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is the official journal of the New Zealand Chess Latvian Gambit There was a three wey tio for New Zealand Chess Federation published bimonrhly (February, first between Russell Dive, Vernon Small and EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT April, June, August, October, December). Roger (6/7) Nokes followed by Ortvin Srrapu The New Zealand Chess Federation has Caken over production of NZ Chess. This the (sth). follows Special prizes were awarded to James resignation of Bill Ramsay as Editor. The Federation is introducing a number of innovations in the All correspondence, subscription renewals, Turnbull under 1800, Ben Giles undor l4OO, content and presentation of the magazine, the first of which will be apparent to readers of this issue. changes of address, advertising inquiries, under years 14 Craig Chilvers, under 18 ycars Comments and suggestions are always welcome. articles and other copy should be addressed to Giles and Tumbull, best woman Winnio Ong N.Z. Chess, P.O.Box j130, Wellington. and the Latvian Gambit to Chris Stott. Contents Opinions expressed in articles, letters and Best games Extended other Civic Easter Alan Winfield (5) won thc 1993 4 from the 100th Congress. annoLations by IM Vernon Small and IM contributions are those of the authors. Letters Civic Easter from Ted Frost (4%). In thirtt Ortvin Sarapu of games played by the International Masters, which were awarded Best Game to the editor on any chess topic are welcome; place were Richard Glover, peter King, Martin prizes in the NZ Championship. limit 150 words, and marked "for publication." Post, and Ross Jackson (4). The B grado wus shared by Pat Cunningham, Tom van 9 How the Reserve Championship was won. Arthur Pomeroy reports. Bodegraven, Lawrence Farrington, Chrio Bums, ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Hendrix Mahaki and John Gillespie (3). 12 Michael Schwass reports on the Mqior Open. Surface mail New Zealand $NZ18.OO NZ Junior The 1993 NZ Junior Champion is 13 nU JD Sarfati annotates a Other countries Selection of Games from the Mqior Open, including the Best $US2O.00 Edward Swayne (5) from Matthew Vinccnt and Airmail Game. David Cuthrie (4th). Third equal wcre Australia and South Pacihc $US2O.OO Shamnika Rupasinghe, Mark Sinclair and Other 16 fne final results table for ttre 1993 &JI Rapid Championship countries SUS25.O0 Russell Metge. Guthrie is the Undcr-16 Back issues are available - send for details. Champion, Metge the runner-up. I7 NZ Champion, FM Anthony Ker met a strong freld of GMs and IMs in the Asian Zonal Tournament in Jakarta. Ker reports on the tournament, with selected games. Fuji Xerox Otago Easter First was John ADVERTISING RATES Sutherland with 5/6 with Tony Love and Grcg Full page 17 New T.ealand News from a host of contributors. $NZ45.OO Spencer-Smith sharing second on 4th, Thc upsct Half page or full column $N222.50 prize went to Moss Wylie. Half column $NZ|2.0O 20 gil Poole outlines the latest developments in the 1993 World Championship - now sans Short, Club Notices or Classifred, $NZl.50 per Latest World Championship developmenh sans Kasparov! 15 words Karpov and Timman were both reported willing to play for the title declared vacant by FIDE. 2l frc frrst fuia Pacific Correspondence Chess Championship has just been ptayed. ICM Mark COPY DEADLINE Kasparov says the professional Chess Noble played and reports. All copy should reach NZ Chess by the second Association is close to funding its own world Saturday of the month before publication. title competition. (see story on page 2O) 2l Time to enter the 1993 British Chess Solving Championship.

The deadline for the June issue is fuian Tearns Tourney Bruce Anderson has Saturday, 22 lnaernational News by our intemational editor-at-large Peter Stuart. May 14 offered to join the team. [Ie replaces Vernon Small. Unless funding can be arranged, there is Copy should 26 pU JD Sarfati annotates the games from the Candidates Final between Short and Timman. include details of coming events still a vacancy for a fifth player. for the rest of the year. 30 Council Report by NZCF Secretary Ted Frost. Copy on MSDOS floppy disks (any size) are Cover: Firsl-ever lil Rapid Chess Champktn more than welcome, they are preferred to paper! Russcll Dive with the specially cotrunlssfutned ... And coming up in the June Issue All disks will, of course, be returned. troplry presented b.y Sb Roberl Jones. Extended annolation by FM Anthony Ker of selected Jakarta zonal games....Full reports on N.Z. Junior and Under-16 Championships, the Easter tournaments and Howick-Pakuranga's Latvian Gambit....The latest Standard and Rapid Rating Lists...and more!

N7, Chess winning position! I advise all players to stick to The following game shared the honour of the Best Games of the 1992193 RJI Congress the rules, even ifthat seems to be not very good Best Game of the 1992193 Championship. sportsmanship. Selected games analysed in depth by top 12 Qxd4 Nd6 16 ... b6 Metge,JN-SmallrYA players will be a regular feature Chess. in NZ White has a better pawn position and 17 Qc3 Bb7 Nimzolndian Defence Our selection starts games with the best from development. In the previous seven rounds 18 Rhel 0-0-0 Notes by Vernon Small the lfi)th NZ Championship Congress. Lukey showed his excellent play in tactical 19 Qb3! game The adjudicator,of tirc best awards positions. Here is a positional game and he Now the weak pawn on e6 is the reason for A month before the NZ Champs I had three considered that in this Championship games the frnds the going diffrcult. Black's defeat. weeks coaching from Dutch Grandmaster Genna by the two International Masters, OrWin Sarapu 13 f4! Bd7 19 ... RgeS Sosonko, mainly concentrating on openings for and Vernon Small, had equal merit so they 14 NR t6?l After 16 minutes Black could not find a better White, so my preparation for Black was limited shared the prize. Black took eight minutes on this move, Ne5 is plan. to a few days before the tournament. As it strong for White, but now the e6 pawn is weak. 20 Bh3 Ne4 turned out, I decided not to use the new material Sarapu,O-LukeySG He cannot 0-0-0 as then Qxa7. Pressure on 92 2l Rxd8+ RxdS Sosonko and I had studied, because there were French Defence is the only good point for Black. After 21...Kxd8 22 Qd3+l also wins material. still large gaps in non-crucial lines that needed Notes by O Sarapu 15 93 22 Qx6+ frlling. This decision was one of the two 1e4 e6 Now the R on g8 is out of action and White Better than Bxe6 + . The endgame without the contributing factors to my relatively poor sixth 2d4 d5 can put his Bishop on the diagonal. long Queens is the right plan, giving Black fewer placing. Blacks went well, but with White only 3 Nci Bb4 15 ... Bc6 chances to get counterplay. one win, against Spain after walking through the 4 Rd2!? Bg2 t6 22 ... Qxe6 valley of death and fearing a fair amount of gambit A variation I have used sometimes. In 23 Bxe6+ Kb8 evil. played 1948 Keres it to beat Botvinnik in the 24 Nh4 Nd6 The other factor was an attempt, after World Championship for the very first time. It 25 Nfs Ne4!? something like 20 years' play, to radically was also played in the game vital 14th match in Black's Kingside pawns are very weak. Lukey change my style, making it more complex and the Boleslavsky-Bronstein match, 1950, for the plays the best his position allows. tense than the simple positions I have specialised right to challenge Botvinnik, but White did not 26Rc4 a5 in. Sosonko paid me the compliment of saying play best and In Lucerne 1982 lost. in I played 27 Ns7 h6 that I played like a Grandmaster when the this against line GM Nikolic. After some 28 Bd3 Nc5 strategy was clear, but that I needed to get more thought, his answer was 4...Nge7!? After 5 29 Bt' experience in murky positions to round off my exd5 [Bd3 is better] I still managed to draw. By now Black had only six minutes left to style. Deeper analysis was also indicated, and 4 ... dxe4 reach move 40. the need to "trust yourselfl' rather than spend s Qs4 Nf6 29 ... Rds time rechecking analysis and changing plans. Also played here is Qxd4, but it usually 30 h4! I've got to say that the result in the artistic Here Lukey adjusted the B on c6 and I was transposes to Nf6. White's advantage is on the Kingside and the side of my play was very pleasing, but some standing near the table. I told him that he did 6 QxgT Rg8 advance there is restricting Black to defensive worrying blunders crept in - a simple oversight not say "I adjust," and he should move his 7 Qh6 Nc6 play. in a slightly better position against Stuart 8 Bishop. After 13 minutes he played 15...b6!? I 0-0-0 Qe7?! 30 ... a4l? allowing mate, a rook en prise in a simple and In the game Keres-Botvinnik Black played called Intemational Arbiter Bob Gibbons to look 3l a3 b5 probably winning egding against Love, and a 8...Rg6 9 Bxc3 (after into the matter, and Lukey told him that he did Qh4 9...Rg4 10 h3 the 32 h5 Ka7? truly ridiculous plan carried through to its say quietly 'J'adoube". I did not hear it. Bob game is similar to Boleslavsky-Bronstein, where A time trouble mistake. Black had three logical loss from a dominant opening against White missed a strong Gibbons said that it was one player's word line) 10 Bxc3 Qd5 11b3 minutes left for nine moves. Lukey. NceT 12 R and the position is unclear(Keres). against the other and the game should continue 33 8g6 Bc8? The following game shared best game prize, with b6. In Olympiads there is always an Lukey had spent eight minutes for Loses another pawn, but the game was lost although with respect to the judges I think my his eight moves, had spent arbiter for two boards. Actually, if Black I five. anyway. win over Dive was a more consistent effort. played his Bishop to d5 or e4 it would be just as 9 R!? 34 35 Nxf6 Rc4 36 NdS Nb3+ has commented that there could be a good as the move he played. Nef Rd4 [Sarapu A good move that made Black think for 14 37 Kbl Nd2+ 38 Kal c5 39 Bd3 Rd4 brilliancy as well as best game prize at minutes. After a bitter experience in 1960 in Adelaide, 40 Nc3 Nb3+ [Black made the time control, Congress, and nominated Small's win over 9 Nxd4?! Cecil Purdy recommended me to follow the ... but will lose one more pawnl 4l Ka2 Kb6 Dive. Small is annotating that game for After this has rules ofchess 100 per cent. There my opponent move, White a small advantage. 42 Bxb5 Nd2 43 Rxa4 Bg4 44 Be8 NR publication in NZ Chess. - Editorsl l0 Bxd2+ broke the rules and I let him do it, and the Nxo4 45 R.e7 BfS 46 Na4+ 1-0 11 Qxd2 Nxe4 result was that I 19ft a mate in onc on, in a Chess 5 4 NZ t Metge,JN-Small,VA on c8 controlling f5 the text allows the lost best, although the forced win of the 28 ... 96 Nimzo-Indian Defence tempi to be regained on the Bishop on b5. Now black-squared Bishop ought to give Black the 29 Rdl I d4 Nf6 we are on our own, strategic trumps. However, White has some White was getting very short of time now, but 2c4 e6 12 0-0 a6 chances of counterplay now by attacking and it is diffrcult to come up with a tenacious plan 3 Bb4 Nc3 13 Bd3 b5 liquidating the a, b and c pawns. anyway. Black's Bishop now does a little dance 4e3 c5 14 d Re8 Instead, the hanging Bishop on f4 and the to secure its hold on the a7-gl diagonal, after 5 b6 Ne2 Rook on al suggest it could be better to lure the which White is helpless. 6 a3 Ba5 Queen off the back rank with 18...b3, when 29 ... BcS Preserving Bishop the in this way is after 19 Qxb3 Qf6 looks good. 30 Md3 Be3 strategically greedy, ensures but a tenso 19 Nhl 3l Rel Bd4 struggle. Black may have to exchange on c3 Forcing this move was another temptation of 32 Rbl anyway later, but in the meantime he waits for 18 Qh4. If Re4 32...Ra4 and the threats mount, e.g., the N on e2 to move. the on If B a5 can be f9 ... Nxlll 33 Khl Ral 34 Kgl Ba7 and Bf5 or Bb5 are in preserved from exchangeit can find anexcellent 20 Nxf2 Qxf4 the air. diagonal on b6 or c7, while if White advances 2l ab 32 ... Na6 d5 the position is more akin to a Benoni, where Better than Nxb4 ba, when Black should easily 33 Rb7 Bf5 the absence of the Bishop from the Kingside is hold the extra pawn. 34 s3? balanced by the absence the weaknesses 15 b4? of 2r ... Bd4 Allows a quick frnish, but even after the more caused by the move This must be wrong. I was more worried 96. Bc5!? adhesive Rb3 the pins and the weakened d-pawn about h3, when Black still has to combine 7 Bd2 22 Nxb4! are terminal. The alternative is a plan with 7 Rbl, intending untangling the logjam on the Queenside with the Otherwise Black will roll 'em with a5. 