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I NEW ZEALAND CHESS NE[,i ZEALAND CHESS rs published bi-nonthly by the New zealand. chess AssoclatLon, P.O.Box 8802, Symonds Street, Auckland. Months of issue are tr'ebruary, Aprl.l, June, August, october and December. Unless otherrrise stated, the vlews expressed may not necessarily be those of the Association. VOL.3. No 5. ocToBER 1977 MURRAY CHANDLER - I.M. IDITOR: Peter W. Stuart, 24 SeacLiffe Ave, Takapuna, Auckland 9. SOUTH ISLAND C0NTRIBUTING EDIT0R: Martln si.", i,1at-2, t29 Geratd,ine Streer, In winning the FIRST ASIAN JUNI0R CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP held at the Pines Hotel, St.Albans, Christchurch 1. The Editorial Comittee comprises Messrs p.W. Baguio, Philippines in August, !firrray (17) gained rhe Internatlonal Masrer title he Stuart, M.Sins and LR.Mitchel1. A11 contributions should be sent to the had set his sights on before he left New Zealand in April of last year. Murray Editorrs address, ecored 8t points out of a possible 10 to edge out Lebanese IM Bachar Kouatly and Indiars Pravin Thipsay who both flnished on 8 polnts. Congrafirlations Murray! L2345678901TotaI 1 lturray CHANDLER New Zealand x I4\ 1 I Itr l 1 I 8\ DEADLINES: The deadrine for both copy and adverrising is rhe 6rh of the 2 Bachar KOUATLY Lebanon 0 x011111111 I month precedlng the month of issue. 3 Pravia M. TEIPSAY Inilla '4 1 x lr.r l 0 I 1 1 I I 4 Dan FARDELL \ 00x1\e411I 6 5 Saaean RABII Iran 0 O40xlttLtrl15\ 6 Andronico YAP Phl-llpplnes 0 0 0 \O x 1\L 11 5 rr0 ADVERTISING RATES: g30 per fu11 page, g15 per column or half page, g7.50 7 Mrian PACIS PhiJ-ippines 0 01'4\O x l | 4L.i per half column. 8 LIU Chye Seng Singapore \ 00hO\Ox011 3'4 9 Anton F.L.TOBING Inilonesla 0 00OhOtrLx\1 1'.1 10 GOE Yoon Wah Malaysia 0 0000010LxI 24 11 Phiallp GOODINGS Eoug Kong 0 000000000x 0 were suBscRIPTI0N RATES: These are annual and rates are in New zealand dolrars. Tles broken flrst by nuber of wins, then by Gelbfuhs scores. New Zealand $3.50, Overseas (surface mi1) $4.00. Aeide from the cash prize, Chandler earned the ?re6ldents' Award whlch guaranteed hLs World Championship Airmail: Australia & South pacific $5.00; Asla & North Arnerlca $5,50; transportation to the Junior in Austria, a major resolution South America, Europe & Africa $6.00. of the flrst Aslan Chess Presld.ents' Cooference. A selection of games foIlowe. Note-: A11 enqulries regarding advertising or subscriptions should be Pacis Ihipsay, S1-ci-llan Defeace: I e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 g5 4 0-0 Bg7 5 Nc3 d6 to the Administration sent - offlcer, New Zealand Chess Association, p.O.Box 6 Bxc6+ bxc6 7 d.4 czd,4 8 Nxd4 9 Bg5 Nf5 10 Qd2 0-0 11 Ktrl Rb8 12 Nb3 Ba6 8802, Symonds Qc7 Street, Auckland. 