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NEWZEALAND CHESS STOP PRESS is the ofhcial journal of the New T,ealand New Zealand Chess Fencible Masters Chess Federation (Inc.), published bimonthly Vol 23 Number I February 1997 Paul Spiller advises that the field for thc (February, April, June, August, October, Fencible Masters toumament December). at the end ot Contents March is : GM Drazen Sermek (Slovenia) AII correspondence, subscription renewals, story - report on the annual Congress, with GM Ian Rogers FIDE rating 2575, IM Stephen Solomon 4 A 1996-97 multiple success changes of address, advertising inquiries, new New Zealand shampion, IM norms for Kulashko AUS 2385, Aleksei Kulashko 2380, Tim dominant, Alexei Kulashko the articles and other copy should be sent to and Garbett, and an administrative anniversary triumph for North Shore. Reilly AUS 2335, IM Vemon Small 2330, Paul New Z.ealand Chess FM Paul Garbett 2300, FM Bob Smith 7 How GM Rogers won the tournament - all his g2mes. P O Box 3130 2300m, FM Ewen Greet 2290, l,eonard 9 Alexei Kulashko is among the annotators of a selection of grm65 which show how others Wellington Mclaren 2215,FM Eddy Levi AUS 2265. fared in the NZ Championship. Opinions expressed in articles, letters and This held would have an average FIDE 14 The NZ Major Opeo scoretable, with report and results to follow in April. other contributions are those of the authors. rating of 2343, maktng it a category 4 Letters to the editor on any chess topic are with 6 points required for an IM I 5 Teresa Sheehan and Colm Hartigan feature in a selection ofjunior g^mes. welcome; limit 150 words, and marked :""HT*t "for 16 How Ian Rogers won and IM Russell Dive took the title in the NZ Rapid Championship. publication." NZ Women's Champlonship l8 A backgrounder shows why NM Peter Stuart fully deserved life membership conferred on EDITORIAL Howick-Pakuranga CC has offered to hold irim byNZCF. Editor, Ted Frost. the 1997 NZ Women's Championship at club championships, some with surprising results, are featured in a jumbo round- I nt ern a t ional e ditor, NM Peter Stuart. Queen's Birth

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104th New Zealand championship by Ted Frost :Wi8!,lfl::: The New Zealand. Chess Federation, the his FIDE rating of 2380 in the l! .&90,.,,;:,::: 04 .D2,,.,,,03 ,.,..W5.....Wl1 W8,...['Y10W12..'.. 9,5 . ',,,.,.,,,,,.,,.., ,W6 ::W4 North Shore Chess Club, and all the players championship. He added to the stimulating z i,,,,,,,, !292 Ac D13 w1903 w10Dl tr1rf.,w6 lsr::WiaWtt ,0.5 i3 have many reasons to be well satisfied with atmosphere of the tournament by Dive,R.J. "',229i:C1 W14012 02 w4 W5 D1' D0 ,,W8,D7 vlJ1lDlo 8 ,,,70.0,: the l04th New Z,ealand championhip demonstrating care in preparation which congress, which was a success in every way: included close study of his opponents' play - the strength of competition, and variations which dispelled any feelings o [rirtin,a.M.s. nss oT D-isw16D5 Ll *rgw6::D3 u wtJ1l, Pz, o 710' - the quality ofplay, of opening complacency which might have ,,Ll 5.5 62.5 - two IM no[ns, stemmed from meeting the same group of e was'tne14,,s,c zooo GA 05,, 020 D10 w21D7 L6 W9 L3 W18D15 - excellent administration, opponents year after year. 10 Mctarel; 1-3. Z1OS t-g wtZ Og L2 W11L15 WrO W22 [t,,,,,,03,, OZ;O - several inn6y6fie19 which made life After draws in rounds I and 3 (with Tony , NS Ul ,,,9 easier for all concerned, Dowden and IM Russell Dive), Kulashko - and not least, the surroundings and dropped half a point behind Rogers. They general atmosphere. drew in rourd 5, but when Rogers drew with Dive in round 6 Kulashko joined again GM dominates him in the lead. Kulasbko met his match in 019: D20:,,110 D17'018,,D13 ' : 51.5 Australian GM Ian Rogers is slightly built, 16 Guthrie, D;Wi:, '.2012 0I 015::L6:,::o14,D11 W22 5 , losing to FM Anthony Ker in round 9 and but he towered over the championship. He 17 Metge, J.N:,: 20S8 PT L4 L10 LlS W22115 Ott,,,wZt OtO W'!9112 w20 a SO.q dropping back to second equal with Dive. and his wife Cathy brought to the Congress This left Rogers in the clear lead with charming, helpful personalities which tg l-ove,:AJ.:,," ' ,1oo o, oo ,'tz D2rD14 016 L9 ,Wtzotr u7'D21018 1.5 53.5 Kulashko and Dive locked together in the D22 D8 D13 D9 L6, O12'1D7,; L17',. 51.5 contributed materially to the warmth of 20,8 i::::,:::: rA31 ' NS '016,i,L18'-W21 -f i battle for second and the New Zealand title. ,L20'L14,D19 ," 52.5 atmosphere of the whole event. 21'S ,Ul-i 2054' OT ; ;17,,.,,,vv1g D15 Lg L11 L22,, Llf 13 2,, The title was decided when Kulashko beat 22 zoos Dro L5 D19 117 Llo w21 L14 L12 L10 :tts 52.0 Ian also contributed the precision of a s ' Hp tto 2 Peter Green in the last round, while Leonard grandmaster in the middle of a succesful Mcl^aren put up a resolute defence against professional career. He shared the lead in the dropped only half a point in the last five In mid-hel4 with 5% points, Scott Dive, who could do no better thau draw and sfiampionship for the first three rounds, and rounds, but sat down for round 11 knowing Wastney showed the benehts of his exposure share third place with FM Paul Garbett, again with Kulashko for two rounds in mid- that he had to beat Anthony Ker to gain a to international competition at the Erevan tournement, but he was not seriously Two norms norrn. He succeeded. Olynpia( and Peter Hawkes also played challenged in any game. He drew with his Kulashko had an IM norm in sight This gives Garbett two norms, so he needs well above his rating. three nearest challengers, otherwise there tbroughout the tournament. After 8 rounds one more plus a 2400 rating to gain the IM IM ftvin Sarapu started the tournameut was an air of inevitability about the outcome he had 6% points, which was enough for a title. However, his hrst nonn - at the Novi badly and did not recover, while Mark of each game. norm which could have been claimed after 9 Sad Olympiad - will qualify only until Sinclair played below the expectations This was not a deterrent, but was a rounds if he had played three GMs or IMs. November this year, when it nrns over the 7- arising from his recent congress and North stimulus. While Ian was the only overseas However he had played only two, Rogers year time limit. and South Island championship performances. player competing by invitation from NZCF, and Dive, and he lost to Ker in round 9 so he The other players there was a challenging intemational flavour had more work to do. The pairings matched The overall strength of the held is reflected Organlsatlon and lnnovations tlrough the participation of new resident him with IM ftvin Sarapu in round 10 and in scores of some other players. Anthony North Shore CC celebrated its 40th Alexei Kulashko, who has come from wins against Sarapu and Peter Green in the Ker was fifth on 6%, lt/2 points behind Dive anniversary by staging the congress, and Russia; Antonio Krstev, from the former last round gave him a half-point m,ugitr over and Garbett, and lost to Rogers, Dive and meticulous prepation and imaginative Yugoslav republic of Macedoni4 and Fairin the 8-points required. Garbett, yet played close to his rating. New innovations made it a memorable event. [n Zakaria, a Malaysian shrdent who expects to Garbett was hghting from behind most of IM Ben Martin will have dropped a few keeping with the general atmosphere. be in Auckland for some years. the way. He drew with Rogers in round 3, pling points in playing below his best and congress started on a high note at the but losses to Dive in round 4 and Kulashko New champion scoring 6. FM Bob Smith, also on 6, was player's meeting with the surprise award by in round 6 put him on only 3% points. He Kulashko has made an impact in Auckland another to play close to his rating. NZCF of life membership for tournament chess during the past year, and lived up to director Peter Shrart (see page 18).

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6 This was particularly appropriate as Peter drew six games, so that while he was How GM Rogers won the tournament was not only tournament director for unbeaten this kept him in third equal placc. Rogersrl SinclalrrM 9.uxd4 Qc5 10.9d3 bs r1.f4 Qb7 l2.QfJ hs congress, but the chieforganiser with central His shortest draw was 16 moves (against - Round I [C28] 13.e5 694 l4.Qxb7 UxbT 15.fu4 Qe7 l6.Qd2 responsibility for setting up all the Rogers), his longest 120 moves (against l.e4 e5 2.Qc4 Oc6 3.0c3 Of6 4.d3 Oa5 5.Wf3 oh6 17.a3 0f5 18.QM wc6 19.c3 a5 20.Qxe7 arrangements. Krstev, who claimed a draw defending with foc4 6.dxc4 d6 7.h3 Qe7 E.Oge2 Qe6 9.b3 6xe7 2l.Eadl h4 22.8R a4 23.Od6 axd6 The congress was the occasion for testing, a R against R + B under the 50-move rule), c6 lO.G{ G{ ll.Edr Ec7 12.093 EfdE 24.exd6+ 6f8 25.f5 e5 26.f6 gxf6 21.Exf6 in our major national tournament, two new and the ayerage 50 moves. 13.a4 a5 14.Qa3 Ed7 15.8d2 EadS l6.Od5 h3 28.Ed2 hxg)+ 29.bgl Wc4 30.Wd5 Uxd5 sets of rules adopted by NZCF - a swiss NZ Innovations cxd5 17.cxd5 Ec8 18.c4 Qxd5 l9.exd5 Ub6 3l.Exd5 bg7 32.8n f6 33.Exb5 Ea6 championship with a minimum of l8 players 34.bxg2 Exd6 35.Eb4 Ea8 36.h4 696 The congress venue was excellent - plenty 20.8e1 Qf8 2t.Ede2 Efi 22.ilf5 Ec7 23.9e3 and new swiss pairing rules drawn up by the 24.Exe3 Ed8 25.8f3 26.94 37.8g4+ 6hs 3E.Eg7 6h6 3e.8fl 696 40.8e7 of space, good lighting and ventilation, and 9xe3 *8 96 federation's technical committee. 27.fu3 Qh6 2E.Ae4 9f4 29.e5 h6 30.h4 hxg5 Ehs4t.bg3%-% pleasant surroundings. Entry i-nformation The Swiss tournament with provision for 31.hxg5 f5 32.gxf6 Ef7 33.Eh3 Oxf6 had been loaded into a database which MartinrB- Rogersrl overseas players was an outstanding success. 