34 ... Bxd3 b4, when Na6 or are the only real moves. advanceofthe pawns on c5 and b5. That would Qe'l 22 ... Rg4l? 35 Bxd3 NcS Nenasov-Kajumov, be a real fight. In Tashkent 1992, after Another of those moves that looked great at wins more than a piece. 0-l 7...Na6 t5 ... Bb6 8 Ng3 0-0 [perhaps BbT 9 Bd3 d5 10 the time, but in retrospe€t may have been cd cd 11ed t6 Bf4 Bxc3+ l2bxc3 ed 13 0-0 NbS with unnecessary. It is an attempt to continue the roughly equal chances. Nigel had prepared Doesn't really achieve much. Black is edging by attack when 22...Bxal 23 Qxal a5 24 Nc6 Nd7 ahead. Better again was h3. Computer 'rFritz 2" vs Kasparoy, G studying Grand Zuniga-Psakhis from Aruba is probably fine. 16 ... Ng4 by Ortvin Sarapu 1992, so - 23 Qcf 17 a4 The computer Fritz 2 scored 50 per cent 7 ... 0-0 White loses his nerve and saves the exchange, 8ds d Completely ignoring Black's attack on the against GMs J Nunn and M Illescas (Spain). But but the resulting pawn-down ending is the world champion won 26:11 against in Psakhis played d6 immediately and later played black squares. Things could get really wild after it untenable. The principled move was 23 Qa4. five-minute chess. Kasparov lost nine and drew his Bishop to b7 and won. Nigel l7 h3 Nxf2 18 Rxf2 cb 19 ab Qf6, although t7 had looked at Then if Black takes the Rook on aL,24 Qxal a5 h3 is probably stronger, e.g., 18 four, but won the rest. He gave the computer the analysis in Informator and had concluded Qf6 Qd2 Ne5 25 Na6 is playable and the a5 pawn drops. If 19 BeZ with interesting play. a rating of 265O in five-minute games! that White has a strong attack for the weak instead plays Black for activity wirh 23...Qd2 Here is a problem for readers - which of the pawn on d5 - too strong-in my opinion after 9 17 ... cb then24 ba NbdT 25 Ra2Bxf2+ 26 Rxf2 Qe1 + following moves did the world champion play: Ng3 ed 10 cd Bb7 11 e4 Re8 12 Bb5 NbdT f8 Na2 27 P.fI Qe3 28 Raf2 Nc5 looks unclear but I 21 ... Nd4 Rb4 h5 Rh8 Rd8 f6 Rb7 13 0-0 Bxc3 14 Bxc3 Nxe4 15 Nf5. doubt White is worse once Bishop if the Black Nd6 h6 a5 ? 9 cd Re8 on d4 goes. I chose this move order because I figured the 23 ... Qxcl rook was bound for e8 in all variations and the 24 Raxcl ab White advance d6 would open a good diagonal 25 Bxb5 Rxe4 for the Bc8. I think Psakhis's idea left the Black looks stretched, but the bank rank Kingside denuded and I wanted to preserve the threats are only cosmetic and the two Bishops option of the B on c8 controlling f5. But it easily convert the pawn. might be better just to go d6 now and reduce 26 Rfel Rxel White's optiorrs. 27 Rxel Bdl r0 Ng3 d6 AE 18 ... 28 Bfl ll Bb5 Re7! Qh4 A most diffrcult moment. Black has many After an exchange on d7 White would have Nigel is still hoping to transposeto something tempting alternatives and I'm not sure the toxt is diffrculty holding the d-pawn, but Be2 might be Black to play his 21st move. like Granda-Psakhis after Nbd7, but with the B more active here. Solution on next page

6 NZ Chess The next game was adjudged the Best Game of What Kasparov played 100th RJI Congress Reserve Championship the 1993 Reserve Championship. From previous page by Arthur I Pomeroy GM Lubomir Ftacnik describes this as Sutherland, J - McNally, I fantastic endgame play by Kasparov: The Reserve Championship was particularly Compare Boyd-Aldridge, next, for this plan Notes by A Pomeroy 2r...Rh8!! 22 b3 h5 23 Kb2 h4 24 h3 Rd8 25 strong in 1992-3. Apart from Simon Grainger, working) r.d4 Nf6 2.c4 s6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.8e2 Ne4 Ng3! 26 Nxg3 hxg3 27 Rg2 Rd4 28 Rxg3 the ratings of the other eleven players varied by O-O 6.NR e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 Na6?! 9.O-O?! Rxf4 29 Rc3 Rh4 30 Rxc6 Rxh3 3l Ra6 95 32 less than 100 points. This guaranteed hard (The wrong plan altogether. 9. Nd2! when RxaT 94 33 a4 93 34 Ra5 Rh6! ffiite has competition - the results of which were even retreating the bishop to e3 is possible) completely lost the pawn racel 35 Rg5+ Rg6 published in the last issue of New Zealand 9...h6 10.8h4 Qef 1f .Bd3? (This loses control 36 Rxg3 Rxg3 37 c4 f5 38 b4 1439 Kc2 0-l Chess. Charles Ker, Kendall Boyd, and Philip of the kingside white squares) 11...Bd7 12.b3 Abrahamson set a fast pace from the very Nhs l3.Nd2 Nf4 (Not very consistent, as the Here are a couple more games: beginning, with which the other competitors knight has to'retreat here again. But White's Fritz 2 - Kasparov were unable to keep up. At the end, plan is so slow that Black can afford such l.NR d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 t5 5,Bd3 Bd6 Abrahamson was slowed down by a loss to luxuries) l4.Rc2 f5 15.a3 Nh516.f3 f4 U.Qbf 6.c5 Bc7 7.Nc3 Qf6 8.h3 Nh6 9.Bd2 Nd7 Peter McKenzie, while Boyd broke Philip 95 l8.Bf2 QB6 19.Bdf g4 (A typical King's 10.0-0 95 ll.b3 94 l2.hxg4 Nxg4 13.Qc2 Rg8 Monrad's string of draws by an unwise Indian attack, stripping away kingside pawns. l4.Bcl NE 15.8b2 Qe6 16.g3 Qh6 17.Ne2 treatment of the Morra Gambit. Ker, leading Black does not have to achieve mate - White can Ng6 18.Kg2 Qg7 19.Rh1 e5 20.dxe5 N6xe5 by a half point, was playing Boyd: the clash of easily get into difficulties if the position is 21.Bxf5 Qfl22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.Nfd4 h5 24.Nf4 the Titans initially looked favourable for the 12...Nb4!? (Offering a speculative sacrifice to opened) 20.fg4 Nf6 2l.Khl Ng4 22.Rg4 Bg4 0-0-0 25.R Bd7 26.Nxh5 RdfS 27.Nf4 Nxf3 South Islander, but in ihe ensuing complications, avoid White's bishops raking Black's position) bc4 Bb2 23.NR Kh7 24-b4 (Leaving White exposed to 28.KxR Rxg3+ 29.Kxg3 Bxf4+ 30.Kf2 Be5+ Ker gained an extra piece and could make a l3.Qa4 b5 14.Nb5?! (14. Qb4 15. back on may the following combination, but the possibility of 3l.Kel Bg4 32.Qg2 Rg8 33.Nb5 Qe7 draw offer which could not be refused to assure with the idea of sacrificing c4 Nc5 is also becoming a real threat) 24...Rg8 34.Nxa7* Kb8 35.Bxe5* Qxe5 36.Nxc6* First Place and a position in the 1993 well be better) 14...ab5 f5.Qa8 Nc2 16.cd5 25.R^2 Bf6 26.B9l ab4 27.ab4 Nb4 28.Rd2 bxc6 37.Qh2 Qxh2 1-0 Championship. Bc5 l7.Bb5 Ke7 l8.de6 Nel 19.Nc3 Be6 Na6 29.Qb7 (Regains the pawn at the cost of an Meanwhile Philip Abrahamson demolished Greg 20.Nd5 Bds 2l.Qd5 Rb8 22.8e3? (22.8a4 is offside Queen) 29...Rgb8 30.Qc6 Qg7 31.Qa4 Kasparov - Fritz 2 Aldridge with the Black pieces to share first still quite unclear) 22...Rbs 23.Rel Ne5! Nc5 32.Qc2 Nb3 33.Rddl Nd4 34.8d4 ed4 1.g3 Nf6 2.892 d5 3.d3 e5 4.Nd2 Nc6 5.e4 prize. Given his relative inexperience, he can 24-a4?t Ra5 (Black is now just a full piece to 35.e5 Qs6 36.Qs6 Kg6 37.ef6 dc3 38.Rcl BR Bg4 6.R Be6 7.c3 Be7 8.Nh3 d4 9.Nt2 dxc3 be considered the frnd of the tournament, the good. Still a draw guaranteed First Place - just won to 39.st3 10.bxc3 Bc5 ll.Nfl Bxf2+ lZ.KxD Qd7 combining tactical ability with sheer dedication it happened that Philip Abrahamson 13.Ne3 O-O-O 14.Bfl h6 15.Be2 KbS 16.Qa4 in impressive style. catch up) % 96 l7.Rd1 h5 18.Rb1 h4 19.94 Ne8 20.d4 exd4 Games in the Reserve tended to have a 2l.cxd4 Nxd4 22.Qb4 b6 23.Bbz c5 24.Qxc5 higher quotient of major errors than in the Boyd, K. - Aldridge, G. bxc5 25.Bxd4+ Ka8 26.Bxh8 Nd6 27.Be5 Qe7 Championship. This does, however, also l.e4 6 2.d4 dS 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 s.NR Qb6 (Putting pressure s 28.95 Rd7 29.Bf6 QeS 30.Nd5 h3 31.a4 Qc8 sometimes lead to particularly interesting 6.8e2 Rd7?! no on White' 32.a5 Bxd5 33.Rxd5 Nxe4* 34.fxe4 Rxd5 positions. Charles Ker's treatment of the centre) 7.O-O f5? (Weakens Black's position Bc5 35.exd5 Qf5+ 36.8R Qc2+ 37.Kg3 Qxbl French Defence particularly exemplifies this and and fails to pressure the centre) 8.dc5 9.b4 38.d6+ Kb8 39.d7 Qe1+ 40.Kxh3 Qe6+ is instructive on how to treat this opening. Bf8 10.a3 NgeT 11.c4 Qc7 l2.Bb2 a5 13.Nc3 4l.Bg4 Qe3+ 42.Kg2 Qdz+ 43.KR Qd3+ Ng6 l4.Nb5 Qb6 15.cd5 Nce5 16.Ne5 Bb5 44.Kf4 Qd2+ 45.Ke4 Qb4+ 46.Kd5 Qb7+ l7.Bb5 Qb5 f8.de6 Ne5 l9.Be5 Rd8 20.Qel 23.Qd2 Ke8 47.Kd6 Qc7+ 48.Ke7 Kb7 49.Ke8 Qc6 Boyd, K. - Ker, C. ab4 2l.Rdl ba3 22.Rd8 Kd8 50.KxI7 Qg2 51.Be6 Qxh2 52.d8Q Qc7+ l.d 6 2.d4 d5 3.d (For the decisive 24.Rcl Bb4 25.Qs5 Bc5 26.Rdl Qb6 27.Qe7 53.Qxc7+ KxcT 54.8c4 Kd6 l-0 last-round game, Kendall can use his regular Qe6 28.Qh8 Rff 29.Rs7 Qd6 30.Rd6 1-0 (The tactics have led to an ending where Black's Advanced Variation against the French) 3...c5 king and rooks are much more active) 39...Rb3 Don't take the results of these too seriously, 4.c3 Nc6 s.NR Qb6 6.8e2 NgeT?! 7.dc5! Another example, which shows Charles'French Kf6 42.Rfel R.a2 43.Kh3 40.n Kn 4l.Kg2 though - Kasparov certainly didn't! They were (White exploits the blocking of the bishop to in a less glamorous light is his clash with me: Kf5 44.Re8 Rbb2 45.Rf8 Kes 46.Re8 Kd4 apparently played in one post-midnight session, open the centre advanlageously) 7.,.Qc7 (7. ... 47.Rd Kd3 48.Kg4 Re2 49.Kf4 Re4 50.fe4 Pomeroy, A. - Ker, C. with Kasparov commentating as he played. Qcs 8. Be3) 8.Nd4! Qe5 (8. ... Ne5 9.Nb5 Rh2 0-l 1.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.d c5 5.a3 Bcf Qc5 10. Qd4! [Euwe-Kramer,Zaatdam 1946]) Bd7 (A line which tries to 9.O-O Ng6 10.b4 a6 ll.Rel Qc7 12.c4l? 6.bc3 Ne7 7.NR tries to (Attempting to open the centre immediately. force White to play a4. White's next

NZ Chess 9 cross Black's plans , exploiting b7) 8.dc5 Ba4 and wrong RP, vs. R and P.: Monrad, P. - Boyd, K. 9.Rb1 Qa5?! l0.Rb7 (l0.Qd4!?) 10...Qc3 l.e4 c5 2.d4 cd4 3.c3 dc3 4"Nc3 Nc6 s.NR e6 l1.Bd2 Qa3 (Not tt...Qc2 12.Bb5!) l2.Bd3?! 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.Nb5 (To avoid 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.0-0 (Better 13.Qbl) 12...Nd7?! (13...Qd3!:) Ng4 9.h3? Nd4 and similar disasters) 7...QbE 13.Qb1 Nc6? 8.e5 Ne5 (8... a6!?) 9.Bf4 Nd3 10.8d3 Qf4 ll.Rcl Bb4 12.Kfl Ba5 l3.Rc4 Qb8

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26.h42! (26.895 QD 27.QD Ral + 28.Bc1+) 26...RaI 27.Qal Qf2 28.Kh2 QdZ 29.hs5 Rf4 89.Ke7 (White makes one last attempt, based on 30.Qb1 Rg4 3r.Qg6 KfB 32.Qh6 1-0 Black's bad king position) Rh6 90.K8 Rh7! 9l.Bh7 bfQ 92.Bbf Stalemate Now for something other than a French Defence.... Kendall Boyd's hopes were l4.Rd7! Rb8 15.Rb7 Rb7 l6.Qb7 Qal 17.Ke2 severely dented by the following game: Qhf 18.8b5! (Black loses a piece in Next, what not to do as Black in this line: l4.Rc8! Qc8 f5.Nd6 Ke716.Nc8 Rc8 l7.Ke2 unfavourable circumstances to end up with a Nf6 18.Qb3 Nd5 19.93 Rc6 20.Ne5 Rb6 rook for two pieces) 18...8b5 f9.Qb5 O-O Monrad, P. - Ker, C. 2t.Qa4 RbZ 22.KR Bb6 23.Qd7 Kf6 24.Ng4 20.Q"0 Qbf 2f .Qa4 Rc8 22.Nd4? (Losing an f .e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.ed5 eds 5.8b5 Kg5 25.h4 Khs 26.Qfl/ Q6...96 21.Qg7) l-0 important centre pawn, when the winning Bd7 6.Qe2 Qe7 (Better 6. ... Be7. This line chances for White are substantially reduced) leads to a permanent \#hite pull) 7.8d7 Nd7 rh 22...Qb8 23.c6 Qe5 24.8e3 8.dc5 Qe2 9.Ne2 Bc5 l0.Nb3 Bd6 (10.. Bb6!?) lr.Bf4 Bf4 r2.Nf4 Ndf6 r3.O-O-O O-O-O The game between Abrahamson and Ker l4.Rhel lRdT 15.R (Phil Monrad was happy illustrates Reserve play well: first Charles with draws in this tournament - White can easily completely outplayed his opponent, then he play on with good chances of success) % 1993 North Island Chess Championship became overconhdent and lost a piece. But the Sponsored by the Wanganui Provincial Hotel technical difficulties proved too much for Philip Charles Ker can also handle the French as and Charles escaped after something like ten White, as seen in his exciting effort against Eight round Open Swiss hours play: Greg Aldridge: 17 - 22 May 1993

