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By Ted Frost Hamilton CC celebrated its centenary by Green improved on his l0= placing last hosting the l05th New Zealand, year by l% points, to finish 4: with Stephen championship congress, and the event fully Lukey. This earned 13 New Zealand Master maintained standards of both play and points for Green, wbich lifted his total to presentation of preceding years. The venue 107 points and qualified him for the title. was Hillcrest Lodge, whose management Lukey shared the lead with Kulashko after 8 have been most cooperative in making rouDds, but scored only half a point in the excellent facilities available for several last 3 rounds. chess tournaments. Tim Hare, last yeals Major Opeo winner, National titleholder Alexei Kulashko was confirrned his championship strength to warrn favourite to take the cbampionship share 8: with Antonio Krstev, who is again, but interest quickeoed when Mark working to bring his New Zealand rating Sinclair won from the charnpion in round 2. closer to his standing on tbe FIDE list. This kept prospects wide open for several Speclal awards rounds, but eventually Kulashko gained the Brad Walsh, who had not played in a rated lead and held it comfortably at the end. event for more than two years, showed that In the absence of overseas players, there The Major Open attracted 30 players, and Championship, round by round he has maintained his playrng strength by were vacancies in the championship field in the absence offour players elevated to the scoring 5 points, which will earn him a Round I and, Gavin Marner, Brad Walsh, David Charnpionship, Chris Burns was top sercd FIDE rating and also won one of two spccial With a ratings span of 472 points in the Cooper and Bob Gibbons accepted aad favourite. He lived up to his rating, awards made by the toumament committee. held, and the top half playing the bottom invitations to play. This rneant a wide range scoring l0/1 I to win by a clear two points. The other special award went to Igor half iu the opening round, most games went of ratings, from2299 down to 1873. His only concession in the 1l rounds was a Bjelobrk, the Auckland junior, who to the higher-rated player. The only loss to Don Skacy. Fighttng draws continued the improving forrn which gave exception was a relatively quick draw A feature of the Major Open was One result was that except for two or three him a spectacular gain io rating last year. He between Bob Smith and David Guthrie. participation by several juniors, with two of the middle rounds, there were relatively finished third in the Major Open and 6: in sharing in top honours. Alan Dunn scored 8 KerrA - HawkesrP few draws and not many of the draws were the New Year Open. - take second place, closely followed by Round I [A43] agreed before the first time control. to Successful lnnovatlon Igor Bjelobrk oo 7%. gb6 5.wd2 Bob Smith and Peter Hawkes had to play 1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 3.0c3 0f6 4.Q95 The New Year Open was an innovation, The Under 1600 grade prize was won by 86 moves to gain half a point each in the h6 6.9xf6 Uxf6 7.G4{) d6 8.e4 96 9.Qb5+ added to the programme after consultation Michael Nyberg with 7, with Ryan Trass, gxfs gfl 12.ob5 6dE second round, and that was typical of the od7 10.exf5 11.Qd3 with NZCF. It offered competition to players Ted Frost and Philip Rossiter 2=. The Under fighting chess played throughout. 13.f4 wxd5 14.ua5+ b6 15.ua4 Qb7 16.oR unable to attend Congress for the fu11 14fi) grade prize went to Nic Croad 6, Top seed Anthouy Ker drew three games in a6 17.0c3 Uc6 18.Ub3 c4 19.Qxc4 0c5 fortnight, and gave some extra chess to followed by Michael Gibson, Peter Voss and the early rounds, lost to Kulashko in round 6 2o.gM Qg7 21.Ehe1 6d7 22.Od5 EaeE players in the main events who were Clarry Webber 5%. and after sharing the lead dropped off the 23.foM+ 6c7 24.Ods+ 6d7 25.fo5+ dxes prepared to play more than one game a day. Congress administration proceeded pace with,a loss to Bob Smith in round 8. 26.il16+ 6c8 27.Oxe8 ExeS 28.9f7 Eft The 5--round innovation might have cost smoothly, with detail handled by Hamilton Wins in each of the last three rounds earned 29.8d5 002 lO.Eeat ExfT 31.Exd7 6b8 one or two entries in the Major Open, but treasurer William Toumament gxd6 him second place, and brought him within Lynn. 32.Exe7 ExeT 33.Uxe7 ff6 34.9d6+ with 34 players (about half from other director Peter Stuart's familiarity with the halfa point ofKulashko at the end. 35.Exd6 Qe7 36.8e6 0c5 37.fxe5 Qe3+ Congress events and the balance additional new Swiss rules helped preparatioD of the Bob Smith started slowly, drawing his first 38.6dr 6a7 39.Exg6 Qe4 40.897+ 6b6 players) it was an undoubted success. The draw, and problems before and during the three games and having five draws in the lr.6e2 Qgs 42.h4 Qcl 43.e6 6c6 44.8fi winner was Anthony Ker, one o[ six rounds were few and minor. first 8 rounds. He was in contention for top 6d6 45.e7 1{l championship players taking part. Thcrc was A feature was availability of the next day's honours until he lost to Peter Green in round SpalnrG - KulashkorA some discussion about whetber thc cxtra draw by answerphone aod prompt productioa 9, and shared third place with Mark Sinclair. Round I [821] play affected Cbampionship and Major Open accurate daily bulletins, with games After his early win against Kulashko, of results, but as Ker won his last three entered ChessBasc by the tournament 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 drc3 4.foc3 0c6 Sinclair drew his next three games then lost in Championship games he clearly suflcrcd no director. 5.OB e6 6.Qc4 Qc5 7.G{ OgeT S.Qf4 0g6 to Smith in round 6. This kept him just off ill--effects. A limited selection of games follows. More 9.Qg3 a6 10.e5 b5 1l.Qb3 Qb7 r2.fo4 Oe7 the pace. gM ir April. 13.Od6+ Qrd6 l4.Urd6 lgtu7 15.9d2 NZ Chess I{Z Chess 6 16.9d3 aa5 l7.Efdl (H) 18.4d4 0xb3 An overfinesse. I didn't want to allow If instead 27.Axe5 Ue6l 28.6xc6 Uxe3+ 19.Oxb3 Qd5 20.Eacl EacS 21.We3 Qxb3 Black counterplay after 73.94 a6 14.Oa3 b5 29.fxe3 6xc6 Black may have some drawing GAMES technique, 22.axb3fu1 23.h3 ad5 24.9d3 Ec6 25.Exc6 but Black probably won't get much after chances. Rather than trust his gain and plays for dxc6 26.8c1 c5 27.f3 Ec8 28.6h1 h6 29.Wc2 15.8e1 followed by Ee6. White renounces material Ec7 30.6h2 c4 31.bxc4 Exc4 32.Ub1 Excl 13...a6 14.6a3 Uxf5 15.693 Wg6 16.0c4 Ad7 mate. 27...6b6 33.9xc1 Uc4 34.Uxc4 bxc4 35.Qf2 a5 36.Qc5 l7.Ehel l The only move.27...bcS? loses to 28.0d6+ il 37.bg3 c3 38.bxc3 Oxc3 39.Qa3 6u5 So that if 17...b5 17...*5 18.Axe5 Qxe5. 6b8 29.We7. 4o.Qb2 a3 41.Qa1 il 42.bt2 Oa3 0-1 White sacrihces the exchange and then plays 28.ad8t Ue3. The point of White's previous move. By Round 2 18.6a5 6e5 19.Exe5t making it att the way to the back rank the O The second round saw the first and what Nevertheless! the Ss path to 29.$[3+ 6a5 turned out to be the major upset of the smooths b8. 19...Qxe5 20.*6+ 6d7 21.6xe5+ dxe5 30.4c6+ Wxc6 31.UxE. toumament, when Siuclair beat Kulashko 22.We3 28...8xf2 (annoiated score of this game in next issue). Taking stock, White has no As for the 28...Ee8 29.9b8+ 6a5 30.Oxc6+ Uxc6 Sinclair, Lukey and Barlow all scored their If .. ,.,....,,... exchange, but Black's A position and 6 31.Ed6! leads to a winning El endgame; if second wins against lower--rated opponents, position have been weakened. White's U, E 28...6a5 29.Axc6+ Wxc6 30.Ed6 UcS 3t.Ue4 i.... and shared the lead. Ker drew with Wastney 'iou.l and O have the potential to cooperate very White's extra A and attack will win quickly; : prices pqStage; . after 33 moves, Cooper with Bennett after 42 ,,,, All include '.',', '. well. 29.M1 (threatening Wxc5** and moves, Krstev with Walsh after 64 moves if 28...Ecf6 oVerseas orders,,,delivered,,bi,airrnail WUS++; 29...Exd8 30.9xc5+ 6b7 31.8e7+ and Smith with Hawkes after a marathon 86 22...Ehf8?r ,,Atf wins. moves. The other garnes were wins to the 22...Wf6 was possibly best, with the idea of ge6 .fleasa,,marc.,efi.que6,ipatitr.,io,..n.W,S, Black's best is 28...Exd8 29.Exd8 ofdersr:to : Mr::P.iWr Stqg=t,,24,,,,,.. higherrated player. exchanging Us. After 23.Uxo5 Eac8 24.Ue3 ,:,: ::::: :an :seud (29...Wf6 should amount to the same thing dn fi ffe,, AvQ B,eLn onln,Auckland,,t30,9; Scores: Sinclair, Lukey & Barlow 2; Ker, Uf4 White's best is probably 25.*A Se il 30.Wb8+ ba5 31.fi5 We7 j2.Ee8) Wastney, Guthrie 1%. followed by 6d2 with the advantage, though after Black has drawing chances; 22..Eac8? is 30.8b8+ 6a5 3l.EeS Ed6 32.gxd6 Exd6 , but Lukey,S Hare,T be - worse after n.