34.axd6 EfdT 35.0e4 Oxe4 36.Exe4 Eh7 enabled late entries to be haudled with ease. Rouod 4 [B00] GM Ian Rogers accepted an invitation to 37.Exh7 6xh7 38.Qb2 Ee8 39.Qc3 b6 The computer was on-site and with the use 1.e4 Oc6 2.OR d6 3.d4 ilf6 4.Od Qga s.Qbs play (with his wife Cathy the Major 40.Qd4l{ in of Chessbase scores were loaded during the a6 6.Qxc6+ bxc6 7.G{ e6 8.Qg5 Qe7 9.We2 Open), and vigorous promotion North Smith,RW - Rogersrl by rounds, geatly easing the preparation (and 0-0 l0.Eadl d5 11.h3 5xe4 l2.hxg4 Oxc3 Shore saw the 22. was Round 2 [B22] 14.Oe5 WeE 15.93 c5 16.6g2 held number This the presentation) l3.bxc3 Qxg5 improving of bulletins. 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Wxd5 4.d4 e6 5.OR enough to ease the pairing problems arisilg innovation cxd4 l7.cxd4 Ebs l8.Wf3 Wa4 r9.Ed3 Eb5 Another was recordiflg the next Of6 6.0d3 Qe7 7.G{ (H 8.0a3 Oc6 9.Ue2 in an 1 l-round event. 20.Wf3 c5 21.Ehr cxd4 22.Etr1 Wa4 23.Wd3 day's draw otr an answerphone so l0.Qf4 Qb7 11.682 cxd4 l2.cxd4 EfdS Overall, the new swiss rules operated t6 h6 24.f4 Qr6 ZS.gs Qxe5 26.gxh6 EfcS championship players could check who they l3.Efdl Eh5 14.a3 Qoo 15.4e5 Wxe2 smoothly, and the top six players all met 27.fxel Wxc2+ 28.Hxc2Exc2+ 29.6R Exa2 would be meeting in the next round without 16.Qxe2 Od5 fZ.Qgf EacS 18.Eac1 Qe7 Ec3+ each other. However, even with increased 30.hxg7 6xg7 3l.Eh4 Ec8 32.Ebhl having to visit the playing venue or tracking l9.Oxc6 Exc6 20.Qb5 Ecc8 21.h4 33.6ga Eaa3 34.Eh7+ 6f8 35.Erh3 Ee3 G-l emphasis on colour allocation imbalances down the tournament director. were not eliminated and this led to the only Rogers,I KulashkorA Finally, while Auckland's only daily - appeal which required attention. The appeal, Round 5 oewspaper, the New Zealand Herald, [D94] lodged by Alexei Kulashko over the last- 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 4.6c3 Qg7 5.OR 0- virtually ipored the congress, resultg were 96 round pairings, was not presented in writing 0 6.Qe2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.(H) Oc6 9.Qg5 fed into the national NZPA network and was examined appeal committee Qe6 10.cxd5 fud5 11.Wd2 Oxc3 l2.bxc3 but by appeared in newspaper elsewhere, giving members. Oa5 l3.Qh6 EcE l4.Efel Qc4 15.Qxg7 6xg7 effective updates otr progress. Aleksei objected to the last-round pairing 16.Eacl Wds l7.Qdl Oc6 r8.Oe5 Oxes Overall, North Shore set new standalds for gd6 of Dive-Mclaren, because it meant Dve I9.Exe5 20.Qb3 f6 2l.Ee3 0xb3 New Zealand's major chess event, which Efl would receive three extra whites. Taking 22.txb3 e5 23.We1 exd4 24.Edl will be a challenge for future congress 25.Exd4 ub6 26.Edl UUS ZZ.gl EccT 28.c4 colour into account is not an absolute orgznrsers. Uc6 29.Ed6 EcdT 30.c5 UU5 31.Ua aS requirement, and experience has shown that 32.Eed3 Ec7 33.8b6 Uc4 34.bxa5 Wxc5 too rigid an application of colour weighting 3s.Ed5 9a3 36.692 Ecl 37.Wd4 Se7 38.We3 22.h5 23.0e3 Excl 24.Exc1 Qg5 can lead to gross mis-pairing. After carefiil 21...95 94 Wxe3 39.fxe3 Ec2+ 40.6R Ee7 4l.Edb5 1998 Olympiad in Elista 697 28.Qfa examination by the appeals committee, it 25.Eel Oxe3 26.fxe3 Ec8 27.6f2 EccT 42.8b3 f5 43.h3 6h6 44.E6bs Efl venue chcss 29.Qxg5+ 30.Qd3 31.e4 f4 was determined that the pairing was correct, The for the next FIDE 6h6 6xg5 f5 45.e4 fxe4+ 46.6xe4 EcdT 47.E'd5'/-Yz and a check showed that Dive would have Ollmpiad has been confirmed for Elista, the 32.d5 Ed8 33.Qc4 e5 34.Ecl Ec8 35.8c3 6xh5 36.Qb5 Exc3 37.bxc3 695 38.Qe8 DiverRJ Rogersrl been given white under the FIDE rules as capital of FIDE pre sideut Kirsan 93+ 6e7 42.Qb5 Round 6 well. Iljrmzhinov's Republic of KaLrnykia, in the 39.691 6f6 40.Qd7 h5 41.a4 [B8l] Qc8 43.Qe2 h4 44.6f1 a5 45.691 Qd7 1.d4 Of6 2.OR d5 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxds One interesting aspect of the keen second half of Septembeg 1998. 46.Qd1 6d6 0-1 5.Oc3 Oc6 6.Qf4 16 7.e3 eG 8.Qd3 Qe7 9.Oe5 The Olympiad for the year 2000 has been competition was that there were 46 draws, or Oxe5 10.Qxe5 (}{) ll.(H) b5 12.8e2 Qb7 o/o awarded to Istanbul, Rogersrl - GarbetfP 38 of the l2l games played. But there 13.a4 14.Oa2 Qd6 15.Qxd6 Uxd6 l6.Oc1 Round 3 [B47] M were very few short draws. Russell Dive 1.e4 c5 2.OR e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fud4 Oc6 tSYz-% 5.Oc3 Wc7 6.Qe2 a6 7.(H) Of6 8.6hr Oxd4

MChq NZ Chess 9 8 Qf4 2l.Ufs Oxh2+ 22.6xh2 Qc8 23.9d2 Qxf5 13.b4 a6 14.a4 fu6 15.b5 axb5 l6.axb5 04 Rogersrl KerrA Threatens 36...Ug1# and if 37.b6 U/t6, - 24.gxf5 od7 25.uf4 lgf6 26.g4 h6 27.b{2 17.bxc6 bxc6 l8.Aa4 Qd7 l9.Eb7 Od8 Round 7 threatening 38...Rh1+ 39.6xhl Ufl with [809] EfeE 28.Ehl Oes 29.Ebdl fuA 30.6xf3 Black is too late on the 6side. Notes by Anthony Ker good chances for a perpetual chcck. I las Wxb2 31.Uxd6 Sc3+ 32.b{2 Wxc4 33.Wg3 20.Exd7 l.e4 d6 2.d4 g0 4.f4 Qg7 5.Qd3 Black found a way to wriggle free? EadS 34.d6 Ee4 35.R Ed4 36.Exd4 Wxd4 Perhaps this is not as good for White as he The usual move is 9.6R. This is a perfectly 37.8d6+ 6a8 38.Ua6tt ^f6l.Ocr 37.8e1 Uxd6 38.Ee8+ 6h7 39.Exd8 UxdS expected. Russell spent 26 minutes here. good alternative which throws Black out of Beautiful. Black's pieces are paralysctl, the 40.Ue5 c4 4l.Ue4 cj 42.f6+ 698 43.fxg7 b3 Simplifcation is good for Black. 20.8b2 was "book." O, W and A are all pinned and White 44.9e3 gd2+ 0-1 the alternative. 5...e5!? 6.Of3 threatens 39.Qxb7+. and Rogersol KrstevrA 20...Uxd7 2l.Ob6 W7 22.Axa8 9xa8 23.93 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.fxe5 0g4 Black regains 38...6bE 39.Wxa7+ 6xa7 40.8d7 and White - Round 11 UcE 24.Qb5 the A. wins the defenceless bA. 1-{ [Cl7] 6...Qga 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.f5 Oc6 9.h3 9xf3 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Oc3 Qb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Qa5 I0.WxB Od4 l1.ET2 gxf5 12.exf5 Ed6 13.0- Green,P (2265) - Rogers,I 0e7 E.Uga Obc6 9.OR I 6.Qd2 Oxc3 7.bxd 0 m0 14.fu4 9c6? Round 8 [862] ofs l0.Qd3 h5 11.8f4 c4 12.Qxf5 exf5 gas A wasted rnove. Black should exchange fu t.d4 2.ilf3 96 3.g3 Qg7 4.Qg2 G{ 5.c4 13.Ug3 96 14.Qgs 1s.6d2 Qe6 r6.Ehb1 immediately. d6 6.(H)^f6 c6 7.tu3 waS S.uaZ wh5 9.ug5 Ucz lz.Qtrl 6ez rs.Wgs Og8 19.44 6d7 l5.Eel Oxe4 16.Qxe4 9a6 l7.Qg5t f6 l8.Qe3 Uxg5 l0.Qxg5 h6 1l.Qd2 6bd7 t2.h3 a6 20.Eb5 Ee8 2l.Eabl b6 22.a5 6c6 23.6d1 h5 13.a4 a5 14.e4 e5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Qd fo8 Eb8 24.Wcl ful ZS.Wal Oc8 26.8c5+ bxcs Trying to get in ...Qh6. l7.Od2 Oc7 lS.Eadl Ee8 l9.Ob3 Qm zo.trl 27.Wa4+ 14 19.c3 Oc6? Oe6 2l.Qh3 Odc5 22.Oxc5 Oxc5 23.Qxc8 It was essential to challenge White's Eaxc8 24.8d2 b6 2s.Efdl h5 26.6fi Oh3 Other games powerful Q on e4 with ...4b5 and ...6d6. 27.fld7 Qc5 28.Qxc5 Oxcs 29.87d6 6f8 20.b4 Qh6 21.Qxh6 Exh6 22.6h1 30.f3 6e7 3r.E6d2 EedS 32.Exdtl Exd8 DlverRJ - SaraPurO Round Avoiding an exchange ofWs. 33.Exd8 6xd8 34.6e2 0e7 35.6d2 Ol)3+ I [D36] 22...Wb6 23.We2h4 24.t4 a5 Notesby IM Ortvin SaraPu 36.6d3 bU ll.gt Od4 38.gxh5 gxh5 39.0c3 Attacking the weak c6, but Black's position A desperate attempt to halt the onrushing 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.6c3 Of6 4.cxd5 Ae6 40.082 6c5 0-l is improved by the exchanges. As. The popular exchange variation. This is not Rogers,I WastneyrS 24...f412 25.Eeblt wfl 26.b5 *7 27.b6 cxb6 - the hrst time I had difficulfy with Black - I Round 9 to Russell. even 28.Hc4+ 6tt Zg.9e0 Oct tO.Edt ExOt+ [B17] remem&r playlng it against A Ker, M A possible surprise I offered a draw bere, based on the variation 3l.Exdl Ua6! 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.0c3 dxe4 l.Oxcl 6UZ Dreyer and others. 25.^xt4 26.fuf4 Exf4 27.gxf4 Wg4+ Trying to sneek down to fl for a perpetual 5.OR Ogf6 6.Axf6+ 6xf6 7.Oe5 Qe6 1l.Qe2 c6 6.Uc2 4...exd5 5.Qg5 with perpetual check or even going for it. check. 96 9.G{ Qg7 10.c4 G{ 1l.Qe3 fu4 12.f4 Also 6.e3 Qf5 7.ERt ^xf4l To stop Qf5 by Black. After 28.0h1 gR+ 29.6g1 0e6!? etc. 32.c4 Wc7 l3.Wc2 oae ll.Eaal Ead8 ls.Ucl f6 is good for White. No chance. 16.oR ofs 17.Qf2 Qh6 18.g3 6h8 1e.h3 Qg8 25.exf4 6...Qe7 32...E,h7 33.Ed8 Ec7 34.Qd5 b5l 20.Qd3 b5 2t.Bfel 6d6 22.8e2 hxc4 Played after 20 minutes. Russell now bas Also to be considered is Oa6. The Black U needs air. 23.bxc4 Efe8 24.Ede1 EbS 25.Uc3 Qg7 20 minutes left for 15 moves. 7.e3 ObdT 8.0fi Oft 35.cxb5 Ecl+ 36.6h2 Ua7 26.N2 e5 27.fxe5 fxe5 28.dxe5 29.at3 25...*f4 26.fof4 Exf4 27.8c1 Exd4 a waiting move, after ...0-0 c5 30.9a3 0xe5 31.Oxe5 Exe5 32.Exe5^t7 Qxc5 Partly Playable White decides to take his chances. Perhaps and then ...Of[l . Usual here is 33.Uxc5 Uxc5 34.Qxc5 Qf6 35.Qc3 bg7 and ...8e8, it is risky?! Black is now a A up and has two 36.6f2 a5 37.E.e2 a4 38.c5 Qd5 39.8c2 Qc6 8...h6 or...G{. passed As. Russell did not like to take the 40.Qc4 Ebl 41.6e2 6f8 42.Ad2 Qe5 43.8d8+ f.ilge2 Oh5 10.Qxe7 9xe7 11.0-{ 96 draw. game. The 697 44.Eg8+ 6f6 45.Ef8+ 6e7 46.Ef7+ 6e8 White clearly has the better 28.Wc5t? ...Of8, ... ih5 and ...96 cost too 47.flxh7 Qg2 4s.Qf7+ 6ds 49.Qe6 1-{) Black moves He saw the trap. If 28.Qxc6 foc6 29.Wxc6? much time. Edl+l and Black wins. Mclaren,L - Rogersrl 12.Eabl 2s...W94 Round l0 [A43] An altemative is Startiug a minority attack. Unfortunately, 28...ReA loses to 29.Uxd5+! 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.exd5 d6 5.OR l2.Eael with R later and o4 to follow. 29.f3 9g5 3o.Eel Uf6 31.Qf1 Ed2?? Of6 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.0-0 (H B.Oc3 Oa6 9.h3 12...f5 I spent only one minute on this blunder. *7 to.a4 b611.4h2 Qb7 12.Qf3 a6 r3.Og4 on the Pachman's idea of counterplay Alternatives like ...697 or ...8a4 would give Oxg4 14.hxg4 b5 15.Qf4 b4 16.0e2 Qf6 6side. 17.8b1 Qg5 r8.Qh2 fo8 19.c4 Of6 20.093 Black good winning chances.