Abrahamson, P. - Ker, C. Ker, C. - Aldridge, G. The tournament venue is f .e4 e6 2.Qe2 Ne7 3.f4 c5 4.NR d5 5.d3 Nbc6 f .e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bc3 Assembly Hall, Wanganui Intermediate School, Dublin Street, Wanganui 6.93 Nd4 7.Qf2? (White's unambitious opening 6.bc3 Ne7 7.NB Bd7 8.Bd3 Ba4 9.Rb1 Qc7 is starting to lose important time) 7...Qa5 10.O-O Nbc6 (10... c4! and Black is much Entry Fees 8.8d2?! Nc2 9.Kdl Nb4 10.8e2 Bd7 ll.Nel better) ll.Rel cd4 l2.cd4 Rc8 l3.Qd2 h6 Adults $25.00 Schoolpupils $25.00 Rc8 12.a3 Nec6? (Black becomes overambitious 14.c4 dc4l5.Bc4 O-O 16.8d3 Nds l7.Re4 f5 - he should just consolidate with the extra pawn l8.ef6 Rf6 19.Qel Nd8 20.Rg4 Rc2 2l.Bc2 $1,825.00 in prizes plus special prizes and better position) l3.Nc2 Qa4 l4.ab4 Qb3 @2 22.Rd2 Qfs 23.Nd Rc2 24.RHt Ra2 l5.bc5 b6 r6.d4 bcs 17.Qe3 Qb2 r8.Bc3 Qb6 25.Rbg3 g5 at the Provincial Hotel on favourable terms l9.Nd2 cd4 20.8d4 Nd4 2r.Qd4 dd 22.Qb6 Accommodation is available from $16.00 (share) to $24.00 (single) per night ab6 23.Ne4 Bc6 24.BR Bc5 25.Nd2 Bb5 (see diagram next page) 26.Nht Ke7 27.Ra7 Kf6 28.Nc5 Rc5 29.Ra8 All enquiries to Tournament Organiser Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi Street, Wanganui White is just a piece up. Unfortunately, he did Phone (06) 343-6101 not follow up exactly and ended up with R, B, l0 NZ Chess 11 Open Major Open 1992193 Review Selected Games from the Major RII Notes by FM J D Sarfati by Mike Schwass The following game won the prize for the Best f9.Ne6 Nb5 [Exchanging the Knight and Lower Hutt's Mark van der Hoom placed Yung Le. A traditional Sicilian queen Game of the Major Open. allowing Nd5 may be better - AW. "Plant a acquired his second Open title and Wanganui's side versus whito's central and kingside Knight on K6 or Q6 and you can fall asleep and Prince Vetharaniam his hrst after 13 days of prospects, Blaxall conducted the black pieces Dunn,P - Vetharaniam,P ler the game win itself' - Steinitzl 20.Nxb5 inspired genius, blunders and swindles at RII well with the attack moving up the board and Major Open round 8, 1993 Rxb5 21.h4 Rab8 22.h5! Rxb2 23.Rxb2 Rxb2 looth Congress. then into white's khgside position, while at the 1.c4 d 2.g3 Bc5?! [Exposos himself to a "biff' 24.hxg6 Nxg6 124...hxs6 25.Qh4 Qxr2 Van der Hoorn, playing extremely same time balancing matters down on his (CJS Purdy) by White's pawnsl 3.882 Nf6 26.Be3+-l 25.Q84 26.8d [Securing tenacious chess just hung on and hung on with kingside. Qxa2 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 d6 6.Nge2 Bg4 7.0-0 0-0 8.d4 White's defence and opening the h hle for a good combination of precise analysis and Top seed Paul Dunn has a difhcult Bb6 9.dS [Can it be good to open the adverse White's Rook - AWI 26...Qa8 optimism in , bad positions and was duly tournament, dropping half points to players B's diagonal and shut in his own?l 9...Qd7 rewarded with wins and draws, when his over normally regarded as a point (well done, Alan 10.b3 Na6 l1.Ba3 RfdS 12.Qd2 Ba5 13.8 the board position should have indicated a zero Winheld), and probably suffering from a lack of Bh3 l4.Rabl U4.eAl 14...e4!, 15.f4 [Leaves on the crosstable. recent tournament play. He did, however, White's light squares badly weakened: 15.b4 Vetharaniam, by contrast, had more become something of a media star with his Bb6 16.Na4l 15...8x92 l6.Kxg2 Nb417.dxc6 wins than anyone else, nine, but fell victim to thoughtful profrle featured in the Evening Post. bxc6 l8.Rfdl d5 l9.cxd5 Nbxd5 20.b4 Bb6 last round nerves. When only needing a half Second seed Peter Hawkes was also 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Nd4 Bxd4! the last point to win the tournament outright, he was a little short on recent games but it all came [Removes minor piece which can defend the light squaresl felled by his clubmate, Yung Le. When together in round seven when he halted van der 23.exd4 24.QxeA Nc3-+] Cantabrian Scott Wastney failed to show for the Hoom's unbeaten run just as it was assuming [23.Qxd4 Qg4 23...Q84 24.Rn passed pawn is an last round, having forgotten about the earlier ominous proportions. d fthe additional wory for Whitel 25.Qef e2 26.R8 10am start, van der Hoorn received his last and The event was ably directed by Bob Re8 27.Bcl Re4 28.Rb2 RaeS 29.b5 cxb5 possibly best piece of luck. Gibbons with assistance from Tim and Ted case 30.Rxb5 Rxd4 0-l Just in I have given the Frost, even to the extent of frelding telephone 27.Rxh7ll [Breaks through Black's defence and impression that van der Hoom's games were calls from players wishing to prepare for their Winfield,A - Aldridge,A threatens mate with Qxg6. If 27.. KxhT then filled with luck and opponents eager to give him nextopponent. Only onequibblethough. Very 28.Qh5+ followed by mate in 2 - AWI [Notes by A Winfield and JD Sarfati] the point, I hasten to add that anyone that opens few of the Major Open games made it into the Major Open round 8, 1993 27...Qe8 28.Rh6 1-0 their account with six straight wins must be a tournament bulletin while all championship 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 damn fine player as well. I can testify to my games did. I am sure that short draws have Bxa6?! would avoid White's Le,Y - Blaxall,C own efficient demolition in round four, when aesthetic merit but possibly more stringent [5.."g6 consolidation suggested in the next note - JDSI Major Open round 8, 1993 not having played the opening very well, I was criteria could be applied to the selection process 6.Nc3 d6 7.8g2 8.b3 Bg7 9.8b2+- [Notes by C Blaxall] summarily dismembered in 24 moves, and that in future. [6.e3 96 (Fedorowicz)l 6...96 7.g3 Bg7 8.NR d6 9.4 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 from the white side of a Ruy Lopez! Well done on the organisational front Bxfl l0.Kxfl NbdT 11.h3 0-0 12.8e3 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 d6 7 "Rt4 e5 8.895 a6 9.Na3 Aucklander Craig Blaxall was a clear and for helping a very enjoyable tournament run ['Ioo early to comrnit the Bishop - JDSI 12...Qa5 Be6 [This move iakes us into the Bird variation third after always being in touch with the smoothly. r3.Kg2 RfbS 14.Rb1Ne8 15.Qcr Nc716.Bh6 of the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Correct here is leaders and playing one nice game against fourth loses control of d5l BhS l7.Ng5 Ne5 18.Qf4 [Tying down the 10.Nc4l l0.Bc4? ffhis Knight to defend f7 and keeping the al-hS f0...b5! ll.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Ne2 d5! flhis is the make a diagonal blocked - AW. Who's tying down most active line, but Black had to proper assessment as to whether Black's king whom? White is leaving his Q-side undefended, the centre in some variations] so is committed to an all-out attack on the would be safe in l3.Bxf6 play revolves around playing K-side - JDSI 18...f6? [Weakens the K's ffiite's REPLACEMENT CHESS PIECES give up the defence and keeps Black's Bishop looking very Ng3 and Qh5, forcing Black to right the pawn 18...Ne8 then was probably better to castle, then trying to loosen up Individual wooden replacement pieces carved, turned and hnished sorry. Nf6 18...Nb5! an immediate attack centre with exd5 before attacking Black's King to match your existing sets! - AW or Q-side is Black's only chance, e.g. 19.Nxb5 Rxb5 and pawn centrel 13...gxf6 [Black's play Wh.ite's 20.h4 21.h5 Rxb2 22.Rxb2 23.hxg6 revolves around trying to weaken call Ron Aylan-Parker Auckland 09-377-3119 (bus) Qxa2 Qxb2 hxg6 24.Qh4 Ra2 and Black is quicker - JDSI Q-side with Bxa3, while frnding safety for his 09-483-9150 (pvt) King by castling, or blocking the centre with

Chess t3 t2 NZ ... dal l4.Ng3 [Trying to loosen the pawn Turner,M - YincentrM Sarfas,E - Sullivan,G The Coca-Cola Gambit centre first, with 14. ... ed does not workl Major Open round 3, 1992 Major Open round 5, 1993 Something different to play! 14...Bxa3 15.Qh5+ Ke7 l6.bxa3 Qa5+ 1.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.NdZ Nf6 4.e5 NfdT 5.c3 c5 1.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Nc3 BcS?! 4.8b5 Not the old main line, which is largely l7.KfI Qc3! 18.Rdl d4 flhe Rook at dl is not 6.Bdt Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 [4.Nxe5+-] 4...Nge7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 a6 discredite.d (as everyone knows of course) : really developed. In fact, it becomes prone to l0.NR Bd6 ll.0-0 0-0 12.8f4 Bxf4 l3.Nxf4 7.Bxc6?t [Losing the minor exchange] 7...Nxc6 l.g4 gS 2.f4 gf 3.h4 d5 4.8h3 e5 5.g5 Bxh3 attackl 19.Qe2 Qxa3 20.h4 Nb4 21.Nh5 Qxa2 Ne4 14.Ne2 RxR 15.Bxe4? [15.gxB is 8.895 f6 9.Bcl Nd4 [9...d6 With ideas of f5 6.Nxh3 h6! 22.QR Qxc2 23.Kg1 [23.Qxf6+ Kd6 24.Q8 certainly weakening, but a Black pawn on f3 is and Bg4l l0.Nxd4 Bxd4 1l.Ne2 d5 [1...Ba7] Instead try the new Bandriwsky Variation: RhEl z3...Rhf8 24.Kh2 N, 2s.Rhfl Nc3 even worse than a White onel 15...dxe4 l6.gxB 12.c3 [2.Nxd4l 12...Ra7 r3.Qb3 c6 14.N93 3.d4 d 4.h4! d6 5.e3. 26.Rcl Qd2 [Black is just going to push the exfiJ l7.Ng3 Nxd4 18.Khl Qh4 r9.Qd3 Bd7 Kh8 15"Qdl d4 [Blocking his own Bishop] Apparently 5...Nf6!? is seldom seen in Q-side pawns homel 27.Qg4 R.g8 ffiy? - JDSI 20.Radl e5 2f .Qe4 Qh3 22.Rg1 Bc6 23.Qxe5 16.c4 b5 17.b3 Bc5 r8.Qc2 Bb4 l9.Rbl Be6 grandmaster play because of its drawish 28.Q4 Rg6 29.94 b4 30.Kh3 h6 31.Rgl a5 20.a3 Bc3 2l.Ne2 b4 [Black's Bishop is now reputation (like who in their right minds would 32.Ng3 b3 33.Nf5+! exf5! 34.exf5 e4 35.Q93 buried in enemy territoryl 22.f4 a5 23.a4 f5! play a variation with these first 3 moves?!) Qd3! [35...Reg8? 36.Qc7+:] 36.fxg6 Qxg3+ flhe Bishop pair needs open linesl 24.N93 96? Here is a game to give an idea: 37.Kxg3 b2 38.Rcel d3 39.Kf4 d2 40.Rxe4+ [Weakening] 25.fxe5 fxe4 26.Rxf8+ QxfB l.g4 s5 2.f4 gf 3.d4 e5 4.h4! d6 5.e3 Nf6 Nxe4 4l.Kxe4 Rd8 0-l 27.Nxe4 Qfs 28.8h6! Qxe5 29.Qf2 Bf5 30.Rfl 6.95 Nd57.QR? Nxe38.Bxe3 fxe39.Bc4 Qe7! Ra7? 3r.QR? [31.g4 Be6 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nd5!? Nd4 12.Qf1!? Nxc2* SchwassrM - Bennett,H 13.Kd1 Nxal 14.Nxe7 BxeT 15.Qxf7+ Kd8 Major Open round 3, 1993 16.Ne2 Bg4 17.h5 Bd7 18.h6 a6 19.96 hxg6 l.e4 e6 2.d3 b5 3.NR Bb7 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.g3 20.Qxg6 Bc6 2r.F.hZ d5 22.Qe7? Rt8 c5 6.892 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Rel Qb6 9.a4?! 23.Ng3 dxc4 24.h7 Kd7 25.h8(Q) Bf3+ [One should not open lines on the defending 26.Kel Nc2+ 27.Kfl Rxh8 28.Rxh8 Rxh8 wingl 9...a6 10.Nfi 0-0 1l.Be3 d6 U1...d51 29.Qxh8 Nd4 30.Qxe5 e2* 31.Nxe2? Bxe2* 12.c3 h6 13.b4 Rfd8 l4.Nh4 d5?! U4...Nd7l td%,A% 32.Kf2 c5 33.b4 b6 34.bxc5 Bxc5 15.bxc5 Bxc5 16.d4 Be7 17.d Nh7 f8.Qg4 n...Q4.2+ll 24.Rxg2 fxg2+ 25.Kg1 NR+ 35.Qd5 + Kc7 36.Qf7 + Kc6 etc etc th. 26.Kxg2 Nxe5+ 27.Kh3 Rf8 28.Rd2 Kh8 l9.Rabl Na5 20.Nd2 Qc6 2l.axb5 axb5 9529.b4 %% g4+ 30.Kh4 NR+ now decided to end 'ffi, 22.R.q.l Nc4 23.Bfl Ra2 24.Nxc4 bxc4 25.Qf4 [White i #i Earliest Pawn Promotion? the nightmarel 0-1 RA 26.Qs4 Qc7 [26...Ba3'127.14 Bc6 28.Bh3 %a1ffi, The earliest possible queening is on the 5th Bd7 29.Rn Rc2 30.Rbcl Rxcl?! 31.Rxcl Ba3 move, for instance l.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bb2 Gold,H - FrostrE 32.RfI 33.8d2 Qa5 34.Q4 Qd8 3s.f5! Qf6 4.d7 Ke7 5.d8(Q). But such a move order Major Open round 8, 1993 32.Q4+ Bg8 33.Qxg8+ Kxg8 34.R8+#l [Black has only managed to exchange his is highly unlikely... However, some games l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e4 Nf6? 31...Rf7 32.94 33.gxf5 attackers, while White plays his thematic breakl [4...e5] Qe6? I3?...Be61 have been played where queening takes place 5.Bxc4 [Now Black has a bad 5...e6 33...gxfS 34.Ng5 Qs6 35.Kh1 Rf6 35...Ng5 36.Bxg5 hxgS [36...Qxg5 37.fxe6+-] QGAI [33.Ne5+-] very early. For example the Lasker Trap in the 6.895 Be7 7.Bxf6?l [7.e5 Nd5 8.Bxe7. If 36.Qh3 Kg8 37.Rgl 38.Ne6+ [38.Ne4+ 37.fxe6! gxh4 3E.Qh5+ Kg8 39.exl7* RxfT Qxh6 AJbin Countergambit where Black promotes to White wanted this pawn structure, he should Kf7 or 38.Qe3 f4 3e.Qgal 38...K('7 39.Qxh6 40.Qxf7+ Kh8 1-0 a knight with check on the 7th move: have removed this minor piece of Blackl Rxh6 40.Nd8+ Kf8 4l.Rg3 Bd2 42.R4 l.d4 d5 2.c4 e52t. 3.dxe5 d4 4.e3? Bb4+ 7...8xf6 8.Nge2 Qb6? move 1l] 9.e5 Be7 the White Knight wanders, Black's Here is some background on Gary Kasparov [See ffiile 5.8d2 dxe3! 6.Bxb4 efi2+ 7.Ke2 fxgl(N)+! r0.Qc2 Nd7 11.0-0-0 Qc7 12.t4 Nb6 l3.Bd3 pieces combine for the killl 42...f4 43.h3 Rg6 that you may not know. (Black needs this 3rd knight since 7...fxgl(Q)? Bd7 f5.h4 is the thematic 44.Rt2 Be3 45.Rg2 Rh6 46.Rb2 R 47.Ktt2 Kasparov is half-Jewish, half-Armenian. He 9614.94 [5.f5+- 8.Qxd8+ Kd8 9.Rxg1 gives him nothing). breakl 15...0-0-0 l6.Kbf f6 17.h5 f5 18.gxf5 Bf4+ 48.Kg1 Bef+ 49.Kh2 f2 50.Rbl Bd2 used to live in Baku, Azerbaijzjdan, before an Now White soon loses after 8.Kel (Rxgl? gxf5 l9.Rdgl Rdg8 20.Ng3 2l.Nxf5?! 5l.Nb7 Bel 52.Kg2 Rg6+ 53.Kfl Rgl+ anti-Armenian mob forced him (and many other Qd8 Bg4+) Qh4+ 9.Kd2 Qf2+ when it looks like ambitio usl 2l...Rxgl + 1.. . exf5 22.Bxf5 54.K&, flQ+ o-l Armenians) to leave when he was quitd young. floo [2 Black gets to keep his extra piece. RE 23.Bxd7+ would blockade the Kasparov's mother changed his name from QxdT-+ Another book trap involving early promotion passed pawnsl 22.Rxgl exf5 23.Bxf5 Weinstein to Kasparov when they got to Russia. Qf8 occurs in the King's gambit: 24.Bxd7+ KxdT 25.f5 26.Qe2 Rf8 Weinstein was his father's name, and his Qh6 l.e4 d 2.15 exf4 3.NR 4.Nc3 g4 27.Qs4 Kd8 28.Rfi? Bxf6:] 28...Nc4 95 Armenian mother's maiden name was [28.f6 5.Ne5 6.93 fxg3 7.Qxg4 and now 29.Rgl 30.Rg2 3l.Kal Rxfs-+ Qh4+ Kasparian. She changed his name to the Qd2 Qd3+ 7...g2+ 8.Qxh4 9.Qh5 is supposed to 32.a3 Nxa3 33.Qs7 Rfl+ 34.Ka2 0-l exhl(Q) Russianized form Kasparov, in order to avoid Qc4+ be a decisive atiack. strong discrimination against non-Russians that was typical in the Soviet Union.

