up after round 7 when all three had Ruy Lopez [C92] 5 points, one ahead of Vladimir Kramnik 1.e4 e5 2.OR Oc6 3.Qb5 a6 4.Qa4 Of6 5.(}{) and Joel Lautier. All three leaders drew in Qe7 6.8e1 b5 7.Qb3 d6 8.c3 0-{ 9.h3 Od7 the penultimate round. In the last round 10.d4 Qf6 11.s4 Oss l2.Qc2 9b7 13.d5 9e7 Anand and Ivanchuk drew with the black l4.Oa3 c6 15.b4 Oc4 f6.0xc4 bxc4 17.dxc6 pieces against Gelfand and Kramnik Qxc6 18.Od2 d5 19.exd5 Qxd5 20.OR QxA respectively, while Shirov suffered his only 21.tsxf3 Wc7 22.t5 6h8 23.Qa4 Eac8 24.Wd5 loss at the hands of Alexander Belyavsky and finished clear third. NZ Chess NZ Chess 30 31 NZCF Council report Affiliated Clubs By Ted Frost Ashburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets Upper Hutt Monday 7.30pm, Hapai Club, 879 Increases in the numbers ofregistered and Since the end of October nearly half the Monday 7.30pm (Feb-Oct), Room I (upstain), Fergusson Drive. Sec, Glen Sullivan, l4a Crystal (04)526-5085. rated players and in the number of clubs have submitted championship results Public Library, cnr Havelock and West Streets. Grove, Birchville, U Hutt Roy Keeliog (03)308-6936. tor:rnaments rated are recorded in the annual for rating, which indicates that the number Contact, Waltemete Thunday 7.30pnr" Kelston Comm & Centre, cnr Great North Rd and Awaroa Rd, report of NZCF to be submitted to the of tournaments to be processed in 1998 will Auckland Chess Centre Meets Monday Thursday 7. I 5pm, junior coaching Wednesdays, I 7 Kelston; jun 6-7.30pm Thursdays, schooldays. Prcs, coming aonual meeting. show a further increase. Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Aucklaod 1003, Tel Bob Smith, 2 Autumn Ave, Glen Eden (09)818- growth membership s€etr the increase the number of active The in was With in (09)630-2042 clubroom; contact Mark Henderson 4l 13 or contact Bruce Pollard (09)818-2342. mainly several of the major clubs which juniors and the turnover in membership, the in (09)8 l 5-6230. Wanganul Monday, lst floor, Commercial Club, junior players have active membership. The total mrmber of recorded in the rating Crtrterbury, PO Box 25-242, ChasLchurch. Meets St Hill SL Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi St (06)3a3- number of registered players at the end of system has grown. Rating records remain Wednesday, 7.30pm., 227 Bealey Avenue; tel 610l; sec, K Yorston, 5 Mitchell St (06)343-7166. October was 581, compared with 551 at the live for 5 years and 1589 players are on the (03)366-3935 clubroom. Pres, Mark Guy (03)352- Welllngton Saturday 7.30pm, Lighthouse Centre, end of November last year. The number of combined rating list - up from 1438 last year 699 l. Sec, Geoff Davies (03)352-45 I 8. 235 Karori Road, Karori. 6pm, juniors. Pres, Tim juniors registered rose from 139 to 156, with and 1356 two years ago. However, with a Clvlc Tuesday 7.30pm, Museum Room, Turnbull Frost (04X76-3541. Sec, Ted Frost (04)476-4098. a substantial increase in the l3-to-16-year- high hrnover in playing membership the House, Bowen Street, Wellington l. Pres, Alan Assoclate members old group. number of players competing in the past two Aldridge (04)477-a18a; Sec, Brent Southgate Hunfly Tuesdays 7.30pm 14 Ralph Street.. Club Registration ofplayers has brought to light years is less than halfthese totals. (o4Y7s-7604. cap! Jobn Smeed, 14- Great South Road, Huntly. other useful information, and one point Gamblt Sec, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, (07)828-748 l. FIDE and recognition ofchess as a sport (0 Wellin gton 5 4Y7 6-409 8. Napler Sec , Napier. which has emerged in a comparison of the The federation has supported FIDE first two years since registration was Hamllton: Thurs, 7.15, Methodist Centre, 56 NZ Correspondence Chess Assn, P.O. Box 3278, measures to achieve recognition of chess as Hilton Bennett, 65 Te introduced concerns the turnover in club Landon Street. Inquiries Pres, Wellington. Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, (04)237- a sport by the IOC, but there have been Aroha St (07)839-6406 or (025)964-7 7 t. 4753. membership. While clubs have attracted a mixed feelings about a plan put forward to Hasflngs-Havelock North P.O. Box 184, Hastings. mrmber of new members at all ages this Palmerston North Tuesday,7.30pm, Palm Nth split zone 3.2, of which New Zealand is a Wednesday 7pm, Library, Havelock N High Intermediate School, Ferguson St. Pres, Dennis year, gains do not greatly exceed the losses member. School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Chris Smith (06)877- Davey, 22a Cargill Grove (03)353-0193. in membership - a total of 189 players If a new zone consisting of Australia, New 4583. Papetoetoe Wednesday 7.30pm, St George's registered in 1996 had not registered by the Z,ealand, Frji and Papua New Guinea is set Horvlck-Pakurenga Tuesday 7.30pm, St John Anglican Church Hall, l,andscape Rd, Papatoetoe. end of October, and they included 130 full up, it wonld give the zone a qualifier in the Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Highway, CoDtacts, John McRae (09)278-4520 or Katrine playiug members. new world championship series, but there Highland Park. Pres, Paul Spiller (09)535-4962. Metge (sec) 278-7171. Rating growth would be requirements for those countries to Invercarglll Wednesday 8pm, staff room, South Petone Gamblt Thursday 7.30pm Central Bowling The first rating period of 1997 was hold zonal and age group tournaments. School, Ness St. Sec, Robert Mackway Jones, 5 Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. Pres, Mark Noble, 97 Pine Cres, Invercargill (03)217 -1154. l,ower Hutt (04)567-0467. extended to include the maximum number of There would also be a risk that creating the Seddon St, Naenae, Kepld Wednesday, 7.30pm, Salvation Army Hall, tournaments before the North and South new zone could cut off access for players Whangrrel Gamblt Thursday 7pm, Whangarei Bluegum Rd. Paraparaumu Beach. Sec, Rosemary (09)438-3035. Island Charnpionships, but this had mixed from this part of the world from Asian group YWCA. Contact, Geoffrey Gill Kingston, 5l Ames St, Paekakariki.d, Raumati Sth blessings and the Council agreed that the tournaments, particularly the Asian te:ms (o4)292-81s7. Dlstrlct Assocladons closing dates of the end of April and the end tournament. NZCF has made representations New Plymouth ll Gilbert S! New Plymouth. Auckland Chess Assn, Pres, Peter Stua( 24 ofOctober should be adhered to. Apart from for access to those events to be maintained if Tuesdays, 7.30pnr Pres, R P Bowler, l7a Hori St Seacliffe Ave, Belmont, Auckland 9. (09)445-6177. oue special case this was adhered to at the the new zone is created. (06)7 5t-6282. Contact, Bob Bowler. Welllngton Dlstrlct Chess Assn Inc, sec, Ted end of October. The result was that a number Personal appreclation North Shore P.O. Box 33-587, Takapuna, Fros! l7 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington 5; of club championships in which play ended As this is my last report through NZ Chess Auckland 9. Meets Wednesday 7.30pm, Northcole (04Y76-4098 cnr Mays St in November were not rated. to chess clubs and players I would like to Community Centre, College Rd/Ernie Northcote. Club capt, Peter Shrart, 24 Seacliffe In spite of this, the number of tounaments expr€ss my appreciation for the support I rated 1997 increased 136 145, Ave, Belmont (09Y45-617 7. in from to have received from throughout the chess jump Otego 7 lvlaitland St, Dunedin. Wednesday and with a sharp from 46 to 60 in the community, especially in the reforms which number of rapid tournaments submitted for Saturday, 7.30pm. Tel (03)477-6919 clubroorn we have been able to adopt in the past seven &c, Dennis McCiughan (03X78-0160. rating. years.