NZChs NZAess l0 ll 32.EIe8+ 697 33.Exd8! 18.gxf6+ Oxf6 19.g5 N7 20.t4 Ec5 2l.0b5t White has time to regroup his forces. After 31.fog5 Qxg5 32.Exc5 Ed2 33.h4 Qf6 Wins a piece. 9lf822.N4 with advantage toWhite, 27.c3 Ed7 28.Qc2 Qb7 29.b4 N8 30.f5 Qxd5 34.Ecl Qe5+ 35.6h3 6f6 36.Ec6+ 697 31.exd5 White's Q dominaies Black's O. 37.8e6 QbS 38.8b6 Qe5 39.8b3 Qd4 40.Ebr 33...Wxd8 34.Sd+ Ef6 35.Uxd2 Uxf3 18.Qe2 Qc4 lg.Edhl Eh8 2O.Qdlt b5 41.f4 Ed3+ 42.6h2 43.Efi Qg3+ 36.8d4+ Ur6 SZ.Wxf6+ 6xf6 38.6f2 Black has to search for counterplay. If 27...e6? 6f6 QO 28.gxf6+ 29.fxg6 h6! 44.6h1 Ed4 45.e5+ 6tS l6.ae 6e6 47.f5+ The endgame of Q v 2 As is made difficult 20...8ac8 2t.E1h3 (21.b3? Q#3) wiih the After 27...f6 exf6 31.Of5 definitely 6xe5 48.f6 6e6 49.f7 Exh4+ 50.6g1 Qh2+ for White. If, for instance, White has Q and idea R-f4 and b2-b3 and allowing the d5 30.Oe3 6xg6 White is better. 27...bg81 keeps the position s1.6f2 Qxd6 52.6e2 QfB 53.8f3 Eg4 54.6f2 EA left the game is a draw, with the wrong Q square for the 0. Also it 21...f6 22.gxf6+ But space Egs 55.691 6e7 s6.0h2 s7.0h3 6f8 to get the Black 6 out ofh8l exf6 23.f4 N7 24.b3'9a6 Qa...Q/7 25.8d3) closed and in spite of signihcant th6 25.N5 26.QR advantage White has problems on how to 58.6h4 Ea5 59.94 hxg4 60.6xg4 Qd2 6l.Ef5 38...95 39.6A h5 40.Qd3 h4 41.6e3t? 0c5 Ece827.g5 6xen ZS.Qxe4 Exe4 29.Exh7+ ExbT 30.Exh7+ 6xh7 win. For example, aftet 28.f6 e6 Black's 6 Ea6 62.6h5 QM 63.695 Qe7+ 64.6h5 697 Here 41.gxh4? draws after gxh4 etc. 31.fuf6+ bg7 32.fue4 d5 33.0c5 and White has the excellent e5 square and Wlite's A on 65.Ef4 Eh6+ 66.694 Of6 4l...rbe5 42.9h7 c5 43.6d3 6d6t wins. 95 is weak forever. Black defends by 6d6 and 6e5 peudulum. 21.a3 EabS 28.Of6 h5 29.gxh5 gxf5 30.h6+ 696? 44.be3 6e5 45.Qbl c4? After 21...a5 22.b3 M 23.axM axM This leads to immediate checkmate. But 24.1\2Wbite White's passed A will This is my second big mistake in the game. wins a A. after 30...6f8 3l.eifs game. 31...Oe5 Black should play ...6d6!? An interesiing 22.b3 b4 23.axb4 Exb4 24.6e1 Qa6 25.Od5 decide the For example j2.Q/3 33.9)ac6 flxc6 34.EeI variation is 45...6d6 46.6R 6e5 a7.6g4 Eb7 (31-..exl\ Ec7 32.fxe6 fxe6 33.8d4 be7 34.h7 hxg3 48.hxg3 6d4 and now 49.6xg5 6e3 25...8d4 A)26.c3 Exdl+l (26...E.di 27.Ab4 Bc9 i5.Ea4) iniending Eh6, Og8, 5O.g4 d4 51.6f6 c4 52.95 d3 53.96 c3 54.97 Bxc3+ 28.bb2) 27.bxdl (27.BxdI? Qe2) 96. c2 55.Qxc2 dxc2 56.g8W 6d2 Note 56...clrU 27...^xR 28.84h3 Oxg5 and the game is 3l.Eg1 fxe4 32.8f4 1{ 57.Elg5+ wins. White cannot win and he unclear.; B) 26.0xe7 Qb7 27.QeZl 6E Zg.cf GarbettP - HawkesrP 0d3+ zg.6az 0fl2+ 30.cxd4 cannot allow the Black 6 to force a fohl 3l.ods Round 2 [C40] stalemate by 6a1. 0g3 32.Qd3 wins. % l.e4 e5 2.OA d5 3.foe5 Qd6 4.d4 dxe4 26.f4fr.6 46.Qh7 d4+ 47.bf3 6ds as.Qg6 hxg3 5.Qc4 Qxe5 0.Utr5 Ue7 7.dxe5 Qe6 8.Qxe6 49.hxg3 d3 50.6e3 6c5 51.Qe4 6b4 Uxe6 9.6c3 Oc6 10.Qf4 (HH) 11.0{ f5 6e6 70.Ef5 52.9xd31 cxd3 53.6xd3 l2.exf6 Oxf6 13.Uc5 b614.8b5 6b7 15.Efe1 67.f8W+ 6xf8 68.66 6fl 69.6e4 Ehr 7l.Ea Qe5 72.ErE Eh4+ 73.6d3 6ds This game upset me for the tournameut. Od4 16.9a4 Efs 17.0e3 Ue5 18.h3 a6 74.Ed8+ Qd6 75.8e8 Eg4 76.6e3 Eg3+ Not because I lost, but I lost confidence by l9.Eadl c5 20.f4 Ue8 21.Wxe8 EhxeS 77.bnE,3 78.Ee2 Qe5 79.692 Qd4 s0.Ee8 making blunders. 1-{) 22.8d2 Ed7 B,bn h5 24.93 bc6 25.*2 E3.6h3 Eh2+ EedS 26.Oc3 Ee8 27.43 a5 28.a4 EedS Qe5 81.Ed8+ 6e4 82.Ee8 Ea2+ I(ulashko,A (2380) - Love,A (2250) 29.Qxd4 Exd4 30.Ede2 Ed2 31.Exd2 Exd2+ 84.6ga Eg2+ 85.6h3 Es7 86.6h4 Esl Round 89.Ee8 Eg2 90.8a8 2 [876] 32.8e2 Ed4 33.6e3 EM 34.b3 6d7 35.8d2+ E7.Ea8 6f4 8S.Ef8+ 6e4 Notes by Alexei Kulashla 6e6 36.Oa2 Ods+ 37.Erd5 6xd5 38.c4+ Qf4 91.Ea4+ 615 92.Ea5+ Qe5 93.Ea3 Eh2+ 1.e4 c5 2.aR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fud4 0f6 Exc4 39.bxc4+ 6xc4 40.94 hxg4 41.hxg4 94.8h3 Ea2 95.Eb3 Ea8 96.6h3 EhE+ 5.Oc3 96 6.Qe3 Qg7 7.f3 Oc6 B.Wd2 0-o 9.0- 6nS lZ.Ocr+ 6xa4 43.f5 tr5 44.95 M 45.f6 97.692 Eh2+ 98.691 EaZ 99.EM Qtl 0-{ fud4 10.Qxd4 Oe6 1r.6bt Wc7 12.94 gxf6 46.gxf6 b3 47.fob3 6xb3 48.17 a4 loo.Eb7 694 r01.Eb3 Qa6 roz.6n Qcs EfcS 13.h4 Wa5 14.Wg5 49.fsg a3 50.8b8+ 6c2 51.Ua7 6tz 103.8c3 Qd6 104.8d3 Qes 105.Eb3 6f4 106.8b4+ tOZ.EUl+ 6e4 r08.Eb7 Qf4 After 14...Uxg5 White has a good position 27.fs?t 52.9b6+ 6al 53.Wxc5 6b2 54.WM+ 1-{ 6f3 t09.6et 6f3 1l0.6dl Ed2+ 11l.6el Ec2 due to pressure on the h-fiIe, with good I was confident that my position was much KrstevrA - Dive,RJ llz.Ed7 Ecl+ 113.Ed1 EcS 114.8d7 6e3 attack prospects even without the Us. Black better and didn't see the possibly skong 27th Round 2 [A57] l15.Ee7+ Qe5 116.6d1 6al ttZ.EaT Ens doesn't have counterplay. Black move. Before the activity on the 6- r.d4 0f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 d6 l18.Ed7+ 9d4 119.Ec7 Eh5 120.8e7 Eh8 14...Uxg5 15.hxg5 Od7 16.Qxg7 6xg7 side White should improve his g-side with 6.e4 96 7.Oc3 Qg7 8.bxa6 G{ 9.Qg5 Ub6 %-% 17.Eh4 Oe5 27.c3, preventing 0M and intending to 10.8d2 ObdT 11.4h3 0e5 12.Qe2 Qxa6 Black's O is not dangerous but allows R-f4 restrict Black's pieces even more. If 27...Qd3 13.0.{ Qxe2 14.Sxe2 h6 15.Qe3 EIb8 Krstev,A - SmlthrRW Round 3 with tempo. Besides, f7-f6 will not be very 28.Eel and the Q must rehrn because of the 16.Eab1 Oe8 l7.M Wa6 18.Uxa6 Exa6 [E84] Notes by FM Bob Smith attractive because ofcreation ofweakness on threat c4 and Ee3. Oa 27...fus White replies l9.bxc5 Exbl 20.Exbl dxc5 21.Eb8 Oc4 d6. The game I Gurevich{h Ward (Chess 28.M and after 28...9c4 (same after 28...0c6 22.Exe8+ 6h7 23.Odr foe3 24.fue3 Qd4 r.d4 Of6 2.c4 96 3.fo3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 Oc6 29.Qb3) 29.Qb3, becomes 6.Qe3 a6 7.Ud2 (F0 E.Oge2 Eb8 9.g4 b5 Informant 6l/227) coutinued 17...f6 ?l-f5 a serious 25.bf2 Exr2+ 26.693 Qxe3 27.Exe7 95 threat. Black's pieces are passive, therefore 28.Ehf7+ bg6 29.E;c7 h5 30.Ec6+ 697 10.Os3

NZChs NZ Chess t2 White strives for too much witb his 6 still oc6 16.Qh6 Efd8 17.f4 Oc5 1S.Qg5 Ed7 KulashkorA - MartlnrB r2.sxh4 Eb6 t3.oca Wo, ,o.Ool'u*u the centre. in Better is lO.G44 or 10.h4 19.Eadl a5 20.b3 b5 21.8d2 Ead8 22.Efdt Round 8 [C05] 15.Ebl Wa3 16.8b3 Wa5 17.6c1 Qtr6+ at once. a4 23.b4 *6 24.*4 fug5 25.fxg5 Oxc5 Notes by Alexei l{ulashko 1E.0bl Oxfl l9.Qb5+ 6fE 20.gxf3 a6 21.Qc4 10...e51 gd4 26.oc5 e6 27.0[d7 ExdT 28.Eel Oc4 29.8d3 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Od2 Of6 4.e5 OfdT 5.Qd3 dxe5 22.Od5 Wc5 23.Edl Oc6 24.Ob6 Aiming to open up the position on White's Od6 30.Eee3 Ec7 31.94 ful n.nn 6gt c5 6.c3 Oc6 7.0g8 gb6 8.H 9.r4 Qg7 25.Exd4 Egl+ 26.of1 Exfl+ 27.6b2 Qcl+ 6. 96 33.bg2 f6 34.8d4 fxg5 35.Edxe4 dxe4 10.b3 (H) 2E.6c3 exd4+ 29.6c4 Ee8 30.9h8+ 6e7 11.d5 36.hxg5 Ed7 37.Exe4 Ed2+ 38.6R Exa2 3l.od5+ 6at lz.ute+ 6c8 33.9d6 oes+ After 10...cxd4!? ll.cxd4 Oxd4 12.CIa3 If I l.cxb5 Axd4 l2.QeZ 0xe2 13.Uxe2 axb5 39.Exe6 40.8e7+ 6f8 g3 36.6c5 Eal 4t.Eel 42.he4 fo.e5 despiie being two As down, I believe 34.6b4 Qd2+ 35.c3 0c6+ 1{ favows Black (2 Qs, initiative and safer 6). Ecl 43.8e2 Exc3 44.6e5 Ec4 45.8a2 Exg4 White has good compensation. lXve,RJ Mcl-arenrl, 11...od412.Qxd4 46.Exa3 Exg5+ 47.0e6 697 48.Ec3 Eg4 - 11.Qa3 Ee8 12.a5 Uxa5 Round 11 [E8l] Perhaps better is 12.9e2 b4 13.Odl b3t? 49.8c7+ 6h6 50.6fl Exb4 51.698 Ec4 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 3.0c3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-{ l4.Qxd4 exd4 , although Black is still clearly 52.Exh7+ 695 53.Ehl Ec7 54.891+ 6f5 0-l 12...Wc7r.?;12...Ud8!? After accepting the A 96 better. sacrifice the position reminds me of the 6.Oge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.093 exd5 9.cxd5 s6 12...exd4 Martin,B - IXverRJ gambit l.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.M. The 10.a4 ObdT 1l.Qe2 Eb8 12.H 0e8 13.Qf4 Round 7 [El8] difference is tbat White has better Oe5 14.8d2 0c7 15.Qh6 b5 16.Qxg7 6xg7 l.OR Of6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Qg2 Qe7 5.(}{) development. 17.axb5 axb5 18.f4 Od7 19.b4 cxM 20.Oa2 (H) 6.d4 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 E.Oc3 Qb7 9.Qf4 13.b4 cxb4 14.QxM gd8 15.Qd6 Qf8 0B6 21.AxM OxM 22.WxM Eb6+ 23.6h1 gc7 c5 l0.Ecl Oa6 ll.dxc5 bxc5 12.0e5 16.QxE Axf8 r?.h4 Qd7 18.Ogs EeS 24.Eacl OcS 25.e5 693 26.Efdl Qd7 13.0c4 ge6 l4.Qe5 Ee8 l5.Eel Og4 27.h3 EbcS 28.Wd4 Ub8 29.exd6 Wxd6 l6.Qxd5 I wanted my U on the 6-side, but I chose foeS l7.Oxe5 Qxd5 l8.Wxds 30.Ebl EbS 3l.Qf3 Ea8 32.Eel f6 33.Exe8+ Qf6 l9.Od3 the wrong square for the O. l8.Oh2+ with the 34.We3 Qd7 35.Ecr Ec8 36.h4 6fI Ua5 20.0e4 Ead8 2l.Axf6+ gxf6 22.Uf5 Od4 idea bh2-g4-f6 was better. After 18...f5 is QxeS 23.Wg4+ 6h8 Z4.EcOt 9xa2 25.e3 1ge6 37.hs b4 38.0e2 b3 39.Od4 Ee8 40.8d2 Oe4 almost forced, White plays 19.OdR, then 94, 4l.Qxe4 Exe4 42.hxg6+ hxg6 26.8h5 Ed5 27.ghd OR+ 28.6fi Oxel 6hl, Egl etc. 29.4f4 18...8c8 Black had to play 18...f6 without delay. Now White's attack is faster than Black's counterplay against the cA. 13.Oce2 tc.Ua We7 zo.Sf4 697 21.h5 h6 22.^h3 N6 Not l3.Uxd4 fue4! 23.OR As7 24.4h2 24...8xc3 13...d31 14.Wxd3 Black's position is difficult. Other moves 14.N4 fue4! 15.Exd3 bxc4lT lf also lead to White's advantage. For example 14...bxc4 15.Wxc4 Exb2 16.Ecl OdTt 24...gxh5 25.Wd2 Obs 26.Of3! (20.ffa Vgs) l7.Wxc7 Oe51E.Od4 with the idea gh3-f4xh5, or; 24..is l8.Wxd8 If Odl+! 19.561 Exd8 wins an 25.exf6+ Wxf6 26.Wxf6+ 6xf6 27.Qxg6 Oxg6 exchango. 28.Ag4+ bg7 29.hxg6. 18...Wg5t 19.Qe2 2s.5g4 gs 26.8d2 Eb4 There is no answer to penetration on d2 or 43.EfI Uxd5 44.Oxb3 Utrs+ ls.6gl 9e6 e3. Black is short of time. What should he This move loses immediately. 26...8xd3 46.gcl Wc5+ 47.So Uc4 48.8d2 Qds 49.8n 19...9d2+ 20.6fr grd4 2r.b{2 od3 22.kd6 play to win? prolongs the garne, although the attack is Qc6 50.Wd2 Ed4 5l.Ue3 Wc2 52.*2 Ee4 Exe2+l 29...Exd1? very strong aftet 27.Wxd3 Qb5 28.Ue3 $xfl 53.Ecr Eb2 54.Wc3 9xe2 55.Uxc6 We3+ The quickest way. Black should play 29...Wa6+ which wins 29.8xfl with f4 to follow. s6.6h1 697 57.Uc7+ 0h6 58.Efi Ue2 59.E4 23.fue2 En+ 24.6h3 gkfS+ 25.9g3 9rg4+ imrnediately. 30.6xel Exdl+ 3l.6xdt Ed8+ 27.*95 Erd4 28.Oe4 0trz zC.Uxh6+ 6ttg Ee3 60.Exe3 Sxe3 6t.Ud6 gel+ 62.6h2 G-l 32.bel Q2.bc2 Wc4+ 33.bbl Edt#) 30.Ogf6 r-0 gh4+ 63.6g1 Wel+'7-Y, GarbetfP - DlverRJ 32...Wa1+ 33.6e2 Wdl#. Round 4[804] 30.fue6 fxe6 KerrA - KulashkorA Not 30...8xe6 3l.gA#. Round 9 l.e4 Of6 2.e5 Od5 3.d4 d6 4.OR dxe5 [A45] 31.Exf6+ 698 32.Ug5+ 6rO SS.Bre+ 6gt 4.f3 gxh4 5.fue5 96 6.Qc4 c6 7.BR Qe6 t.0c3 QgZ 1.d4 of6 2.Qg5 oea 3.Qh4 95 (}{) 34.995+ 6fS lS.9fe+ Drawn by perpetual 5.fxe4 c5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 e5 8.8h5 d6 9.(Hl 10.0e4 Oc7 1l.Qxe6 fue6 12.c3 chqk.r/-Yz gd5 f3.Og3 Qxe5 14.9xd5 cxd5 t5.dxe5 9.rf3 EgS 10.dxe5 Qga 11.Srh7 Eg

