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is the ofhcial journal of the New Zealand Chess Kapiti 30/30 New Zealand Chess Federation published bimonthly (February, Russell Dive and Mark Sinclair 4t/tl5 April, June, August, October, December). narrow'ly won tlre Kapiti 30/30 frorr others who I conceded more draws. All correspondence, subscription renewals, The Editors of NZ Chess apologise for the delay with this issue. Where does the time go? changes of address, advertising inquiries, Auckland Easter I articles and other copy should be addressed to Danial Lam won the ALrckland Easter with 5/6 N.Z. Chess, P.O.Box 313O, Wellington. from G Spencer-Smith 4%. There were 20 competitors. Contents Opinions expressed in articles, letters and other contributions are those of the authors. Letters FIDE Masters 4 Bob Smith couldn't play, but could report on, the New Zealand to the editor on any chess topic are welcome; NZCF has just received FIDE Master women's Championship. limit 150 words, and marked "for publication." certificates and badges for Russell Dive Martin , 8 The New Zealand, Junior and New Zealand Under-16 Championship was covered by Tony Dreyer, Paul Garbett, Anthony Ker and Mark Love. Noble. They will be presented on suitable ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES occasions. 9 fn. Blackburn Cup is frnally over, even if the frnal result was determined arbitrarily! New Zealand NZ$18.00 Results of last year's Asian teams tournament 12 Another Other countries US$ only Airmail Economy have not yet been included in published FIDE large freld contested a new format Latvian Gambit - a 30:30 one-dayer. Australia, South Pacific U$12.00 ratings, but NZCF is asking FIDE to check the 14 fnis year's Otago Easter was taken out by the author of the match report. Who else could East Asia, North America U$15.00 results of Tony Love and Stephcn in this Lukey provide an impartial review? Europe U$17.50 U$12.50 tournament and the L993-94 Congress so that if Rest of the world U$20.00 U$15.00 they qualify applications will be lodged for 15 Civic Easter FIDE Master titles for them. Back issues are available - send for details. L6 Ebctronic Chess Timers finally make an appearance in NZ

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ADYERTISING RATES 18 Somewhat of a potpourri of Games this month. Full page NZ$45.00 Half page or full column N2522.50 21 Some interesting chess positions that bear a second look. Half column NZ$12.00 22 fne hiest in News from around New Zealand. Who needs the Club Notices or Classified, NZ$ 1.50 per Women's Weekly. 15 words 23 l, tot of Major Overseas Coming Events have been notified to council lately. One of them is of absolutely no interest to the top players! COPY DEADLINE Publication dntes All copy should reach NZ Chess by the second The next issue of NZ Chess witl give full 24 New GM , at 14 years 4 months 22 days old the youngest ever GM. Saturday of tlie month before publication. coverage to the Nl Championship. Results of 25 International News collected by Peter Stuart. Queen's Birthday events will be Stop Press and The deadline for the June issue is the issue will go to the printer irnmediately after 30 fnr Council Report by NZCF Secretary Ted Frost. Saturday, May 29,1994 Queen's Birthday to get publication back on And this is absolute! ls schedule.