NZ Chess NzcF Active Player Combined Rating List for 2-lgg7 (653 ptayers) Stardard Rapid Cod. Grm.Ratg G6m.Ratg 56 PO#R Py IS 27 4 1931 7 1697. 1 HARTIH BHS OT 552 2307 2360 57 HETGE RC PT 1?46 1g?9 2 c RBETT 1825 PA [S 2 10 2319 2219 58 C@PER DJ uA 3 silArL v cA 16 350 8 1912 2012 231? ?361 59 SAITOSO B cA 2221 8 l9tlr 1 1013r 4 XER AF cr 383 I 2299 11 2?16 60 Ltr{ I HP 11?4 4 1906 7 188.9 5 DIVE RJ ct 439 2291 2320 51 JORoAI AU cr 511 1903 1950 6 xULASHKO A AC 1989 ?O 2276 2148 62 ouNlr ,l9oo 7 sHtIH yT P ct 558 t896 RrJ 88 14 2226 2222 63 ARAIIDJELOVIC I{ 8 UATSOX 8R r{s 206 6 2223 22?9 9 r08LE ltF PE ?55 7 2220 ?265 l0 suTToI RJ Cr 3 2?17 16 ?059 fl SARFATI JD rJE 251 2?11 2??1 12 DREYER r{P Ac 460 9 ?199 2234 13 LUXEY Sc cA 696 8 2196 11 2168 14 cREEil Er{ HP 7 2189 2094 15 uANStilK R 0T 9 4 2173 15 21s7 16 HCLAREI LJ IS 3'14 3 2165 13 ?235 17 GREEX PR AC 199 4 2162 ?204 yAsTilEY t8 S GA 830 2123 ?o78 19 slxcL^tR x PE 1364 I 2112 6 2129 20 BARLOJ ilJ lts 291 11 2108 6 ?112 21 HOPEVELL Xil AC 379 ?094 2109 z2 LovE AJ 0r 176 2092 30 ?1n 23 IETGE J[ Pr 41 ?076 ?oo1 24 HARE T GA 1929 2075' 5 1967 25 SARAPU 0 7 AC 1 2074 2118 uA 550 8 t811 26 STUART P9 ils 5 14 1816 2o7t 1l 2180 80 coATEs s cA 1359 8 1806 10 1734 27 lrAUrEs PD cA 101 ?071 unr 81 CASTLAIG A AC 1197 1805 unr 28 SPAII| GA GA {82 lt 2067 6 2135 82 CARTER Gs uH 238 4 1801 1727 29 FREETAN HR rJ 151 2o5o 2085 65 LYNII KU HA 32 13 1804 6 1657r 30 JACKSOI| JR cl 2o5o unr 29 84 IIOTLEY DG HP 377 I8O4 185 r 31 ZAKARIA F ZZ 2106 20t16r 2171r 85 sTAltIoI RA KP 2023 1804r 1n2 32 GORTS R Ac 1140 16 2014 1900 85 FUATAI F HP 1231 1790 1 588 33 GUTHRIE DtJ OT I19O 201,2 21 2051 87 vtltcE[T r,rB oT 9% 1789 1763 34 DOTiDEX RA m 148 16 ?011 5 2t08 88 ELAXALL CS HP 698 1786 1765 35 rlErR PB us 2038 52 1969 89 HAASE GG OT 28 8 1785 12 1778 36 Leorxlnor rJ [s 11 7 2033 2008 90 smTo[ PJ oT 554 1780 12 1822 37 lt^RT R lrs 507 3 2030 2039 91 TBAil-A R AS 1706 ffn 1809 58 FAERI F HA 2017 1932 2019 92 AStAt{ [ NS 1975 l7Tta 1726 39 vAlt DIJK P uH 2oO7 39.t 1909 93 UIXFIELD AU CI U5 116 1594 40 ,llsTrLo/tct{ R PE 1858 2oO3 2033 94 cu0ililcs I cA 1617 I 1774 6 2125 4t RADOJEVTC I AC 1990 zoot (rrr 95 PGJ K As 793 17n 156/ 42 SIEADXAX IVR AC 201 1997 trr 96 scHu^ss itP OT 414 1rn 1 780 43 BEXXEIT t{P HA 89 22 1996 6 1952 97 zARKOvrc 8 AC 1992 1nO u1r 44 RCIISOI JP AC 5?6 7 1992 2040 9E BOYD DJ rs 700 1764 1859 45 xARxER G PE 253 12 1987 5 1878 99 cHAt HC sP 2026 1760' u1r 46 rcxRAD PG PE .600 1? 1953 1939 100 IIACDOIALD P AC 1740 13 t759 1717. 47 v lt DER H(DR[ ru t01 iluvAL r{ lc 1685 t0 1756 1543r PE 617 12 1962 1970 102 HttL t{ ct 1426 175t 1618 48 ELLtoT DB lts 9n 7 1919 1p/61 103 PEDRESCHI t{ ct 1546 t75o 1711 49 SPILLER PS HP 162 1979 1959 104 EVAIS DJ ns 1309 1742 1731 50 surHERrA[D JL oI 454 I 195? 