l4 NZ Chess 15 1993 RJI Rapid Championship 1993 South-East Asian Zonal 1 RJ DIVE CI H23 U25 lt22 H32 v7 H2 tJ3 L5 rJ1 1 D10 D4 9 by FM Anthony Ker 2 JD SARFATI UE rJ36 rJ15 D9 U17 rJ6 L1 D4 V7 D3 u18 rJ10 81h 3 AJ LOVE OT v49 u31 D/r rJ9 D12 v21 L1 rJ8 02 78th D6 u13 8 The South-East Asian zonal was in 4 ]tIF NOELE PE rr41 rJ30 D3 tJl /r 01 1 D 10 D2 D12 rJ15 H7 D 1 8 78tz held the same time but with no New Zealand 5 Kl,{ BOYD oT r,r38 L42 u?4 D47 v22 Lr34 D10 111 U23 W21 rJ6 8 65 Jakarta, Indonesia, from 25 January to 8 representative, was jointly won by Lindri 6 PIJ STUART NS u56 r,15 vl1 D 1 1 L2 u12 u32 rJ1 D 1 0 76Vz D3 L5 Vh February. As New Zealand champion I was (Indonesia) and Berezina-Feldman (Australia). 7 PA GARBETT NS t52 lJ28 V42 D12 L1 tt25 lJ15 L? u19 14 H16 Vlz T3Vz 8 P ABRAHAMSON CA u56 rJ35 t32 D23 Lr20 Lr13 D11 L3 U22 D17 rJ15 Vlz 68!z invited to play, along with top players from The air conditioning in the playhg hall was 9 HP BEN}IETT HA H37 rJ33 6Vlz D2 L3 D23 D27 U59 115 t41 rJ19 rr18 Vtz Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, etc. This is a very efficient, cancelling out the high 10 GA SPAI}I GA r,r39 H26 L12 rr29 t28 D4 D5 u?1 D6 D1 L2 7 7Vh 11 O SARAPU AC v16 v34 u21 D5 D4 015 D8 ri5 L1 113 rJ28 7 76 ,qualifying tournament for the interzonal in temperatures and humidity outside. Yes, I did OT y,26 12 RA DOLIDEN H47 v27 u10 D7 D3 L6 D25 D4 L21 rJ31 7 721h I Switzerland and ultimately the World wear my famous woolly hat at all games. 13 CI.I KER PE L24* L40* U61 H62 ri33 H43 v29 H14 H11 63th L8 L3 7 would like to thank the 14 PS SPILLER HP H67 D45 L6 L4 043 u62 V37 L'40 r13 r,30 vz'.t 7 61 Championship itself. I NZ Chess Federation 15 S I'ASTNEY CA LJ4B L6 rr38 u16 LJ18 D11 L7 rJ9 L4 V32 L8 6lz T3Vz I I arrived a day late, owing to our bridge team for assisting with my airfare, the Indonesian 16 IIB VINCENT OT H57 L2 rr55 115 H36 rJ30 D18 119 H27 H25 67 L7 6h somewhat Chess Federation a marvellous tournament, 17 G I,IARNER PE u29 DZt+ u45 12 D/+1 D35 ti48 u27 118 D8 D?2 6y? 66th doing better than expected in a for 18 JL SUTHERLAND OT L44 L'51 W54 H36 115 H23 D16 rJ35 vt17 L2 L9 6h 66 tournament in Canberra. Fortunately, four and Greg Aldridge, who happened to be in 19 Z FRANKEL I,E LJ65 L32 H44 133 U39 V?6 r,t16 6vz 63h 028 L7 L9 r.'35 other players also so Jakarta on business at the same time, the 20 LR JACKSON I.'E 154 H37 059 rJ50 L8 148 H21 D?6 D47 LJ38 H34 6vz 57 arrived late there was no for 21 PB TUFFERY NP Lr51 r,r54 111 u42 u32 L3 v22 110 V12 L5 114 6 69 problem - the other players had a free rest day! loan of his chess set (yes, I forgot to pack one). ?2 I STEVENSON IJE LJ40 V44 Ll U27 L5 H42 L21 D1l L8 ti,49 D17 6 6Vtz We siayed at the four-star Orchid Palace 23 A JOHNSON CA L1 Lr53 r.r35 D8 D9 118 H66* v42 L5 L26 LJ40 6 6Vh 24 }It, TJYLIE IN tl13* D17 L5 t,/r5 L26 tJ59 120 D28 D38 l'136 D25 6 65h Hotel, in a comparatively quiet area of Jakarta. Hsu,LY-Ker,A 25 CS BLAXALL NS r,53 L1 L29 r,,54 vt46 r,33 D12 D32 D34 116 024 6 61th The Indonesians were very helpful and friendly. 26 DJ BOYD NS 1160 110 u56 D34 1124 L7 119 020 ri55 H23 L12 6 63yz 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 cS 3.NB cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 27 DIJ GUTHRIE OT tJ53 L12 rJ39 L2? v29 D9 v34 L17 116 D41 H44 6 63tz I particularly liked being asked for my 28 },tP SCHIJASS CI r,r55 L7 Lt58 r.,30 110 D19 135 D24 U51 v42 111 6 63 autograph by lots of admiring fans! The food Qb6 6.8g2 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 29 E SIJAYNE PT L17 rJ50 v?5 110 L27 rr38 Lr30 113 131 rJ60 u42 6 63 9.0-0 d5 10.BeJ Qa6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qd4 30 G LEZARD I,'E u43 L4 rJ56 128 u56 115 L?9 rJ55 rJ40 L14 V41 6 59yz was very good. I rediscovered 'nasi goreng' 31 JI.I DAV I S HH rJ58 L3 L47 148 H57 U54 140 v43 H29 112 rr33 5 5V/t and 'sate' as well as oating lots of pineapple and Be7 13.a4 0-0 l4.Nb5 NeS 15.Nxa7 Bd7 32 SG LUKEY CA rJ59 rJ19 rJ8 L1 Lz1 H41 L6 D25 U35 115 - 5vz 53 16.Nb5 Bxb5 l7.axb5 Qxal lS.Rxal Rxal+ 33 G BARROLI IJE D50 rJ43 rr19 D44 r.J56 D34 62th watermelon for desert. We were also taken out L9 113 L25 v37 131 5h Nd6 20.b6 34 JE CATER UT t,68 111 u40 D26 V47 L5 L27 V19 D25 D33 120 51h 61Vz to restaurants on threo occasions. I visited the l9.BfI Nfs 2f.Qc3 Nxe3 22.fxe3 35 RJ IJOOD CI Lr61 L8 L23 ri58 Lr40 017 LJ28 118 U17 61Vz L32 119 5y, local cinema and saw several hlms (in English, Ra6 23.b7 Bd6 24.e4 dxe4 25.e3 Rb6 26.Qd4 36 PD CUNNINGHAI,I UH L2 V57 U46 118 116 D55 L19 rJ59 rJ50 L24 U47 5h 5Vtz Rc7 37 P T.'HITE L9 120 Lr65 ti52 159 U46 L'.t4 133 D39 ri/+8 U49 5y, 57 with Indonesian subtitles) and we visited an 27.Qxd Rb8 28.892 R6xb7 29.Qxb7 38 HR GOLD OT LJ48 56 L5 tt64 115 156 tl58 L29 t,65 D24 120 !J51 5lz adventure park (my first time on a rollercoaster) RxbT 30.Bxb7 KfB 39 JR SIMMONS CI 110 t60 L27 ti51 t19 140 tl54 L47 D37 tts? tJ50 5y, 55lz 40 1,,1K IIORRISON AC L22 rJ13* 134 u49 135 Li39 H31 Ll1 130 u43 L23 5 64 and a safari park. 41 D LILLIS CI L4 D43 U6? ri59 D17 L32 ri45 D22 L9 D27 130 5 62 Which brings us to the chess. I started badly, /r2 l.lJ POST tJA u61 r,5 L7 L21 V66 L22 v17 L23 ul1 L2B L29 5 51 43 BJ GILES NS 130 D41 133 ri68 D14 V52 113 131 H45 140 rJ60 5 57 hit a good streak in the middle and tailed off 11 C SMITH HH rr18 L22 119 156 D4B tJ60 D33 U52 L42 H57 L27 5 55 towards the end. My pre-toumament ambition 45 EG L'E FROST u62 D14 L17 L24 u50 D47 L['.t 151 L13 rJ58 u57 5 51 (5% 46 DS CAPPER CI 111 Lr68 L36 H55 L?5 L37 U61 156 L57 u63 954 5 49 was 50 percent points) but my play was not 47 F HOF F[.{ANN LJE L1? H63 rJ31 D5 L34 D45 L42 r/39 020 135 L36 4y, 62Vz good enough to achieve this. Several of my /+8 GB GUERIN CA 115 L66 H67 u31 D44 !J20 L17 138 L49 L37 ri59 4y, 55yz opponents, notably Adian0o, Rodriquez and 49 LB FARRIIiIGTON TIE L3 158 H64 140 060 rJ50 rJ36 L31 tJ48 L22 L37 4h 55 50 D BO.,,RKE 033 L29 V57 120 L45 L49 rJ53 u63 L36 Li59 139 4Yz 53h Wohl, received a free point, as I put up very 51 JR T.IACDONALD AS r,160 L21 118 L39 154 !163 055 H45 128 W56 138 4Yz 53 resistance. On the other 52 A CATER IJT L7 155 I'J63 L37 U65 L43 1162 L14 D60 139 tJ61 4Yz 48lz little hand, Kamal 53 S DOOLEY UE L25 L23 D68 160 L61 V67 150 158 bye 1162 t'r63 4Yz 38Yz gave me a free piece and Reilly was unable to 54 A T,IACDONALD rJ20 118 L25 L'51 131 56'tz L?1 139 160 v67 u55 L46 4 convert a very good endgame against me. 55 H RENNIE 128 H52 115 L46 tJ61 D36 051 130 L26 154 v62 4 54yz 56 G BELL L8 rJ61 L26 rrSB 130 L66 U57 U46 133 151 - 4 50yz Below are my two best games of the 57 L BEN.ISRAEL GA 116 136 150 L'63 131 H64 156 u62 Vt46 L44 L15 1 50yz tournament. Against Norris I blundered into an 58 1.I NYBERG WE 131 H49 LzB 135 L3B 165 163 rJ53 U61 L45 tr68 4 48th 31.K82 Ke7 32.K8 Kd6 33.8e4 96 34.RcZ il 59 B SUTTON HH L32 H65 D20 L41 W37 L24 L9 135 rJ61 150 148 3tz 57 opening trap and lost a pawn in six moves, but Bd8 35.8a4 8f6 36.b3 Bc3 37.Ke4 Ba5 38.Kf4 60 P].I HARNETT CI L26 139 151 r,r53 D49 L44 D61 V54 D52 L29 143 3Vz 52tz ,f fought back strongly to win. My game against 39.h4 Bd2 40.8e8 Ke7 4l.Bb5 61 R SHEEHAN HH 135 156 113 v67 155 u68 L16 tJ65 159 D64 t52 3Vz 15 f6 95+ was an interesting struggle 52 T SHEEHAN HH 145 V67 L41 113 r,68 114 L52 L57 rJ65 153 155 3 49Vz IIsu between Queen 4}.hxg5 * 63 L' TRUBRIDGE L27 L17 Lrz L57 v67 151 LJ5B 150 r.J68 L46 153 3 47 plus passed pawn v two R.ooks. 64 R SUTTOI'I HH L42 L3B L49 165 rJ53 t-57 D60 U68 158 D61 L67 3 t+3 After dnopping an early game, Australian GM See page 29 for the other game between ,Ar Ker 65 R CHE[.' t,JE 119 159 L37 u64 152 tJ58 138 161 L62 t67 bye 3 4? 66 RC I,IETGE PT L6 tl48 130 U41 Lt+Z H56 123* 3 38 Ian Rogers recovered to win convincingly. and D Norris. 6V HE T RENNIE 114 L62 148 L61 153 153 168 bye 154 u,65 H64 3 38 Damyl Johansen was unbeaten, but conceded 68 P HARRIS HE L34 Lt 6 D53 143 L62 151 u67 L64 163 bye 158 2lz too many draws. Cerdas Barus was the leading Indonesian player. The women's zonal held at l6 NZ Chess t7 New Zealand News The Ker brothers, NZ champion Anthony and championships have been arranged for the first Reserve winner Charles are known to play week of the May school holidays. The top two NZ Chess International Editor Peter Stuart North Shore CC rapid tournament held in bridge to relax between matches at a chess players from each region qualify for the national left on an extended overseas trip at the end of February. Scoring 8.5, Barlow conceded only congress. Their bridge skill is taking them to schoolpupils' hnal, which will be played in last month. While he is away Ralph Hart will one draw, to Brenton Emmett, who shared heights which threaten to match their chess Wellington region in the August vacation. provide the magazine's international section. second placing with David Boyd and Peter Weir achievements. Anthony and Charles have just Deiails are: The junior section of Wellington CC, which on 5th. Graham Mears won group 2 with 8th, won the South Island bridge championship, and Auckland 60/60 May 10-12 Aidan-B. Howard now numbers some 20 players from nine years ahead of Patrick Spencer-Smith and David Anthony has been selected in the New Zealand (09)360-2042 fieave message on answerphone]. old, has provided the first two students to Eades 6th. The new rapid rating list had not team which will play in the world bridge Wellington 60/60 M"y lO-Lz Ted Frost complete the NZCF Merit Award Bronze arrived when the tournament started, and championships in Denmark later this year. (04)476-4098. section. They are Michael Nyberg and Prashant Mistry under-stated his strength and Another player performing with distinction in Canterbury May 10-12 Matthew Edmonds Tamehana Rennie. was placed in group 3. He won with a 9-point another sphere is FM Mark Noble, of Petone. (03)337-0328 or Shane Hudson (03)352-9983. Two New Zealanders were members of the picket fence, ahead of Daniel Johns 7%. Mark has just skipped his Petone Central Club Otago 4Ol4O May 10-11 Paul Vecovsky disputes committee at the recent World Seniors The 1992 Kapiti CC championship A Grade champion four to success in taking the (03)478-0345. tournament in Germany. They were was won by Earl Roberts (12) from John Wellington Bowling Centre's Champion of NZCF', with Hillary Commission support and London-based IM Bob Wade and Auckland's Whibley (10) and Ab Borren (9%). Martin Hill Champion fours title. It is no coincidence in conjunction with NZ Chess Supplies, Merv Morrison. They were not called into (13) took out the B Grade from Glenys Mills Petone Central Bowling Club is where Petone introduced special book awards for players action as there were no disputes. (10) and Rex Hayes (9). The C Crade was won Gambit Chess Club meet. under 12 and 16, girls and boys who competed New Zealand has its equivalent of Hungary's by Zoe Kingston (11) from Brll Cox (71,1). Two clubs in Wellington have new secreiaries. in NZCF events. Awards for 1992 were: Polgar sisters - the three Ong sisters, aged 