The North Island Championship and Rapid are nearly upon us - Entry details page 11. Copy should include details of corning events for the rest of the year. COVER: A scene frorn tlrc 1994 M Women's Copy on MSDOS floppy disks (any size) are Championship. Wilh 21 players this u,as easity ... And coming up in the June Issue more than welcome, tl-rey are preferred to paper! the most successfttl women's lournamenl ever Full report on 1994 North Island championship and Rapid, plus regional schoolpupil All disks will, of course, be returned. held. in New Zealand. championships, not to mention the new-style combined Standard and Rapid Mid-year Rating Lists. 2 NZ Chess 'Women's Championship 33.Ke2 d3+ 34.Kd2 Rf5 35.Kxd3 Rf2 36.b4 Tweddell, E - Mclntosh, I Waitakere Licensing Trust N.Z. Rxh2 37.Ke4 Kg8 38.Kf5 Rh3 39.g4 Rh4 By Bob Smith 40.Rb7 h5 41.gxh5 Rxh5 42.Kg6 l-0 After many months of Planning and meeting in the frrst round again? guessed the oPening preparatory work by the organising club, Well, you it. At SmithrY-FosterrF on ceremony the two front-runners again drew Waitemata, 2l female players turned out 1.d4 Nf6 2.NR g6 3.8f4 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d6 5.e4 numbers that pitted them against each other in Easter Friday for the Waitekere Licensing 0-0 6.Bc4 NbdT 7.0-0 c6 8.8b3 Nh5 9.Be3 b5 Women's Chess Championship. round one, with Vivian getting her fourth White Trust's N.Z. 10.c3 e5 11.Rel Bb712.Bg5 Qc7 r3.NfI Nhf6 gathering of out of four games against Fenella. It was, without doubt, the largest l4.Ng3 h6 15.8d2 c5 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.c4 b4 Zealand the female chess players ever in New - 18.Qe2 Nb6 19.8c2 RadE 20.Radl Rd7 2r.b3 Round one: Unfortunately the tournament turnout at Kelston Girls' High School was more Rfd8 22.8e3 Nh7 23.Rxd7 RxdT 24.Rdl Nf8 featured some terrible blunders throughout. In than at the Auckland Easter toumament being 25.Rxd7 NbxdT 26.Qd2 Kh7 27.h3 Ne6 the frrst round they included Eva Tweddell held at the same time. 28.Nh2 Nd4 29.Bd3 Nb6 30.R Nc8 3l.Ngfl a piece for a lost game against Joyce Theplayers wereinvolved in two tournaments: sacrificing Nd6 32.N94 h5 33.Nf2 f5 34.exf5 Ndxf5 Draw agreed?? Ong; Catherine Tan overlooking the loss of a 12 contesting the NZ Women's Championship gxf5!? 35.Bg5 BxR! 36.8e4 Bxe4 37.Nxe4 and the other nine playing in a subsidiary piece and then a knight fork against lsabel Round three: Smith played good positional itself, Nd6 38.Nfg3 Nf7 39.8e3 Qe7 40.Qt2 Nh6 % a two-day one-hour tournament lavelled the NZ Mclntosh; and Julie Clamuzina gctting her game against 15-year-old Stormie Neislon, while bishop pinned to her king by Lynn Parlane- Women's Major Open. Round two: Otene gave Smith a slight scare, Foster won when another teenager, Howick-s Kingston did l)cttor, only There were rewards aplenty to fight for, with Powell. Zoe gaining an opening advantage. But she went Joyce Ong, blundered two pieces inside 14 places in the blundering a pawn, and recovering to bcat Edith $1500 prize-money and automatic wrong soon after and frnally lost on time in a moves. two Otene with a good attack. NZ women's Olympiad team for the first hopeless position. Foster kept pace with an easy Helen Courtney tumed a drawn king and pawn In the top clash, Smith playctl solidly, but place-getters. win over Glamuzina. The round's other interest ending into a loss