*AWb6 24.U1 33.EeA planning 93 and f4 should lA43l winning for White with Black's 6 holidaying 23.*4E',,c924.d6 Eb7 17.8d3 Eb4 18.b3 c4 19.ue3 Ec7 20.e5 Notes by Stephen Lukey on a5. Note that in this variation if Black EacS 21.a3 Uxb3 22.8b1 0xd5 23.axd5 21.Axc5+ is also very good for White. 1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 plays 3l...Uxa2 he suffers catastrophe by Uxbl 24.exd6 Oxd6 25.Axe7+ EkeT 26.Wxe7 / jj.Eei) cA Amazingly enough, this suspect opening 24...exd6 25.fud6 Ec6 32.8d8+ ba4 (32...8b6 33.8e4+ *rs 27.Wd7 Uns+ zt.gs Ef8 29.Qf4 9c8 was also played in KerHawkes in Rl. 25...Sxd6 would hold out some hope after (i3...b4 34.wd7) 34.wd5 Ec8 35.8e6 a5 30.Uxc8 Exc8 31.94 Od4 32.Axd4 Qxd4 EaS ( Black is in 3.Oc3 Of6 l.Qgs Uba s.Ed2 h6 26.Exd6+ However, White gets a decisive 36.8b6 Eb3 37.9d7 38.94! $.bg2 69? 34.Qe5+ Qxe5 35.Exe5 c3 3 8...EfB 39.Ea6 ! 5...Wxb2 is possible, although White gets a advantage by interpolating 26.W8+t bc6 ntgnvarg) ; 36.Eel c2 37.8c1 6f6 38.6f1 Ec3 39.a4 695 6a5 30.Axc6+ Exc6 31.9d8+ 1-{ good lead in development. 27.Exd6+ 6xd6 28.Wxh6+ baS Zg.Wxa0. 29.UbE+ 4o.be2 bh4 4l.bd2 Ea3 42.Exc2 Exa4 As 31...8b6 allows 32.M! and 31...6a5 6.Qxf6 Wxf6 7.e4 d6 26.ilf7+ bc7 43.Erc7 Ef4 44.6e3 Ef6 45.f4 693 46.Ecl 32.b3 ba3 33.Sa5++ lf 7...fxe4 8.G4{. Ee6+ 47.6d4 6xh3 48.f5 Ee8 49.fxg6 hxg6 Round 3 50.gs 694 51.Eg1+ 6f4 s2.8fl+ 6xgs 8.0-O{ 95 8..-96 was played in KerHawkes and after The leaders all dropped points - Sinclair 53.Exf7 Eel 54.6d3 694 55.6d2 Ee5 56.Ef8 maintain 9.Qb5+ Od7 10.exf5 Uxf5 11.Qd3 Ufl the and Lukey drawing in 15 moves to g5-+ 5?.8f7 693 58.8f8 94 s9.Eh8 692 easiest way to keep a big advantage is their share of the lead, while Ker beat 60.Eh7 93 61.Eh8 691 62.8h7 92 63.Eh8 join 12.f4! White keeps black pieces out of e5 Barlow to the leaders. 6rz oa.Eru+ 693 65.898+ 613 o-l and intends OR-h4 and Eel. Scores: Ker, Lukey & Sirclair 2Yz; Kulashko, Wastney, Barlow & Guthrie 2; 9.Qb5+ 9d7 10.exf5 Round 4 Smith, Hare, Hawkes, Walsh & Gibbons 1%. Ker and Lukey drew after 69 moves, and By simple means White seizes the white Sinclair drew with Wastney after 40. This squares. GreenrP - KulashkorA gave Kulashko the opportunity to join them 10...Qxb5 11.Axbs QE tz.ct Round 3 [A59] in the lead with a win over Barlow. Joining 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 12.c4 followed by 94 is probably even the group half a point back were Hawkes, 6.6sf Qxa6 7.Af3 d6 8.e4 Qxfl 9.6xfl better. 96 who was playrng strongly to beat Walsh 27.Wxe5+!l Qg7 10.h3 G{ 11.691 ObdT 12.6h2 Eas 12...6dS 13.0e2 following a win over Krstev, and Hare, wbo 13.Ele1 ElbS 14.Ee2 ae8 15.Qg5 Ob6 16.Ec1

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8 Forcing White's E where it wants to go. beat Guthrie. After a slow start with 3 draws Scores: Kulashko 4Yz;Ker, Smith, Lukey & Scores: Kulashko & LukeY 6; Smith 5%; Smith scored his first win, from Gibbond. Wastney 4; Sinclair 3/zi Green, Barlow, Ker & Sinclair 5; Hare & Walsh 4Yz; Green, l5.Efel G{) Krstev Scores: Ker, Kulashko, Lukey & Sinclair 3; Hare, Hawkes, Guthrie, Cooper & Krstev 3. Wastney, Hawkes, Guthrie, Cooper & Smith, Wastney, Hare & Hawkes 2Yz; Green, 4. KulashkorA - KerrA Barlow & Guthrie 2. HawkesrP Round 6 [B08] GuthrlerD - Round 8 [A87] MarnerrG - KrstevrA 1.e4 d6 2.d4 $f6 3.0c3 96 4.OR Qg7 5.Qe2 Round4 [Cll] (H) 6.(H) Qg4 7.Qe3 Oc6 8.d5 QxR 9.OxR l.OR f5 2.e3 e6 3.Qe2 987 4.(H) Of6s.d4 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.0c3 Of6 4.e5 OfdT 5.Qe3 Oe5 10.Qe2 c6 11.f4 fod7 12.dxc6 bxc6 d6 6.c4 M Z.OcS Uet 8.d5 Os6 9.Od4 Ocs c5 6.f4 Oc6 ?.Of3 Um S.Qe2 cxd4 9.fud4 10.Ebl e5 11.dxe6 c6 12.9f4 Ue7 13.0xf5 13.8d3 9c7 l4.Efdl EabE l5.Eabl EfdS gxc4 Qc5 10.Oa4 Wa5+ 1f.c3 Qxd4 12.Qxd4 b5 16.QR Ob6 17.9e2 d5 18.e5 0fd7 19.b3 f6 Uxe6 14.Oxg7 6xg7 15.Uxd6 l6.Qh6+ 13.4c5 fud4 14.Uxd4 (H) l5.Ob3 Ua4 20.e6 f5 2l.0xd5 cxd5 22"exd7 ExdT 6xh6 l7.Wxf8+ 695 18.f4+ 1{l 16.Uxa4 bxa4 17.N4 Eb8 18.b3 Ocs 23.Qd4 Ec8 24.Qxd5+ fod5 25.9e6+ 6f8 SmlthrR - KerrA 19.bxa4 0xa4 20.Ecl (:'l) 20...E;b2 2l.ca 26.9xg7+ 6xg7 27.Exd5 Exd5 28.Wxd5 Round 8 [B07] dxc4 22.Qxc4 Qb7 23.Qb3 Om zl.Egr Eas Uxc2 29.8d1 Ec7 r/z-Yz Notes by FM Bob Smith 25.Edr a526.*2 Exdl+ G-l SlnclalrrM - Smlth,R 1.e4 d6 l6.e5l Round 7 [A57] Surprise, surprise. Anthony could probably Round 5 Obvious but good; White must strike while write a book about the Pirc bY now. Kulasbko took sole lead by beating Lukey, 1.d4 0f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 ahead in development. 2.d49,f6 3.Oc3 4.9f41? while Ker and Sinclair drew in 19 moves. axb5 6.e4 Ua5+ 7.Qd2 b4 8.Oa3 d6 9.0c4 96 16...od7 17.e6 fxe6 gd8 game 4.OR and There were six draws in this round, but 10.fo2 Ouaz tt.al e6 12.dxe6 fxe6 In a previous I PlaYed Not 17...Odf6 lS.exf7+ Exfl 19.Og5 Eg7 good position (the game was while Gibbonstooper was resolved in only 13.Of4 We7 14.Qe2 d5 15.exd5 exd5 16.G-0 5.Qll and got a 20.*6En 21.*7. 17.Qxc4 tg.Qxaz+ drawn). But this move order is more 13 moves and Green-Cuthrie in 14, it took dxc4 0e5 ls.Qbs+ Qaz 18.Exe6 Qc4 uxdT 20.8e1 zr.Our 21...H) flexible, keeping the options of R and 94 Hare-Hawkes 43 moves, Smith-Wastney 48 900 (:?) Black abandons the e-A to its fate. A 22.Axe5 Qxe5 23.Exe5 Ud4+ 24.Ee3 Od5 attacks. and Barlow Walsh 71. defence is hard (impossible?) to hnd, e.g., Scores: Kulashko 4; Ker & Sinclair 3/z; 25.Ve2 bxa3 26.Eaxa3 Exa3 2?.bxa3 Ee8 a...9g7 5.Wd2 c6?l 18...EfI l9.Qb3 6f8 20.8e3 d5 21.0g5 is the book line Smith, Lukey, Wastney, Hare & Hawkes 3; 28.bn c4 29.9c1 Oxe3 30.Qxe3 Ed3 In hindsight maybe better followed by Oe6--c7. Or l8...Efe8 19.Qb3 31.Uxd3 cxd3 32.94 Ec8 33.Qd2 (}{ 7.Qh6 unclear, with Green, Barlow, Guthrie &Krstev 2Y2. Ee8 34.Qe3 of 5...Oc6 6.G{ 6fB 20.Og5 Ohf6 2l.Ee3 and Oo6-c7. 6fl 35.h4 rbe6 36.6e1 60s rz.6uz 6cl development. Lukey,S Kulashko,A l9.Exe7 Ef/ 20.Eae1 Oe5 2f.Exfl fofI - 38.a4 Ea8 0-1 6.Qh6 Round 5 [E74] 22.N2 Pirc players hate having their Q swapped 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6 4.fo3 5.e4 Forcing the I off the key A-98 diagonal. 96 9g7 Round 7 offl 6.9e2 G{ 7.Qg5 b5 8.cxb5 a6 9.bxa6 Ua5 22...Qa6 23.Qb3 Of6 Kulashko and Smith drew in 46 moves. 6...Qxh6?t 7.9xh6 10.9d2 Qxa6 1l.Ebl 0bd7 12.OR Og4 13.0- If 23...6f8 to stop Ee7, 24.Qxfl bxfT This enabled Ker and Lukey to take shares Black tries to prove White's I is out of 0 (:?) 13...Oge5 14.0xe5 foe5 15.b3 Ub4 25.Ne4 and the threats of Og5 and Oxd6 win of the lead with wins over Green aod plan but in fact it stops Black castling and 16.Qxa6 Exa6 17.Ue2 c4 18.084 tUa3 19.Qc1 Hawkes, respectively. Only two games were the 7th rank anyway. gb4 continually threatens to penetrate at 97. 20.Qd2 Ua3 21.Qg5 Ea7 22.Efcl Eb7 drawn in this round, and in mid-field Hare, 24.8e7 d5 25.h3t 7...b5 8.Qd3 Wa5 9.OR b4 10.0e2 b3+ 23.9c2 EIb8 24.h3 h6 25.Qd2 cxb3 26.axb3 Krstev, Walsh and Guthrie all gained wins. Stopping back-ow mates; now 25...8e8 is f 1.Oc3 bxc2 12.0{)+- Exb3 27.0c3 Eb2 28.Exb2 Exb2 29.Wd1 Scores: Ker, Kulashko & Lukey 5; Smith simply answere d by 26.Exa7 . White is three developmeot moves ahead Oal m.Eat Ucs 31.8a8+ 6h7 32.0e2 Oxf2 4Yz; Waslney, Sinclair, Hare, Guthrie & 25...Qc8 aad has the centre. 0-l Krstev 4; Barlow & Walsh 3%. The threat was 26.8e6 winning aA. 12...uhs Round 6 26.Elc7 9]d7 27.tu4 Black hurries to swap off Ws and get his tb Kulashko and Ker drew in 29 moves to Round 8 c5 outpost, here we come. From this round Kulashko was pa.ired to safety. maintain their positions, but Sinclair 27...N6 28.Oc5 Qet 29.Qa4 Ob5 30.Qxb5 progressively down through the field, but 13.Uxh5 dropped back with his only loss io the cxb5 31.OR Ker and Smith met in a vital game and I was happy to oblige; White still sta-nds tournament, to Smith. Lukey won from e5 outpost, here we come. Hawkes and Wastney from Hare to join Smith lifted himself into third place by much better. Anthony suggested l3.Ud2 pace this loses too many ternpi after 31...45 32.Oe5 a4 33.8 Smith and Ker half a point behind the leader. winning. Lukey met Guthrie and kept here; I think Stopping O swaps and introducing tbe 6. Four games in this round were drawn. with Kulashko with his tbird successive win. say 13...Qg4. There was only one draw in this round. f3...&h5 l4.Qxc2 Qa6?l 33...8d8 34.94 Ed6 3s.6f2 gs 36.693 h6 37.h4 6fr 38.hsl