14, Russell Dive and Anthony Ker (5%/8) shared At Kapiti Bill Cox has taken over from Alvaro U12: Pascal Harris (WE), Sarah Rice (HH), Hoani (OT) 15 and 16, who are keen players Lt rhe 1992 Civic CC Championship A Grade. Lacrull'zaand at Upper Hutt Chris Bell has taken Samuel and Alistair Wishart (OT). Ul6: Chris Dale (AC), (OT), Howick-Pakuranga CC. They are not as Defending champion Dive lost to Tony Jordan over from Ivan Luketina. David Guthrie Francis Hoffman (KP), distinguished as the Hungarian trio - but their but then defeated Ker in the tast round to tie the Hamilbon CC are losing their clubrooms as ftVE), Zoe Kingston Katherine Ong (HP), Justin (WE), progress is being watched with keen interest. grade. Greg Aldridge, who drew with the top the Hamilton Bowling Club is tearing down its Phillips Thor Russell (CA) and Rosaleen Sheehan (HH). Ben Martin is now well settled in England, two and Peter van Dijk were third equal (4%). clubhouse and rebuilding. In the meantime, Play has just begun in the 60th NZ where he is attending King's College in London, After an emphatic win of the C grade in 1991, enquiries about Hamilton activity to the club Correspondence Chess Championship. New and has already lodged his entry for the British Allan McPherson (8/9) repeated the feat in the president, Hilton Bennett [65 Te Aroha Street players in the championship Championship, which will be played in Dundee B Grade, three points clear of Giles Hancock (07)435-077-1. are Graham Banks and Grant Sidnam. in August. with defending champion Alan Winfield third Canterbury CC defeated Ashbur0on CC by Championship: PB Gofhn, GB Banks, MV Huntly CC has revived after going into recess equal, a half point away together with Hamish 5th to 2th in a match played in Ashburton. Steadman, JM Barrance, ICM MF Noble, HP in the eighties. Laurie Madden, 2 McDiarmid Dixon and Dave Capper. For this result, Allan In Dannevirke, Wanganui CC has defeated a Bennett, JO Bishop, GA Hoskyn, GS Sidnam, Crescent, Huntly is the secretary. McPherson was awarded the most improved Ilawkes Bay team consisting of five players BW Millar, RI Dive, RW Smith. Maurice Berry reports that Napier CC is split player for 1992. Blll Ramsay (6thl9) won the each from Hastings and Napier by l3th to 6th Reserye: MT Brimble, GE Lovelock, CA on the question of reaffrliating with NZCF. A C Grade fending off challenges from Jim in a double round robin. Mold, SC Wastney, NV Cummings, KR Austin, majority of the Committee were in favour, but Simmons, Brent Southgate and Zollzn Shardy IM Ortvin Sarapu has accepted an inviiation GC Stringer, K Frost, WW Wiederkehr. by a narrow margin the annual meeting did not (5',b). from Invercargill CC to be arbiter for the TT2: ML Dunwoody, DI Bell, TJ Boswell, J a8ree. Rusself D\ve (5thl6) won his third successive 1993-94 NZ Congress. Last year NZCF g president, Patton, Tumbull, PC King, ED Swayne, CJ Burns, JC Forriier long-sorvin Arthur Civic CC Summer Cup after a quick draw with submitted an application for Sarapu to be the Otago Larsen, AL Fletcher, KG Reed, W Anderson, has be.eniawarded life membership of second placed Arthur Pomeroy (5/6) in the last appointed as New Zealand's second EN Roberts. Chess Club. Patton wds accorded the honout Intemational Arbiter, but becauseof a change of round. Richard Sutton, newly arrived from TT3: AN Hignett, WJ McBeath, JW Atkinson, for his services over nidny years to the club, rules it turned out that to qualify he needed to Otago finished a further half point back. The DE Dolejs, D Hall, G Dawes, JC Rapp, I and t0 chess throughout Otago arrd lhe South story may well have been different had Dave officiate at one more tournament with the McElwee, TP Renouf, A Wilson, WR Cox, J Island. required status. New Zealand Chess Supplies Capper followed the old adage "say check, it Mclntosh. Dunedin Chess enthusiasts have welcomed the advise that Mr Chess, the Ortvin Sarapu story, might be mate" against Dive! TT4: AJ Goldfrnch, G Mills, PJ James, TJ news that a giant chess board and pieces is will be published IM Vernon Small has taken a job in about April 28. Doyle, E Lui, B Edwards, H Courtney, IC being provided for the lower Octagon. The Hamilton CC were defeated by Papatoetoe CC Wellington and moves there in early May. This Palmer, FL Kupenga. pormanent board will be formed from paving will be a loss to Canterbury CC. Small joins 6th to 3th in the first round of the Blackburn stones, while the pieces will be carved by the Ben Martin and Richard Sutton who have Cup. Wanganui meet New Plymouth in the Otago Woodturners' Guild. moved north in recent months. other hrst round match April l7 in Wanganui. Matthew Barlow was a clear winner of the The annual series of regional schoolpupil

l8 NZ Chess l9 1993 World Championship - sans Short, sans Kasparov! lst Asia/Pacific Correspondence Chess Championship by Bill Poole by IM Mark Noble FIDE has triggered regulations which Santiago de Compostela, Spain (SFl.0m). The Tony Cayford (USA) was far too good for the 25 RxE RxE 26 RxeT Rfl + 27 Ng1 winsl effectively eliminate both World Champion invalid bids came from two English groups, players in the first Asia Pacihc Correspondence 19.b4 d 20.Bbr Qa7 2l.Ng3 Nxg3?! e3 22 Gary Kasparov and Challenger Nigel Short IMG/Channel 4, which FIDE says was highly Ut Championship, which has just been completed. Bc3 e2 Black may get some counterplayl from this year's title match. FIDE Forum of 23 conditional, and a London chess group. FIDE Cayford scored 10/11, conceding just two 22.Qxg3 f5 March bluntly siates: "By operation of the naturally chose Manchester. draws, to H Glaser (Singapore) who was second regulations, the title and positions of World By this time Short had become offrcial on 8.5 and D Eisen (USA) who was third on 8, Champion and Challenger, respectively, ate Challenger. Manchester is his home town. the score required for an IM norm. Manchester is also bidding for the Olympic now vacant and there are new contenders for the I had a very mixed tournament. I beat Glaser, Games for 2000AD, and wanted the World title of World Champion." Eisen, A Domedon (Hong Kong) and T Ward Who are the new contenders? FIDE Forum Chess Championship as an attention-getter, just (USA) and lost to Cayford, Dunne and S identifies Timman as did Saville in 1987 for Expo 1992. them as GM Jan Chouinard (Canada). However, I was happy (Netherlands, and loser ofthe Challenger final), FIDE originally set a deadline of 5 March for with my result as the field included four strong agreement by the players, but extended it to 23 and former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, players. who it describes as "the reserve players." March. Delails are set out in the President's What appears mainly to have been in dispute letter, March 1993, and two issues of FIDE NoblerM-Glaser,H is the bidding and venue for the 1993 match, Forum dated 15 and 23 March. Since the 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 but with some other influences. The regulations denunciation of the players is in the issue dated s.Nci e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 White has a positional crush invoked are the very ones that led to the 23 March, something was prepared and waiting 9.c4 Nf5 10.8d3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.f4 a6 withdrawal from bidding for the 1990 match by for that issue, or the issue has been back-dated. 23.8e3 24.c5 Bb5 25.Rfd1 26.8c2 13.Nc3 f6 [a novelty] l4.Khl Bd7 l5.Bd2 [It is Qb8 Rfl president the New Zealand delegation and its backers, for GM Short has resigned as of the hard to find a better move here, as the Bishop Bt6 27.a4 Be2 28.Rd2 Bh5 flhe Bishop is no a match Wellington. Grandmasters' Association, and appears to have better on this diagonall 29.8b3 in has to go somewherel 15... Rc8 16.Rcl Qb6 Qd8 [Black's In October, 1991 there were two bids - the gone into some kind of seclusion. Apparently, last swindle chance, with Bh4 winning the [threatening Ne3 and Qxb2] 17.Qe1! lif 17... winning bid from Los Angeles, USA, for a as of 23 March, he had signed nothing. 30.Qfl1 Rc7 31.c6 32.b5 axbS Qxb2 18 Rbl Qa3 19 RxbT+-l 17... RceS?! [ Queenl Qe7 prize fund of 5.5 million Swiss frances, and a However, his second, GM Kavalek, is reported 33.axb5 Ra8 feel this is a waste of a movel l8.Ne2 Bd8 [lf 34.Ra2 RccS 35.Rcc2 Bn slightly higher bid from Rabat, Morocco. The thus: "Kavalek commented on 23 February that 36.RxaE RxaS 37.Ra2 38.Rxa8 Qxb2 19 Rbl Qxa2 20 RxbT BcS 2l Rc7 Nh6 Qe8 QxaE Los Angeles bid was being managed a Manchester's was the only accepLable bid with position has by 22 fxei fxe5 23 Bxh6 gxh6 24 Qg3+ Kh8 39.Qa2 [Black's fallen apart] 1-0 marketing company, Intermark, and it was a bank guarantee" (FIDE Forum 23 March). strongly supported by Kasparov, who did not This has the appearance of oral acceptance of favour Rabat. Manchester by the challenger. British Chess Solving Championship 1993-94 At the FIDE Congress in Manila last June, The FIDE sources indicate that Kasparov, high confidence was expressed by Intermark though objerting to a home-town advantage for Organised by the British Chess Problem A special prize of €50 will be awarded to the and, indeed, by all concerned, that the Los Short, has twice orally accepted Manchester. Society, here is the starter round for this year's first randomly drawn correct solution to this Angeles bid was on course. Had this actually Other matters, impossible to fathom at a sLarter problem. A further specail prize of f,50 been the case, the existing situation might not disLance, are mentioned. One is Kasparov's will be awarded to the highest scoring foreign have arisen. But the Interrnark group withdrew determination since tr988 to ensure that FIDE competitor from the second postal round. from the bidding last December, and bids were does not control the World Championship. reopened by FIDE. That, too, was evident to members of the New Solutions (White's first move only) should be Following on the heels of the Fischer-Spassky Zealand delegation at the time, but seemed to be sent to British Chess Solving Championship, match, a large but necessarily invalid bid was a thing of the past in Manila. 76 Lambscroft Avenue, Mottingham, made by Yugoslavia. By the close of bidding The credibility of chess as a sport, and of LONDON SE9 4PB postmarked no later than on 22Februar], there were four bids, with only bidding for future matches, simply must have 31st May 1993. Please mention NZ Chess as two valid and supported by the necessary been diminished by all this - whatever the the source. guarantees. They were from Manchester, motives. England (with a SF2.Smillion bid) and The full solution to this starter problem will Successful solvers will be sent the more be sent to anybody provided a stamped demanding First Postal Round, followed, if they addressed envelope. Good luck! Incidentally, are still successful, by the Second Postal four NZ Chess readers entered last year's Round. starter round with LOO% success.