to give Kingston the lead on Foster gained a slight advantagc arrtl oven with The Championship attracted most of the was provided by Isabel Mclntosh's draw offer, 313. aspiring a pawn with a tactical trick irr White's time country's top female players and some when a piece up against Tweddell. The rumour Kingston, Z - Cot II juniors. The notable exception was Auckland's trouble. However, the extra Prrwrr rttcant little . was that socialite Mclntosh had a date and and Foster was happy to agrcc a tlraw without Katrine Metge, arguably New Zealand's third couldn't be late! strongest female player, who for reasons resumrng. t% % part despite four Otene,E-Smith,Y unkown was unable to take Kingston, Z - ()lcrrt', li %@% Notes by Bob Smith .rrl,& months' advance notice. 1.c4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 s6 4.N13 Bg7 5.e4 looked like 1.e4 d6 2.NR Nf6 3.Nc3 4.d4Bg7 5.8c4 0- r% On paper, the Championship freld 96 NfdT 6.Bef 0-0 7.Be2 c5 1.l.0-0 h6 9.Qd2 Nc6 separate events - a race for the top two 0 6.8e3 c6 7.a4 NbdT 8.b4?! Ng4 Better two d2 10.8h6 Re8 ll.Bxg7 KxBT l2.Nd5 e6 % Fenella Foster and Vivian 8...d5! 9.exd5 Nb6 10.Bd3 Nbxd5 11.Nxd5 places between l3.Nef Nt6 14.Ng5 Nxd4 l-5.lklf e5 16.Nd5 % and a bunfight among the others for the cxd5 : +. 9.8d2 e5 9...d5. 10.d5 c5 11.b5 h6 Smith, Nh5 17.f4 f5 18.fxe5 Rxe5 l9.llirel h6 20.N8 the previous women's l2.Qc1 Kh7 13.h4 f5?! Opens up the kingside %% minor money. At NxR 2l.RxB Rb8 22.exf5 llxf5 2l.Rxe5 dxe5 Vivian had met in in White's favour; better Ndf6, Bd7 and later championship, Fenella and 24.Bxf5 gxf5 25.Rxf5 Qh4 26.Rxe5 Nf6 (Vivian and both had f7-f5. 14.h5 f4 15.hxg6 Kxg6 16.Nh4 Kh7 After 37.hxg4 the first round winning) 27.Re7+ Kf8 28.93 Qd4 29.Qxd4 cxd4 What odds on their 17.Nf5 Ndf6 f8.A?! Better L8.Nxg1 KxgT won all their other games. 30.Rxa7 Nxd5 31.cxds R(lll 32.KD Rxd5 37...d4? 37...Kf6 draws easily. 38.Ke4 b5?? 19.R Ne3 20.Bxe3 fxe3 21.Qxe3t. l8...Bxf5 38...b6 still draws. 39.95? 39.b4! wins. 19.exf5 Ne3 20.Bxe3 fxe3 2|.QxeJ Kg8 22. 1991 lZ Yqnen's charPionshiP b4 40.fs+ Kf/ 41.Kxd3 and white 2394?! 22.Ne4 +: 22...e41 23...e41 24.95 f;.ur? lVJ St'IITH l,,T Yz 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1072 50 .25 hxgS 25.Nxe4? Better 25.Qxg5 RgS 26.Qg6 ttz 10Yz 50.?5 2FM FOSTER NS 1111111111 KE 2l.fxeA +; 27...Nxe4 28.Nxe4 Bxal 3zH KI NGSTON KP000111111107 Round four: Kingston met her come-uppance 6th 28-25 29.Qxd6 30.Nxd6 + 25...Nxe4 26.Qxe4 4 IH MC I NTOSH OT O 01 10110'llz1 Qxd6 when she allowed Smith a stranglehold on her 5EA OTENE Ac OOO0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Vz 6Yz 24 Re8 27.Qg4 Qa5 28.Kd1 Rh8 29.Rfl Bf6 5lz castled position. Third seed Mclntosh played a 6J ONG HP O O 010 011112 11 29...Bxal 30.f4!? complicates, although Black 7LN PARLANE PTOOOO01Vz01111V, 14 -75 nice tactial trick against Foster, only to follow 12.75 should win. 30.Ra2?? Missing the threat. 8H COTJRTNEY cA ooooO0h 11',| 1 llz with the wrong knight move, letting her 3th 9S NE I LSON HA 00010010 01Yz 30...Rh4 31.Q93 Rxc4 32.Qh2 Rd4 33.Kcl paws 21h 8.25 opponent's central advance unchecked. 10 J GLAMUZ I NA o o o o olh 0 01 01 Rh8 34.Qe2 Be5 35.Rdl Rxdl 36.Qxdl Rh4 7.75 1'l E TI,'EDDEL LJTOOOl/z0000011?th tlz9 37.Qd3 Rhl 38.Qdr Rxdl 38...Bf4. 39.Kxd1 Leading scores: Foster, Smith 3%; Kingston, 12C TAN PN O 0101hO 0 0 0 2 Qc3 0-1 on time. Courtney, Parlane-Powell 3.