NZChess NZChess 10 More territory! This brought Ker up to second place and ::::'1::::::: I 38...698 39.6f2 6f8 4O.Eb7 698 ar.a3 6f8 widened Kulashko's lead to a full point. en; IIa m ilto n t9,97,1.9 18 Black is almost paralysed. Sinclair drew with Green to hold equal third. :: :::::::: PtiiCi:::::::::::::::':. :1,i,: :::: ::Rtq Rl ,R2 R3 R4 , R5 R6, 10 ,l 42.be3 6gs 43.6d2 6fB 44.6ca Scores: Kulashko 8; Ker 7; Smith, Lukey & :r:.1 ::::r:BuIns :::GtJ;:.rrr::::::::: : tASZ. - W6 5 i::::iL4 W:!O::::: !1P,:,,,,,W9,,,'',W2,,,,W11,3,:', ,'W3,,,,,,,v1/7r,,;W!,1,,, 6s8 4s.6b,4 r Ll'':, w6',',,: ,13 W12,: Sinclair 6Yz; Green ',,1,',,,Du,iii,,,AlSi,,,,',',,,,' rooa:,: :,,ozZ W18 WB w7,,,,W20 : D4 W5 ,8 I 6f8 46.6a5 698 47.Eb6 Exb6 4s.6xb6 6ff & Hare 5Tz; Wastney, : W5, s aibbb* r. ,,',, ,:,,tSAn,:,:,:, W12 W23 L20:: W6':::::::L4'Wa W25 07 W26 Ll::r: W2 ',:U" l Walsh & Krstev 5. : :18,, D10 49.*6+ 6e7 50.6c7 6d6 st.Oxbs+ 1-{ ..4 Straby, D.M. '''. .,iiia' wza wl1 w1, Dio 52,,,,,,t-s we D7 :7: 67 I

'oCrE ,M:,,, '1s41 ,,:'E1,,. 125 W14, VV24,,W26',,,,,,,W4 [2 W20 , W6:, : L3 7'., 63 I ', ,, ,lA/30 :: ,,,,, ,w8 Round 11 ,,:,€.:::.:Ftosj,.,,EiG.A; ::l rioz ,,'r-'i wi2 wrz',, 13 w2i':"' og Wto wzo,,,t,t,t2:' Ls 6%71 I Round 9 r: :: :, ]wzs t:!,,,,,-w,1s, K;Wi,,,:,,,,,,,,, wz-6,,, oa: wt [2, :,,:, t-20, :, o3' wr4,,,,,,',04' 6Yz ,.67 1 Kulasbko put the title beyond doubt with an ,,7 i:,,,Lynn.t, iioJ l' -1s": Kulashko won from Hare while Lukey , ::,:,:11 ,,,: 6ll,;,;6Q 8:::::rRoSSil6ri..Pi E;:::: 157i, ry2!,',',, O7 12 W Ls,Wl!6 W15 W4 :,:l-6 ] early draw with Krstev, leaving the other "," drew ,, . ,,,,,,' . .:':,:Ln D13',rD10 w1,7, 6Y^ 64,;,, with Walsh to drop back from the lead. ,,',s ., ..t;asd,,,,R,:: :1553,, ,,:::Ll9 wZl WZZ, WZr',',,,,,t-t oo ws ) contenders to fight out the minor placings. iorir:t 1668"" Dzt wt3:::::::i::t=il ,,ue wte L6 W14 p1)" 3e 'p4', :.:,O:..: l.F6...i..] This round saw what could be described as a J;bk$tr,: 'tjRl ::: wza :::r::Matiri:: W1E:.:':. :::::5::::::l :::61 : :::] Ker won from Hare to hold second, while .1.1 J.Jrrr.r::::::::: t@ Wzti:,|,:,, L4'.,',,D15 L8:,,,::,114',.,D28 W:l9,, W21 W23 :,11 near-upset with Green inflicting Smith's ',,,,,,!-2 t,tj,::: ,r2,,',bibrd:,,N.',, ,i,',,], I :::t::::5-814 Smith won from Walsh and Sinclair from 132i : 13:,;; t-6 129 11v3g','W23 Wto wzt::o15 D1o w13' 1 first and only loss. ,, p13 rfl17 :',,,11 D9,: b16 ',.|'la;,, 6;a|4, 5ffi(f1 2., ,,, 17s4:, , Elo L1s W19 w14 w2o 112 Gibbons to share third. Lukey dropped back i3' :::132s:' Scores: Kulashko Lukey 1, :: ,\ , , w21,,' 115 W20' ,,,,,sy; 6Yz; 1 7; Ker & 14, ,voss'.,,P.i.,'. "",' D26 116 [Z t-S wtt tt9: wtz t:!o ;,;5;l;,,,,t,,, further with a loss to Green, so these two ,1-26 929,,,:'vvte LB w14 Sinclair 6; Smith 5; Green, Walsh & Krstev il5;: G!bsoo::S.M;,,: 1366 : L2o W3o D1l w13 oi2 '17 t.:51/r:'i,:,53 t.: shared frfth equal. ,,tL21 WZA:.,,,:.:Ltg L8, W30 D1?, ; ,5T2,,,;,XQ1.A: 5; Hare 4Yz. ! 6,.,,,,Cru{eh,,,,N,EI1,,1 t .1702 L1l W22 L1?"VWT ,V{24 L14 W27,'W25 19, Final scores: Kulashko 81/z; Ker 8; Smith & 17.::: :Webt di:'C.H. '1088 , 'Bve L13 : L6,:,:, D28 L29 W22 ,WzO .,5Y2,,,1 ,Q;:.1t ::'. tl:z,,wzz:' g x.h;:.:, D26 wzi,'110, Lls t25'w24,,',,E11 w19, :.:.5, . l ,l58i.:.: Sinclair Green t :.;':Gotd,: i+sz -weoit :,:;,;5,,,;, Round 10 7%;L*ey & 6Tz;Wastney 6; :: , pa,,, 118 19::::::Otehe:::EjA; : ,izii 95', r-iz wto LlC, ,Lt1 w3o w28': w23 ;,,19%, llare & Krstev 5Yz; Walsh Guthrie, 4',;,;, While Kulashko won from Walsh, and Ker 5; 2o ,,.aiiehebrrn; roao Wrs w19 w3 D4 ,', L2 w7 113,:,,,,, t-6 :: Ls L17.",.E14 ,, : :,4.1/l,;;;:;;6 O?2 W28 from Krstev, Lukey suffered his second loss Barlow & Hawkes 4Yz; Spain & Marner 4; lZt':'.':rtiass C.,,...... ,,,, tgZA WtO,. DlO,D26 Lg L6 W27 112 ,'111 :i'L14 , ::AYa:,:,6O,,, 54% ,1348',' , 92,,,,:,p26 ,' L9 D29:,:,:,116 'Ll7 L3O W28 W7 D21 ':,;, *l/4',,, of the tournament, at the hands of Smith. Gibbons 3Yz;Bennett3. IZZ ttua! RM. ,,, . , 'D24 11e0 14r2V,,,,, L3 :,Li8 L24:..::.:...:L12 W30 W28,, W29 111 L1.9..:.D27 ;;,;AV3l',5.3,,,',:;

116: D22 ; 4,t1t,,,,5.2,,,, 124 KeSbeler rqJ. iasa tl ig wso wz3 t-s wts vvz.a't',,,,,tt ,,tte ' ;,' : rvtorrison tvt.x, 1305: 16:'y,r29.:.WS W2T L7 : L3 126' 118,',,,,'.117 W30 ',',.4',:,:,,,,,;,rrUr,, Beachcomber fun day in Christchurch lzs p1$: ,L?8 Husgins ,; ,t 1619. 914,, 9221i,'A21 1/!'l$:: L5 W25 L3,',' 4 lze J. ' "':}tr':': L18, : :L21 fZZt'WlO- OZC By Johnson Y.'., 1526 L23'W28,W19., :L25 ..,L16 LilT ',:;:;3'Yz,, 1,1,1,;,1:,' Quentin 127:,.Tesanyuk ::: Cdurtney,,:H.K. t-to,,,,,,otz w30 D11 :,lzt a2 L1e'w2s L2l :::]::3::::: ::::49 The Beachcomber Restaurant fun day Third equal on 6 were David wells, 128,,.,, 14il ,[io t-iz .14919,, ,;, 1-7 ,,,,, W12 ' D22,,W17 'D15 L24 L23 , :, .- 3.;.111.;..,201'.,1 Tumai ,A. : "' L25 ,:- 1 sufllmer chess tournament was an S-round Andrew Nugferen and Stuart Duncan, who l2s - 1 15,,;,,;'g15, , 112',1': L28 L23 w22, 119 t16 L27 L25 I ,::::::i,:, I3o cooze. B, : 187,,',,,' 124 ii ::, :l::0 : ::::::::l 20/20 evert, organised and run by David shared $130. The women's prize was shared lai suttivan c...t...' , f265:,::, L1i:t:'.1'. . - ',:,:,:'--,: .,:::-. ,:jl: . - weegenaar (still in the thick of it) and gefiF,$are shdtun irl.rld/,?.i.r' held- between Heather Ferguson and Sonia "U nptaVA on Sunday, December 20 at the Elcock, on 4/8, although Heather claimed the Beachcomber Restaurant in Sumner, winner's medal by winning their individual StracyrD - Burns,C Black's last move eventually will lose time, game continuation. 49...a6 or even Christchurch. game. The same score was enough to take Round 3 [C43] as in the 9,..dxc3 which leads to complicated play The tonrnement was strictly "coffee-house" the jtrnior (under 20) pize, which was 1.e4 e5 2.aR 3.d4 Axe4 4.Qff Ac6 after l0.We2. chess, with entries restricted to unrated chared by Julian Joslaad and Chris McNab, 5.Qxe4 d5 6.Qd3^f6 e4 7.0-{ exf3 8.UxR Oxd4 1l.Afxd4 axan tz.6x0n Qg0 players. Despite this, the tournament with medals for each. 9.Eelf Qe6 10.Ue3 Qc5 11.Ug3 6fg rz.Qel 10.4b5 Ed7 13.Qf4 e6 14.G{ Qe7 ls.WR (H attracted a healthy 46 entries, tlranks 16 gss6 Aside from the main prizes, there were spot Qd6 13.Qf4 Af5 14.Qxfs Qxf5 15.Qxd6+ 18.4b5 opening has been a success for White, publicity and generous sponsorship from prizes and prizes for sporting conduct, Uxd6 16.Wxd6+ cxd6 l't.fu3 d4 The 19.6xd4 Qd3 20.Eac1 a5 21.Ec7 b6 his pieces seem to work together better than local businesses and principal sponsor, exemplary behaviour, besVworst dressed etc. 9xc2 22.Eee7 Qc4 23.Of5 9xa2 24.Axd6 Ed8 Black's. White also has the opportunity to Daniel Schuster Wines Ltd. The prize-giviag was presided over by 25.Ecd7 Ea8 26.Oxf7 Eg8 27.695 Eh8 centralise Es. [Jonathan Sarfati suggests After 8 rounds of chess, ranging from a Daniel Schuster, a former member of 28.Exg7 Ec8 29.h3 Ecl+ 30.6h2 Qg8 31.Ea7 1s...Ed8+1. good standard to the positively hair-raising Canterbury highly CC, and still a h6 32.Egb7 Ec8 33.6R Qd5 34.Exb6 6e8 16.Eadl @earing in mind the fast time control), the competitive lightning player, who 3s.od4 Eg8 36.R 6aS rZ.Ea6+ t-{ With the threat of 17.0xe6. tournament was jointly won by David Smith contributed money and numerous bottles of BurnsrC DunnrA and Boudewijn (Bob) van den Bergh on wine to the prize lhnd. - 16...4d517.Qg3 Round 7 [B22] moves 19.6f5 Ue8 6W8.David led throughout, but a last-round The tournament was greatly enjoyed by With the idea of 18.c4 A Notes by C J Burns (plus J D Sarfati) WxeT 21.Qd6 winning the exchange. loss to David Wells allowed Bob to catch up competitors and organisel alike, and could 2O.Axe7 1.e4 c5 2.8 *f6 3.e5 ad5 4.d4 cxd4 5.if3 and claim a winner's medal and share of the b€ the inaugural event in an annual 17...b5?t Oc6 6.Qc4 Ab6 7.Qb3 d5 8.exd6 Wxd6 9.6a3 $170 prize for lst and 2nd. competition. Qfs?t