13 RfeI RfeS 14 Radl Nd7 15 f4 Nb6 16 Na5 Nd7 17 I.Ib3 Nb6 18 Na5 c5 19 b3 Bc8 2O f5 gxf5 21 Bh5 f6 22 e5 Rxh6 23 Qxh6 fxe5 24 Rd,3 t4 25 B.:re5 t1xe5 26 Nb5 Qd7 27 B,xd7 BxdT 28 Nc7 Rf8 29 Qg5+ Kh8 30 Qxe5+ Kg8 3l Nil5 Nxd5 32 Qxd5+ Kh8 33 Qe5+ Kg8 34 Nc4 RbdS 35 h4 Bf5 36 Qxf4 Bxc2 37 Qg5+ 896 38 Ne3.Kf7 39 h5 Bd3 40 Nd5 RdeB 41 Qe5 BbI 42 Nc7 RIIB 43 Qe6+ Kg7 44 QxeT+ Kh6 45 Qe3*, I : 0, Chandler - Kouatly, Sicillan Defence: 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 ACKN0WLEDGMENT: Thanks are due to rBM for their donarlon rBM Nc3 e5 6 Ndb5 d6 7 Bg5 a6 8 Na3 b5 9 Nd5 Be7 10 Bxf6 Bxf6 11 h4 Bxh4 12 Bxh4 Selectric typewriter of rhe used to produce this magazlne. qxh4 13 Nc7+ Ke7 14 NxaS Q2

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TRIPLE TIE IN SOUTH ISLAND CH'P the playiag room. P.O.Parls - M.A.Wong, KLngrs Indian Def: 1 d4 Nf6 2 3 Bg2 Bg7 e4 d,6 by Mqrt in Sims 93 96 4 Round by round: 5 Nge2 0-0 6 0-0 e5 7 l[bc3 c6t (7 .. - Nc6i) 8 a4 (the observant reader wi77 The MNK XER0X 1977 SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPI0NSHIP was held in Dunedin fxor- 22nd to 27th Round 1: As usual the bi.g flsh ruth- no doubt recognise this psition as August. In the score table below the following abbreviations are used: C = Cao.ter- bury;Civ=Civic;G=Gisborne;IIP=Eowick-Pakuranga;O=Otago;OU=OtagoUniver- 1ess1y ate the lltt1e fish a.Dd, Juat as Iaving come frcm Benkots games againsx ueual, there was an upset. Th16 dubious Fischer and Tal, Curacao Candidates sity; T = Tiuaru. honour went to Bil-l Gibsoo wtro Lost a 7962; Fischer now pTaged 8..-Nbd7 and ctazy entextalning game lost hoLri-blg. wongts next rcve was R.1 R.2 R.3 R.4 Total against bottom R.5 R.6 R.7 R.8 Beed David Weegenaar: plaged bg Tal but he did rct fare ang I Perry R.L. o w21 hrll D6 D3 D8 W4 D5 6 40.5 Detter) 8...a5 9 b3 Qc7 10 Ba3 Bd8 11 tlz II.Gibson - D.Weegenaar, Queenrs Ganhit: 2 Anderson B.R. c I^I20 I^I17 w8 w5 L4 Ll w7 w5 6 38.5 Qd2 BfB L2 RadI NbdT 13 f4 Re8 14 Khl 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bg5 NbdT 3 Cotnford L.E. W19 ri4 6 37 exd4 15 Qxd4 d5 16 BxfS RxfS 17 exd5 G W7 L5 DI D9 W20 WIo 5 Nf3 Bb4 6 cxil5 Bxc3+ 7 bxc3 exd5 8 Nxd5 18 Brd5 cxd5 19 Nxd5 20 Kgl 4 Jackson J.R. L3 e3 Nb6 9 Ne5 0-0 10 Bd3 11 0-0 Qc6 C I.715 W16 W9 w6 tlz D5 Ll \\ 40.5 Qd6 Re8 21 Nec3 b6 22 Ne4 Ba6 23 Nef6+ 5 Love A.J. o w14 I"I12 DI 5L-l 39 .5 Ne4 12 Bf4 13 f5 L4 a4 hI3 L2 w20 D4 D6 Qe5 Qe2 95 Nxf6 24 Nxf6+ Kf8 25 NxhT+ Kg8 25 15 Bg3 Qh5 16 Bxe4 dxe4 17 f4 exf3 6 Parls P.O. o w22 r^r13 Dl L4 w7 I[8 D5 L2 5 t+O Nf6+ Kf8 27 NxeS Bxfl 28 RxfI RxeS 29 18 Rxf3 94 19 Bf4 qf6 20 Rg3? h5 2l 7 Mams J.M. ou w24 L3 I4I14 w]-z L6 I[19 L2 W9 5 34.5 Qh8+ Ke7 30 Rel+, I : 0. h4 Be6 22 e4 Q:rJ.4 23 a5 Nc17 24 Ng6 8 NlJnan A.J. L2 W23 D13 W15 5 33.5 c w26 I.I9 Dl L6 Qf6 25 NxfB P.:

to2 103 Leaders after five rounds: Jackson 5; Be6 13 Rbl axb5 14 Nxb5 Nec6 15 Ng5 Bxe4 23 24 3d2 25 b3 A.J.Love B,R.Analerson, Slcillan Def l I{d7 Be5 f6 R7e8 - Anderson & Love 4; Paris, R.Perry & Bc8 L6 f4 f6 17 Nf3 Na7 18 f5 gxf5 (the gaae just 26 I e4 2 Nf3 Nc6 1 d4 cxd,4 4 Nxd4 KfTl is starting) c5 Nijman 3L. 19 Nh4 Nxb5 20 axb5 fxe4 2L dxe4 Be6 Ke7 27 28 29 Nf6 5 Nc3 r15 6 Bc4 e6 7 Bb3 Be7 8 Qh5+ ! QxhT Kd8 Qg6 a5 22 Ral Nc4 23 Ra6 Rf7 24 Nf5 Bxa6 25 Kfl Be7 30 Ke2 31 Kdl Kb7 32 KcZ Be3 0-0 9 Qe2 a5 I0 0-0-0 11 Kbl Kc8 Qc7 Roun

r07 N. SCHOOL PUPI L CHAMPI ONSHI P his game against Sarfati: Z. W,Norton - J.Sarfati, Ruy Lopez: I e4 e5 by Peter Stu or t 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 d4 er

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I 3a. 11...Ne8 12 Qd2 Nd7 13 Rael. taking the rook did not merlt the time Qa5 I 14 Bg5 f6 15 Bh4 ! Bxf3 16 Bxf3 on the clock) I5..,Re8 16 Be2 Bf5. uow, b5 17 axbS axb5 18 Bg4 Ne5 19 Be6+ wanting to get my king off the e-file, I ANNOTATED GAMES KhB 20 f4 Nc4 21 Qc2 Nc7 22 f5 atd. played 17 Kfl which is Just hopeless as White had a slight advantage (space and the Rhl cannot be developed. But letrs Eirst off, Patrlck Cordue provid.es sone deep analysis possible pressure on the weak squares <16 try 17 0-0! vhen White can complete hls of Lis last round game ancl f6) ln Gligoric-Lewy 1970. development and be a parrn to the good. from the National Juntor. I rejected because 17...Nxc3 3b. 11...8xf3 12 Bxf3 Re8 13 Rel this of D.A.GoIIogly P.L.Cordue 18 bxc3 Rxe2 but 19 wins the ex* BfB?! (13...Qc7 looks a 14 Qb7! better try) change and causes Black all sorts of Plrc 0efence 15 e5 dxeS 15 Rxe5 Bd6 17 Qb3l Qc7 problens In the d-pawn. Ne4! i.s to Whiters advantage due to the stopping 1e4d6 weak squares around the black king. Before you consider playing this line 2 d4 Nf6 you ilrst be prepared to face3 3 Nc3 96 3c. 11...Re8 (best) 72 NdZ Bxe? 4 Bg5 13 Qxe2 NhS 14 Be3 an

118 119 (pleasant surprise perhaps? - Editor) 11 Qh4 ! to nany of us ln the deep South. 12 s3 Bxg3 13 Qe2 Be5 ! Nc6 s Ari now elL[inates a1l eounterplay s Interestjlg 1s the counter-attack- (e-9. Nd5 threatening Ne7 Mte couTd be irg 2...b6; for other posslbilities see 'dangerous if Black fa77s asTeep) alrd, A Selection From ortr Bookshelf. E.C.o., vol.B, page 118. Ihe line our the rest of the game needs no coment. tso heroes enbark upon is one playetl in 5 miuute chesa at the Canterbury 14 Qf2 Qxf2 Club. 15 Rxf2 Be6 16 Bxe6 fxe6 MODERN CHESS TACTICS 3 Bb2 e5 $3.95 cover a wi.de range of chess topics on the t7 Rafl Ng4 Ludek Pachman less serlous side. Contributors include RxfS .r' Probably the best systeo.. 