Chess 5 Foster,F-Mclntosh, I a fork of her own queen and two rooks (!), two pawns up, but there could have been some rivals, both in terms of underslanding and 1.e4 e5 2.8c4 Nf6 3.d3 d5?! The pawn on e5 while Smith struggled against bottom-seeded practical difhculties. The worst blunder of the consistency. In clear third on 7 was Zoe often suffers in this line. 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.NR Glamuzina until the latter gave away bishop, round - and perhaps the worst ofthe tournament Kingston. She began the championship rated Nc6 6.0-0 Bg4 7.ci Bc5 8.b4 Bb6 9.a4 a5 queen and rook in four moves. Kingston lost a - came from Tweddell, who forgot to checkmate tenth out of the 12 players, and can be well 10.b5 NceT 11.Qe2?! Better 11.Re1 Neg6 piece in the opening, but recovered to beat Ong. Kingston in one move and went on to lose. satisfied with her result. She nosed out Isabel t2.Ba3 +. 11...Ng6 12.m Naf4 13.Bxf4 BxR The upset of the round was Neilson's win over Mclntosh and Edith Otene, who scorel 6th. lt 14.QxR 14.gxR Nxf4 15.Qxe5+ Qe7 16.Re1 Mclntosh after the latter blundered a pawn and Round ten: Tweddell wasted three tempi in the was a pleasing result for Otene, but perhaps a Qxe5 17.Rxe5 Kd7 18.Rf51. 14...Nxf4 then overlooked a pawn fork, while the draw opening against Smith and paid the price. little disappoint for Mclntosh. But at times she 15.Re1? 15.d4 15...Qf6 16.d4 0-0 17.dxe5 agreed by Tan with Otene when a queen up for Neilson was also soon in trouble against Foster, showed she could do better; perhaps a little Nxh3+! 1E.Kh2 QxB l9.gxB Ng5? 19...Nf4 a knight and two pawns was almost as falling for an early tactical trick. Kingston beat more application was needed. and ...g5 and White's pawns are frxed. 20.Kg3 surprising. Parlane-Powell in a game that seemed to be one Of the others, Joyce Ong recovered well after RadS? Better 20...Ne6 and ...96. 21.f4 Ne6 Otene,E - Tan,C big tactical melee. The shock of the round was a poor start to score 5O% and finish sixth. She 22.f5 Nc5 23.e6 fxe6 24.fx6 fxe6 25.Bxe6+ Ong's win over Mclntosh, her best game of the took the best junior prize and clearly has ',..14r. V/////l and White won. tournament. potential if she can steady her play and

% eliminate ! %% Ong,J-Mclntosh, I those blunders Round five: Smith showed her tactical 15-year-old Stormie Neilson also showed % 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.8d2 c5 5.e3 a6 awareness after an opening mistake by promise. She began nervously, losing her f,rrst % %t% 6.NR 0-0 7.8e2 Nc6 8.0-0 Qc7 9.a3 cxd4 Courtney. Tan blundered two pieces in a dozen five games. But her later play was much '%% g l0.exd4 Bxc3 l1.Bxc3 d5 l2.Rc1 Bd7 13.b4 moves aginst Foster. Mclntosh beat Otene improved; with the right guidance she also has dxc4? Better was Qb6 or maintaining the nicely, and Neilson continued a horror start by % "///.:, Qd6, potential. w. centre and preparing Rac8. 14.Bxc4 Ne7 15.d5! losing her fifth straight game, this time from a .r.,,: 15...Qxc4 16.Bxf6 +; 15...Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Major Open pawn up (albeit doubled) in a pawn ending! %% Qf4 Nxd5; 17.Bxg7t. 16.dxe6 Bxe6 17.Bxe6 fxe6 The subsidiary Major Open tournament was Mclntosh, I-Otene,E After 36...Kd6 18.Qe2 Ned5 19.Qxe6+ RI7? Better Kh8. won by l5-year-old Winnie Ong, with six 1,e4 d6 2.d4 Nt6 3.Nc3 96 4.NB Bg7 5.8e2 Draw agreed?? 20.Ne5 RafB 2l.Nxf7 RxIT 22.Bxf6 gxf6 straight wins. For her efforts over two days she 0-0 6.0-0 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bg5 h6 9.8h4 g5 23.Qxd5 Kg7 24.Rc3 Re7 25.Qh5 Re2 1-0 took home $200.00. Second equal were her 10.Bg3 Nh5? 11.dxe6 Nxg3 l2.exf/* Kxf/ Leading scores: Foster, Smith 5%; Kingston sister Katherine, top seed Gwen Jones and Jenny Leading scores: Foster, Smith 9%; Kingston 13.fxg3 Kg8 14.Qd5+ Kh8 l5.Radl 94 5; Parlane-PoweLl 4th. Blacklock who made her retu.n to serious chess 7; Otene, Mclntosh 5%. 