NZ Chess NZ Chess 12 13 Even though this move loses a A, Black's This should be avoided because it opens the 29.9f4 bg7 30.ig4 Attacks both f6 and h6 Junior Player of the Year position is difficult and perhaps giving up a e-file and strengthens the outpost on e5. and leaves Black defenceless. 29.{lh4 is the A to simplify the position is best. [Jonathan 9.exd4 Ub6 10.Uc2 same. The award of New Zealand Junior Player of Sarfati again suggests l7...Efe8 l8.Rfel Qc5 White loses a lot of time with this and the 29...697 the Year was made to Alan Dunn, of l9.Oe2l. following moves. l0.Ub3 tsxb3? l1.axb3+; 29...fxe5 30.gxh6+ 698 3t.Ulh7#. Auckland, at the conclusion of Congress. lE.fubs Wxb5 19.c4 Ub4 20.cxd5 Qe4 even lO.Ebl is better than the text. 30.Erg4+ 0h8 3r.gh5 NZCF President Peter Stuart announced the gb7? 21.rgc3 10...0d7 u.(H) EcE l2.UbI 31 .9f4 or tUla, as in the previous note. award, following Alan's perforrnance in Best was to enter the endgarne a A down 12.a3 avoids the cumbersome l& moves and 3t...b{ 32.ag4t? scoring 8 points to place secoud in the Major with 2l...Uxc3 22.bxc3. Instead he tries to holds up Black's U-side play. 32.fud7 UxdT 33.U94+ 6h8 34.Ulh4? Open. complicate matters, which works out in 12...Uc7?t 13.Uel 32...8h8 33.9h4 gd8 34.of4 fs Alan's other major success during 1997 White s favour. 13.Qg3l 9d6 t4.Qxd6 Uxd6 15.Eel. 34...h5 35.0€3 (35.Axh5++ Exh5 36.Vxh5 was 4: in the North Island Championship. 22.dxe6 Eact 13...CId614.9e2 Eh9-+) 35...f5 36.Oxh5+ 6A 37.rgf4 Qc6. The other main contender forjunior player 22...Qxe21:2JBd7 ; or 27...fxe5 23.Qxe6+ l4.Qg3 Qxg3 15.fxg3 0..{. 35.oh5+l of the year was NZ Junior Champion Ryan 6h8 24.8d7r. 14...a6 3s.of6. Trass. gdS 23.Ule5 Ec5 24.8d7 UxdT 25.Uxe4 Prepares b5. 14...Oh5!? l5.Qg3 Qxg3 3s...6f8 36.Osf6 Ee7! ?: When the award to Alan was reported to 26.exfl+Exfl 16.fxg3 0-{. 36...*A. the new NZCF Council it was noted that this gb6 26...6h8 27.Edl 28.Uxe7r. l5.Eael Ohs 16.Qgr Of4 37.g4+ was the second year running that the 27.Edt ge8 28.0d6 6rS Zg.QxIT Uxf/ l6...Oxg3 17.fxg3 G{ 18.We3. 37.Wf49rA 38.Qxc4 dxc4 39.9e5. Papatoetoe club has produced the winner of 30.W48+ t7.9xt4 Qxf418.93 37...*.4 38.9xe4 dxe4l? this award (Russell Metge for 1996). Black resigns, since 30...9e8 31.9xe7+ l8.Oe5 The key outpost. 38...fxe4 39.Wg3 e5 40.Oxd5 Ee6 4l.dxe5 tbxeT 32.8e1++ 1{ 18...Qd6 19.Oh4 9e7 2o.dg2 Qc6. 49.8g7+- Ee8 50.9f6+ 6c8 5l.Wxc6+. 49...Wc8+- DunnrA - NybergM Loses more time. 39.95 20...b5 21.a3 49...Wc7 50.Uxa6 Ud7. Round 8 [D03] 39.gxf5 exf5 40.Ug3-+. Notes by FM Jonathan Sarfati Covers M - seo note to move 12. 39...9c6 so.gh6 (H) 50.Wd6+ 6e8 5l.Eg7. t.Of3 Of6 2.it4 e6 3.Qg5 h6 4.0h4 c5 5.e3 d5 21...oa5 22.f40r.4 23.oR 24.0e5 0d6 39...e5 40.dxe5 Eb6+ 41.6fl. 50...6c7 5...b6 6.c3 Qb7. 24...Qt6 is worth consideration. 40.Ug3 Wc7 4l.ilfa hxg5 42.Bxg5 Ee8 50...6e7 5t.Eg7+Ef7 52.Vg5+ 6e0 Sl.aS+ 6.c3 Oc6 25.f5 EceS 43.8e3 Uut+- 6xd5 54.Exf/ 6c4 6...9e7 7.0d3 0M7 8.b3 b6 9.H 0b7 25...exf5? 26.$xd7 VxdT 27 .Wxe7 . 43...e5 44.ilh5 The mate threat is 0d7. 51.897+ 1-{) with the idea of Oo4 after preparation, which 26.t61 44...8xh5 45.fuh5 exd4 46.Vg7+ be7 will brake White's attack. 26.fxe6l'l fxe6 (26...fue6 27.fu6!) 47.Wg5+ 6A 48.8h3t. BJelobrlgl - Dunn,A 7.Obd2 Qe7 t.0d3 cxd4 27 .Exf8+ QxfS 28.t[/h5+-. 44.E;93 be7 Round 10 [E97] gxf6 26...Qxf6 27,Exf6l 28.Wg4+ 6h8 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 96 3.0c3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.Of3 0- Hamilton centenary o 6.9e2 0c6 7.(H) e5 E.d5 fu1 9.b4 N7 Hamilton Chess Club, which celebrated its 10.0d2 f5 11.f3 f4 12.t4 95 13.Qa3 o96 centenary by holding the l05th New Zealand 14.c5 0f6 15.oc4 EI7 16.b5 Qf8 17.b6 dxc5 Championship Congress, was founded on 18.bxc7 Exc? 19.ob5 Eg7 20.d6 M 21.9b2 August 22, 1897, with 15 members. The Ed7 22.fue5 Oxe5 23.Qxe5 Eb8 24.Qc4+ NZCA book of the 30th and 3lst 6hs zs.Eet a6 26.Qxf6+ Wxf6 27.e5 Wg6 30.8d2 3l.fxg4 Congresses, published ia 1922, reports that 2E.Oc7 Ed8 29.8a2 Eb7 94 Qxg4 32.Qe2 h5 33.9xg4 hxg4 34.6h1 c4 "the great fue in Hamilton on July 16, 1898, 35.e6 c3 36.e7 EdbS 37.8c2 9xe7 38.dxe7 destroyed the club's room and all that it ExcT 39.9d8+ 6h7 40.Exc7 Ee8 41.Exc3 f3 contained." 42.grf3 b5 43.axb5 rxb5 44.fxg4 b4 The club continued, however, and in l92l 45.Eh3+ 698 46.Uc4+ 697 47.Ud4+ 698 played telegraphic matches against Auckland 45.Oxe8+ 6xe8 46.gxe6l fxe6 48.9h8+ 6r lg.Etz+ t-o Workingmen's Club (won by Auckland) and 46...9d6 47.Ws7. More Congress games ln NZ Chess, Apil Te Aroha Chess Club (won by Hamilton). 47.W6+- Ef8 48.Wxe6+ 6dB 49.Wxc6

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unr RO J 26 New Zealand Rapid Championship, Hamilton 1998 60 Kusabs J. unr RO 136 L55 129 L57 BYe L59 W64 L44 W61 3 L63 BYe Ls7 L50 2 29% R9 Pts TB 61 Rakoczy Lo. unr RO L23 W28 L26 L47 L42 1154 L3O 165 L39 L58 L44 BYe W53 L46 L50 2 29 1 Kulashko A w17 W20 W14 W3 W5 W2 W13 14 I unr RO L34 L27 Bye L43 L57 W61 L29 L49 L64 2 28 2 Smith R.W. 2222 WT w46 W11 W8 L3 W30 W4 L1 W9 W7 7 54 RO L22 L42 L52 Bye L4O 144 L60 L53 W63 2 27% 3 Lukey S.G. 2168 Cl w65 W2s W24 W2 L1 W9 W8 07 D5 7 53 unr 4 Garbett P.A. 2219 NS w38 W30 L13 W32 W11 L2 W22 W10 W1 7 501z 1526 6% s2 5 Green P.R. 2204 AC w39 W32 W19 D9 W1s L1 012 W8 D3 1 6 Watson B.R. 2229 NS w26 D18 W16 D13 D15 W45 L7 W12 W14 6% 47% The New Zealand rapid championship attracted a field of 65 Blelobrk,I - Ker,A 7 Guthrie D.W. 2054 OT w28 D50 W18 L10 W22 W23 W6 D3 L2 6 50% players, and Alexei Ku gth by winoing his NY Open R2 [B08] Dowden R.A. 2108 GA w43 W22 L2 W36 W'10 W14 L3 L5 W20 6 50% 8 He ast round, but still at6 9 Sinclair M. 2129 PE w47 W4s W21 D5 D14 L3 W17 L2 W13 6 49 fir*t 8 gu-".. lost l.e4 d6 2.d4 Lukey and 10 [VlcLaren L.J. 2235 NS w37 120 Wso W7 L8 W41 W11 L4 W15 6 47 won the title by a clear Stephen 3.Ad s6 a.Of3 Qg7 11 Burns C.J. 18'13 WA w40 L2 W38 W26 L4 W37 L10 W22 W21 6 47 Garbett. 5.Qe2 G{ 6.G{ Qga 12 Bennett H.P. 1952 HA w29 114 D46 W55 W31 W54 D5 L6 W25 6 45 Grade prizes in the Rapid Championhip and New Year Open will 7.h3 Qxf3 8.QxR e5 13 Wastney S.C. 2078 GA w55 W36 W4 D6 L5 Wl6 W15 L1 L9 5% 52% 14 Ker A.F. 2246 Cl w35 W12 W15 L1 D9 L8 W16 W31 L6 5% 52 be listed in NZ Chess Apil. 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Uxd8 15 Barlow M.J. 2112 NS w48 W23 L14 W17 D6 W34 113 W24 110 s% 47 Exd8 11.Qg5 c6 16 Hair P.l. 1660 NS D54 W35 L6 W27 W19 L13 114 W48 W31 5% 46 12.Qxf6 Qxf6 l3.Efd1 Macleod ZZ w49 L1 W47 L15 W65 W28 L9 W30 D18 5% 45% 17 S. 1721 fue u.al fu5 15.Qe2 18 Gibbons R.E. 1947 GA w52 D6 L7 W50 134 W33 W23 D21 D',l7 5% 44 19 Hare T. 1967 GA w42 W53 L5 D23 L16 L31 W46 W35 W34 5% 41 6e6 16.ExdE+ Exd8 20 Lim B.U. 1889 HP w44 W10 L1 L22 L54 W43 W39 W34 L8 5 47 17.Edr Od4 18.Qd3 21 Walsh B.G. 1963 72 w27 W34 L9 D31 L23 W26 W47 D18 111 5 45 Og5 19.6fi bs 20.*2 Trass 1624 GA w64 L8 W49 W20 L7 W30 L4 Lll W42 5 43% 22 R. fu6 21.c3 *s zz.Qcz 23 Frankel Z. 1638 WE w61 L15 W42 D19 W21 L7 118 W32 D24 5 42% 24 Spiller P.S. 1979 HP w41 W31 L3 D34 145 W46 W36 115 D23 5 42 Exdl+ 23.Qxd1 0xe4 25 Jackson L.R. 1753 WE w57 L3 L55 L54 W27 W42 W41 W37 112 5 41 24.b3 OaZ+ 25.6e1 26 Millar B. 1577 GA L6 W29 W61 L11 D48 L21 W33 W36 D30 5 41 Obl 26.t4 Qaz+ Rowell 1359 OT L21 W63 D45 116 L25 D56 W49 W39 W38 5 34% 27 T. Qxc3 28.Axc3 28 Loos R. 1387 RO L7 L61 W58 W53 W39 L17 137 W52 W40 5 34 27.6f1 Judkins G.L. 1323 GA L12 L26 W50 L38 L49 W53 W63 W55 W37 5 32 6xc3 29.axb5 cxbS Vetharaniam P.A.R. 1816 WA w62 L4 W33 W37 L2 L22 W38 117 D26 4% 43% 30.6e1 Oxdl 3l.6xdl 4% 42 Farringlon L.B. 1634 WE w56 LZ4'W40 D21 L12 W19 W45 L14 Ll6 a5 0-1 Dunn A.S. 1738 PT w51 L5 W65 L4 D33 W48 134 L23 W47 4% 41% Croad N. 1496 WE L1 W51 130 W40 D32 118 126 Wso W45 4% 41 BennettrH-BJelobrk 4% 40 Gold H.R. 1620 OT w63 121 Ws6 D24 W18 115 W32 120 119 NY open R slAOOl Nyberg M. 1592 WE L't4 116 W44 W42 147 W55 Ds1 119 W48 4% 37 6 Lynn K.W. 1657 HA w60 113 W48 L8 W55 D,47 L24 126 W46 4% 37 l.M e5 2.9b2 Qxb4 7 Kara D. 1589 HA 110 W54 Wsg 130 W43 111 W28 125 129 4 3.Qxe5 Of6 4.c3 Qa5 Pocock G.W. 1545 GA L4 W52 111 W29 141 W40 130 Ws1 L27 4 42 5.e3 Ac6 6.Qg3 G{ Frost E.G.A. 1535 WE L5 140 W62 W49 128 W57 120 L27 W51 4 Ee8 Gothorp T.H.T. 1153 GA L11 W39 L31 133 W64 L38 W56 W41 L28 4 36 7.d4 d5 8.Qd3 1 Otene E.A. 1372 AC L24 156 W51 W59 W38 L10 L25 140 W57 4 35 e.*2 Qg4 1o.Uc2 h6 Trass C. 1361 GA L19 W64 L23 L35 W61 L25 W58 W43 L22 4 34% tt.ad2 a6 12.0-{ 0h5 W57 L20 W44 L42 W56 4 33% Courtney H.K. 1441 GA L8 L49 W63 L37 13.a4 Oxg3 14.ixg3 44 Anderson W. 1170 CC 120 146 L3s 151 W62 W64 143 W60 Wss 4 28% 45 Aldridge A.L. 1726 Cl w58 L9 D27 W46 W24 L6 131 147 133 3% 41 0e7 15.R Qe6 16.e4 46 Neal R.M. 1565 HA L2 W44 D12 145 W50 124 119 W62 136 3% 40 c5 l7.Wb2 cxd4 47 Coghini P.G. 1477 Cl L9 Ws7 117 W61 W35 D36 L21 145 132 3% 38 18.cxd4 dxe4 l9.fxe4 zt8 Miller 1472 PT L15 W58 136 W56 D26 L32 W50 L'16 135 3% 38 C. Qxd2 20.Uxd2 Wxd4+ 49 Sweetsur M. 885 PK L17 W43 L22 L39 W29 L50 L27 W63 D52 3% 37 5O Bjelobrk l. 1618 AC w59 07 L10 L18 L45 W49 L48 133 W62 3% 361z 21.6hr Ead8 22.Efd1 51 Sweetsur P. 1093 PK L32 L33 L41 W44 W59 1,y65 D35 138 139 3% 36 Qb3 23.*2 Ud7 21.e5 52 van den Bosch K. 1245 HP 118 L38 W64 165 D56 D58 W59 L28 D49 3% 31 Qxdl 25.Exdl Uxa4 53 Tairua P. unr RO Bye L19 L54 128 D58 L29 162 W64 W59 3% 29 26.4c3 Wa5 27.e6 fxe6 54 Robinson J.M. unr Cl D16 137 W53 W25 W20 L12 3% 28 55 Boardman J.F. 14O'l Cl L13 W60 W25 L12 L36 L35 W57 129 144 3 39% 28.Ue1 6d5 29.We4 56 Rakoczy Lu. unr RO L31 W41 L34 148 O52 O27 L4O BW L43 3 33 Of6 30.We3 Uxc3 0-1 7 Cooze B. 1105 HH L25 L47 143 W60 W63 L39 L55 W61 141 3 29 G. 1019 RO 45 148 128 W62 D53 D52 L42 159 Bye 3 26% NZ Chess NZ Chess l6 t7 Auckland invitational tournament Uxf5 23.f4 Eh6 24.84 Ec8 25.8c1 Excl 6xe6 34.c6 d4 35.Qf2 Ehc8 36.Ecl EabS 26.Qxcl Ec6 27.Ebl 9c8 2S.Qb2 Od2 37.8c4 Eb6 38.Egc1 Ec7 39.6d3 6d5 Alexei Kulashko maintained his leading 29.9a1 Oxtl+ lO.69r Od2 31.Oxg7 Eg6+ 40.8c5+ 6ae at.6cl Ebxc6 0-1 position in Auckland chess by winning the 0-1 Auckland Chess Association invitational Lirn,B - Smlth,R WheelerrB KrstevrA round robin, played in October and - Round 6 [A40] Round 6 November. The crucial game w€ul between [ ] 1.c4 b6 2.fo3 Qb7 3.d4 e6 4.a3 Of6 5.Qg5 Kulashko and Bob Smith in round 2, and this l.OR d5 2.24 c5 3.e4 dxe4 4.Og5 Qf5 5.Oc3 Qe7 6.Qxf6 Qxf6 7.e4 d6 8.OR Od7 9.Qd3 decided the top placings. Of6 6.Qb5+ Oc6 7.Qxc6+ bxc6 8.We2 e6 G{ 10.We2 e5 11.d5 t5 l2.Qs2 Ee8 13.Qa4 l 9.Ogre4 Ods 10.d3 WaS 11.G{ 9e7 r2.Qd2 KulashkorA Smlth,R Ee7 14.Qxd7 tsxd7 15.