NZChs NZ Chess l5 Junior games Here is one of the games in the 19!)6 4...Bg5 Olympiad which helped gain a FIDE rating 5.e3?! for Teresa Sheehan. 5.Oe5!?, Qf4. 5...e6 6.Qe2 g6?t Raphaela NED Sheehan, T - 6...Qd6, OM7. 1.e4 e5 2.Of3 Of6 3.fo3 d6 4.h3 Qe7 5.Qc4 7.0{ 9c7?! h6 6.d3 abd7 7.Qd2 c6 8.Qb3 Uc7 9.Oh2 7...9g7 Of8 10.f4 exf4 11.Qxf4 0e6 12.Qe3 Qd7 8.c5?l 13.Of3 c5 r4.Ods fuds 15.gxd5 Qc6 r6.Qb3 8.Qd2 with the idea of Ecl Qf6 17.ca (H) l8.H) b6 19.Uel EaeS s...Obaz e.M Qg7 lo.Qbi o-o 11.a4 Qxtr 20.wf2 Ee7 21.Qd5 Qxd5 22.exd5 0d8 12.QxR e5 13.Qe2 EfeS l4.Wd2 Ee7 1S.Eftrl 23.9f4 Qe5 24.9re5 dxe5 25.Sg3 Efe8 Eae8 16.b5 exd4 l7.exd4 0e4 18.Oxe4 Exe4 26.EselWd627.c4 6h7 2S.0h4 96 29.8e3 f5 19.Q4 E4e7 2o.Qc3 if6 21.8d3 fu4 22.bxc6 30.EefJ bxc6 23.a5 Oxc3t 24.Wxc3 Ef4 25.8b4 Qxd4 Also Uxd4! I 26.EfI Qxc3 21.Exf4 Qxa5 28.844 QcS Zl.g: a5 30.692 Eel 31.8a3 Exfl 32.6xfl QM 7 33.8a2 Eel+ 34.692 Ecl 35.Qe2 Exc5 6 36.Qa6 Ec3 37.Qb7 d4 38.6fi Ecl+ 39.6e2 c5 5 G-l No-one wins them all, as CoLn found in this game against Paul Godfrey, which won 3 a best game prize for Paul. Hartlgan,C - GodfreY,P 1.e4 e5 2.OR Oc6 3.Qb5 a6 4.Qs4 Of6 5.H) abcdefgh Qe7 6.Ee1 b5 7.0b3 H) 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 fud5 10.fue5 foe5 11.Exe5 c6 12.d4 Qd6 30...f4 31.Ug4 hs 32.Of5 13.Eel Uh4 14.h3 Qxh3 15.93 Qxg3 16.9e2 If 32.Wg5 Of7. Qg4 l7.fxg3 Wxg3+ l8.Ug2 Uxel+ 19.Ufl rUxfl+ 32...hxg4 33.fud6 gxf3 34.gxf3 EhS 35.0e4 EaeS 20.Qd2 21.OxfI *i+ 22.bn b{ 36.b92 ilfl 37,b3 Ed7 and Black's extra Of5 23.Qc2 Ee2+ 24.bgl Og3 25"Qd3 EfeS E evenhrally prevailed (69 moves). 0-1 26.c4 Qh3 27.cxb5 E{2# o-l Waltemate's rlsing star The following game was played in the l9!X tourney. ll-year-old Cotn tlartigan continues to Howick-Paktranga schoolpupils' impress with his star potential by following ChllversrM - Glbson'M third equal placing in Waitemata CC's 1996 1.e4 c5 2.OR Oc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fud4 96 winter v/ith third equal in the club s.fu3 Qg7 6.Qe3 Of6 7.Qc4 Ua5 s.f3 gM championship. 9.Qb3 foe4 10.fuc6 Qxc3+ l1.6fl bxc6 Here is one of Colm's games from the 12.bxc3 foc3 winter open. 12...ts}xc3! (H) PollerdrB - Hartlgan'C 13.8d4 Ukd4 14.Qxd4 15.Qrc3 e6 lE.Eabl EadS Slav Defence 16.6f2 d5 l7.Qa4 Qd7 19.8b7 a5 20.Sxa5 Ea8 21.QM EIbS Notes by FM Bob Smith 22.Exb8+ ExbS 23.Qc3 Ea8 24.8b1 Exa4 l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.fo3 of6 a.oB Qga?l 25.8b8+ 1{l NZ Chess 16 t7 ,. ..,r....,,.,...,1.. Rapid Championstrip illZ.,,, ,New,rZealand ,,i , :,,,, :R3 No. Plari ,,, , Rti, cl nl' R2 nl R5 R6 ,:R7;:,:,,;R8;,; R0,:,:, :,:,;,pL,,,9* ,,, , New Zealand Rapid Championship 1997 By NM Peter Stuart 2 , DlVc; RiJ. ,., .,,. Z3OO Cl Wn,,W5 W7 L1 W31 W8,,,,,D6. 03 Wti,,,,',,7,,,, ,,7, ,, :: A good field of 54 contested the two-day Martin, BMS - Rogers, I 3 , Love, A.J,,, 2165 OT W33 W16 D6 W26 Wll Ll ,,,,,,W5, D2 07,,,,, ,,,, 6.5 ,,52.5 Round 5 xeii,A.r, .,,,: ', W#,,,oi8 wzt L1l ozs wsl.,.Wtr wtz ot.,.....,.e.s,,.,40's Rapid Championship on 10/11 January. With [863] ! ,,, ', ziiia d 23 entrants who had not played in the mdn 1.e4 c5 2.*t3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.0xd4 Of6 (H) 6 ' Martln, B.M.S. 2311 0f .,W28 W21 D3 W€, L:!.. Wl2 D2 W10 L5 i 0 55:5 Congress events, total Congress competitors 5.Oc3 Oc6 6.Qg5 e6 7.9e2 9e7 8.8d2 9.Ob3 Uue rt.Qet Uc7 12.g4 b5 exceeded 100. The rewcomers included such a610.(HH 13.95 Od7 14.h4 0b6 l5.Edgl Oe5 re.Qxue high-rated players as Bruce Watson, Ewen I Wafson, B.R-,, 2260, ' '" W25 W20 :W17:LO, LtZ W10 Ll, W14 W21 6, 47.5 Uxb6 17.f4 Oc4 18.Qxc4 bxc4 l9.Od4 Eb8 '42' Green, Ralph Hart, Wolf Leonhardt and 10 Slnclair,M. 2173' PE W44 OIS l-26 WtA 016,,W34 1,V21 t-O WtZ 6 20.Odl Qb7 2l.Bel EfcS 22.c3 e5 23.Of5 QfE Darryn combined with Elliott, who 24.Ehg1 Qxe4 25.Ofe3 Ua5 26.fu4 d5 lllastney;;S:G1; f980_:,:;r:;:;:;:GA,,W,l3,l-1:, !2: 1;;: W32;IiY34,,W9,,,;,;,L61: , W8 l-1 ,, 013 '5.5 19.5 Qhampionship players in a very strong field. 27.fxe5 Sxa2 13,:Barlow;'ltl:i|.,,,,' ,, 2089,,,,,,, ,,NS,,Wr,,, 019,,W2{,,D5,,,iLf :.D20 Wll0 012 5.5 48.5, There was no doubt about favourite, aranalelovil,M. i835 :, Ac w47 Dt3 w48 :wzz wm 5.5 45.s, il L8 t'tl L9 w26 Australian g'andmaster Ian Rogers, and he :15 Dunni:A.Si., ' 1556:: PT::111 W45,120 lv36,W29 Ll8 W21r D19.,IV27: 5.5 4:1,5,,, ' soon demonstrated that chess was, Behnq!t,'HlP..:; ,, 'HA W38:L3:, W30;D7,,, his rapid J0:: ;; 1938 ;D!0 Lg W33,1.l3,W32 5 ::S.5:r::,: , if anything, eveo more awesome than his 17,ftstev,ft 205t ,, WT W30 W34 19, W23,18., W24 L4, W32 110 5 , ,46.5,,,, 18 GuthriC,D.W. ' ,:t968 oT W42,D4 111 110 W40 W15 W27 L7 D20 q 45.5 standard chess as he mowed down top contenders one after the other. Just when a m ElrioqD.B. 1943 NS w39 L9., W15 128 W33 D27,.1.i4.Wi0 D18,,, 5 ' ,,,42.5 picket fence looked likely last-round 21 cilI,G., $n wH w54 wzb Dls D26 w35 L10 Wg4 Ls, ,,5 , ,11 , t6 opponent Anthony Ker gained a draw, even 2 Leonhirdtw. 2050 HS W53 l2t'Ln lY43 114 Wlg W28'125 IY3a 15,,,, i2)l ,a0,,,, looking for a short while to have chances for 23 'Bunrs,C.J. ', 19!5 WA W36'L7i W37 Lt7 135 W53 Wlt Le WaS 5,' 40,,, 24,, Aldrid06i,A,[,,,,, i!730, ,,, C! L:l W43 W52 113 W41 L'!7, L{5 W42 w3:l i 5 i 39.,, success in a knight ending. Ker's draw cost 29,. .B9bsl9yj,RIi,, ,,,,1098,,,, ,AC L0 W39 ,14'!,,,,,}lJ49 W4t W91 W22:L8.. . 38.5 , Tony Love ten jugs of beer; the Otago player i !21 !'., 26 Glbbons,,f.E; : 1889- GA Willi Dll W10 t3 ,, ,021 W48 013 L5 L:14 4.9 49 had generously given odds of ten-to-one to 27, ,WOl , 1fl37 rl.5 RggerrC., 1/10'''- ,W22 L,l L5 D20 L-:18 W28'.t!5.. I 44'., Martin Dreyer that Rogers would win every 28 Vethiraniam,P tzee wA L0 w54 mq w20 L22,,L27,,W37: 4.5 42.5 tN L5 game. 28.Exe4 dxe4 9.0h6+ gxh6 30.gxh6+ 6h8 29 1f22 NS W41 Wn 115 030 L4{t W44 W42 {.5 3f,5 ', ,Ailam; N. L2 81 :l.S 31.995 Oxh6 32.Wxh6 Wal+ 33.6d2 Ed8+ il,,,Howard,m.l, :t{81 NS 117 W50 Lf6 L18 W36 D2S 119 W43WIO 37.5:' Going into that last round Rogers had :Van 34.6c2 Wa4+ 35.6c1 Exdl+ 36.Exdl Wal+ 31,, oijki,P.., , , wH W49 L8 w44, wn L2 L2s w41 L24' &s stretched his lead to a full two points but the ..',1t941 U 4 37.&d2 EdE+ 38.6d Wxdl 39.Ur6+ 6gt race for second place, and the national title, 40.Wg5+ 6rs lt.Utr6+ 6e8 0-l remained very close with a group of four 3i[ ,ltracdonald, AC W50 L17 W53 112 W44, tf 0 tl,i,5 L2'l 39.5 P. ,1750 L22 4 players on 6/8: in seeding order Ben Martin, Love, AJ - Kulashko, A Round 5 38 Bjelohrk 1. , ,,, ',1211 i,,,, 123 W35 128 115 ,1ilt, Wa7 133 37 Russell Dive, Anthony Ker and Tony Love. , ,trv38 .W4! ,.4 ., . 1.e4 c5 2.*3 e6 3.OR d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.0xd4 Oi 5% were new national champion Alexei gro o.Qel 9e7 7.R 0{ s.Ed2 0c6 9.o-o-o 38 ,,,Judkllrs,G.l-. ,, ,1230, , ,GA 116 L1l W5l La4.,, L53.. lVaO 136 Ur50 W45, 29.5 Kulashko plus Malaysian player Fairin ,4 I a6 10.94 fud4 ll.Qxd4 bs 12.h4 M 13.0s4 Zakaria and North Shore's Ralph Hart. As Eb8 14.h5 QaZ tS.nr 0xa4 16.bxa4 Ua5 mentioned Ker drew his final game, while It, 1350 L5 129 W45 W25,,U1 W44l-23 L?l 136' 3 39.5 17.95 Od7 18.96 e5 19.Qe3 Of6 20.Qc4 Uxa4 :Otene,E.A.,Coi11ns,U,O- r- | Love drew with Zakaria and Martin lost to 42 , , 1347 AC LIS .132. W47.. 133.,: W46 L37 W44 L24 Ln 3 3n5,,.. 21.h6 d5 22.exd5 Qd6 23.gxh7+ OxhT I Hart. This left the key game between Dive 24.hxg7 b3 25.gxf8&r 6xf8 26.cxb3 Qa3+ &, Fmst E,c.A- 1558 WE Llo W4S Ul:l: W3S L34 t41 112 US W40 3' 34 and Kulashko. The former Russian, whom 27.bbl Uxc4 28.Uc2 Ua4 29.Exh? | \ l{) the Swiss rules treated harshly as far as Smlth, RW - Krctev, A colours were cotrcerned in the main event, I Round 5, [C17] here got his third black in a row and lost. l.e4 e6 2.i14 d5 3.0c3 QM 4.e5 c5 5.e3 Qr5 6.M Thus Russell took sole possession of second cxd4 7.0b5 Qc7 E.f4 f6 9.0d3 0c6 10.9h5+ OA gd7 place and second outright the 11.0R 16 12.Oxc7 BxcT 13.0{ 14.&5 fxgs 5l unr Wf , U7 L53,, 138,,,147,,,,W50 t46 154 W52,,143 2,..,.,, ..26...... ,,.l his win of ,Gottroip,T,H.f. 15.fxg5+ 6e7 f6.gf7+ 6d8 l7.Uxg7 Uxe5 18EE+ rapid title. Ilart, Ker and Love split the third 9et 19.Urb7 Ebt 20.Bxc6 Wel+ 21.9fl 6e7 53,,., llr.iinlb; H,tl:,..,., , 1450 , ,,, NS,,,,L2il,,'W51,,,,13r{,,,,,13i1',,,,Iry38,'LZ},,,Withdrawn',,,,,,, :::::::::::2::::::::245:::::: place prize money. 22.uc5+ 6d7 23.Qf4 1{ The most interesting games follow. NZ Chess NZ Chess 18 19 Peter Stuart elected life member of NZCF Selected games l7 ...