1902 32 105 HcitABB I cA 987 I 1740 12 16a5 51 DJ(XDJEVIC I [s 2142 3 19481 2027, 106 BAIIKS G HP 659 t738 52 PoIEROY lJ ,835 ct 15 1944 2013 107 BELL CH uH 1731 53 TUFFERY 242 1685 PB ct 961 1910 1881 108 PRTCE AJ 54 PosT u[ ?86 1724 1629 itJ uA 395 I 1936 6 1823 I09 I.TACKIJAY-JONES RA 55 LYIICH Dl HH 21 8 unr t9i4 Ilt 1068 1Tz3 6 1606 146/ 1751 168 ADAI{S JH cA 126 I 1596 6 lto RAYIER EP oT 973 18 1723 10 1565 10 1882 169 BELL DI uA 168 1592 J uE 1320 1s 1722 1520 iii i;iiilripl 16?7 170 BMIH AJ r{P ?59 1589 uT 117 171e e^ 1588 12 1348 iii;iiil'j; 5 17?6 171 PARIRIDGE D CA 20602fJ60 iii ii6.ioii t cI 412 1716 pn 1588 6 151q 1713 1826 iii iiiiisox trs 328 ii; ffiii-{tr Pr 3oe eiisiii nr Ac 613 20 1585 1125- ioirloi o c^ 632 16 17't't 24 1683 in 6 't6o7 iii s 179? iir iiiiucxrx o.r 011216 t585 .re sE 1807 Lnr 1872 7 iii iniiiix 1915- ;l;ldRi I t1 15el 16.12 'iii c^ 1361 1707 6 i; 1640 iiilin-c 176 UILSON C ^c[P 962 1584 eH et3 4 17or 1e57 q{c 6 1691' ii; ;;ii; unr t77 -riiiixDEVLlll s lts l5E3 iic Divies ne Pt 2067 24 1706 cA 72 12. eE tel 6 17oL e iii rr ? 128-? 1622l7X izo iniiier'i !q9 '179 DP ls 1254 6 1580 6 J zz tcst 4 1704 17?1 JO}l}lS i;; ilGo 1711 180 STI.IPERIiIGHAI{ E iii lnoii-r- trP 123e 17oz AC 1693 1578 1580r 955 1701 1604 50 1700 't2 1872 oo 1696 1809 20 uhr 6 1690r I 17 16a9 13 1660 67 51686 617116 16?1 129 tA}lBCLrRilE GJ oT 903 1584 iio iiiiiisor .rs xs t1 1& lYs-. iii iliiiiLi'i trA 670 8 1682 115]^' i;i ;ii;ilio. oT 1580 e 1680 6 lY iil H,,,rili-;^ cA 1176 1680 10 15q ili li-nrii or cr & 3 1678 !g?9- isi iiiiili r- zz zosl u'rr 1677' iii iiiiiii ,.r rJT 345 5 1676 1q?1' iii ii*iiti-^ xP 1128 1675 1:3.- iil il;-i- vE 2141 lt' 1672' 14 1771i iic iux*-^ PT 13e3 27 1er,8 1z! 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6 Active player combined rating list for 2-97 In accordance with NZCF pol been active during the previous in 1996 or 1997 up to October events during 1996 ail1997. Tonrnament results received for rating to October 31, lggT O: open event; C = club event.

STAI\TDARI) RAPID 9 Wellingtou CC winter open 9 Mrth Island Cbampionship 9 S_outh Island Cnampionsnip O NZ Junior O North Shore Open C Waitemata CC Round tobins A, B, C C Waitemata CC Swiss C North Shore Invitatioual CC Championship 9 _Pelone C U Hutt May Swiss C Upper Hutt round robins A, B, C, D C Wanganui CC Champs,.\ B, C D 9 Wellingron CC champ qualifying 9 Wellington CC championstui C Wellingtou CC teams match 9 Waitemata CC Winter Cup O Waikato Open V/ellingtou 9 CC Championships, B : 9aq9 CC Champs. seD, itrt,JuD 9 Auckland CC Slmmer Cup R, n Auckland 9 CC Winter Cup A, i, C, D Auckland C CC Championships A, B

O Otago Spring Rapid O Otago Iabour Weekend

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