20 NZ Chess 2t (normal International News The 4-game final time con- BxbT Ne6 25 Nd5 a5 26 Ne3 96 27 93 trols) was predictably won by Karpov Rc7 28 Bg2 Rxbl 29 Rxbl Nd4 l0 Rb5 by Peter Stuart who won the second qame with an end- Nd7 J1 Rd5 NeZ+ JZ Ri1 Nc3 JJ Ra6 a4 game finesse; the other three qames l4 Bc5 Ne5 HASTINGS the 1992/9J version was a modest were drawn but the Spanish GM has The best-known of the New Year category 9. GM Rafael Vaganian (ARM) clearly moved up a notch in playing tournaments continued the double- won with 9/11 ahead of Gl,1 Lajos strength over the last year and the round format with eight players and Portisch (HUN) on 7. match was closely fought. afso set to continue the ( The Open was won by Valery Salov l-ooked Gl,'l Azmaiparashvili GEo ) shared tr tecent "format" of a runaway Bareev 3rd place with several focafs on 6). on 9 followed by Eric Lobron B]. A vlctory. 0n1y the loss of both hls % games to Judit Polgar denied him an H0DG50N - ADAMS, Queen's Pawn: % outright win again; the second of WIJK AAN ZEE 1 d4 Nf5 2 Bg5 Ne4 ) h4 c5 4 d5 Nxg5 t t The Hoogovens tournament year these fosses came in the final round this 5 hxg5 96 5 Nc) d6 7 a4 Bq7 B Qd2 rru and affowed Polgar to catch up. switched to the increasingly popular Qb5 9 Ra2 Na5 10 e4 0-0 11 Bxa6 bxa5 7ru Scores in the category 1J event: knockout format. A new idea was the 12 NgeZ RbB 1l Qf4 Qa5 14 Qh4 h5 15 1-Z GM Bareev (RUS) & GM J.Polgar concurrent Swiss 0pen which knocked gxh6 Bf6 15 Qg3 Rb4 17 0-0 Kh7 18 (HUN) 9; I GM Speelman (ENG) B; 4-5 out players couJ-d join with a notio- Nc1 c4 19 Qe3 Qb5 20 Qxb5 Rxb6 21 IM I.Gurevich (USA), GM Nunn (ENG) & nal- score depending on the stage Nd1 Bd7 2? c1 RfbB 2J f4 Kxh6 24 Rfz 15 Nd5 [The rook is now trapped so Ii"i Sacjier (ENG) 7; 7 Gi"| Polugaevsky they had reached in the main event. Bh4 25 Rd2 Bf5 26 Ne1 RcB 27 Ne2 a5 White wins the exchangel f5...Rxc5 (RUS) 5+; B II"l Crouch (ENG) l+. The first round had 1 6 players , 28 Nd4 Kh7 29 Kf2 KgB l0 Nfl Bg7 11 l5 Ne7+ Kg7 37 Nxc6 Nxc4 fB Ra7 Nxaf the surprise result being the early 94 Rc5 72 95 RbB 13 Kgl f5 )4 gxf6 19 Nd4 Kf6 40 f4 h5 41 KfZ Nc4 42 J.P0LGAR - BAREEV, French: exit by Michael Adams, winner at 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 I Ncl Nf5 4 Bg5 dxe4 exf6 35 Nh4 ReB 36 Kfl Ktl 17 f5 q5 Rc7 Nd2 41 KgZ Nd5 44 Ra7 Ncl 45 Tilburg last year, who was beaten 41 Nxf5 B 3B Nq5 RbB 19 Ra1 Rb7 40 Rh2 BeB Ra5+ Kg7 46 Nf3 Nc4 47 Ne5 Nel+ 48 5 Nxe4 NbdT 5 Nfl h5 7 Nxf5+ liri by felfow English GM Jufian Ne5 11 Qb5+ Ng4 kg8 42 Rahl RccT? 43 RhB+ BxhB Kff Nc2 49 Nc4 KfB 50 Ra7 Kg7 51 Ra5 Bel Bd5 9 Qdi b6 10 Bb7 Hodgson. Nd7 12 0-0-0 a5 13 Qbl b5 14 c4 0-0 44 RxhS+ Kgl 45 RxeB Rxb2 45 NfB Kf7 KfB 52 94 hxg4+ 53 Kxg4 Rg7 54 f5 Eight seeded players joined the 47 Ra8 RcbT 48 Ne5, 1 - 0. Rh6 55 f5 Nb4 56 RaB Kh7 57 RfB Nbd5 15 f4 Be4 16 c5 Be7 17 Bdt BxgZ 18 eighb iound-one wlnners in the Rh91 Bd5 '19 QcZ f5 20 Ng6 ReB 21 c5 58 RxfT+ Kh6 59 RfB Kh7 50 Rf7+ KgB second round. Here the sensation was CHRISTIANSEN-KARP0V, Queen's Indian: 51Ne5r1-0. NfB 22 Ne5 Bh4 2l Qe2 Qf6 24 Qh5 the sight of Anatoly Karpov blunder- 1 d4 Nf5 2 c4 e6 I Nfl b5 4 a3 Ba6 5 RedB Bb7 5 Ncl c5 7 e4 cxd4 B Nrd4 inq a piece on move 1 1 against Larry QcZ ST PETERSBURG Nc5 Nxc5 Bxc5 10 Bf4 Nh5 11 Be) Christiansen in the first game. The 9 The Russian Zonal lacked afmost E ex-world champion recovered by then /Ir ,,,N all the "names", either beeause of winning with white and then went lack of interest or because they had ahead in the first of the two half- {'/ru sufficiently hiqh ratings to qualify hour tie-break games; however, he %t by rating. Neverthefess 17 of the 28 t%ft22 t# lost the second but won the second a%r % players had the GM title ! n i"zEDtr,' 15-minute sudden death play-off to GM Semen Dvoiris won the 9-round make the third round. % % %itu:tu Swiss with .5] points. The trio on 5 7 Boris Gelf,and (BLA), the second *,fr'%fr % points also qualified for the Inter- 2 'r,a1li seed, was not so fortunate, bowing zonal (Biel, July/August): GM Dreev, (ESP) ?) % fr"ft % z, out to Manuef Iffescas in the GM Plgusov and GM Sveshnikov. playoff (1i:2i). w% vrufr The sensation of the tournament Alexei Shirov (LAT), seeded third, was the 15-year ofd Muscovite, Moro- joined the 0pen after the round J sevich, who came within an ace of 11 ...8d6??',l 2 Qd1 1 : 0. 25 RxqT+l KxgT [0r 25...Qx97 25 Qxh4 when he lost 1)tzl to Lembit 011 , qualifying. Headinq the group on 5, (EST) (ENG) wlth Rg1 to followl 26 Rg1+ KhB [No while Karpov beat Nunn KARPOV ILLESCAS, Semi-Slav: he overfooked a mate in the penulti- (RUS) (GER) - better was 25...Kh7 27 Ng4 and the 1]:|, Salov beat Lobron 'l d4 d5 2 c4 c6 I Nfl Nf5 4 Ncf e6 5 mate round and instead only drew. queen cannot defend both h5 and h4l 2zO and Illescas ended Hodgson's ef NbdT 6 QcZ Bd6 7 Be2 0-0 B 0-0 27 Nf7+ Kh7 28 Nxh5, 1 - 0. fine run with a 2:0 victory. ReB 9 Rd1 Qe7 10 hl h5 1'l aJ a6 12 J.POLGAR v SPASSKY These results set up semifinals of b3 dxc4 13 bxc4 e5 14 Nh4 NfB 15 Nf5 Judit Polgar won a 10-game match disparate strength where Karpov won exd4 17 exd4 c5 1B Be3 Budapest against f ormer V,lorld REGGIO EMILIA 'l Bxf5 16 Qxf5 in ]: ] against 4th seed Val-ery Salov cxd4 19 Bxd4 Be5 20 Bxe5 Qxe5 21 Champlon Boris Spassly by the score In a come-down from the suPer-GM second while Illescas scored his 2:0 Qxe5 Rxe5 22 Rabl RbB 2l Bf3 Rc5 24 of 5L:.4* - afmost exactly as expect- events of the last couple of Years victory, this time agalnst 011. 22 NZ Chess 23 ed given the 30-point difference on Two pairs of playoff games were Linares 1 991 74561890 34 the Latest FIDE Rating List. drawn 1:1 and then, under FIDE regu- 1 Kasparov RUS g 2BO5 x 111l'+++11+111 10 Polgar's 1 e4 was met exclusively lations, Iots were drawn to decide 2 Karpov RUS g 2725 0 xi++1+11+1011 u2oI Ruy Lopez, the Hungarian Xie Jun. Fortune oI with the the challenger to I Anand IND 9 271O 0 lx+++1011+111 o2 scoring +3 When Black she met smiled on Nana Iosefiani, a travesty -1 =1. 4 Shj-rov LAT g 261O + + + x 10 + 011+ r 11 B Spassky's 1 d4 unvaryingly wlth the of justice when she onlY qualified al 5 Kramnik RUS g 2685 + + + 0 x 0111+ + i 1+ l2 King's Indian, Boris winning one and for the final on tie-break scores 5 Safov RUS q 266O + 0 + 11x 0 + + 1+ + + 0 5+ drawing the rest. after finishing three points behind 7 Ivanchuk UKR g 271O + +0+01x001+11+ 5+ The maich was actually decided by Polqar in the Candidates Tournament. B Belyavsky UKR q 261O + 0110 + lx 0 0 + 1+ 0 5 the ninth game but Spassky added RI 9 Kamsky USA q 2655 0 0000 +11x +110 + ), some respectability to his result by T.RANINIK v LAUTIER EI 10 Bareev RUS g 251O 0 +00+001+xi1+1 2' winning the tenth game Cannes' 7th Festival des Jeux fea- ' 11 Yusupov RUS g 2645 + 0+ ++++ l0|r0+ i 5 P0LGAR SPASSKY (B), Lopez: match between former - .Ruy tured a short 12 Timman NLD 9 2615 0 10 0 0 0 01x 1 5 Ba4 Nf6 + + + ] 1 e4 e5 2 Nfl Nc5 5 Bb5 a6"4 World Junior Champlon Joef Lautier 13 Gelfand BLA q 269O 0 0000z 0+1++)x1 4+ Be7 Re1 Bb3 d6 B cf 0-0 (19) l-atest superstar 5 0-0 5 b5 7 and Russia's 14 Ljubojevic YUG g 25O5 0 0 0 0 + 1+ 1+ 0 + 0 0 x 4 t hl NbB 10 d4 NbdT '11 Nbd2 Bb7 12 Vladimir Kramnik (17). The fatter Ng3 15 b3 Bc2 Re8 1l Nfl BfB 14 96 won quite easily, 4l:.1l. tends to obscure the fact that both LJUB0JEVIC - KARPOV, English: d5 16 Bg5 h6 17 Bh4! [A surprising Karpov and Anand also had excelfent 1 c4 e5 2 Ncf Nf5 I Nfl Nc5 4 eJ 8,64 reply; annotating his game against LINARES results - performance ratings around 0-0 5 Nd5 ReB 7 Bd3 o,5 B Nxf6+ I wrote -5 Qc2 Judit from Munich 1991 BelYavskY At the same time last Year 2780. Both players also scored some Qxf5 9 al Bf8 10 Be4 d6 11 b3 NdB 12 1B 1B tourna- gave the variation 17 Bxf5 Qxf5 that a 14-player category impressive wins even if not in quite Bb2 Qe7 1f Rc1 c5 '14 Qbl Bg7 15 0-0 exd5 exd4 with counterplay) ll ... ment was not yet possible - but it the dynamic and bloody stYIe of the Bd7 16 b4 f5 17 Bc2 Nf7 18 Ne1 c5 19 dxe4 [As 17...q5 18 Nxg5 is too dan- certainly is now as Spanish organi- younqer K. Bcf b5 20 QbZ N95 2'l fi Bc6 22 Bbl 'l proved Lhe 1993 gerousl 8 Nxe4 95 '19 dxe5 Nxe4 20 ser Luis Rentero in Kamsky started w:Lh 4/5 but then Ne6 2l Nc2 Qh4 24 Ne1 Re7 25 Qc2 RfB version Bxe4 Bxe4 21 Rxe4 gxh4 22 Rd4 Re7 2J of his tournament. suffered a -game losing streakr a 26 Qdl RdB 27 Qc2 Bf5 28 Rd1 e6l fxe6 24 Ne5 Rg7 25 RxdT Qg5 26 f4issing from last year's category misfortune which afso befell Gelfand Qfl RdB 27 RxgT+ QxgT 28 Re1 Bc5 29 17 fidld were Ilfescas, Speelman and and Ljubojevic. Ng4 Qg5 l0 Qf4 Bb6 31 Nxh5+ Kg7 12 Short; in were Kramnik and Shirov Qxh4 Qf5 33 Qxf6+ Kxf6 34 Re2 Rd1+ while Kamsky was back following his GELFAND - ANAND, QG Accepted: d5 dxc4 e4 c5 d5 Nf5 5 35 KhZ Rc1 56 94 RxcS 37 h4 Rd3 38 non-invitation -Iast year (he pJ.ayed 1 d4 ? c4 1 4 .rua Ncl b5 5 Bf4 7 e5 Ne4 B Nge2 Na5 A 95+ Re7 39 96 KfB 40 Rxe5 Rf} 41 Ng4 in 1991). Qa5 t 9 fl Nb4 10 fxe4 Ndl+ '11 Kd2 12 Rf5 42 Rg1, 1 - O. One other thinq didn't change from 96 t last year Gary b3 Bg7 11 bxc4 Nxf4 14 Nxf4 Bxe5 15 - Kasparov scored 10 7M,n SEVILLE points wh-ich shou-Id augment his al- Nfe2 b4 15 Qa4+ Qxa4 17 Nxa4 Bxal 18 + The SevilJe 0pen (February) was ready record 2805 rating. Nxc5 0-0 19 Ndl a5 2O 91 Bg7 21 BgZ A won by Tony Miles on B points, ahead Going into the second haff three Ba6 22 c5 RacS 2f c6 RfdB 24 Rc1 of a strong Russian challenge from players were stil-l in consideration, Bh6+ 25 Nef4 Bxdl 26 Kxd3 e5 27 Kc4 GMs Dofmatov and Halifman on 7*. The Anand and Kasparov leading with 5/7 exf4 28 Re1 fxg3 29 e5 Bf4 )0 hxg3 (7 Karpov Bxgl 51 Rel Bf4 32 Re4 BhZ 1t Bhj next group points) included GMs while had 4]; other players Rfz Campora (ARG), Chernin (HUN), Kura- were on 4 points but with that trio Rc7 34 Re2 Bq3 J5 ReJ Bf4 16 Re4 95 28...Nd4! 29 exd4 exd4 30 [lO dxcS dxcS Bg5 12 jica (B0S) and Spraggett (CAN) while out in front their chances of first 17 Kc5 Re7 lB Kd4 t6 19 d6 Bxe5+ 40 Bb2 Be5l 3O... i1 RdeB NgZ ReZ 35 RdZ ( place were scarcely Rxe5 Rxd6+, 0 - 1. 97 Qh5 ll f4 34 r'ormer Candidate Gl"l Yudasin ISR) significant. lB headed the group on 5]. Anand then took the sole fead but Re1+ 16 Rf1 Rxfl+ 17 Kxfl Qxh2 in round 9 the l^lorld Champion began MNCHUK - KRAiINIK, Sicil-Lan: Rd5 Bxd5 19 cxdl Qxg) 40 fxg5 Qf)+, IOSELIANI v Z.POLGAR his final sprint when he knocked 1 e4 c5 2 Nfl Nc5 1 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 0 - 1. The Women's Candidates Final was over the Indian to join Karpov in Nf6 5 Ncl d5 6 Bc4 Qb6 7 Nbl e6 B KARPOV - KASPAR0V, King's Indian: played, appropriately as 1t turned the lead and set the stage for their Bf4 Ne5 9 Be2 a6 10 Bg) h5'11 hl Qc7 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 96 3 Ncl Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 h4 '15 out, in Monaco. mutual- round 10 c1ash. With Karpov 12 f4 Nc4 11 Bxc4 Qxc4 14 Qft fl 0-0 6 Bel e5 7 Nge2 c6 B Qd2 NbdT lhe match started normally enough white a draw might have been expect- BhZ Bdl 16 0-0-0 RcB 17 Rhel b5 18 9 Rd1 a6 10 dxe5 Nxe5 11 b3 b5 12 with the far higher rated Zsuzsa ed.... but. Karpov's king was caught Qf2 Qc7 19 e5 b4 20 Rdl dxe5 ?1 fxe5 cxb5 axb5 1l Qxd5 NfdT 14 f4 b4 15 Ba1+ 24 Polgar winning the first two games in the centre and even the exchange bxcl 22 Rxc3 QxcS 23 bxc3 Nb1 N94 16 Bd4 Bxd4 17 Qxd4 Rxa2 18 Nd5 Re4 RxcJ Rg4 O-O 27 but, after J draws, she lost game 5. of queens coul-d not save him from an Kd2 25 26 h1 c5 19 Q91 Nqf5 20 e5 Ne4 21 h4 c4 RfcB 28 Nd4 Bb4 29 KeZ Bb5+ 1O Another draw and then Ioseliani won early and painful end. Qxh4 22 Nc1 ci 25 Nxa2 c2 24 Qd4 cxdlQ+ Rxb4 Nxb4 the eighth and final game to tie the Kasparov won two more games after Nxb5 Rxc2+ 3'l Kft axb5 32 25 Kxdl Ndc5 26 QxdB RxdB+ 27 RcZ main match. this and such a superb performance ll Qxb4 RBxcS+, 0 - 1. Nf2, 0 - 1. 