(H) a4 16.Od2 Qg5 - t8rcT 13.093 Q.g6 14.14 15.Oce4 EfeS Round'2 42...Qfs 43.Exc8 6xc8 44.6d2 f6 45.9d4 0{ 17.M axb3 18.Oxb3 f5 f9.R fxe4 20.fxe4 [810] J r6.gf2 Of6 17.Qc3 Og4 19.9e5 fxg5 46.fxg5 Qe4 47.9b3 6UZ lt.6cg Qn 18.9e2 Oh6 Ef7 21.14 EafS 22.Exf7 UxfT 23.a5 bxa5 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxdS 4.cxd5 Of6 Uuo 20.a5 Wb4 49.6c4 9e2+ 50.6c5 Qd3 51.Qc4 52.a5 21.0d2 Ead8 22.6c4 9f8 24.Oxa5 Qc8 25.0b3 Oea 26.We1 Ehs 5.Ua4+ AbdT 6.0ca 96 7.g4 h6 out of book 9c2 t-{ 23.a6 f6 24.9c3 Ub8 25.0e4 Ofs 26.Oa5 Wc8 27.Ea2Wh6 28.6d1 8.Q92 9g1 9.h4 6f8 10.95 hxg5 11.hxg5 27.0jb7 Ed5 28.9n Oal zg.Eas e530.Oexc5 ge8 14.d3 Exhl l2.Qxhr 0U0 13.Ua5 GreenrP - KrstevrA Obs 31.fxe5 Uc7 32.exf6 Ef5 33.Wg3 Wxg3 14...0f5 15.Qe4 0d6 l6.ilge2 Ec8t 17.8 Round 3 [A44] 34.hxg3 Exc5 35.87b5 cxb5 36.Od6 9xd6 17...Qd7 18.Ub4 l8...Uc7r9.Qf4 Wc5 20.Uxc5 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6 4.9b5+ Od7 5.c4 a6 0-1 Exc5 21.Qe3 Ec7 22.a4 0bc8 ZS.6OZ af 6.Qa4 Ogf6 7.fu3 S.f4 Oh5 9.fxe5 e6 Wh4+ GorisrR KulashkorA 24.b4 ilfs 2s.Qn Qes 26.f4 Qg7 27.8a2 10.6fl dxes l1.OR Ef6 12.Ogs !Ed6 13.6n - gxe4+ Round 7 [B80] Ocd6 28.QR EcE 29.0e4 30.dxe4 Od6 Qg7 14.8fl (H) 15.69l Ob6 16.9b3 Qg4 1.e4 c5 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Oxd4 Of6 31.e5 Oc4+ 32.6e1 Qf5+- 33.4d4 Qd3 l7.wd2 Eae8 18.0e1 Qc8 19.od3 f5 20.Qe3 2.*R 5.Oc3 d6 6.Qe3 Qe7 7.f3 t6 8.Ud2 b5 9.g4 34.Ob3 9b1+- 35.Eal 9c2 36.Oc5 b6 Aal Zt.0al b6 22.a3 f4 n.9n sae {uot . i' h6 10.04{ Qb7 11.h4 0bd7 l2.Qh3 37.0d7+ 37...6e8 38.Axb6 Oxb6 39.Oxb6 /e( -L*-a *s Ec4 40.Ecl 6d7 41.Qe3 13.95 b4 14.Oa4 Ua5 15.b3 OfdT 16.We2 Oc5 17.f4 *.d7 18.96 Qxe4 19.gxf7+ 6xI7 20.Ehg1 Qf6 21.fS e5 22.ixc5 fuc5 23.ie6 Ea3+ 24.6d2 UUZ ZS.Wcl Wca+ 26.Uxc3 bxc3+ 27.6xc3 Oxe6 2E.fxe6+ be7 29.bd2 28...Qh4 29.df2 Vg6 30.Ue3 9f3 3t.Oh3 th7 30.c4 Qg8 31.c5 d5 32.M Qxe6 33.Qxe6 Qxe4 0-1

Clubs are reminded that they are required to notify NZCF of details of 1998 events by the end of February.

Latyian Gambit tournament, Howick-Pakuranga CC, Auckland, Sun, 22 March. NZ Women's Championship, Waitemata CC, April 10-13 (Easter). 30.On h5 31.c5 h4 32.c6gc7 33.fug4 Qxg4 20th Waltakere Trust Open, WaitemataCC, Sat-Sun,2-3 May. 34.6f2 CIh3 35.EIbr Wc8 36.Uet Qgz ll.Eaz North Island Champlonshlp, Wanganui, week of July 13-18. 41...8c8? Wh3 3S.gg1 9f6 39.6e1 hxg3 40.hxg3 I Fritz 5 suggests 41...Qd3+-. Uxg3+ 41.Qf2 gf4 42.Qe3 th4+ 43.6d2 Eg3 All-Wellington Rapid Championshlp, Sahuday September 12, Wellington CC. 42.Qd1 44.6d3 f2 45.Exf2 Exf2 46.d6 Uxe3+ 0-l J South Island Championship, Ashburton, week of September 28-October 3. Fitz 5 says: o42.e6+ and White wins. NZ Championship & Major Open, Otago CC, Dunedin, Mon, Dec 28 - Sat, Jan 9. KrstevrA - StuartrP 42.-6e8 43.Qdl Qc3+ 44.Qd2 Qxdl 45.6xd1 NZ Rapid Championshlp, Otago CC, Dunedin, Sun-Mon, Jan 10-11, 1999. Round 6 [EOO] (4S.Excj?! succumbs to 45...8xc3 46.Qxc3 9)xa4:; 45.fuc3?l is not possible 45...9:ca4 l.d4 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.a3 d5 4.0c3 c5 5.cxd5 Junior events 46.Eal 47.exJ7+ 45...fxe6 exd5 6.OR Oc6 7.e3 Qe7 8.dxc5 Qxc5 9.b4 QDi btlT-) (F0 Wellington prlmary schools teams tournament, Wed, May 27, venue to be decided. 46.dxe6+- (<46.$cc3 exd| 47.9e5 Excl+ Qb6 10.Qb5 11.0{ Qe6 12.h3 Ec8 lVellington lnter-school teams toumament, Wellington College, Wed, July 29. 48.bxcl baz+-11. 13.0e2 Oe4 14.Qb2 a5 15.Ua4 axM 16.Qxc6 Exc6 17.fod4 Wellington schoolpupils'champlonshlp, Wellington Chess Club, Sat, August 8. 23...fJ 24.93 Ef7 2ib4 Ohf6 26.bxc5 bxc5 Qxd4 l8.Axd4 Ea6 19.Uxb4 gh4 gg5+ Wellington & age group champs, Wellington Chess Club, Sat, August 29. 27.Qxd7 UxdT 28.Qxc5 Ogn Z9.Qe3 Eef8 Qxh3 20.gxh3 21.Of5 22.6h2 Junior

NZ Chess NZ Chess l8 Selected games 15...Qxb5 l6.Qxb5 a6 17.Qxa6 bxa6 18.Uxa6+ 6d7 19.8c6+ 6e7 20.exf5 Wxf5 Sarfati ln Australia 19...c5 20.4b6 at4 2l.Qxf4 exf4 22.f3 h5 21.Ede1+ bn ZZ.Eee Qel While FM Jonathan Sarfati has been 22...bg8 is a better try. has settling into his work in Brisbane, he 23.Wxc7 EheS?? not played in any major tournaments but has 23...Ede8 is better, eg. 24.EgelWg5. been active in the Logan Chess Club. He has won some club tournaments and a 2000 time 24.Exe7+ ExeT 25.Exg7+ 0xg7 26.Vxe7+ tourney. Here are fwo of his games. Efl 27.Exd8 Wxd5 28.Ue7+ 696 29.h4 Uhl+ 30.6d2 S0S+ :t.6et h6 32.a4 Wa5+ 33.6e2 SarfatirJ KoronevskirO - Wxa4 34.Wxd6+ 697 35.Ue5+ 696 36.6f3 CC internal match Logan [A57] Ual 37.6xf4 gcl+ 38.6f3 Uhl+ 39.6e2 Ucl Notes by FM Jonathan Sadati 40.ue4+ bg7 4t.M.!Eb2 42.f4 t4 1.ff3 Af6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 b5 4'c4 g6 5.Oc3? Canterbury CC Champlonship Loses time. 5...b.{ 6.Abl QgT1.Vc2 G{ 8.e4 d6 9.a3 e6 HudsonrS - JacksonrJ To open the game before White can catch tx{ol up in development. 23.c4 [Analysis by FnE 5.00 (i0s)] l0.4xb4 exd5 11.cxd5 cxb4 12.Qd3 ObdT Fixing Black's pawns on the same colour as l.Of3 Of6 2.c4 c5 3.Oca e6 4.g3 b6 5.Qg2 13.Uc6? his B. But it could have been better to leave 9b7 6.G() Qe7 7.d4 cxd4 8.6xd4 Qxg2 9.bxg2 a6 10.8 10...Uc7 I White cannot afford to neglect his a path for White's K to penetrate. l.UilT development. 23...Eg8 24.6c2 g5 11.Ua4 G{:. 13...Oc5t 14.Wxa8 Axd3+ 15.6e2? Black is completely tied up. As usual in 11...fo6 12.Oxc6 Wxc6 13.Edl 13...0-01 15.&d2 Axf2 l6.Eel A2xo4+ --+. such positions, when Black tries to free 13...8c8!?: is worthy of consideratiou. 15...6xc1+ 16.Exc1 Qa6+ 17.Exa6 Wxa8 himself, he just hastens defeat. 14.9e3: 37.8a7+ 6f6 38.0d7+ 697 39.OesT 39...Ef2 18.Obd2 EeE 19.6d3 Oxe4t 20.Ecc6 Oc5+ 25.817 Qd6 26.ad7+ 6c8 27.Axf6 Eg6 28.h3: 14.e4!?t must be considered. 40.a4 h5+ 41.6h3 Ef5 42.0d3 ER 43.Af4 29.4d5 eo.al Qe5 31.8f8+ ba7 0-1 h4 6lg 14...Efc8 l5.Eabl Uxc4 16.QxM d5 Exe3 44.Oxe6+ 6f6 45.Of4 Exg3+ 46.6h2 32.aSBg7 33.0b6 Qb8 Sarfati,J - RitchierJ 17.Uxc4 Exc4 18.Qd4 Qc5 19.9xc5 Exc5 47...6e5 48.Exf7 Eg4 49.Ag2i. Logan CC Rapid Championship.[B33] Now Black is even more tied up than 20.8d2 Eb8 21.Ebdl bfa 22.bn Ec4 23.e3 48.Exd4 6e5 49.6 EgsT 47.Ed7 d4:e2 Ag) Notes by FM Jonathan Sartfa'ti before and has lost a pawn as well. be7 24.*2 95 25.b3 Ec7 26.8d4 Ec2 50.Ef4??-+ 1.e4 c5 2.4fi 6c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nd4 Af6 34.8e8 Eg6 35.e5 Eg7 36.6d3 27.8a4 Eb6 28.6e1 94 29.trc11 A transit from better to worse. o50.Ed8 s.Aca 16? 6.0xc6 dxc6 Black lost on time, but White would win 29.fxg4'l'l should be investigated more which would hold ou! 5O...Axe2 51.Ee8+ 6...bxc6 7.e5+. easily anyway by marching in his K and closely. 29.**4 30.h4=. bd4 52.Exe2:. 7.Uxd8+ 6xd8 8.Qf4 queening his e-pawn. 1-{) 29...8xc1+ 30.Oxcl gxf3 31.6f2 Ec6 32.4d3 50...0xe2 Ad4 52.b4 6e4 53.b5? Even without queens, the loss of castling is Petone CC Championship Ec2+: o53.6h3-+. problem. Black will have a hard a ssrious Monrad,P - McDade,T 32...E;c3 33.0MT. 53...0R+ 54.6h3 h4 55.Exf3 6xR 56.b6 development and time completing his lcs0l 33.tbxf3 Exh2 34.Exa6 Oe4 35.4€5??-+ Eg3+ 57.6h2 Eg4 58.a5 Eb4 59.6h3 Ebs covering the weak dark squares on the Q- Notes by FM MarkNoble a35.a4T. This is the best bet to save the 0-l side. l.e4 e5 2.Oa Oc6 3.Qc4 d6 4.d4 Of6 5.4c3 position. JacksonrJ CummingsrN 8...Oh5 9.(H+ 6e8 10.Qe3 e5 11.444 - 5.495 d5 6.dxe5 Qg4 7.R Oxe5 8.Qxd5+-. 35...8f2+??T lB06l Aiming for those unprotected sqrures. s...Qga 6.d5 Od4 7.Qe3 Oxf3+ 8.gxB Qd7 Instead of simply winning the game. 1.d4 96 2.e4 Qg7 3.0c3 d6 4.Qe3 c6 5.Ud2 11...Qe6 L2.ilfr Ed8 13.Qc4t 9.8d2 0h5 10.(HH) f5 11.f4 0xf4 l2.Qxf4 o35...h5 and Black has reached his goal. b5 6.a4 b4 1.Nl a5 8.f3 Qa6 9.0e2 Od7 White exchanges all Black's active pieces. exf4 13.Ehg1 srO tl.ous 0-G{ l5.ua5 36.Od3 e5-+. 10.Og3 Uc8 11.4f2 ab6 12.b3 QxfI l3.Oxfl 13...Qxc4 14.Exd8+ 6xd8 15.Oxc4 f6 16.Oc6+ Qxc6 (16...bxc6 Ua6 14.Ue2 14...Uxe2+ 15.6xe2 16.Ed1 l5.6xa7+ 6b8 36.694 Eg2??: Of6 16.8d1+ 6c8 17.Ob6+ 6c7 18.Ed7+ 6bs 17.wb4+ ba8 18.E,d3 wd4 19.Bxd4 c5 6fd7 17.Od3 Ec9 t8.ad2t/2-y2 What a pity. o36...h5+ nails it down; 37.6h3 19.*4 20.wa3+ bb8 2l.Ed3+-) 17.dxc6 bxc6 6f6 38.Axf/ 6xf7-+. Tbreatening Na5, so forcing c5, weakening 18.8M+ 6c8 19.exf5 Wxf5 20.Ede1 6d7+. d5.