1B RxfS+ Gligoric, Gufeld, Hartston, Levy and Blackrs play revolves around hold- 19 RxfB+ KxfS Sub-titled 'Pieces and Pams ln Actlonr, S this book Nlrzowitsch. Hard back. ing e5 and thereby nullifying the Bb2rs 20 h3 Bxc3 describes the characteristlcs 2L Bxc3 Nf2+ of the various pieces, showing the situ- effect on the long diagonal. THE MARSHALL ATTACK $TZ.4S 22 KgZ Nxe4 atlons ln which each is at lts best. The 4t496 maln part of the book describes the tac- R.G.Wade & T.D.Harding 5 Nf3 0: tical action of the pieces both as they This vo1ue, one of Batsford's Contempo- lncrease their owo effectiveness and as r' 5 Nc3 may be better, e.g. 5...Bg7 rary Chess Openlngs serles, provides a they restrict the opponentrs pieces. coniprehensive 6 Nd5 NgeT (6. - -i16 7 Bbs) 7 Nf 3 Nxcl5? repertoire for Black a Limp cover. against the popular Ruy Lopez. 8 exd5 Ne7 9 Nxe5 l{xt15 10 Bc4 with Thls is advantage. built around Blackrs re1lab1e counter ATTACK & DEFENCE MODERN wae by Michael IN CHESS TACTICS attacking system, the Marshall Attack, 5 5 Nc3 worked out Ludek Freeman after thls game and a few Pachman $3.95 and incorporates all the main alterna- rouuds lattsr Paul Beach had a chance to COMBINATION SOLUTIONS A companion volme to rModern Chess Tac- tives for White up to thi-s point. play it agalnst Slms: 5...Bg7 6 Nd5 tics r, this book analyses the tactical flard back. NgeT 7 Bc4 0-0 (7-..Nas?!) 8 Nf3 d6 I. Eennings-lla1ter, ttrest Gernany problems of attack and defence, the 9 0-0 a6 10 a4 b6? (qiving White one L9642 | Bg5I fxg5 2 g7t ard flght for time and space, the psycholo- THE LENINGRAD DUTCH $12-45 tenpo vital for his attack. 70...Rb8 3 Bh7+; or 1...8e7 2 g7'.; or gical- elements of chess and the problens T.D.Harding was necessargt e.9. 77 Qe2 Nd4 f2 Bxil4 1...Bc7 2 Bxf6 e4 3 Bxe4 Bf4+ arising from creative fantasy in a game. This is the first conprehenslve survey of cxil4 and it is sti-Zi a qame) 11 QeI 4 Ktr5 Be6 5 Bal5 ! +-. Limp covet. a system which has becoue very popular in RbB 12 fxe5 dxe5 13 Qh4 b5? 