*6 invites a pawn roller. By Ted Frost Peter Shrart is modest about his playing r8.EA f5 19.Eg3 Ef/ 20.ds Eb8 21.Qd3 bs The New T,ealarld Chess Federation now Peter has been involved in 26 ofthe last 28 achievements - he says he has the dubious 22.cxb5 Qxb5 has two life members, as NM Peter Stuart, of congresses, either as a player or organiser. distinction of having more indecisive games North Shore CC was elected to this offtce at His best result in the championship has been in the New Zealand Championship than the recent annual meeting of the federation' 2rid, but he has played in 22 NZ anyone else. However, he has provided some The honour is rarely bestowed, and is Championships, which he remarks is more games to accompatry this report, and they awarded for outstanding service to New than anyone else who hasn't won it. Needless follow, with his comments and notes. Z,ealalld. chess over mafly years. to say, his consistent efforts eamed him the Vllhen Ted aslced me for a couple of games I elected a life New Zealand Master title. While Peter has IM frvin Sarapu was was somewhat emban'assed as usually my efforts as a not won the NZ Championship over the member for his distinguished opponents don't let me play brilliantly player and coach, lifting the image of the board, he has taken national titles - he won - leastways that's my excusel The first game Chess." Peter the NZ correspondence championship twice game as New Zealand's "Mr was played in one of my better tournaments, joins Ortvin because of his work for (1990-91 and 1991-92). and has also won the Stuart the second in one of my worst, when I was the past 20 years. lightning tournament held at Congress (in chess in many roles over involved in the tournament organisation. Peter has been a member of the NZCF 1981-82). Anthony, so lucky(l) in many of our 23.Qxf5t? 0c7? Council since 1977, and while headquarters At slx Olympiads encounters was certainly unlucky in this ...Exf5 Z.Exg7+Wxg7 25.Qxg7 6xg7 26.eA were in Auckland he was president for five As a New Zealar.d representative, Peter event as I never even looked lilcely to win EfE 27.e5 is unclear but, with time presswe years, 1980-84. He has also had two from played in three Olynpiads (1972, 1974 arld anolher game. The third game shows, I think, looming, the white pawn centre must have as of.AZ Clress, from 1976-1980 spells editor 1978) and he was captain/manager of the that some draws can be just as entertaining looked daunting. Nevertheless this was and since 1985 has edited and from 1982-85, team at tle next three Olyrmpiads (1980, as decisive games; unfortunately both Black's best chance. overseas news. the 1982 and 1984). players were too punch-drunk to entertain 24.Vc2 Shore CC he has been a In the North Peter Stuart was nominated for life the idea of a posl mortem so the notes 24.eA is also strong. member the club committee since his of membership by North Shore CC, and the perhaps do not do the ganejustice. 24...Qa4 school days (dates not mentioned in his cv!) proposal was strongly supported by a number U.fuds 25.Qxh7+ 26.Qg6 most the time has been club Stuart, PW - Martln, BMS 6A is hopeless and for of of clubs. Election deservedly was carried by for Black. captain. North Shore has been one of the lE4rI accl"mation at the annual meeting. NZ Chp 94, Wanganui, R9,6-1-87 25.Qxh7+ 6trt most active clubs in the country in recent After discussion with North Shore CC, and Notes by NM Peter Shnrt times, catering for juniors as well as top 25...6f8 26.Wxa4 Exb2 27 .Qg6+-. knowing that the proposal would be adopted 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.0c3 Qb4 4.e3 c5 5.Qd3 players and also a strong mid-strength club 26.Ug6t by the aonual meeting (it was unanimous), it Ac6 6.0A Qxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.0-0 e5 9.Og5 also served several 26.Wxa4 Exb2 27 .Eh3 also wins. membership. He has was felt that it would be a wortly addition to 9d7?t terms as president of the Auckland Chess 26...8xb2 27.9h5 9r0 28.Eh3t+- the club's 40th anniversary celebration and 9...Ue7 or 9...0-0 are theory. 96 Association over the last 20 years. 29.Qxg6+ 69S 30.Qxf+ 6fS also give a lift to the start of a memorable r0.f4 We7 11.Oe4 Feter has been the chief organiser of no :nnoutrce the award at the 30...Wxf/ 3l.g/h8#. congress to Consulting ECO I found that the subsequent fewer than five NZCF congresses, as well as of congress, 31.Qe6 foe6 32.dxe6 Qc6 33.818+ ExhS players' meeting at the opening game Dive-Ker, Wellington (Plaza) 1988, numerour weekend tournaments. 34.Exh8+ 697 35.8c8 Exg2+ 36.6fl Qe4 which is the largest gathering of chess reached this position by kansposition and the NZCF llandbook which has 37.e7 14 He edited players and administrators in New Zealatd continued 11.0e4 fue4 l2.Oxe4 (H}-() been the main reference for running each year. This also enabled the presentation l3.fxe5 dxe5 l4.Qd5 f6 ls.Ebl Oa5 16.9f3 Stuarl PW - Ker, AF tournaments over the past 10 years, and when to be a complete surprise to Peter. Qc6 with a slight advantage for White. The l840l committee Peter Council set up a technical As a result, at the players' meeting at the game was drawn. NZ Chp 95, N.Shore, R6, 3-l-88 formed working and IA Bob Gibbons a opening of congress I was privileged to be ll...exd4 12.fuf6+ Wxf6 l3.cxd4 Notes by NM Peter Stuart up partnership whose efforts include drawing able to present an inscrib€d silver tray to (Ht 1.d4 e6 2.Of3 c5? pairing which were the new swiss rules Peter as a token of the chess community's l3...cxd4 14.Qb2 regains the pawn with a Rather rash as, although I virtually never continuing adopted last year. Another recognition of his senrice. pleasant position. open with I eA, I arn a Sicilian player and the of NZ Master firnction is keeping tally r4.Qb2 ge7 1s.gd2 OM t6.Qbt EaeS 17.a3 tbis is an opening that Anthony had little points, and he has been regishar for l0 years. Oa6 NZ Chess NZ Chess 20 2t experience with other than on the white side 18.g5 Ee8 19.8e2 Qxf4 20.gxf6 New Zealand news of the vegetarian2.c3. 20.Qxf4 Wxf4 2l.sxf6 WxR 22.Efl Exe2+ North Shore 3, with Ralph l{art on 2. Smith lost to Sarapu 3.e41 cxd4 4.fod4 Of6 23.Wxe2 Sxe2+ 24.6xe2 fub3+. Leonard Mclaren conceded just tlree and drew with Goris, while Kulashko lost to Had Black played 2...Nc6 I might have 20...8xe3 21.Exe3 Qxe3 22.d6 Wd7 23.Qxb7 draws in winning the North Shore CC Smith and drew with Hart. krown what I was doing! As it was we were OxbT 24.Od5 Uh3 championship with 87rl10, well clear of ,duckland both now "on our own" theory--'wise. 24...8e8 25.*7+ 6h8 26.fxg7+ is similar to Matthew Barlow and Peter Stuart, each on 6 Auckland CC played its 1996 5.6c3 Qb4 6.Adbs the game. and Wolfgang Leonhardt on 4. Prashant championships with two qualiffing round 6.e5! is the best answer to this obscure line. 25.fu7+ 6h8 26.fxg?+ 6xg7 27.Eds Wh4+ Mistry won the B grade with 8/11, a point robin sections in the A grade, followed by a 28.be2Ef,+29.bdt 6...d5 ahead of a quadruple tie on 7 between Jim play-off between the top six, and a Major 6.-.4c6 entsrs a slightly more well-known Mathieson, Brenton Emett, Michael Howard Open for other players which was a lO-round line while 6...G{ may also be playable. and Daniel Johns. David Munroe won the C swiss with 29 players. 7.eS grade by the barest of margins, with 6Wl0 Alexei Kulashko won qualiffing group A it*% ?fi$, just 7.Qf:lt (H 8.*7 fue4 is attributed to in a double-round event. He was half a with,4W5 (draw with IM ftvin Sarapu), Plachetka in ECO. 7fl/rffi%i point ahead of Mark Le Brocq, with another ahead of Sarapu and Michael Steadman on 3 half-point back to Graham Wagstaffand Leo 7...*.4 8.Ug4 a6 , and Bruce Wheeler on 2/r. Nigel Hopewell 8...6f8!? Grevers. won the other qualifying goup with 4/5 (two 9.9xg7 Ef8 r0.Od6+l? Waltemata draws), ahead of Ivan Radojevic, John 1O.R also came into consideration. Waitemata CC's 1996 championship was Robilson and Roger Perry, all on 3. 10...Oxd6 11.exd6 gxd6 12.Qh6 N1 won by defending titleholder Bob Smith Alexei Kulashko took the title with a 5/5 13.(HH)t+ Qxc3 l4.bxc3 Ux3+ 15.6b1 b5 wilh 6/6 in the hnals. Runner-up otr 5 was clean sweep in the play-ofIs, ahead of Mgel Michael Steadman and 15"..Wc5 l6.gxh7 Af617.Wg7 Adz t8.Qe3 is improving junior Alan Macfarlane and 3: Hopewell 3 and not much of an improvement. 29...Ed8t 30.9e5+ f6 3r.Of5+ bg6 32.fu7+ were ll-year-old Colm Hartigan (the ftvin Sarapu on 2%. Noel Nuval and Rlchard Beesley, each r6.Exh7 b4 69? 33.Wxe3 youngest championship hnalist in club with 8/10, shared honours in the keenly 16...at617.Qxf8. A typical Garbett move. I daresay Paul, history) , John O'Connor and Lindsay with more time, saw rnore of wbat follows Kerrigan, all on 3. The title is Smith's 20th, contested major open, with a loss and two 17.c4 6c5 l8.Ug7 Od7 l9.cxd5 e5 20.d6+- than did. White will win if Black fails to a draws each. Theyjust headed Boris Zarkovic wd 2r.ug5 f6 22.9fit 1{ I 19 of them in row. find the right answers but may well come out The reserye championship was won by new and Michael Gibson ot 7%, with Zarkovic Garbett, PA - Stuart PW worse otherwise. The alternative is repetition member Antonio Krstev with 6W7. leading into the last round but losing to [844) but the tournament situation demanded he However, his high international rating Gibson. Keith Chandler, Aidan, Jack Frost North Shore CC Chp R7 wln. [7-8-91] precluded Antonio from taking the trophy, and Jonathan Huggins were 5: on 6. Notes by NM Peter Stuart 33...8xd6+ placegetter e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.6xd4 0c6 which went to second Bruce Howlck-Pakuranga l.e4 c5 2.0R Of course 33...Wxe3 34 0f5+ 6f7 35 foe3 is 5.Ob5 d6 6.c4 Of6 7.05c3 Qe7 8.Qe2 G{ Pollard on 5Yz. Other leading scores were Howick-Pakuranga played four round hopeless. Colin Walker and Mana Garland 5, l*e November-December, with Fuatal 9.a3 b6 r0.f4 Qb7 11.b3 a6!? gxhl robins in 34.Od2 Exd2+t 35.Sxd2 Wf3+ 36.6c2 Lama Ah-Chee, Paul Godfrey and l2.QR Ob8 a6 A.g4 Wc7 Smith, Fuatai scoring 4W5 (draw with Craig 11...8c8 l3.Ea 37.Of5+ 6fl 15.g5 OfdT l6.Qe3 b5 l7.cxb5 axb5 lS.M Rob Calder on4. l6 players competed. Blaxall) to take out the top section ahead of move: 38.9fi4+ 6h5 Qc6 19.892 EfeS 20.H Rantanen- 37...bg61was the right Waitemata's most improved player award Blaxall 3Yz and Anthony Booth 3. Clive 39.