NZ Chess IrZ Chess 20 January 1998 FIDE ratings The Knock-out World Championship The January 1998 FIDE rating list records results, as they take into account only changes in the ratings of several New games against rated players. It's that man again! Anatoly Karpov was been playing for three -?"Y:;::X:: Zealand players who competed overseas in The New Zealar,d list taken from the FIDE never one to let go easily and at Lausanne, loafed arowrd. Ofcourse, the contrary side is the second half of 1997 - Michael Freeman home page on Internet includes an unknown under the auspices of the IOC, the Russian's that the eventual opponent would have in the Australian Masters, ftvin Sarapu in addition - Maria-Magda Breitkopf, ID nerves barely outlasted those of final rival played himself into form while Karpov the World Seniors, David Guthrie in the 4300610, rating 2125, who was not Viswanathan Anand of India who now has would have to produce the goods right from World Junior and Scott Wastney previously listed and played 10 rated games the dubious privilege of losing title matches the hrst game. This, however, overlooks the (toumament unknown). in the period. This looks like an ID coding to both world charrpions. But there was greater effect of the strain of nervous tension Michael Freeman gained 20 rating points, error, which no doubt will be corrected in much that happened before these two sat thro,,gh a series of six or seven knock-out but the others lost a few points. The rating due course. dovm opposite one another in Iausanne. matches. changes do not reflect the tournament The seven preliminary rounds culminating The lust round of34 matches produced no in the match to determine the "challenger" real upsets and the 34 wimers were joined Jan98 Jul97 Leonard J Mclaren nN 22fi Antonio Krstev 2160 2160 for Karpov took place in Groningen by 30 seeded players for the second round. Russell J Dive lM 2440 24N Peler R Green n45 2m5' J Nlgel Metge 21ffi 21N commencing on December 9. In the hrst six Almost all the seeded players avoided each Alexei 2390 2390 Mark F Noble nfi 22N Graham G Haase NM Kulashko FM rounds matches were of just two gems5 6f 4 other though Alexander Belyavsky beat Jan Benjamin Mariin FM 2375 2375 Siephen Glukey 2235 2235 2155 2155 time control of 40 moves in 100 minutes, Timman, Vladimir Epishin beat Ivan Paul A Garbett FM 2360 n60 Anthony J Love FM Dil 22n Scolt Waslney 2135 2145 then 20 moves in 50 minutes, and a Vernon A Small lM 2335 2335 Bruce Anderson NM n15 2215 David Guthrie 2125 2140 finally Sokolov and Anand defeated Predrag Anthony FKer FM nn 2320 Mark Sinclair n15 2215 Mark van der Hoorn 21'15 2115 l0 minute guillotine finish with a Fischer Nikolic. Several seeds, however, lost to less Robert W Smith FM 2305 2305 Graeme Spain n15 2215 Paul Tuffery 21t5 2105 style 30 seconds added after each move faocied players: Veselin Topalov to Jeroen Jonalhan DSarfati FM Peler W Stuart NM 2215 nls Michael L R Steadman played if the gpme went beyond move 60. If Piket, Valery Salov to Vladislav Tkachiev 2300 2300 R Anlhony Dowden n10 20s0 2090 this mini-match ended 1:l a firther two and, most notably, Vassily Ivanchuk to Martin Dreyer n75 2275 Peler 2'195 2195 David Cooper 2055 2055 FM Hawkes gemes were played at a time conkol of 25 Yasser Seirawan. Ewen M Green FM n65 n65 Michael Freeman nOS 2155 Rajko Mastilovich 2055 2055 minutes per player plus l0 seconds per move The biggest casualty in the third round was Peter D McKenzie n65 n65 Arthur J Pomeroy 2180 2'180 John Sutherland 2055 2055 and the score was Ortvin Sarapu lM 2255 270 Matlhew J Barlow 2170 2170 Teresa Sheehan 2050 2050 if row 2:2 another two Evgeny Bareev who lost ttre first game g,lmes were played at 15 minutes plus l0 against Milfiail Krasenkov and could only Rating of top women and girls seconds per move. If the score was still tied draw the second. Now there were 16 players then sudden-death blitz games followed with left and the round 4 results were as follows: rating list shows that Katrine Metge PT is the top-rated active woman player. The latest NZCF white having four minutes plus l0 seconds Tkachiev (KAZ) 2y2, Gelfand (BLA) 3%; The list shows relatively few changes in women's and girls' ratings in the past year. It per move and Black five minutes plus l0 Dreev (RUS) 3, Zvjagtnsev (RUS) 1; players been active in rated toumaments in the past two years. includes registered who have seconds per move. The only difference in the Almasi (HLII.{), Anand (IND) 2; Akopian STANDARD RATING Top glrls seventtr round was that four games were (ARM) Yz, Shirov (ESP) l%; KP 1325 Top 12 l Winnie Ong HP 1524 9 Zoe Kingston played in the fust phase. Azmaiparashvili (GEO) 3, Krasenkov (POL) '10 HH 1324 2Rosaleen Sheehan HH 1361 Rosaleen Sheehan 1 Kakine Metge PI 1713 Withdrawals 4; Belyavsky (SLO) l, Short (ENG) 3; van 3TeresaSheehan HH'1285 11Gven M Jones NS 1278 2Vivian J Smith WT 1676 Wely (NED) lYz, (BIUL) Yz; l2Winnie Ong HP 1259 Ki.Georgiev '1524 4ShanlaSheehan HH'1157 Of the original list of invitees three players 3Winnie Ong HP Ada-s (ENG) 4, Svidler (RUS) 2. 69& l3Shanta Sheehan HH 1213' announced 4Joyce HP 1385 5 Elizabeth M Norris NS their withdrawal several months Ong l4Andrea Richardson AS 1149 In round hve Anand recorded his third win 5RosaleenSheehan HH'1361 RAPID RATING ago: Gary Kasparov, Gata Kamsky and l5Stanica Dulovic PN '1096' in two grms5, wiDning with white against 6 Zoe Kingston KP '1353 Top 15 Zsuzsa Polgar. There were three firther Alexei Shirov and TLeigh McGregor WE1336 Top glrls then drawing with black. 1 Katrine Metge PT 18m withdrawals closer to start time: Vladimir SHelenCourlney GA'1335 Nigel Short was even more ruthless, winning 2Vivian J Smilh WT 1691t 'l Teresa Sheehan HH 1351 kamnik and players from Eglpt and Japan. 9Teresa Sheehan HH '1285 both games against Krasenkov. Boris 3Helen Courtney GA 11441 2Rosaleen Sheehan HH't324 kamnik withdrew in protest at FIDE's l0Edilh Olene AC 1243 Gelfand beat Dreev, taking the tie-break 4Joyce Ong HP 1431 3Winnie Ong HP 1259 decision that Karpov would be seeded into 'll Glenys KP 1162 Mills SEdith Otene AC 1372 4Andrea Richa16on AS 1149 games lYr:/. and Michael Adams won the 12ShantaSheehan HH1157 the final. This point has been the focus of 6Leigh McGregor WE 1366 5Elizabeth Monis NS 93O same way versus Loek van Wely. 136ven M NS 1096 most of the criticism of the whole event, that Jones TGlenys Mills KP 1353 6Nicole Richar&on AS 777 '14 ,1351 Anaod again avoided tie-breaks in round 6, Elizabeth M Norris NS 698. STeresa Sheehan HH Kar1rcv's eventual opponent would have T lngrid Bauer WE 676 eliminating Gelfand lYl.tA,while Adams and

NZ Chess NZChess 22 23 Short shared wins in the first two games and The text is based on an oversight. Correct Anand - Karpov The third game was a quiet draw, a not drew the four rapid tie-break games, the was 26...UbS. Game 2, Ruy Lopez [C78] surprising outcome for Karpov after the former taking the frst sudden death game. 27.Uxh8 Ed4+ 28.6h1 Uxe4 29.88 Exg2 1.e4 e5 2.aR fu6 3.Qb5 a6 4.Qa4 Of6 5.0-0 major setback in game 2 but no doubt Thus the seventh round saw Adrms and 29...*5 30.Exf6+! gxf6 31.sxf6+ +-. Qc5 6.c3 b5 7.Qb3 d6 8.a4 Qg4 9.d3 0-0 welcome for Anand who was level with two 10.h3 Qxf3 ll.Ux8 Oa5 12.Qc2 b4 l3.ad2 Anand hght for the right to tackle Karpov. 30.6xg2 O€5 3t.Wxg7+t whites in the remaining three games. Karpov Eb8 14.We2 Ee8 15.64 bxc3 16.bxc3 6b3 The first four 'hormal" gr-.t were all lYz, Anandl'/z. Anand had overlooked this, expecting 17.Qxb3 Exb3 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 Exf3 drawn and the four tie-break games had the instead 3l.Eafl AxR 32.ExR Ee2+ 33.6g3 19...Exe4 20.Qe3 QM 21.Wxa6 c5 waS also Karpov - Anand same result. In the blitz play-off Anand with Ue1+ 34.ED Ugl+ 35.6R Ug4+ l$.$s3 possible. Game 3, Queen's Gambit [Dt7] the white pieces gradually gained a Wxg5+ and Black has perpehral check. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.0c3 Of6 4.e3 e6 5.Of3 20.UxR Qxd4 2l.Ea2 Axe4 22.9d3 c5 stranglehold with his bishop pair. 31...6xg7 32.Qxf6+ 696 33.Qxe5 Uxe5 Obd? 6.Qd3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 b5 8.Qd3 Qb7 9.a3 23.Uxa6 34.Egl h5 35.b3 We2+ 36.Ef2 We4+ 37.6f1+ b4 10.0€4 Oxe4 11.Qxe4 bxa3 12.bxa3 Qd6 Final in Lausanne 23.9b2? 0xf2! and 24.Hxt2 fails to 24... White's material advantage is sufficient to 13.0-0 0-0 14.9b2 Eb8 15.Wc2 c5 16.Qxb7 Now the scene moves to Lausanne with 24...E'et + and BlacFwins. win but his exposed king makes for ExbT 17.dxc5 Qxc5 lS.Efdl We7 19.a4 IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch i:r considerable technical difficulties. 