25 24 NZ Chess The Short - Nde5 34.f6 RdS [34...Rxf6 35.Rxf6 gxf6 [24...Rxe6 25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.axb5 axb5 Ll Timman Candidates Match 36.Rxd6 Kg7 37.Bh4l 35.fxg7+ KxgT 36.Bh4 25.axb5 axb5 26.Kfl Ne5 27.Be4 Nf4 28.Na3 by D Sarfati I RdhS 37.Bf2 Rg6 38.b4 Rh2 39.Rfl b6 40.8b5 c6 29.Nc2 Nxe6 30.Ra6 Rd6 [30...Rd2 31.Bxc6 1)59-1)591 Nd8? Rxc2 32.Bxe8 KxeS 33.Rxe6+l 31.Nd4 Nxd4 Timman - Short [D58] Timman - Short tD58l Rh3 flime 4l.Kb2 [Frequently El Escorial (01), 1993 El Escorial (03), 1993 a mistake is made after a time scramble is over, 32.cxd4 Rxd4 33.Bxc6 Nxc6 34.Rxe8* Kxe8 Game 1: flhese annoiations have benefited from Game 3: [Short bounces back with a win, which as herel [41...Ne7] 42.Bh4 Ne6 43.Bf6+ Rxf6 35.Rxc6 Ke7 36.Rc7+ Ke6 37.Rxh7 Rxb4 FIDE Forum vol. VII No 2 (Feb 93) and even he considered his finest performance of the [43...Kh6 44.Bxe5 dxe5 45.RxI7 sa7] 44.Rxf6 38.Rb7 95 39.Rb6+ Ke5 40.f4+ ! [Obtainine a more from Short's own notes in The Daily matchl l.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 [Short now exploits his exchange advantage. passed h-P, which will provide enough Telegraphl l.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 5.e3 0-0 6.NR h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 He must watch Black's active pieces and passed counterplay to drawl 40...gxf4 41.Kg2 Rb3 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.NB h6 7.8h4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 Bxf6 10.cxd5exd5 ll.b4 c6 12.O-O ReS 13.Qb3 pl 44...Nd4 45.Bd3! d5 46.R6f4 Ndf3 47.Rd1 42.h3Kfs 43.Rc6 Kg5 44.Rc5+ f5 45.Rd5 Rb2 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 l0.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.0-0 Re8 a5 14.b5 c5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Racl Bxc3 Rh2 48.Ba6 d4 49.Rfl Rh3 50.Be2 Nd2 46.KfJ Rb3 + 47.Kg2 b4 48.Rb5 Kg6 49.Rb6+ l3.Qb3 a5 14.b5 c5 l5.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rac1 [Necessary; otherwise he could not develop] 51.Rg1+ Kh7 52.Kc1 Ndc4 53.Bxc4 Nxc4 Kh5 50.Rb8 Kh4 51.Rh8+ Kg5 52.h4+ Kg6 Bxc3 17.Qxc3. Nd7 18.Rc2 Qb6 19.Rd1 Re7 17.Qxc3 Nd7 18.Rfd1 [A deviation from 54.Rxf7+ Kh6 55.Rxa7 Rc3 56.Ra8 Kh7 53.Rg8+ Kf7 th.-th 20.h3 Rae8 2l.Qb2 a4 22.Kfl Qa5 23.Qa3 d4?l l8.Rc2 of Game U 18...Qb6 [The passed Pb5 57.Rdl Ne3 58.Rxd4 Rxc2* 59.Kbl Rh2 1-0 Timman [Premature. QaS or Re4!? were preferable] looks strong, but is actually a target. It also - Short [C68] El Escorial (07), 1993 24.exd4 BeA 25.Qc3l I25.Rcd2 c4! 26.Bxc4 means that White can never undermine the Timman - Short [D35] El Escorial (05), 1993 Game 7: [With this crushing win, Timman BxR 27.gxB (27.QxR Qxd2! 28.Rxd2 Rel +#) hanging Ps with b4, or meet ...c4 with b3l Game 5: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 equalised the scorel l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Bb5 Qc7 28.Bd3 Qh2 29.Be4 fs-+l 25...Qa8 19.Bf1 RacS 20.h3 [Weakening] 20...Nf6 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5?! 7.QI3! 896 8.Bxf6 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qd6 6.Na3 Be67.Qe2l 26.Rcd2 cxd427.Rxd4 Nf6 28.Qa3 Qb7 29.Rd8 2l.Nd2 c4 [Short was very pleased with this 9.Qxf6 gxf6 lO.Rdl Nd7 1l.Bd3 Nb6 Bd7 8.Nc4 7...f6?! 8.Rdl! Nd5 30.Rxe8* Rxe8 3l.Bc4 RcS 32.Ne5? move. It looks bad to concede d4, but White Qxf6 [7.Ng5 Qe6] 95 12.Nge2 Kd7 13.e4?l counterplay] [Black is already desperate] 9.d4 10.Nel [32.Bxd5 :] 32...8xg2 +? [32...Rxc4! 33.Nxc4 cannot do anything with it. And although c4 [Allows 94 13...dxe4 14.BxeA ReS 15.Bd3 Bb4 16.0-0 Kc7 0-0-0 1l.Be3 h5 L2.d5l cxd5 13.exd5 Bf7 14.c4 Qxb5 34.Rc1 Nb6 35.Qb2 Bc6-r (Keene)l makes Black's B theotetically bad it also 17.Ng3 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Na4 White's Ps are 15.d6 followed by b4 and Nc5 was 33.Kg1! Be4 34.Rd4 Nf6 35.Bxfl/+ Kh8 restricts White's B, and seizes space for Black] [Now Qd7 [Nd3, coming under attack, and Black's are notl 1.9.f4! more straightforwardl 15...Qc6 36.Kh2? [36.Bc4+-] 36...Qxb5 37.Qg3 Qbl 22.a4 Re6 23.Rc2 Rce8 flhreatening Rxe3ll [15...cxd6] [19.Bxg6 hxg6 20.c4 Rh4 L] 19...Nxc3 20.f5 16.c5 Nh6 17.b4 Qa418.Nc4 Rd7? [18...Bxc4 38.Rxe4 Qxe4 [38...Nxe4] 39.896 Qd4 24.NR Ne4 25.Qal Rf6 26.Rd4 26...RxR! Nxdl 21.Rxdl Re7 22.KD Rd8 23.fxg6 fxg6 19.Qxc4 Bg7 20.Bxh6 Bxh6 21.Qe6+ Qd7 40.Nf7+ Kg8 41.Nxh6+ KE 42.Nf5 Qc5 27.gxB Qg6+ 28.Bg2 Ng5 29.Rc1! [29.Qd1 the middlegame, N *B is often stronger than 22.Qxf6 RdfSl l9.Na5! c6 20.Nd3 Nf5 21.a3 43.Nxg7! KxgT 44.8f5+ Kf8 45.Bxc8 Qxc8 NxR+ 30.QxR Qxc2-+l 29...NxR+ 30.Kf1 [n R+2P, but weaker in an endgame. Black has no ftrapping the Ql 21...Kb8 22.Nb2 Qb5 23.Qe1 46.Qa3+ Kg7 ftime 2:O5-2:l7l th-th Nh2+ 3l.Kg1 Nf3+ 32.Kfl Nxd4-+ [White is P weaknesses, so he is much betterl 24.NA f5 Nxe3 24.fxe3 Bh6 25.Kh1! [25.a4 Bxe3+ a P down and has an exposed Kl 33.Qxd4 Qf5 25.93 b5 26.Bc2 Kb6 27.Nc1 a5 28.a4 Rd6 26.Khl Qxa5 27.bxa5 Bxc5 with practical Short - Timman [C95] 34.Kgl Re5! 35.Qa7 Qc8 36.Kfl Rg5 37.Qd4 El Escorial (O2), 1993 29.Rd3 Rde6 30.Bdl Rel?! 31.d5 Rhl 32.d6 drawing chances, according to Short. How [37.Qxa5 Qf5! 38.Qd2 d4! 39.Bxb7 Qxh3+ Game 2: fine start for Timman: a quick win Rd7 33.Kg2 Rel 34.Ne2 Black's Rl practical, I don't know, as Black only has [A 4o.Ke2 d3+ 4l.Kd1 Rel+l 37...Qf5 38.f4 Rg6 flrapping with Black. But Short came from behind to win 34...Kc5 35.Kfz Rhl 36.Kg2 Rxdl 37.Rxdl B*2P for Q. But there is no need for White to 39.KD Kh7 40.Rdl Qc2+ 4t.Rd2 Qxa4 42.b6 his other Candidates matchesl 1.e4 e5 2.NR Rxd6 38.Rc1+ Kb4 39.axb5 cxb5 40.Rb1+ allow even this.l 25...h4 26.a4 Qxa5 [Short Qb4 43.Rb2 Qe7 44.Ra2 Qh4+ Uf 45.Kf1, then Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.8a4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 Kc5 41.Kf2 a4 42.Nc3 Rb6 43.Rc1 Kd4 admitted that resignation was strongerl 27 .bxa5 Qg3 ties him up. Time 2:16-2:O4l O-l 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 44.Ne2+ Kd3 45.Rc3 + Kd2 46.Ra3 Ra6 [Short 9328.h3 Bg5 29.Nd3 KaS 30.Rab1Re8 31.Rb6 as l-O BE 12.8c2 Nb8 13.a4 NbdT 14.Bd3 c6 15.b3 Short - Timman [8641 thinks that he should have played on, Bd5 flime I:46-l:54132.e4 96 l6.Qc2 Bg7 l7.Bb2 Qc7 l8.Radl Rac8 El Escorial (04), 1993 47.Ra2+ Kd3 48.Kel offered some winning 19.Qbl Nh5 20.Bf1 bxa4 2l.bxa4 d5 22.Qa2 Game 4: [Short takes the lead, after Timman chancesl th-th Short - Timman [C80] El Escorial (08), 1993 Rcd8 23.Rc1?! [Short wants to place his R throws away a superior (but probably not Game 8: l.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 opposite White's Q. Normally a good idea, but winning) positionl l.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 Short - Timman [C81] El Escorial (06), 1993 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.8b3 d5 8.Nxe5 ffhe here it allows a pinl [23.Ba1J] I 23...Bh6! 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.8g5 e6 7.QdZ Be7 Game 6: l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.8b5 a6 4.8a4 exchange of Ns helps Black, by unblocking his 24.exd5?l cxd5 25.c4? [Consistent with move 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 h6 l0.Bh4 e5 11.N6 Bxf5 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 c-Pl 8...Nxe5 9.dxe5 c6 10.Nd2 Nxd2 1l.Bxd2 23, but fatall 25...e4-* 26.cxd5 Qf4 27.Rbl L2.exf5 Qa5 13.Kbl Rfe8 l4.Bc4 Qb4 l5.Bb3 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Rd1 0-0 11.c3 [11.c4 bxc4 Be7 l2.Qh5 Be6 13.c3 Qd7 14.895 Bf5 15.Rfe1 [27.93 Nxg3-+] 21 ...exB 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 Qxf4 16.Qxf4 exf4 17.Rhfl Nh5 18.Bel Rad8 l2.Bxc4 is more consistent, and theoreticall Be6 l6.Qh4 Bxg5 17.Qxg5 0-0 18.Rad1 Rfe8 29.NxI3 Qf5 30.8c4 Nf4 31.Bcl Bxd5 32.Bxd5 19.Nd5 Bg5 2O.h4 Bf6 21.Nxf6 + Nxf6 22.Rxf4 11...Nc5 12.Bc2 Bg4 13.b4 Na4 l4.Bf4 Qd7 19.Re3 Qf5 20.Qxf5 Bxf5 21.h3 h5 2Z.Rdel Nxd5 [f 33.Bxh6 then Nc3. Time 1)52-1)40] Re223.g4 [23.Rf2 Rde8] [23.Bf2? Nh5 24.RR 15.Qd3 16.Qxd5 17.Rxd5 Nb6 l8.Rd1 Rad8 23.Bdl 24.b4 c5 25.bxc5 Rc8 26.a4 0-1 Rxg5 96 Qxd5 96 Ne5-+l 23...Rg2 24.95 hxg! 25.hxg5 thL/z 26.8h4 Rh5 27.a3 Kts 28.Bc4 Ne7 29.Rdfl Rad8 l9.Rel Nd5 20.Bh6 Rfe8 21.a4?! BxR Rxc5 27.axb5 axb5 28.94 KxfS 24.e61 f6?! Rc8 30.Be2 Rh6 31 .Bf2 Nc6 32.Rd1 Nd7 33.b3 22.gxR BA 8.BxE

26 NZ Chess ?7 Timman - Short [C68] Timman - Short [D36] El Escorial (09), 1993 El Escorial (11), 1993 Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.Nbd2 0-0 trl.Bc2 f5 12.Nb3 Asian Zonal Tournament Game 9: [With this complex win, Short Game 11: flimman scored a difficult win to Bb6 13.Nfd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 (Continued from page 17) regained the leadl l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.8b5 a6 keep his chances alivel 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 ffhis strange looking move avoids the previous Ker,A-NorrisrD 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Ne7 6.Nxe5 Qda 7.Qh5 g6 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 line, as there will be no Pd4, followed by other 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.Ncf Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 d 8.Qg5 Bg7 9.Nd3 [9.Nfl3 Qxe4 l0.Ne1 Qb4] NbdT 8.Bd3 Nh5 9.Bxe7 QxeT lO.Nge2 Nb6 Ps for Black to decimate. Black's Q would be 6.e3 Qa5 7.fJ Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qxc3+ 9.Kt2 d 9...f5 10.e5 c5 11.b3 h6 12.Qg3 f4 13.QR BF 11.0-0-0 96 12.Kbl Ng7 13.Ng3 Bd7 14.Rc1 overpowered by the R+28 with no passed Ps as f 0.Ne2 Qxc4 ll.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Ng3 Qb4 14.Qxb7?! Il4.Bb2 Qd5 15.Qxd5 Nxd5 0-0-0 [If 0-0, White's attack would be stronger counterplayl [15.cxd4 f4 16.13 Ng3! 17.hxg3 13.Nxe4 Qb2+ 14.8e2 0-015.Nxc5 b6I6.Ndt l6.Nxc5 bfi I 14...Be4 l5.Qxc7 Bxd3 16.cxd3 because of Black's weakened structurel 15.Na4 fxg3 18.Qd3! Bf5 l9.Qxf5 Rxf5 2O.Bxff Qh4 Qa3 l7.Nf4 Qe7 l8.Rcl Ba6 l9.Qa4 Bxe2 Bxe5 17.Qb7 Rb8 18.Qxa6 18...R! [18...Qxal Nxa4 16.Qxa4Kb8 17.Rc3 b6 18.Ra3N [18.Ba6 2l.Bh3 Qxd4+ 22.Khl Qxe5 is a famous sharp 20.Nxe2 Qe5 (Short said that he could not give reporters a was played by Kasparovl 18...BeS 19.Qc2 Rc8 linel 15...c5 l6.Qdl h6N ['Iimman used up 42 good explanation why he did not take the R, but 20.Rc1 Bd7 2l.Qd2 h5 22.Rb3 Ne6 23.Rbc3 h4 minutes for this move. It would have been wiser he found the following line which vindicated his 24.Ne2 Qd6 25.h3 Rhd8 26.Ng1 95 27.Nf3 f6 to think up this move during pre-game instinct) 19.Qe6 Rf8 20.Rel Rf5 21.Na3!! 28.R3c2 Ng7 29.Kal Bf5 30.Nel Kb7 31.Rc3 preparationl 17.R Ng5 l8.Be3 Rc8 l9.Qd2 a5 threatening Nc3 followed by Bb2 with a strong Bxd3 32.Nxd3 Nf5 33.Qc2 Ne7 34.Qa4 Ka8 20.Radl Qe7 2l-Bbl Kh8 22.Rfel Rc7 23.8D attackl 19.Nc3 fxg2 20.Rel 0-0 21.Qe6+ Rf/ 35.a3 Qd7 36.Nb4 [dfter much manoeuvring, b4 24.h4?l [White's B-pair give him the edge, 22.Ndl Qxal 23.Qxe5 Qxe5 24.Rxe5 Nc6 White at last bears down on the weak Pc6l but this move is a bit hastyl 24...Nh7 25.Qd3 25.Rxc5 [Although White has 3 Ps for the 36...Kb7 37.Rb3 c5 [Loses a P, but Black g5l26.Qa6 Rfc8 27.Re2 Rc6 28.Qd3 [28.Qxa5 exchange, they are so weak that he has few probably wanted to free himselfl 38.Qxd7+ gxh4 29.f4 bxc3 30.bxc3 RgSl 28...gxh4 29.f4 chances to drawl 25...Nb4 26.B,a3? [26.8b21 RxdT 39.dxc5 d4 40.exd4 Rxd4 41.Nd3 Nd5 RgS 30.QR bxc3 31.bxc3 Rb6 32.Bc2 Rg4 27.Rc6 Ra8?! 