16.Nh4 Kh7 17.e5 Bxe5 18.RI7+ RxF/ in this tournament after a break ol ten years. 19.Qxl/+ Bg7 20.Bd3+ Kh8 21.Rel Bd7 Round seven: Kingston turned down a draw IM Ortvin Sarapu was arbiter for both events, Round eleven: A nervous Smith was gifted a 22.Ng6+ Kh7 23.Re7 Qg8 against Mclntosh, preferring lost ending. and the only incident at the toumament arose a piece by Parlane-Powell, but soon after returned Foster comfortably outplayed Parlane-Power, when a video camera distracted a player. it. She then had to win the game again, which and Smith won a pawn and the game against she did after some help from her opponent. No No easy wins ong. it A:tru$'N such problems for Foster; Kingston gave her a Ortvin Sarapu reports that in spite of the ,ft piece early and that was that. Otene and blunders which occurred in the NZ Women's %,a Round eight: Smith won with surprising ease Mclntosh both reached 6th. points and fourth Championship, there were no easy wins for the I against Mclntosh when the latter erred in the %% equal, in contrasting styles. Otene blundered an top players. Ortvin says it was unfortunate that opening; Foster also had an easy win, against early peice to Neilson, but later took advantage Vivian Smith and Fenella Foster were drawn to %%t Courtney. Kingston inexplicably rejected of her opponent's lapses to win, while Courtney play in the hrst round, but they responded to the A% Vru another draw, a pawn down in a pawn ending, gave Mclntosh material early and never extra pressure created after they drew their and lost after an unfathomable king retreat. %%r recovered. game, by winning all other games. Leading scores: Foster, Smith 7%; Kingston So Vivian Smith and Fenella Foster deservedly However, he says the play showed that the gap 5; Mclntosh, Otene, Parlane-Powell, Courtney tied for hrst equal with 10 wins and a draw between the top players and the others is 24.Rxd7l NxdT 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.Nxg8 Ne5 4th. 27.QfS Nxd3 28.Qxd3 Bd4+ 29.Kh1 Re8 from 11 games. They each won $400.00 and closing, which is a healthy sign for NZ qualified for the NZ women's team to the next women's chess. 30.Ne2 Bf2 3f .Nf6 Re7 32.Qxd6 Rxe2 Round nine: Smith and Foster continued their 1-0 Olympiad. The co-champions were a full three Ortvin compliments Bob and Vivian Smith and 33.Qf8++ march. Smith won easily when Tan blundered a points ahead of the field. the other Waitema[a CC members on the pawn and soon after her queen. Foster had a Throughout the tournament Smith and Foster organisation and says they did a great job. This Round six: More wins for the two top seeds. harder time, being taken to adjournment (the showed they were in a different class from their included production of good daily bulletins. Foster beat Tweddell when her opponent created first of the competition) by Otene. Foster was

6 NZ Chess 7 New Zealand Junior and Under-16 Championships Blackburn Cup By Tony Love By Ted Frost Otago players have continued their recent doomed to failure. 16...dxe5 l7.Nxe5 Nef6 Papatoetoe have won the Blackburn Cup frnal Board 1 Le,Y(W) - East, S (P) strong showing in New Zealand's premier youth 18.Qxf5 Qb6! l9.Nxd7 Orl9.Rxd7 Be4. against Wanganui by a comfortable margin, 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 toumaments. Matthew Vincent, who frnished 19...Nxd7 20.Qc2 Black wins quickly after after eight of the 10 games had to be 5.Nc3 e5 6.NdbS d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 second equal in last year's New Zealand junior 20.Qxd7 RxD 21.b3 Qb4. 20...Ne5 21.h3 Be4 adjudicated. 9.Na3 h5 10.Nc4 Be6 11.a4 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 (under 20) tournament, went one better in this 22.Qc3 Black also wins comfortably after The match was played by fax, and was due to f3.Nel Be6 l4.Bc4 Qg5 l5.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Ne4 year's event held in Dunedin at Easter. 22.Qd2 Rfd8 23.Qc3 Qxb2+ 24.Qxb2 Rxdl+ run from lpm to 1lpm, but started late due to Qe7 17.h4 0-0-0 18.Q4 Nd4 19.Qh3 Bh6 The 19-year-old Otago University student 25.Kxd1 Rxb2. 