23...d5 24.a5 c4 25.Qe3 Qe5 26.QM Ud7 %-%. attendance. Karpov drew the white pieces for 27.W27 Uc6 28.Qd4 9c7 29.8b2 c3 30.Eb7 37...6h6 3s.Eg3 Unr+ :l.69z We4+ 40.EgR gnme grme one and unleashed a piece sacrifice on Ec8 31.Qb6 Qe5 32.Exf/ c2 33.Ec1? In 4 Karpov achieved, with the black Ug6+ 4r.6f1 Wbt+ 42.be2 Wg6+ 43.6h1 pieces, just the ty,pe of ending he is so good move 17 for attacking chances. Anand went 33.9e3 Qc7 34.8e7 Wd6 35.Exc7 ExcT with Ebl+ 44.Efl Uxa2 45.8f5+ &g7 46.Eft+ in, one where he can grind away and take badly astray on move 26 when he 6hs lz.Ef8+ 697 48.E8r7+ 698 a9.E7f3 697 an unclear position. advantage of the slightest slip. One feels overlooked Karpov's 3lst move queen 50.h3 Hc2 sr.Elf2 We4 52.bg2 EM s3.Ee2 33...4dt 34.EA Anand should have held the ending but it sacrifice which netted Karpov two rooks for Wd4 54.8e7+ 696 55.Ee6+ 697 56.893+ 6f7 34.Exc2? 0e2+ 35.Exe2 gcl+l wasn't to be so Karpov 2%, Anafi l%. the lady and a winning endgame. 57.Ege3 Wds+ 58.6g3 Wg5+ 59.6n Eh4+ Karpov - Anand 60.6e2 Ed4 61.E6e4 Hal 62.6fi 6re Anand - Karpov 63.8e6+ 6tS g.U gcl 65.6d4 UcS 66.b5 Game 4, Game 1, Gambit Queen's Gambit [D42] Queen's [Da8] Wd8+ 67.6cs Ec7+ 68.6b4 Ef4+ 69.6b3 Uc7 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.0c3 Of6 4.e3 e6 5.OR 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Of6 5.0c3 ?0.b6 Ed7 ?1.E3e5+ 6f4 72.Ee4+ 693 e6 7.cxd5 Axds 8.Qd3 AbdT 6.Qd3 dxc4 ?.Qxc4 b5 8.Qd3 Qb7 9.0- 6.0R 9e7 0c6 73.E'e3+ 74.bc4 75.6c5 WcS+ bh2 h4 The opening has transposed into a Semi- 0 a6 10.e4 c5 ll.d5 Wc? 12.dxe6 fxe6 Wd8+ 77.6e4 Wd7 be2 76.6ds 78.6fs Tarrasch though these positions rnore often l3.Qc2 c4 l4.Ue2 9d6 t5.Od4 ac5 16.f4 e5 79.b95 80.6xh4 81.E3e5 Eg7+ 6f2 Ulrt+ arise from the Caro-Kanu move order. s2.bg4 Es7+ S3.6fs Eh7+ 84.6f6 Uh4+ 9.0-0 10.8e1 Qf6 11.Qe4 OceT 12.h4 s5.6f7 Eh7+ 86.6e8 Ub7 87.h4 Eb8+ 88.6f7 0-0 0f5 l4.bxc3 h6 Eb7+ 89.696 Eb8 90.hs Eg8+ 91.6fs Eh7+ 13.8il Axd 92.6f6 6fl 93.8e3+ 6f2 94.8e2+ 6a l4...Qxh4? costs the exchange: 15.Qxf5 95.E2e3+ 6n 10.69S Ug8+ 97.6h4 WdS+ exf5 16.6xh4 Wxh4 17.Qa3 Ed8 18.9e7. 9s.6h3 Udr 99.Ee2+ 6f3 1oo.6h2 gd8 15.h5 Ad6 16.6e5 Oxe4 17.Wxe4 Qxe5 l0l.E6e3+ bf4 to2.b7 Eb6 103.8e4+ 6R 18.dxe5 f5 l9.We2 104.82e3+ 612 t05.Ee7 Wd6+ 106.6h3 EbS 34...*2+ 35.6fl UeS! is winning, e.g. After the game Anand preferred l9.exf6 10?.E3e5 &gl 108.897+ 36.Qc5 (36.6xe2 Qb8+ 37.Ee3 Ub5+ and Exf6 20.8d4 and the pawn weaknesses Suddenly it is mate in 2, so ... l{. 38...Qxa7) 36...0xc1 37.8f8+ UxfS 38.Qxf8 balance each other. ana White cannot even give his Oa: up 19...Qd7 20.Ed1 Qbs 21.9f3 Ee8 22.Qf4 bishop for the c-pawn by 39.Qa3 because of gxh5 Game 2 was a disaster for Karpov who 39...4b2. 22.Wxb7 9c6 23.Wa6 24.Qxh6 Eac8 sacrifrced the exchange for adequate 25.Qe3 Ug6 hands the initiative to Black. l7.Odxb5!? axb5 18.Oxb5 Uu6 rs.Oxa0+ 35.8fl+ 6h8 36.8e3 compensation. Again Anand mis-defended 22...8c8 23.8d4 Ec4 24.Ead1 gfl 25.Exc4 Hxd6 20.fxe5 Uxe5 21.8f5 We7 22.Uxc4 Ec8 With dangerous knight moves prevented, but on move 34 Karpov missed a forced win Qxc4 26.a3 Ec8 27.8d4 6trz zt.Qaz Qds 23.Wb5+ OcdT 24.Uxb7 White is winning. after which Anand was 1ryinning. Karpov l, 29.8h3 b5 30.a4 bxa4 31.Exa4 Ec4 32.Exc4 24.Qa4 Qc6 25.Wa6 0-{ 26.Qxc6 ObS 36...d4 37.Exe5 d3 38.Qd4 Eg8 39.8e6 d2 Anand l. Qxc4 33.9h4 Qns 31.c4 Qe8 35.c5 27.WcA+ 6h8 and Black regains material 40.Exc6 dxclg+ 41.6h2 Wa2 l2.EcS t-0. 35.ud8! wxh5 36.Qe3 Qc6 37.8d6 Qa8 with an unclear position. 38.8d8 and it is not clear how Black can gd6 24...8xc2 25.Qg5 26.8a8+ 6f7? make any progress.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 24 surprise to 35...9d7 36.0c3 ud3 Presumably something of a 20.992 t6 2l.We2 Oe0 ZZ.OIS Od7 23.a1 b4 15.f4 exl4l6.Efi Ef8 1?.Wxf4 f6 18.dr:: have been 36...9d1+ 37.bb2 Uxh5 38.Uxh5 Qxh5 Karpov who nevertheless should 24.9b2 a5 25.c3 bxc3 26.Qxc3 Ebt 27.Eab1 Wxc6 19.id4 rge8 20.Od5+ 6ds 2l.gxd6+ prepared in view of the fact that 39.c6 Qe8 4O.c7 Od'l and Black's extra pawn reasonably Qb4 28.Eecl Qxc3 29.Exc3 c5 30.9e3 Wd6 Qd7 22.Obs 14 opponent, Michael is not enough for a win. Anand's semi-hnal 31.h4 0d4 32.Qh3 ab6 33.Ebc1 c4 34.bxc4 Adams, is a knowu TrompovskY fan. In another upset Piket toppled Topalov. 37.'Ed4 Wxd4 38.Qxd4 a5 39.c6? Oxa4 35.c5 We7 36.8a3 Oxc5 37.Eac3 Ocb3 2...e6 3.e4 h6 4.Qxf6 Uxf6 5.Oc3 d6 6.Wd2 Plket Topalov 39.f4 koeping the kirgside closed should 38.8c7 9f0 ss.Etcl Oxf,t+ 40.UxR a4? - g5 7.Qc4 Oc6 8.Oge2 Qg7 9.8d1 Qd7 10.(H) Round 2 [D39] still draw. After this mistake there is no win - and, 0{-0 11.0b5 a6 12.Os3 94 13.f4 gxf3 incredibly, Anand even manages to lose the 1.d4 0f6 2.oR e6 3.c4 d5 4.oc3 dxc4 5.e4 39...Qxc6 40.R? 14.8xf3 He7 15.c3 h5 16.Edf1 EdfB 17.b4 second half point as well. After 40...Od4 Qul 0.9gs c5 7.Qxc4 cxd4 8.Oxd4 Qxc3+ 40.f4 was still best. Ar7 1s.0c2 Qh6 19.Ue1 6bt 20.Qd3 Oc6 4l.9xf6 gxf6 42.83c5 Ebt+ 43.be2 Ea8 9.bxc3 Wa5 l0.Qb5+ Od7 11.Qxf6 gxf6 40...f4 41.Qb2 Qe8 42.Qc1 a4 43.Qxf4 a3 21.Of4 EfgE 22.d5 QeE n.Wn 9{ 24.il4 Black's pieces are-ideally placed to shepherd 12.8b3 a6 13.Qe2 Oc6 14.(H) Wc7 15.Ua3 44.Qe3 Qxhs 45.6f,t Qe8 46.Qd4 Qc6 47.Qc3 Qd7 25.dxe6 Qxd4 26.cxd4 fxe6 27.e5 Qc6 home the a-?awn while White has no Ec8 16.Ead1 O85 l7.gclt gd8? t2 4t.93 h5 49.94 h4 28.096 counterplay at all. The hrst new move; 17.8d3 has also been 50.f4 95! 51.f5 (5l.fxg5 696 is hopeless) 28...8xg6 29.9xg6 (29.8f8+? ExfE 41.Uxf6 gxf6 42.Qd7 9d,4? played. the bishop 5l...exf5 52.gxf5 94 51.e6 93+ 54.691 h3 30.UxE+ 0c8 31.Qxg6 9g5 wins Still trying to win; sounder was 42...E,e7 17...be7 and Black queens within a few moves. 0-1. because of the mate threat) 29...QxR 43.9xa4Bxc7 44.Exc7 OaZ +S.QoO drawing. l7...Uxc3 l8.Hh6 6e7 19.e5 fxe5 20.0f5+! 30.WxR dxe5 3l.dxe5 9xM is not at all Karpov avoided any complications in game 43.Qxet *2+ 44.b92 oxd 45.Qxf7+ 6f8 exf5 21.9d6+ and White regains the piece clear. Another defensive possibility was 46.Qxg6 OUS lZ.EtZ+ 48.Exf6 Ea8 5, taking his one point lead into the final 698 with a continuing attack; 17...e5 was best. 28...e8!? 49.h5 a3 50.h6 a2 51.Qfl+ 6h7 52.Qxa2 game. Karpov 3, Anand 2. 18.Uh6 Qc6? 29.Oxh8 Qxa 30.Of7 th4 Exa2 53.94 Ocf Sl.gS Oxe4 55.8f7+ 696 18...e5. Karpov - Anand Unfortunately White has a simple antidote 55...698 56.96 EaS 57.h7+ 6h8 58.97+ Game 5, Queen's Gambit [Dt6] to this little trick and and not only wins 6xnZ SS.Ef8 \Mins. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Oca Of6 4.e3 e6 5.OR material but retains the initiative. 56.897+ 6f5 57.h7 Exf,!+ 58.691 694 ObdT 6.9c2 Qd6 7.Qd3 (H) 8.0-o dxc4 31.WxR 59.h89 693 60.8e7 Eg2+ 6l.6fl Od2+ Wc7 9.Qxc4 a6 10.Edl b5 ll.Qe2 12.*4 3l.gxh4?? Exg2+ 32.bhl Ef2+ is a draw. 62.6e1 1{. fue4 13.Wxe4 e5 14.Uh4 Ee8 15.Qd3 h6 31...urd4+ 32.6h1 d5 33.Edl Wxb4 34.8b1 Anand Karpov l6.Qc2 exd4 17.gxd4 Qf8 I - Wa4 35.Wxh5 Oc6 36.Ue2 6s7 37.9f2+ b6 Game 8, Pawn 20.Wg3 Uxg3 21.hxg3 Queen's [D0O] 95 38.8c1 6b7 39.h3 Ec8 40.9f6 0d4 41.od8+ gb6 23.8d6 Qe6 24.Ead1 Eec 1.d4 d5 2.Qg5 h6 3.Qh4 c6 4.OR 5.b3 6ur lz.Oxe0 r-0. 26.9e4 Bfl 27.9d5 Qxd5 28.Elxd5 697 0f5 6.e3 Od7 7.Qd3 Qxd3 E.Wxd3 e6 9.c4 2g.Ed2 Qe7 30.8b6 Qdt 31.Ebd6 Qe7 In the hrst of the tie-break games Anand Oe7 10.c5 Ua5+ 11.fu3 b6 12.M Wxb4 32.86d5 15 33.6fI a4 34.be2 axb3 35.axb3 won a pawn with the black pieces and, had 13.(H) Ofs 14.Efc1 bxc5 ls.Eabl c4 l6.tgc2 Ua5 17.8b7 Wa6 Ea3 36.b4 Ec3 37.bxc5 E3xc5 38.Exc5 Exc5 he but played the right 40th move, would l8.Ecbl Qa0 tC.el fuhl 20.Oxh4 Eb8 21.Exb8+ Qxb8 22.exd5 cxd5 39.od4 Qf6 40.s4 b4 41.8b2 Ec4 42.6d3 have been cruising. The hrst mistake 23.596 fxg6 24.Wxg6+ 6d8 25.Uxg7 EeE Ec3+ 43.6d2 Qxd4 44.exd4 Ec4 45.6d3 allowed Karpov to equalise and a second 19.foe6t We5 Ec3+ 46.6d2 Ec4 47.6d3 Ec3+ 48.6e4 b3 26.gxh6 Ua5 27.Wg5+ 6ct 28.Ug6 Ef8 allowed him to take control. The second tie- tgb6 gf6 l9...fxe6 allows mate in 3; 19...6xe6 Ec4+ 51.6d3 Ef4 52.Exb3 29.Ecl 30.0e2 e5 31.8h5 32.8fl 49.f3 6f6 50.d5 breaker saw an early pawn sacrifice by 2O.9g4+ be7 2l.e5l with a winning attack. 6e5 53.8M 6xd5 54.Exh6 6e5 55.6e3 Eal Eh8 0-1. Anand but the Indian GM never looked like 20.0d4 Ecg8 21.f4 gcs 22.6hr Eg6 23.Uh3 %-Y,. Games from earller rounds obtaining adequate compensation and the 46- Qxe4 24.QR Qxf3 25.ExB Wc7 26.Ors+ 6ns Ivanchuk was eliminated in the major upset Anand grabbed his last chance when he year old Karpov had retained his title with a 27.Efd3 Oc6 28.8d7 ofround 2. hnally gained the initiative and Karpov 5:3 scoreline. 28.8d7 Eb8 f28...gal 29.Wd3 6e8 3z.Eet+t SelrawanrY failed to find the best defence on move 28 so - Ivanchuk Y and mate in 3) 29.Ve3 We8 (29...h5 30.We7+t Karpov - Anand Round 2 a match which Karpov could well have had [870] *e7 3I.Ed8+) 30.Uxe8+ 6xe8 31.8c7 with Game 7, King's Indian Attack [A07] 1.d4 of6 2.c4 3.oc3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.Qd3 sewn up at the half-way mark went into extra 96 mate in a few moves. 1{ 1.0f3 ds 2.g3 Of6 3.Qg2 c6 4.0-0 Qg4 5.d3 e5 6.d5 a5 7.0rge2 016 S.A Od7 9.Qe3 Qh6 3, Anand 3. time. Karpov ObdT 6.Obd2 e6 7.e4 Qe7 S.Ue2 0{ 9.h3 10.9d2 Or* tt.gxe3 c6 12.Uh6 Odcs Anand crushed three opponents with two- Anand KarPov Qh5 l0.Eel dre4 ll.dre4 e5 12.b3 Uc7 gM - 13.8d1 r4.Qb1 6e? game wins, starting with Nkolic in rourd 2. Game 6, TrornpovskY [A45] 13.0b2 Efet 14.9fi Eadt 15.a3 b5 16.Qc3 14...1&lxb2 l5.dxc6 bxc6 l6.Exd6 is clearly 1.d4 Of6 2.Qg5 Qrs u.sl4 Ocs re.Qo Qg6 19.tug6 hxg6 bctter for White.