^d2 Oc5 and Black's extra pawn allows Paavilainen l9f). for 1996 went to Alan Macfarlane, while the Wlson scored a 5/5 picket fence to win the him winning chances. After the text both Wc7 EfdS 14.94 d5t Junior Cup was shared by Macfarlane and second group, ahead of Ken Williams and l2.E.a2 13.9R players have to be happy with repetitioo. games of Colm llartigan. Tertius van der Walt on 3. In the third group A knowu idea, e.g. as in several 38.9d7+ 696 39.0e7+ 6h6 40.098+ 696 a Clive Norman also scored a 5/5 picket the first Karpov-Kasparov match in 4l.Wg4+t/,/2 ACA Invitatlonal different line of the Taimanov. Bob Smlth and Alexel Kulashko shared fence, ahead of Rhys Starr 4 and Alastair 15.cxd5 exd5 16.exd5 Oa5 17.Qe3 Qd6 Chess Nicoll 3. There was yet another picket fence city "of the future" in his Kalmyk capital of Elista, honours in the Auckland the pawn which in the fourth division, won by Julian Wal Black has enough for and to have the Chess Palace and hotel and business Association's invitational toumament, each white with 5 ahead of Dave Rawnsley and Kees impedes the white pieces while the centre ready for the 1997 Olympiad More in scoring 3WS n a closely fought event. king has no obvious haven. ftnin Sarapu and Robert Goris were 3: on van den Bosch on 3.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 22 23 years. Though one ortwo Wanganui strongest formany Ashburton 1996 junior players of the year Michael tr'reeman is Wanganui CC players did play above themselves, they Ken Pow won the 1996 Ashburton CC Russell Metge PT, the current NZ junior champion, taking the title with an unbeaten were all outshone by .Anthony Ker' who chempionshif with 8/10, losing to upset champion, and David Guthrie OT, who 6/8 in a double-round tournament. Martin went through the tournament with aa l0- specialist Roy Keeling but beating runner-up played above his FIDE rating in the 1996 Post and Dave Cooper shared second on'4Y2, point picket fence. He was well clear of IM Stewart Bennett in the title-deciding game. Asian Junior and World Junior ahead of Andrew Packer on 4. Walne Russell Dive, 8, who lost to the winner and Bennett scored 7/2, followed by Rex Scarf Championships, were both in contention for Boswell won the A reserve, with 5%/8, just also to Paul Tuffery. Ste[phen LtlJr.ey TVzwas 6% a:nd Nigel Richardson, Zig Urbanski and award of the Marsick Memorial Trophy for ahead of David Bell and Gordon Hoskyn on 3rd, followed by Arthur Pomeroy 5% afi Allan Mulligan on 5%. 1996 Junior Player ofthe Year. 5. John Williarns scored 10/12 to win the B Paul Tuffery and Paul Duont4%. Ashburton CC's 1996 rapid championship After considering the results of Congress, grade championship, well clear of Dilbagh Don Stracy won the B grade with 7W10, was ruD as a round robin with 23 players. the NZCF Tournament Committee decided Sangha 8, Shaun Street7tA and Tim Mitchell ahead of Peter YJng 6Yt, who was seeded in Otago that the award should be shared, so Russell 6%. midheld. Scott Macleod, Robert Eedwards A relative trewcomer in Jacob Feenstra and David are joint holders ofthe hophy this The club also ran two rating tournarnents, and Julian Mazur were 3: on 4Yr. has won the Otago CC championshiF, with year. David has now won or shared the with Dilbagh Sangha and Kelly Forrest, Wellington 8W11, clear of Aaron Batchelor on 7 aod trophy each of the three years it has been 415, wiming the first ahead of Kevin each Shamnika Rupaslnghe won the 1996 John Sutherland on 6. Tony Love did not awarded. Yorston. The second was won bY John Wellington CC championship, with l1 play and David Guthrie completed only a Wilson 5, ahead of Chas Ward 3% and games. the points in the double-round event, ahead of few Terry Duflield took Rlchard Sutton heralded his return to Gareth Lisle 3. intermediate title with the solid score of Justin Phillips 9, Michael Nyberg 6Yz, Ted. Dunedin after a sojourn in Wellington with a clear of David Reid on 7% and Chris Upper Hutt Frost 6, Julian Mazur 5% ar.d Ross Jackson 9lll, win in the Labour weekend rapid, scoring Bannister junior to Tony Price has won the Upper Hutt CC 5. Lawrence tr'arrington and Petrick 6. The title went 5/6 (draw with Tony Love). Richard Rayner Anthony Ritchie, with 7, ahead of Pascal championship with 5/6, after drawing his Savage shared the B grade on 8, ahead of also took a half-point from Love, which kept Harris on 6. hrst game with Gerald Carter and his last Robert Henry 7 and Joshua Moore 6Yz. ttre latter in second on 5, with Rayner 3rd on The club had a successful year with Don Shacy. Carter lost to Stracy in the Ralmond Chew and Michael NYberg highly with 3%, just ahead of a multiple tie. rapid toumaments. last round and finished 2= with Matthew shared top place in the club's Junior A There was an excellent Tony Love romped away with the club turnout of 16 players the Westpac Reweti or 4, ahead of Stracy on 3%. John championship, wLrh 4/5, ahead of Patrick for spring rapid chamFionship, twrth 6W8, 3 points rapid, with Tony Dowden, Tony Love and Braddock, with 6/8, won the double-round Savage and Jonathan Nicholls 3. Arvind clear ofJacob Feenstra and Aaron Batchelor B grade, ahead of Glen Sullivan 5 and Vinjimoore wot the Junior B with 3 points, David Guthrie again dominant. They in a tournament which left a number of Irnished top Bernie Newman and Clarrie Webber 3%. ahead of Dushan and Shevon Weerasuriya, wlth 4%16 each to share games unplayed. Ismall Jadallah scored honours. Love Jack Cameron took the C grade w:l.h 4W7, each on 2. Jeffrey Rogers won the Junior C recovered from a hrst-round 8/10 to win the intermediate from Terry loss llamish Guthrie, just half a point ahead of Bill Orr, with with 3 points, ahead of Jackson Laidlaw 2. to Gold by beating Duffield on 6. Chris Bannister 3/4 won the who had earlier beaten Dowden. Gold won Roger Smith, Troy Robinson and ko Ingrid Bauer made history, winning the C grade from T Caxy 2Yz. the upset prize with his win over Love. The Slmmans on 3. first-ever girls' championship played in the A double round robin 60/60 was also of Tracy Collen 2. B grade was won by Darrln Heperi 4/6, Petone club, with 3/3, ahead played in the latter part of the year, and Kelth Bauer and RaYmond ahead of Gold and Invercargill's Robert IM Russell Dive conceded only one draw, Colin Chow, Graham Haase 5WB won the A grade, well Chew all scored 4 points in a junior 5-round Mackway-Jones on 3. Pascal llarris 3/6 won to FM Jonathan Sarfati, in winning Petone clear of Jacob Feenstra on 3. Ismail swiss, ahead of Shevon Weerasuriya, the C grade. CC's 1996 championship with 9/z/10. Sarfati winter Jadallah 7Wl2 won the B grade from Savage and Numbers increased again, to 24, for the scored 8 (4 draws) to finish second in the I l- Michael Nyberg, Patrick Trevor Rowell 6% ail, John van Zoomeron Westpac srunmer rapid, and it was a top player round robin ahead of Antlony Ker Jonathan Nichols on 3. 6, while Pascal Harris won the C grade. Zyg Frankel won the Spring Open, with a quality held headed by IM Ben Martln, 7%, Mark Noble 7, Rajko Mastilovich and Junior age groups 5/5, ahead of Ted Frost and who shared hrst place with top junior Davld Mark van der Hoorn 6, Gavin Mamer 5Yz, clean sweep of Escribano 3. Guthrle, on 5/6. Guthrie beat Martin, but Players born in 1976 move out of the FIDE Arthur Pomeroy 5 and Philip Monrad4Yz. Michael Nyberg 3Yz and Jose Michael Nyberg, Raymond Chew and lost to Tony Love, who shared 3: with Tony (and NZ) jrrnior categor/ this year. The age Civlc Nicholas Croad all scored 5 in the junior Dowden on 4Yz. Terry Duflield and Ismail limits for NZCF junior events this year are: to With I I players rated from 2296 down spring open. Ross Jackson and Mlchael Kyaw Pau winning the C grade on 3, ahead Junior, born on or after January l,1977, 1706, and including an IM for the first time, Nyberg won summer minis. Jadallah shared B grade honours on 4, with Under I 6, born on or after Jan l, I 98 I . the 1996 Civic championship was the of Michael Stevenson 2%. Uuder 12, born on or after Jan l, 1985. NZ Chess NZ Chess 24 25 1996 world junior championship If White's 6 was on 93 he might draw the White's attack starts to be dangerous. It is game. The 6 on fl is cut off and it is unclear how correct it is. But there is danger 1996 world jrrniol The winner of the possible to queen the a-A with check. for Black along the f-hle. championship was a l9-year-old Israeli 52.8h4 a3 53.Exh7 Eb2l 22...*el 23.Uxel e4 24.Wh4 gc5+ 25.6h1 player, Emil Sutovskij, an IM who has a The winning move. After a2 and Rbl+ e3 26.t61 FIDE rating of2565. He headed a held of 58 Black promotes the A. Now tbe dark squares gJ ardh6 are weak. which included 3 GMs and about 20 IMs. 54.Eh5+ &a0 ss.Etre+ 6e5 56.8h5+ 6f6 26...Qf8 27.Qe6l The girls' title was taken by 20-year-old 59.8a5+ 6ft 57.8a5 a2 58.8a6+ 6f5 Threatening QxfT+ and tben WxhT+. The Chen Zsu, of China, one of the three women 693 60.8a4+ 0-l best defence seems to be Uc7, defending fl. grandmasters in the field of 37, and with a Guthrie,D GlnzburgM ARG IM 2425 But then 28.Qh6 has new threats - QxE and FIDE rating of 2420. She scored 12 points in - Round 1 1 Uuo, Ugz++. the 13 rounds. Notes by IM Ortvin Sarapu 27...h5 28.Sg3 This indicates how much junior chess has r.d4 Black cracks under pressure. Here he advanced around the world, and how tough GM E Boguljubov once wrote a book should have played Od4. the competition has become. In scoring 6 28.Exb7+l "1.d2_d4!" Perhaps David has the same idea. 28...Qd6? 29.9t4 Qxf4 30.Uxg6+ points, David Guthrie won four games in a 1{ A nice combination, which is sound. But He always plays 1.d4. in mid-tounrarnent, which meant Here is one of the winner's games. The loser row David does not lose his head and finds the L..AI6 2"aR c5 3.d5 e6 4.c4 exd5 5.cxd5 meetilg stronger opponents in successive is an Estonian IM with a FIDE rating of counter! d6 6.Oc3 96 7 .e4 Qg7 8.Qe2 rorurd. In round 11 he beat an IM and 2405. 