14 axb5 recent years. The Leningrad sysfen, in- , 1895: axb5 15 Ng5 h6 16 NxfT and I : 0, 23 Niedermann-Zucks, AN OPENING REPERTOIRE FOR THE ATTACKING volving a klngside fiaachetto by B1ack, after Black had exhausted hie *rindling 1 Bc8 ! RxcS 2 Ra8f lka8 3 CI-UB PLAYER normally leads to a sharp struggle. The possibilities. QxeS+ Rb8 4 Qc6+ Rb7 5 Qa4+ David Levy & Rayrnond Keene $6.55 various plans for both sldes are care- Kb8 6 Qe8+ & mate next move. 5 ... Bg7 The authors offer a complete repertoire fu11y presented - and illustraEed by more than 100 complete games. Hard back. l,lhite to 3, Petroglan-Sinagin, Moscow Cham- of openlngs to Deet all 1ike1y contln- F Now it ls difficult for gencies. develop his because of ...exf4. plouship L9562 L Qa8+ Kg7 2 The openings and defences QN selected all lead to RUY L0PEZ: BREYER SYSTEM $6.80 Bxe5+! Qxe5 3 Qh8+: K:fi8 4 interesting, sharp L.S.Blackstock 6 Bc4 d6 NxfT* and 5 Nxe5 wlnnlng. posltions. Limp cover. Nh6 !? 7 0-0 The Breyer System (3...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O 8 fxe5 4. Clemens-Eisenschnidt' 1890 : THE BATSFORD GUIDE TO CHESS OPENINGS Be7 6 Rel b5 7 Bb3 d5 8 c3 0-0 t h3 Nb8) s Relea.slng the Nbt but giving Black I Ba3 I Qxa3 2 Qe6 Nd8 3 Qf7+: Leonard Barden & Tim Harding $S.ZS is a favouri.te of two world chmpions, a free gane. NxfT 4 Ne6 oate. This guide is designed for the club or Karpov and Spassky, for coplng wlth the Rry Lopez. This volume of the Speclallst I ... 0-0 juni.or player who wants to be shown his 5. Borik-Novak, Czechoslovakla way through the modern Openings Series (Batsford) gives a de- 9 Nc3 uaze of opening 1969: I Nd6+ Kd8 2 Qe8+! Kc7 theory. The ldeas behind the selected tailed picture of the use of the opening s 9 d3 followed by Nd2 looke a better (2. -.NxeB 3 Nf7 Mxe) 3 Nc4+ openings are discussed in detail, with ln current tournament practice lneludlng p1an. d6 4 QxeT+ Bd7 5 Qxd6+ Kd8 i-oportant varlations lllustrated the use of fu11 games. Figurine algebraic 8 by notation. 6 Qif6+ Ke8 7 Qf8+ Be8 QxeS corplete master games. The emphasis is Limp cover. 9 ... Nxe5 mate. 10 Nxe5 Bxe5 on explainlng ideas rather than llsting vari-atlons. Limp cover. FRENCH DEFENCE MAIN LINE t^lINAt.jER $15.05 11 Kh1?? 6. Alekhine-Feldt, 1916: John MoIes game good 1 NfTl K:d7 2 Qxe6+! KE6 (2..- s B].ackrs is so that it THE CHESS PLAYER'S BEDSIDE BOOK This important varlation French KxeG i Ngs Mte; 2.-.KfO 3 of the aluost plays itself, but th16 nove Edited by R.Edwards & R.Keene $9.90 Defence (3 N-QB3 B-N5) Nq5 +-) 3 g4 Re4 4 Nh4 nate' is exmined in loses imedlately. 11 Qel had to be great detall wlth considerable trted. The rather soppy title belies this enphasis bookrs very interesting contents. In the on the strateglc ideas behlnd 1t. Many maln the articles are orlginaI, comls- variations have been reassessed as prevl- ous L20 sioned especially for this volune, and JudgmenEs often derlved from miscon- ceptions of Blackrs aims. Ilard ,back.