NZ Chess NZ Chess 26 NikolicrP - Anand Two hlitz finishes Overseas news Round 2 [D13] The Adams-Short elimination and the l.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.a6 if6 4.4f3 e6 5.Qgs h6 Adams-Anand semi-final were both tied after the initial two-game matches and four- Kiev Karpov re, behind r:JrilYi*::-ii*:. 6.Qxf6 Uxf6 7.8 Ad7 8.Qd3 dxc4 9.Qxc4 96 ^ 10.G{ Qg7 11.M 0-{ 12.Ec1 Ue7 13.8b3 game playoffs, so both were decided in these This category 9 event in October would After two draws Adianto succumbed in a Ob6 14.Qd3 Ed8 1s.Ae4 ad5 16.a3 Qd7 sudden death blitz games: not have featured in these pages but for the long hnal game so the result was a 3:3 tie. fact that l4-year old Ruslan Ponomariov l7.oc5 Qe8 18.Qbl b6 19.0d3 a5 20.8c4 Short,N -AdamsrM Szeged broke Etienne Bacrot's record as the axb4 21.axb4 Edb8 22.e4 Round 6 blitzlBl2l The category 13 Maroczy Memorial youngest ever international . 22.Efc1? c5l 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.6c3 dxe4 4.Axe4 Ad7 tournament was jointly won by Chinese IM The Ukrainian youngster was just 14 years 22...*123.Efct otrs zl.Oaes Ed8 25.6xc6 5.Qc4 6gf6 6.Axf6+ Axre 7.cl Wc7 8.h3 Qf5 Zharg Zhorg and GMs Suat Atalik (TUR) and 17 days old when he won the toumament Qxc6 26.Exc6 Ea3 27.Wc4 axd4 2S.Axd4 9.o8 e6 10.0-0 Qd6 11.Ee1 h6 t2.We2 0-4- and Lembit Oll (EST). The wirurers' score of 0 13.a4 g5 14.oe5 6d5 r5.a5 f6 r6.0d3 h5 with a convincing two-point margin over the Exd4 29.Ec8+ 6h7 30.8c6 Ed2 3l.Ec7 Wd8 5Yz/9 was sufhcient for a GM norm for t7.Qd2 a6 l8.Qb3 6US tg.cl Af4 20.Axf4 mnner-up, veteran GM Ratmir Kholmov. 32.93 EA 33.Efl Zharg Zhong. Close behind, on 5 points, Qxf4 21.Qc3 22.h4 23.R EheS 24.Qc2 Bacrot was 14 years and two months old 94 93 were GM Miles (ENG) and GM Ribli (HUN) Qxc2 25.Uxc2 f5 26.Eadl We7 27.9d2 9xd2 when he gained the title in March 1997. and then followed: 6 GM Lalic (CRO) 4t/,; 28.Wxd2 Uxh4 29.8e3 f4 30.Ue5+ 6a8 Ponomariov, the current World Under-18 7-8 GM Adorian (HUN) & GM Wells 31.Ed2 Utrz+ lz.6tr Ehl+ 33.6e2 Exg2+ champion aad a former World Under-12 (ENG) a; 9 GM Sax (HIlI.l) 3%; 10 34.0d1 Hxf3+ 35.6c2 h4 0-1 champion (1995) has snuck tfuough to the Ivanisevic (YUG) 2Y2. Anand,V - Adams,M title with few, outside of the Ukraine Round 7 (semi-final) blitz [Dll] perhaps, noticing his progress among the Atalik - Sax 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 af6 5.aca welter of under-rated and under-titled Nimzoindian [E37] e6 6.OR Qe7 7.cxd5 ixdS 8.Qcl 6xcl players from the former Soviet Union. Here l.d4 Af6 2.c4 e6 3.0c3 Qb4 4.Uc2 d5 5.a3 9.bxc3 0-0 10.(H) 0d7 11.Qd3 Wc7 12.We2 is one of his games from the Kiev Qxc3+ 6.Wxc3 ful l.WcZ 0c6 8.eS e5 9.cxd5 Ee8 13.c4 96 14.c5 Af6 r5.Oe5 Qd7 16.Qf4 toumament: Uxd5 10.Qc4 Wa5+ 11.b4 6xb4 12.Sxe4 Hc8 17.Eab1 Od5 18.Qg3 Ef8 l9.Efcl Qf6 fuz+ B.bez 9e1+ 14.6f3 Oxal 15.Qb2 0-0 Ponomariov Vysochin 20.Oc4 Qxd4 2l.Ad6 Ed8 22.axb7 Wf6 zz.ce - 16.693 6h8 17.dxe5 Qe6 ' French 33...EdxI2l Qc8 24.Eb3 e5 25.Qe4 Qe6 26.8f3 Ug5 [C06] / 1.e4 6 2.d4 ds 3.N2 At6 4.es 0jfd7 5.9d3 33...Ec3 also wins but the text is quicker 27.Wel We7 28.Ua5 Qno 29.Va3 Wxa3 c5 6.c3 *6 7.*2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 and far more aesthetic. 30.Exa3 f6 31.4c5 Qxc5 32.Exc5 6cZ f:.n a6 34.h4 Ead8 35.Ecl Ed2 36.Qel Exa2 Wxf6 10.68 h6 l1.H Qd6 12.Qe3 0{) 34.Exf2 Edl+ 35.6g2 Exf2+ 36.6xf2 Qd4+ 13.Qb5 6db8 14.Ecl Qd7 l5.Ag3 Qe8 l6.Ee1 37.Exa2 Qxa2 38.Qa5 Ef7 39.Edl Ob5 36...Qd4+ 37.bs2 ugl+ 38.6R (35.&h3 Qg6 1.7.a3 a6 18.Qa4 b5 19.Qc2 Qxc2 40.Ec1 fu1 t.fldt ab5 42.Ed8+ 697 Wfl+ 39.bh4 Qf6+ 40.bs4 hs#) 38...Wfl+ 2O.Exc2 Ea7 21.Wd3 Ec7 22.Ece2 EeS 43.Ea8 Qc4 44.Eb8 f5 45.Qc2 Qd5 46.Eb6 39.bg4 h5+ 40.695 Qf6# 0-l 23.Qd2Bce7 24.*,5 Qxe5 25.dxe5 Wh4 26.f4 Ate ll.cl Ac8 48.8b8 Ef8 49.Qa4 Qe6 Bf7 27.aflEdS 28.g3 d4 29.Ect Ed7 30.Qe1 Anand - Nikolic,P 50.Qc3 6f6 51.f4 6f7 52.Qxe5 fo7 53.8d8 Ed5 31.Eec2 W6 32.Qr2 U 33.N2 Ws Round 2 [C18] AcS 54.6f2 6e7 55.Qc6 a5 56.Qb7 6fl 34.ws6 Edds 3s.fu4 Ee7 36.Od6 gds 37.9d3 4.e5 c5 5.a3 57.Qc6 6e7 58.Qc3 sg.Qxas Eg8 60.Qb4 l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.ad Qb4 6fl bxa3 38.bxa3 Exd6 39.exd6 Uxd6 40.Ue4 OcS 6Z.QcS 63.Qb5 Qxc3+ 6.bxc3 tsa5 7.Qd2 Wa4 8.Ug4 96 At7 61.9a4 h6 95 Ec7 41.Qxd4 1-{. 9.Udl cxd4 r0.Eb1 d3 11.Qxd3 Wxa3 12.4R 64.fxg5 hxg5 65.h5 l{) wc5 13.h4 h6 14.(H) 6aZ tS.Eet a6 16.c4 Jakarta Australian Championship lS.Of3t gxhl 19.Og5 96 20.4xfl+t Exfl dxc4 17.Qe4 c3 18.Qe3 Wc4 19.Qd4 6c5 In the lead-up to the FIDE World 21.Qxe6 Eg7 20.8e3 0xe4 21.Exe4 9d1 22.8e3 *7 GM Ian Rogers and IM Stephen Solomon Championship Anatoly Karpov played a 21...E,e7 is also met by 22.9f7 23.Ekc3 Wd5 24.8c5 Ue4 25.Ec7 b5 26.Qc5 tied for 7st on 8Wl7 in the Australian short match against top Indonesian GM Utut 22.9f7lBxf7 Od5 2z.Exo7l 6xd7 2E.Eb4 Uxb4 Championship, well clear of GM Darryl Adianto. The match begun with two The queen is lost: 28...Uf5 29.94. Johansen, IM Michael Gluzrnan, Michael blindfold games (25 minutes per player), 22...wd1 23.e6 wd6+ 24.bh3 ab3 25.sxb7 Kontorovich and FM Leonid Sadler on 7. EdS 26.Uxb3 Wc5 27.Qxg7+ bxgT 28.W2+ 29.Qxb4 EhcS 30.Qd6 Ec4 31.Od2 Ed4 then followed two normal gemes and finally There will be a playoff later in the year. 6f8 29.Qxg6! also wins for White. 32.c3 Ed3 33.c4 Exd2 34.9xd2 bxc4 there were two rapid games (also 25 minutes NZ FM Tony Love *,ored5W 23.e6+ 6gs 24.8d4 6fB 25.exf7 6xf7 35.Wxh61{ per player). Havhg won the hrst game

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