28.Ne3 Kh7 Re8 43.cxb6 axb6 44.a4 45.a5 26...Nxd3 [27...Re8 42.Kbl Ka7 33 .Kh2? | [3 3. Rxd5] 3 3 . . . Rb 8 fl ime I : 421 - I : 491 29.8d6 Rxf2 30.Rc7+ KhS! 3l.Bg3 Rxd2 bxa5 46.Rc5 Nb4 47.Rxa5+ Kb6 48.Nxb4 34.Rxd5 Bxd5 35.Qxd5 Rxf4 36.Bxc5 Qg7 forcing matel 28.Rd6 Rxa3 Rxb4 49.Nc6-t Ka4 50.Ra3+] 32.Ng4 Nf4! [48...Kxa5?? 37.B,d4 Re8 38.Qd6 Qg3+? [38...Rf1 would 2l.Rhdl Ref 22.Rd3 Kf8 23.Ng3 h5 24.Rc2 29.Rxd3 Rxa2 30.Ne3 Kg7 3l.Kxg2? ! 49.Raz3 Rel* 50.Kc2 Re2+ 51.Kc1 Kb5 [3l,Nc4l have left White struggling to holdl 39.Kgl h3 h4 25.Qxh4 d6 26.t4 Qal 27.Nf5 l-0. 31...Ra5! 32.Rd4 Rb5 33.b4 RbbT! 34.Rc4 52.Rxb4+ Kxb4 53.RR Re1+ 54.Kd2 Rgl 40.Rf2? [40.e6+ Kg8 41.RD+-l 40...hz+?l RfcT 35.Rg4 Rd7 36.h4 h5 37.Rg5 Rxb4 38.d4 55.Ke2 Kc4 56.Rxf6 Rxg2 57.Kfl Rh2 58.Rf3 [40...RxD?? 41 .e6+ | [40...Rxd4! 41.Qxd4 Ng5 Rf7 39.Rd5 Rb2 [If 40.Nd1, then Rd2. Time Rhl+ 59.Kg2 Rbl 6O.Rf5 Rxb2 61.KR Rb1 42.Qf4 Qxf4 43.Rxf4 Rxe5l 4l.Kh1 Rxd4 An amusing piece of ELO rating 1:57-1:561 0-1 62.Rxg5 Rfl 63.Rf5 Rg1 64.Rh5 Rfl 42.Qxd4 Nf6 43.Re2 Nh5 44.e6+ Qg745.Kxh2 trivia: RP BP R vs R is often 65.Rxh4+ flhe + + f4 46.896 ffime 2)35-2)421 t-o Besides Russia, what country has the highest Short - Timman IC92l 65...Kd5 drawn, but here the Black K is cut offl rated Number I and Number 2 players? El Escorial (10), 1993 66.Rf4 Ke5 61 .Kg2 Ral 68.Rf8 Ke6 59.h4 Ke7 Timman - Short tD36l Game 10: [Short took an almost uncatchable El Escorial (13), 1993 70.Rf4 Ra8 71.Kh3 Rh8 72.Kg4 Rg8+ 73.Kh5 It's Bulgaria, with Topalov and Georgiev! lead with this winl l.eA e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 Ke6 74.Kh6 Ke5 75.Ra4 [It seems a pity to let Garne 13l. flimman, desperate to win, Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 the BK cross over to the Ps, but it was hard to overpressed, but Short agreed a draw in a better 0-tl 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 ReS 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 make progressl 75...Rg2'l [75...Kf6 moves position to win the match. He is now due to Oxy-Chess?! NbdT l5.Bc2 a5 Nb8 13.Nfl l4.Ng3 Nc5 [A over to the Ps, so forces 76.Rf4+ Ke5 77.Rf7 play Kasparov, but maybe not for the FIDE (from a letter in the April Chess Life) new move, but Short does not like itl 16.Nh2 96 Ke6 78.RR RhS+ 79.Kg5 Rg8+ 80.Kh5 Rh8+ World Championshipl l.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Oxy-chess is a submarine blitz variation where 18.Be3 NfdT 19.Radl 17.QR h5 [Weakening] 8l.Kg4 Rg8 + 82.Kh3 Rh8 and White will have Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 SCUBA divers play chess and the player on the prefers Bg1 Qe7 [Short Be7-g5] 20.Ngfl 2l.Bcl to let the BK cross over to make progress, and NbdT 8.Bd3 0-0 [Short is varying from his move must remove his air supply mouth piece. 24.dxc6 Bxc6 c6?! 22.b41 axb4 23.cxb4 Na4 this will reach a theoretical drawl 76.R Rg3 openings in the previous gamesl 9.Nge2 Re8 How's that for time controls?! 25.Bb3+- [Controlling d5] 25...Rad8 26.Qg3! 77.Re4+ Kf5 78.Re8 Rg6+ 79.Kh7 Rf6 10.0-0 96 11.R Nh5 l2.Bxe7 QxeT 13.e4 Nb6 Nxg5 29.Bxg5 Bf6 Nf8 27.NR Ne6 28.Ng5 80.Kg7 Rg6+ 81.Kh7 Rf6 82.Re7 Ra6 14.e5 c5 15.94 Ng7 l6.Nf4 Be6 17.QD Rec8 P, but his I*frers lo Edilor this magazine, 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Rd3 h4?! [Losing a 83.Rf7+ Ke6 84.Kg7 Ral 85.Rf6+ 1-0 18.Nfe2 Bd7 19.Rael Ne6 20.f4 ffiite looks the about or game was difficult anyway. Time 1:20-1:541 slightly better, but this rash move loses a Pl even chcss in general, are deftnilely wehome. 34.KxI2 Re7 32.Rf3! hxg3 33.Rxf6 gx{z+ Short - Timman [C82] 2O...cxd4 2l.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Bxg4 23.e6 Remember lo keep leders brizf, to lhe point, 35.Rxg6+ Kh7 36.Rg3 d5? 37.exd5 Bxd5? El Escorial (12),1993 fxe6 24.f5 Qc5 25.Qxc5 Rxc5 26.fxg6 hxg6 and under 150 words to increase lhe chuces [Allows a deadly pin] 38.Rd3 Nb6 39.Ne3 RedT Game 12: ffhis win by Short meant that 27.Rf6 Rc7 28.Nb5 Rg7 29.Nd4 Nd7 30.Rf4 of publicatian. 40.Nxd5 [If 40...Nxd5, then 41.Rd1l l-0 Timman needed to win the remaining two games Bf5 31.Nxe6 Bxe6 32.Rxe6 Nc5 33.Re3 Nxd3 It you have any local ncws, hJormation about to tie the matchl l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 34.Rxd3 Rd7 35.Rfd4 Rad8 36.Kg2 Re8 New Zcahnders whether hgme or abroad, send UNZ 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 37.Rxd5 Rxd5 38.Rxd5 Re2+ 39.Kg3 Rxb2 it h! Murk it News" and laok for it itt t/2.-th lhe next issue.

28 NZ Chess 29 NZCF Council Report AffiliatedI by Ted Frost, NZCF Secretary Clubs Ashburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets North Shore P.O. Box 33-587, Takapuna, Asian teams championship Titles for girls Mondays 7.3opm (Feb-Oct), Room I (upstairs), Auckland 9. Meets Wednesdays 7.3opm, Malaysia will hold the 10th Asian teams Council has endorsed a proposal for Public Library, corner Havelock and West Northcote Community Centre, cnr College championship in Kuala Lumpur in the second establishing championships for girls, but Streets. Contacts, Roy Keeling (03)86-936, Rd/Ernie Mays St, Northcote. Club capt, Peter halfofJune this year, and a New Zealand team recognises that it is too early for separate events Stephen Taylor (03)85-761. Stuafi, 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont (09)2t45- might take part. It seemed likely that the event to be played. The basis on which titles will be Auckland Chess Centre Meets Mondays 6377. would not take place, but as this decision established is that if three or more girls enter 1.l5pm, 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Auckland Otago 7 Maitland St, Dunedin. Meets shows, Malaysia is giving active leadership in the NZ Junior Championship or Under-16 1003. Tel (O9Y6A-2042 club-room. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7.30pm. Tel chess both in our zone and throughout the Asian Championship, the girl with the highest score Canterbury 227 Bezley Avenue, Christchurch. (03)477-6919 clubroom. Pres, David Reid, 12 region. will be designated as "NZ Junior Girl Meets Wednesdays, 7.3opm. Tel (03)366-3935 Marquis St, Dunedin (03)473-7652. NZCF is strongly in favour of a New Zealand Champion" or "NZ Under-16 Girl Champion." club-room. Pres, Mark Guy, 9 Bennett St Papatoetoe Meets Wednesdays 7.3opm, St team taking part, but does not have resources to Ties will be resolved by count-back, as set out (03)352-6991. Sec, Pat Jordan (03)338-4274. George's Anglican Church Hall, LandscapeRd, fund participation. While an approach is being in the handbook, and winners' names will be Civic Meets Tuesdays 7.3opm, Turnbull House, Papatoetoe. Club capt, Graham Banks, 49 made to the Hillary Commission for support, recorded for placing on suitable trophies in due Lower Bowen St, Wellington. Sec, John Hutchinson's Rd, Howick (O9)534-795L. the prospects are doubtful, and this means that course. Gillespie, 164 The Ridgeway, Mornington Pe0one Gambit Meets Thursdays 7.30pm unless circumslances change the venture will be Controlling authorities for the four regional (04)38e-277s. Central Bowling Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. player-pays. school-pupil tournaments are asked to conduct Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Pres, Mark Noble, 97 Seddon St, Naenae, On this basis, four players have expressed regional school-girl championships on the same Wellington 5 (04)764-098. Lower Hutt (04)567 -0467. Hamilion Inquiries strong interest - IM Vernon Small, Stephen basis, with the title to be awarded if three or Pres, Hilton Bennett, 65 Te Rotorua Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Salvation Aroha (07)435-077 Lukey, Tony [,ove and Bob Smith. One or more girls take part. St Army Hall, Old Taupo Rd. Sec, R Boyden, Howick-Pakuranga two other players are interested, but would Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, St P.O. Box 1363. require financial support. At the time of International 0ournaments John Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Upper Hutt Meets Mondays 7.30pm, Fraser Highway, Highland writing, there is a place for a frfth player, and NZCF has received information about the Park. Pres, Paul Spiller Cres. School Hall, Redwood St. Sec, Chris (09)5354962. Sec, arrangements have still to be hrrned up. following international tournaments, and details Derrick Lark, 39 Minaret Bell, 120 Nicholson Rd, Khandallah, Wellington will be supplied to interested players on request: Dr, Bucklands Beach, Auckland (09)534-1114. (04)479-3308. Directory and calendar Fourth Asian Individual Rapid Chess Hastings-Havelock North P.O. Box 184, Waitemata Meets Thursdays 7.3opm, Kelston Federation Council has expressed concern that Championship, Doha, 12-17 September, 1993. Hastings. Meets Wednesdays 7pm, Library, Community Centre, cnr Great North Rd and publication of the Directory and Calendar of World Championship of Juniors and Youth, up Havelock N High School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Awaroa Rd, Kelston. Pres, Bob Smith, 2 (06)877 Events, which is designed to assist players and to 18 years of age (this is not the official world chris Smith -4583. Autumn Ave, Glen Eden, Auckland 8 help promote play in open tournaments, has junior championship), in Bratislava, in the Invercargill Meets Wednesdays 8pm, staff (09)818-4113 or conLact Steve Lawson been held up for a month because of the slow Slovak Republic, 17-30 July, 1993. room, South School, Ness St. Sec, Robert (0e)8r8-5137 response from clubs for information. Several Mackway Jones, 5 Pine Tce, Invercargill Wanganui Meets Chess and Camera Club, clubs have also fallen into arrears with their International magazines (06)64-747. Cooks Gardens. Pres, Charles Ward, 53 Patapu receives magazines an affrliation, and the names of their players could NZCF some on Kapiti Meets Thursdays 7.3opm, Block E St (06)343-2215. Sec, Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi exchange Recent the Kapiti College, be dropped from the rating lists to be published basis. arrivals include Margaret's Road, Paraparaumu. St, Wanganui (06)343-6101. at mid-year. Australian Women's Chess League Bulletin Pres, Ab Borren, P O Box 127, Paraparaumu Wellington Meets Saturdays, juniors 6pm, club The federation's handbook is to be published which has been sent to Vivian Smith for (04)298-4167. Sec, Bill Cox, 25 Jeep Rd, 7.30pm, Turnbull House, Lower Bowen St. in looseJeaf form, and is being progressively circulation to interested NZ women players, and Raumati Sth (04)298-8589 Pres,' Tim Frost, l/51 Cornford St, Karori New Plymouth revised. The Toumament Committee meets on Jaque Mate, a new magazine from Cuba. It is ll Gilbert St, New Plymouth. (04)476- 3541. Ser, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Meets Tuesdays, 7.3opm. Pres, April 19 to consider the rules for the in Spanish, so is available to any interested R P Bowler, Karori (04)476-4096. 251 Coronation (05)758-0797. federation's tournaments for individual players. Spanish-reading kiwi. Ave Sec, Keith Okey, 253d Coronation Ave (06)758-881 1. NZ Coruespondence Chess Assn, P.O. Box Auckland Chess Assn, sec Aidan-B. Howard, 3278, Wellington. Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Auckland 1003; (04)237-47s3. (09)360-042 (Auckland CC club-room). Pres, O Wellington District Chess Assn Inc,, sec, Ted Sarapu, 8 Barrington Rd, Auckland 2; Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington 5; (0e)376-3083. (04)476-4096.

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