28...6xb7 29.h4 Ef5 30.Qc2 The main line (Hartston). A safe choice. although he faded in the last two rounds the Kulaotz,K EST SutovskiJ,E ISR The Benoni deferred was played by Tal as - his Round l1 {inal result means he will have improved Black in many games. [B87] rating. Here are two of David's wins. l.e4 c5 2.af3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.0xd4 Of6 FIDE 8...(H) 9.G{ a6 10.a4 Qg4 11.h3 QxR 5.4c3 a6 6.Qc4 e6 7.04 b5 8.Qb3 Qe7 9.f4 Echavarria,J C.OL 2235 2 100 12.QxR ObdT r3.Wc2 Ee8 14.Qd2 -Guthrie,D Qb7 10.Qe3 b4 11.e5 bxc3 l2.exf6 Qxf6 Round l0 Better is 14.Qg5, which he played later. l3.bxc3 ad7 14.8R Ocs 15.f5 0xb3 16.ub3 Notes by IM Ortvin SaraPu David's openings did not show up rnucb in h5 17.Wdt e5 18.OfJ (H) 19.Oel Wc7 20.c4 Of6 l.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Oxd4 this tournament. h4 2l.Wg4 d5 22.Qg5 Eb6+ 23.8f2 e4 24.c5 s.OcS a6 6.Qc4 e6 7.Qb3 b5 14...c4 15.a5 Oc5 l6.Qg5 Ob3 lT.Eael Uxas Ed8 25.Qxf6 Wxf6 26.c3 EfeS 21.fu2 e3 In my game against G KasParov in the Black has come out of the opening with a 28.8f4 Uxc3 29.f6 96 30.Uxh4 e2 3l.Eel 1982 Olympiad in Lucerne, Kasparov played satisfactory game. He has even won a A. Uxc2 0-l 7...9e7 8.0_{ b5 9.a3 G-{ l0.Qe3 Qb7! etc. ls.Edl N7 t9.Qg4 Odc5 20.f4 Od3 David Guthrie's first win in Medellin. 8.f4 Qb7 9.G{ Qe7 10.e5 dxeS ll.fxe5 Qc5 l2.Qe3 0c6 13.exf6 Qxd4 l4.fxg7 Qxe3+ GuthrierD - RivelrorBruno 1s.6hl Eg8l6.WRt 30...8xf41 Round 3 [D85] and finds After a string of exchanges, White regains Black rehrrns the exchange 1.d4 of6 2.c4 96 3.0c3 d5 4.oR Qg7 5.cxd5 counterthreats. 6xd5 6.e4 fuc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.8b1 Oc6 9.Qe2 his piece. gxd4 l6...Exg7 17.uxe3 gd4 1E.od5 0-{-{ 3l.Uxf4 Eg4 32.8f,1 9xc3 33.Eel f5 34.Qb3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Oxd4 11.fud4 l2.Qb5+ wc6 36.Exe6 Exh4+ 37.691 15.Wel 19.8f4 Wxb2 20.0b6+ 6c7 21.Egl Ed4 oar rs.un+ 6f8 13.We2 h5 14.(H Qg4 Qf6 lS.gxfl OcS Qa5 Neither 6 is safely placed. White bas a Sxtl l6.Qe3 Uc3 l7.9xc3 Qxc3 18.Efc1 weak and the Black 6 is loose on the After simplification Black is 2 As up, but 19.Qc4 b6 20.Qd5 Ec8 21.Qd4 f6 22.R Qd7 92 e5 9side. As David is a A up he does not mind White has the initiative. 23.Exc8+ 9xc8 24.Ecl Qd7 25.8c7 28.Exa7 Qca firrther excbanges to get a superior endgame. 39.Qd5+ 6a7 40.8c6 Oa4 41.Qe6 Eh6 26.9b2 be7 27.Qa3+ 6d8 43.8e7 f4 44.Qb3 0c3 45.8f/ 29.Qd6 Qd4+ 30.6f1 Qc5 3l.Ea8+ Qc8 22.8n Edg4 23.c3 Ua3 24.EdZ Eag5 42.8c7+ 6M a5l 32.Qe6 Qxd6 33.Exc8+ 6e7 34.Exh8 6xe6 25.8d7+ 6b8 26.Od5 Wa5 Black's winning chances are on the Wside. 35.6e2 Qc5 36.6d3 Qgl 37.h3 Qf2 38.6c4 could not 26...exd5 as after He take 2l.e5l? h4 39.8e8+ 602 lO.Egt 95 41.6d5 Qc5 27.We8+ 6a7 28.Wc8 White has a strong 46.8f8 a4 a7.QgS b4 48.6fr Eh2 49.Exf4 fua2 50.Qxa2 Exa2 51.ExM+ 6dl Now David is using his tactic.al and 42.8*+ Qe7 43.a4 1{) attack. attacking abilily to make counterplay. 27.Of4 Oe5 21...dxeS 22.f51 NZ Chess NZ Chess 26 27 Overseas News By NM Peter Stuart Las Palmas Kasparov's relentless complicating tactics, This double round-robin event in December caused his eventual downfall. set of in the Canary Islaflds a new record Anand - Ivanchuk category atr average ratng of 2757. 2l with Ruy Lopez [C78] the world's top seven players on the Six of 1.e4 e5 2.OR Oc6 3.Qb5 a6 4.Qa4 Of6 5.0-{ lst July rating list comprised the held. Only Qc5 6.foe5 fue5 7.d4 0xe4 8.Eel Qe7 Kramnlk Anand The threat was 2l QxhT+ 6xh7 22 W+ Gata Kamsky, whom his father insists has - 9.EIxe4 Og0 rO.cl 0-{ 11.0c3 d6 12.Od5 English [A30] and20...96loses to 2l Axg6l given up chess in favour of a medical career, Qh4 13.Wh5 c6 t.Of3 Of6 2.c4b6 3.g3 Qb7 4.Q92 e6 5.0-0 was missing; and the lst January 1997 list, Qe7 6.Oc3 0-{ 7.Eel d5 8.cxd5 fuaS g.el published during the tournament, shows Oxc3 10.bxc3 c5 11.d4 Od7 12.Qf4 cxd4 in 7th. The event also featured Kamsky back ''%,t: 13.cxd4 Of6 14.0e5 9b4 15.Ee3 Ec8 16.d5 between Garry Kasparov the hrst clashes if% exd5 17.exd5 Qd6 aad Anatoly Karpov since Linares in early l7...Axds? 1S.Ed3 fuf4 l9.gxll winning a 1994 when Karpov scored his greatest piece; 17...Qxd5 l8.Ed3 Ec5 l9.Qe3 Ec3 victory but their individual game was drawn. 20.Exd5 t. Kasparov led from start to hnish though he r8.Oc6 Qxc6 19.Oxd6 Q84 was only able to shake off Vassily Ivanchuk and Viswanathan Anand in round 7. At the ru 7fi:"'%:-',,.N_ half-way mark the PCA champion shared the lead on 3 with those two rivals but Anand lost to Vladimir Kmmnik in round 6. 21.Qxh7+l? Ivanchuk kept up with Kasparov for one 14.Exh4t Uxll rs.Wxtrl Oxh4 16.0M EbE 2l.Exd5 Qxd3 22.Uxd3 b6 23.WcA is even 18...8e8 more routrd but then collapsed with only half t7.Qf4 [18.94 95] r9.6fl better but Anand decides to complicate in h6 20.h3^f518.d5 Ee4 2l.Qh2 cxd5 22.94 Exc4 a point from his last four games. [n only one Ka4lov's time pressure - 7 minutes to reach 23.Axc4 dxc4 24.8e1 Qe6 25.gxf5 Qxf5 was Kasparov in any real danger, his move 40. B2m€ 26.Qxd6 Qxtr+ ZZ.69r Ed8 28.8e8+ ExeS round 8 game with Kmmdk when he had to 2l...bxh7 22.Ulr5+ 698 23.8b3 Qxe5? 29.Qxe8 Qe6 30.a4 95 31.a5 bg7 32.Q,r4 bg6 pawn 23...f61 seems best, e.g. 24.8h3 fxe5 bail out into a rook ending a down. 33.Qdl Qds l<.Qcz+ 0f6 3s.Qc7 6e6 36.Qh7 25.dxe5 Ec4 26.tgh7+ bfl 27.e6+ 6f6 Anand hung on for second place ahead of Qf3 37.6h2 6ds 38.Qc2 Qe4 39.Qdl 6d4 28.Qg5+ 6xe6 29.8e1+ 6d7 30.Exg7+ 6c6 the faster finishing Kmmnik and Veselin 40.Qe2 Qd3 4l.Qb6+ 6d5 42.Qd1 f5 43.693 3l.Ec3 id7 32.Qe7 9xe7 33.Exe7 Eg8 Topalov who occupied the bottom two 6e5 44.Qc5 6f6 4s.Qh5 f4+ 46.6h2 1-{. 20.Oxf8t 9xd1 21.Qe7 Uc7 22.Exd1 Od7 34.8d4 Ege8 and the position rernains very places at the halfivay stage. Topalov started 23.Qh3 h6 24.Q6 bs 2s.QM Ed8 26.8e7 Topalov Ivanchuk complicated. with two draws and three losses but came - Wc4 27.Bxd7 ExdT 28.Qxd7 UxM 29.d6 Ua4 Caro-Kann [B17] 24.8h3 f6 25.dxe5 lge7 26.wh7+ bn Zt.Egl skongly back into form in the second half 30.8d3 Ue4 31.Oxb5 Wel+ 32.692 We4+ 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.0d2 dxe4 4.fue4 Od7 33.rbg1 wel+ 34.692 ue4+ 35.6f1 tstht+ 6e8 28.Exg7 9e6 29.exf6 0c6 30.841 6d8 where he equalled Kasparov's 3% points. s.Ogs Ogf6 6.Qd3 e6 7.Olf3 Qd6 8.9e2 h6 36.6e2 ge4+ 37.6d1 Ug4+ 38.f3 Eh3 39.d7 31.h4 Qb7 32.Ecl Qa6 33.Eal Qb7 34.8d1 Poor Ivanchuk ended up sharing last with 9.0e4 fue4 10.Sre4 Of6 11.8e2 Wc7 l2.Qd2 1{t. Qa6 35.Hb1 Exf6 36.Qg5 6c8 aod Black lost got going. FIDE Karpov, who never The b6 13.(HH) Qb7 14.6b1 Edt l5.Ehgl cs on time in a lost position, l{). champion drew his lust six games but lost Anand - Karpov l6.dxc5 Uxd 17.a3 (H) r8.g4 WaS tl.gS Topalov - Kramnlk two of his final four, including his second Queen's Garnbit Accepted [D2l] Uxf3 20.gxf6 96 21.Qxh6 Qxh2 22.Ehl Uxe2 lBezl c6 game against Kasparov. This was perhaps 23.Qxe2 Exdl+ 24.Exd1 EcE 25.f3 Qg3 l.Of3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e4 b5 5.a4 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 96 3.Oc3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.OR game of the tournament with Kasparov, 6.axb5 cxb5 7.b3 Qb7 t.bxc4 Oxe4 9.cxb5 the 26.9.97 95 27.8d7 Qc6 28.Exa7 Ed8 29.44 6.Qe2 e5 7.Qe3 c6 8.d5 Oga 9.Qg5 f6 Of6 10.Qe2 Qe7 11.(H) (H) 12.0c3 Qb7 H) playing white, taking risks for initiative Qe5 30.a5 Ed2 31.Qc4 b5 32.Qb3 QxR 10.Qh4 c5 11.0{ Oh6 12.Oe1 Ad7 13.8b1 13.oe5 a6 l4.QA od5 15.fud5 exd5 16.Ebl which allowed Karpov some advantage. 33.Ee7 Ed6 34.8e8+ 6h7 3s.Qf8 Edl+ b6 14.a3 15.Qg3 f5 16.exf5 fuf5 17.Oe4 9b6 17.Qe2 axb5 lE.Exb5 Wc7 r9.Qf4 Qd6 95 Time trouble, however, combined with 36.6a2 Qxf6 37.a6 94 3t.c4 Ed2 39.cxb5 93 18.Oc2 Of6 19.Qd3 Ue8 20.Oe3 fue4 20.Qd3 Qa6 h6 4O.b6 92 41.Qc5 Qxb2 (Fl.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 28 29 2l.9xe4 h5 22.8d3 Wfl 23.f3 foe3 24.Uxe3 Kramnlk - Ivanchuk Qh6 25.Qe1 Vg7 26.Qd2 Ef6 27.Wd3 g4? Euglish [Al6] gxh6 28.Qxh6 29.fxg4 Qxg4 30.Exf6 Uxf6 l.OR ,f6 2.c4 96 3.Oc3 d5 4.cxd5 0xd5 3l.Efl Ug7 32.h3 Qd7 33.8R 5.Ua4+ Qd7 6.Uh4 foc3 7.dxc3 Oc6 E.e4 e5 Black's opening of the kingside has allowed 9.Qg5 Qe7 10.Qc4 h6 11.Qxe7 SxeT l2.Wg3 White to take over the initiative there. (H{ 13.0<) wr0 tl.Eaat EheS 15.Qd5 33...Qe8 34.Wfs Ef7? Ee7 16.N2 Ef4 17.0c4 Qg4 18.8d2 EedT 19.f3 Wxg3 20.hxg3 Qe6 h5 22.a3 Better were 34...We7 or 34...Uh6. 2l.Efdl 6b8 23.Of2 a6 24.Qxc6 Exd2+ 25.Exd2 36.Sha Wh6 37.8f6 ge3+ 35.Wg5+ Ug7 Exd2+ 26.Oxd2bxc627.I4 exf4 28.grf4 6c8 38.6h2 69? 39.8R 1-0. 29.bg3 6d7 30.6h4 f6 31.e5 fxe5 32.fxe5 Kasparov - Ivanchuk Qds $.gr 6e6 34.695 6xe5 35.6xg6 h4 Alekhine [BM] 36.gxh4 6f4 37.h5 6e3 38.c4 Qg2 39.Ob3 1.e4 of6 2.e5 od5 3.d4 d6 4.oA 96 5.Qc4 c6 9n lO.tr0 9xc4 41.Oc5 QN2 42.bgl Obr Of6 11.We2 Wc7 12.9d2 6.0-0 Qg7 7.h3 0-0 8.exd6 exd6 9.8e1 ic7 43.tua6 6d4 44.fuc7 6c4 45.0e6 6b3 9.*4 fue4 10.Wxe4 Black misses his chance: 42...Bbll 43.Exa2 Ed8 c5 10.Qg5 Qf6 11.9h6 Ee8 12.Exe8+ Oxe8 46.Od4+ 6xb2 47.fuc6 6xa3 48.Oe5 6M b6 13.re0 Qb7 14.6b1 ls.Ehgl Efl+ drawing. 17.a3 a5 18.Qe3 Uc7 19.QbS+ 13.Qb3 d5 14.c4 dxc4 l5.Qxc4 Ad6 16.Qb3 49.^e6 Qxg6 50.6xg6 1-0. l6.dxc5 Bxc5 43.93 f5 44.E'd214. 6e7 20.Od4 Qxh2 21.Of5+ 6tg zz.Exdt+ Of5 u.gd2 Od7 lE.Oca Axh6 19.Exh6 Of8 Gronlngen Shlrov - Timman cxds 22.axd5 Ec8 23.Ue3 Wxd8 23.Edl Uc7 24.Qd4t e5 20.Edl Qe6 21.d5 Jan Timmaq in his best international French [Cl6] M 24.fu5 Ec5 25.Og4 Qxg4 26.hxg4 697 24...exf5 25.Qxf6 gxf6 26.8d7 Ue5 tournament for some while, made the early 27.Exb7 clearly better for White or 1.e4 e6 2.d4 ds 3.Oc3 QM 4.e5 b6 5.Ug4 27.f4 h6 28.f5 95 z9.We2 Ah7 30.Oxf6 Uxf6 is running but topranked Nigel Short came Qrs e.Qgs Ed7 7.Qb5 Oc6 8.Oce2 a6 9.9a4 31.8d7 Ee5 32.ExI7+ 9xf/ 33.Wxe5+ Wf6 24-,*8 25.Ue3 Qf4 26.91xg7+l with the idea from behind over the last three rounds to 26...*.97 27.Wxf4t +-. b5 10.Qb3 f6 11.exf6 fof6 12.8h4 0e7 34.Wc7+ 6trs rs.6hr a5 36.Qe6 Ors r-0. 1a.Ug5 gxf6 15.Uxf6 Qh6 take the 8000 guilder hrst prize. The Dutch 25.Qxb6t Uxb6 26.8d6 Uc7 27.Wc4 Ub8 13.Qxf6 096 l6.SR Wg7 1?.Ug3 Qb7 18.OR 19.0- Kasparov - Karpov GM enjoyed a one-point lead after winning 28.Eb6 Uc8 29.Exb7? 0-0{ 0 Ehgs 20.c3 gf6 21.8h3 Qre ZZ.QcZ Qde Nimzoindian [E32] his first four gam6s, but his 6th round loss to 29.9c61. (H) 23.Eae1 6b8 24.Og3? Of4 25.9h4 Efs 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.Oc3 Qb4 4.Wc2 5.a3 Julian Hodgson allowed Short to catch up. 29...Wxb7 3o.Od6 Ue7? A,26...Qe7 --+. Qxc3+ 6.9xc3 b6 7.Qg5 Qb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3 The Englishman only managed an even score 30...Oe4! saves Black. ObdT f0.Oh3 c5 bxc5 12.Qe2 Ub6 26.0g5 Qe7 27.fue6 Qxh4 28.Oxf8 Edxf8 ll.dxcs in the hnal four rounds but Timman, despite 3l.Uc8+ Oes 32.Of5 h5 13.0-{ d5 l4.Eadl Qc6 15.Of2 h6 16.Qh4 29.Qxh7 Eg7 30.Qc2 c5 3t.Ee3 cxd4 going ahead again in round 8, scored but 32...We6 33.Qd7. Qa4 t7.Hd2 Qb3 18.0g4 Oxg4 19.fxg4 Eab8 32.cxd4 Qd8 33.8e5 Qct 34.8d1 Qg4 35.f3 lW4 md had to be content with sharing 33.fue7 6xe7 34.8d7+ 1{). 20.95 hxg5 2l.Qxg5 Eb7 22.Qe7 Ee8 23.Qh4 Qd7 36.6f2 Eh8 37.Qf5 Exh2 38.Qxd7 ExdT second place with Boris Gelfand. of8 24.Qg3 Ed8 2s.Qh4 EddT 26.cxd5 Exd5 Short - Timman 39.6e3 fog2+ 40.6d3 0-1. Of the other players only Loek van Wely 27.e4Exd2 2S.Srd2 Qa4 29.Qh5 Qe8 30.Qf2 Scotch [C43] Korchnol Short really put in a challenge, and a shong one it - Eb5?r 1.e4 e5 2.OR Of6 3.d4 fue4 4.Qd3 0c6 5.d5 Nimzowitsch [406] was too. Consecutive wins in rounds 7/8 saw 31...Wxb2 31.Uxb2 Exb2 32.Qxc5 Eb5 is Oc5 6.dxc6 e4 7.cxb7 QxbT 8.Qe2 exf3 l.Of3 c5 2.b3 d5 3.e3 Of6 4.Qb2 e6 5.c4 him sharing the lead with Timman but then fine for Black. 9.OxR Qxf3 10.Wxf3 Qe7ll.(H (H 12.Edl dxc4 6.bxc4 9e7 7.9e2 (F0 8'Uc2 Oc6 9.43 consecutive losses, to Hodgson and Peter 3l.gd8 Qc6 32.Qg3 Ed7? Qr6 tl.cl Qe5 14.Od2 Ee8 15.8b1 a5 16.Ofl Ee8 10.0-{ b6 11.0c3 Qb7 12.095 h6 Leko took the wind out of his sails. Alexei A definite mistake; better was 32...W6. Ef6 17.Wxf6 Qxf6 1E.0e3 Eab8 19.b3 a4 13.oh3 14.f4 EedS 15.d3 a6 l6.Ead1 shared to a 4/5 ftnish 'Ed7 Karpov was now down to less than one Shirov owed his third 20.M *4 21.ods 9d4 22.bfr 9xf2 23.tuc7 EabS 17.Of2 Qa8 18.0ce4 Oe8 19.d4 cxd4 minute. and , who started wrth W5 Eec8 24.Exd7 fo3 25.8b2 Qh4 26.Qf4 Qf6 20.exd4 Ebcs 2r.d5 fus 22.d6 QA 23.Qd4 end join the big 8th 28.h3 Eb7 29.Ebd2 Oe4 30.E2d5 33.Ee8l w,orcd,3W4 at the to 27.b5 h5 fuc4 24.9rc4 b5 25.Oc5 Uc6 26.O94 Exd6 place tie. The tournamentwas ofcategory l6 Oc3 31.Exh5 fua2 32.c5 Ob4 33.c6 fuc6 27.Oe5 Bxd4t 28.Qxe6 With the decisive threat of Qd6! with an average rating of 2634. 33...Ebbs 34.Od5 fuds 35.Qxb8 r-. 28.fo.c6 Exc4 gains Black 3 pieces and 2 33...9xfl+ 34.6xfl Edl+ 35.Ordl QxeS 35.6e2 a3 36.8a5 Eb2+ Tlmman Leko 34.bxc6 Ebl+ pawns for the queen. 36.Qn Qbs+ 37.Qe2 Qxe2+ 38.6xe2 Od7 - 37.bf3 a2 3S.od5 Exc6 39.fuf6+ Erf6 39.6d3 a6 40.Qg1 f5 4l.exf5 exf5 42.tDc4 Caro-IGnn [B17] 28...Oxc5 29.Orfr+ 6f8 30.6h1 Ue4 31.Wxe4 40-Ed6 Ef5 41.8a8+ b\7 42.h4?? Qxe4 32.Qe6 EcdS 33.f5 Of6 34.Ecl Qb6 oes+ 43.6xc5 0d3+ 44.6M 1-0. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Od2 dxe4 4.fue4 Od7 42.&94 +-. 6.O95 s.Ee2 h6 35.08d+ 6e8 36.Efel Qa5 37.Egl Ed2 5.Qd3 Ogf6 e6 7.OlR Qd6 42.-.8c5?? 3s.Oes Qb6 G-1. NZ Chess NZ Chess 30 3l NZCF Council report AffiIiated Clubs By Ted Frost Ashburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets Upper Hutt Mondays 7.30prn, Hapai Club, 879 Sponsorship and publicity Freeman; Keeper of register of master Mondays 7.30pm (Feb-Oct), Room I (upstairs), Fergusson Drive. Sec, Glen Sullivan, l4a Crystal Public Library, cnr Havelock and West Grove,Birchville,UHutt(04)526-5085. NZCF Council has considered the basis on points, P Stuart. Streets. Contact, Roy Keeling (03)308-6936. which it can launch a general publicity and Weltemata Thursdays 7.30pr& Kelston 1997 directory and schedule of events Aucldend Chess Centre Meets Mondays & Community Centre, cnr Great North Rd and sponsorship campaign. While the Council At the time of writing very little Thursdays 7.l5pm, junior coaching Wednesdays, Awaroa Rd, Kelston. Pres, Bob Smith, 2 Auhrmn has not adopted any specihc proposals at this information has been received by NZCF 17 Cromwell St Mt Eden, AucHand 1003. Tel Ave, Glen Eden (09)8lE-4113 or contact Bruoe has agreed that before approaches stage, it about open events scheduled for 1997. This (09)610-2042 clubroom; contact Mark Henderson Pollard(09)83+8151. made any potential major sponsors are to is due by the end ofFebruary. At the January (09)815-6230. Wanganul Mondays, lst floog Commercial Club, preparation, and there must be careful Council meeting no applications had been Centerbury 227 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch. St Hill St. Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, 7 Pehi St (06)343- with clubs to avoid overlap and coordination received for this year's NZ women's, NZ Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Tel (03)366-3935 clubroom. 6l0l; sec, KYorston, 5 Mtchell St (06)343-7166. gain benefit from any arrangements. Pres, Mark Guy, 9 Bennett St (03)352-6991. Sec, maximu junior and South Island championships. We.lllngton Saturdays 7.30pm, Lighthouse Centre, Preparation will include building up PatJordan(03)338-4274. 235 Karori Road, Karori. 6pm, juniors. pres, Tim information resources, a hle of publicity Chess composition tournament Clvlc Tuesdays 7.30pm, Museum Room, Turnbull Frost (04)476-3541. Sec, Ted Frost (04)476-4098. being achieved at all levels, including NZCF has received a brochure announcing House, Bowen Street Wellingtoo l. Pres, Alan publicity obtained by clubs and chess the sixth World Chess Composition Aldridge (04Y77-a784; Sec, Bill Ramsay (04)38+ Associate memhrs 8882. columns. Infonnation about activities of top Tournament. FIDE has appointed the Hun0y Tuesdays 7.30pm 14 Ralph Street.. Sec, Gamblt Sec, Ted Frost, Croydon St, Karori, chess players, including career achievement German Chess Federation as the organi561 sf l7 Laurie Madden 2 McDiarmid Crescent, Huntly Wellington 5 (04)476-4098. and succcess in other sports, and about the tournament, and entries must be (07)828-'.t289. Hamllton Inquiries Pres, Hilton Bennetr, 65 Te prorninent personalities who play chess will submitted by May 1, 1998. Napler Sec Andrew Reid" 22 R.ussell Road, Aroha St (07)855-1037. be needed. The competition is being conducted in Napier. Hesdngs-Havelock North P.O. Box 184, Hastings. From the assembled information a special sections - Two-movers, three-movers, more- NZ Correspondence Chess Asstr, P.O. Box 3278, Wednesdays 7pm, Library, Havelock N High portfolio will be made up for submission to movers, endgame studies, helpmates, Wellington. Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, (04)217- School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Chris Smith (06)877- also 4751. each potential major sponsor. It will selfmates and fairies. 4583. assist in development of special promotional Details forwarded to anyone Pelmerston North Tuesdays,7.30pm, Palm Nth will be Howlck-Pekurange Tuesdays 7.30pm, St John Intermediate School, Fergrson St Club capt, Ian activities, including fund-raising and interested on request to NZCF. Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Highway, Barkel 7 2 Argyle Street (06)353-0193. memebrship drives. Highland Park. Pres, Paul Spiller (09)535-4962. The Asian zone Pepatoetoe Wednesdays 7.30po,, St George's Council has agreed that clubs and ItrYercerSlll Wednesdays 3pm, staff room, Soutl Several changes in arrangements for Anglican Church Hall, I^andscape Rd, Papatoetoe. individuals intending to approach national School, Ness St. Sec, Robert Mackway Jones, 5 were Contacts, Iohn McRae (09)278-4520 or Katrine should toumaments in the Asian zor,e Pine Cres, (03)21'1 -l 154. org?nisations for sponsorship Invercargill (sec) inhoduced zonal discussions at the 1996 Metge 278-7173. coordinate their activities with NZCF. in Krplfl Wednesdays, 7.30pnu Salvatiori Army Hall, Petone Gemblt Thursdays 7.30pm Central Olyrnpiad. Bluegum Rd. Paraparaumu Beach. Pres, Guy Council responsibitities Bowling Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. Pres, Mark Michael Freeman reports that the Asian Burns, 226 Main Road Sth, Paraparaumt (04)297- Council has delegated responsibilities and Noble, 97 Seddon St, Naenae, Lower Hutt (04)567- tearn championship has been changed to 0462. Sec, Bill Cox, 25 leep Rd, Raumati Sth 0467. as follows for 1997: set up committees every four years, with the next event in (04)298-8589. Tournament committee, A Pomeroy Whugrrel Gemblt Thursdays 7pm" Whangarei 1999. Itr the intervening odd years the Asia New Plymouth ll Gilbert St, New Plymouth. (convenor), R Dive, T E Frost technical YWCA. Sec, Paul Bell (09)438-8053, Cities teems event will be held. These are Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres, R P Bowler, l7a Hori St cornmittee, P Stuart, R Gibbons; selection (06)751-6282. Contac! Bob Bowler. non-Olympiad years. District Associations committee, tourn2ment convenor (A Nortl Shore P.O. Box 33-587, Takapuna, An Asian Internet championships is to be Aucldrnd Chess Assn, Pres, Peter Sfirart, 24 Pomeroy), R Gibbons and a South Island Auckland 9. Meets Wednesdays 7.30pm, Northcote orSanised, with two participants from each Seacliffe Ave, Belmonl Auckland 9. (09145-6377. representative, plus M Freeman (ex offrcio); Community Centre, cnr College Rd/Ernie lvlays St nation. Welllngton Dlstrlct Chesg Assr Inc, sec, Ted sponsorship committee, A Aldridge, G Northcote. Club capl Peter Stua( 24 Seaclifte Fro$, 17 Croydon St, Ksrori, Wellington 5; junior An Asian individual championship is to be Ave, Belmont (09Y45 -637 7 . Sullivan and M Freeman; (o4Y76-q98' development, ratings and magazine, Ted designed.. otrgo 7 Maitland S! Dunedin. Wednesdays and Fros[ NZ representative to FIDE, M Saturdays, 7.30pm. Tel (03177-6919 clubroom. Sec, Dennis McCaughan (03)478-0 160.

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