22...Rxn 23.Rdz Not 23.Qxe5 a misunderstanding over telephone numbers. 20.0-0 Ne2+ 2l.Khl Nf4 22.Qh2 d5 23.Nd2 scored 3% points from five games to take out Rc2+ 24.KbL Rxb2*. 23...Rbfli 24.Rxf2 Rxf2 With moves being sent in groups, no game went Rhg8 the title at his hnal attempt. Second equal on 3 25.Qxe5 Rc2+ 26.Kdl Qd8+ 0-1 beyond 23 moves!. - no further than 20-board were Aucklander James Turnbull, Matthew Bledisloe Cup matches played decades ago by (l& Edmonds of Christchurch and last year's co- Here is the game between the joint winners of telegraph with an operator sitting in a comer :-15 % runner-up, David Guthrie, of Dunedin, who has the Under-16 title. tapping out the moves in morse code. t vft just turned 17. The match was arbited by Aidan-B Howard at 7ru under-16 tournament, which was and Bob Bowler at Wanganui, and The national Batchelor,A-Metge,R Papatoetoe /&/)& also held in Dunedin in conjunction with the l.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.e5 BfS 4.94 B96 5.h4 h5 they have submitted reports to NZCF, with ,,,,,D, junior event, also produced an excellent result 6.e6 Qd6 7.exf7+ Bxfl/ 8.8e7 Nd7 9.a4 hxg4 suggestions for improvements in future matches. % for the host city. King's High School fifth- 10.Ra3 Nf61l.Rb3 Qc712.Bd3 e5l3.c3 Bd6 Wanganui president, Gordon Hoskyn, has also ft:.ffi- former, Aaron Batchelor, scored 4th. from six l4.Bf5 Bh5 l5.Qc2 e4 16.Bxd7+ KxdT submitted some positive proposals. '%Ht games to finish first equal with l3-year-old 17.Ne2 RafS l8.Rgl Rfl l9.Ng3 896 20.895 With eight games for adjudication, the match Russell Metge, of Auckland. Nh5 21.Nxh5 BxhS 22.c4 RhfS 23.cxd5 cxdS has provided an opportunity to look at how Position after 23...Rh98 Win for Black Both tournaments produced spirited 24.Qxc7+ KxcT 25.Bef Be7 26.Nd2 b6 27.a5 adjudications are carried out, and to assess the competition and some quality chess, but the Kb7 28.axb6 axb6 29.Rb1 Ra8 30.Nfl Bd6 results. The eight positions (with players and Diftrcult to judge, but Black's strong centre, disappointingly small frelds are a matter of 3r.Kd2 Ra7 32.Bg5 Rxt2+ 0-l teams not identifred) were examined by a open lines again the White king, and active concern. The Junior attracted only six players, Wellington group of FMs, whose approach was pieces give him the edge (look at the White and the Under-16 only four, with the total half For more games see Page 18 to assume best play from both sides - which is queen buried on h2!). the combined entry in last year's events in unrealistic in practice but unavoidable unless Wellington. Because of the small fields, the wins are awarded only when a decisive winning Boatd2 Metge, K (\Y) - Cooper, D (P) events were held as separate round robins. School-pupil championships line can be demonstrated. l.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.e5 c5 4.NR Nc6 5.8d3 f6 Winner in action. the Here is the Junior The four regional school-pupil championships On this basis, match resulted: 6.0-0 c4 7.8e2 96 8.exf6 Nxf6 9.b3 b5 10.a4 will be held in the week starting May 9. Papaioetoe Wanganui Ba6 11.axb5 Bxb5 12.Na3 Bxa3 13. Bxa3 a6 Ng,L-Vincent,M The Wellington event will be held at Central SEast 1 a YLe 0 14.Ng5 Qc8 15.Re1 Nd8 16.bxc4 h6 17.Nxe6 1.d4 Nf6 2.NB e6 3.c4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 (Petone CC's club-room), Bowling Club, Petone K Metge 'L a D Cooper 0 Nxe6 L8.cxb5 axb5 19.Bxb5+ Kfl/ 20.Qe2 Bb4 6.Btl2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.8b4 This event on the Monday and as a six-round 60/60 G Banks th a C Burns t/2 Ra7 21.8d6 Rxal 22.Rxal Qb7 23.8e5 simply encourages Black's next move and is a day. Mark Noble Tuesday, starting at 9.30 each DStorey 1 TBoswell 0 waste of time. 8...c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Bd2 0-0 is DOP and is taking entries (see Page 31). FFuatai 0 a PVetharaniarn 1 11.Qc2 f5 12.Bd3 d6 13.8c3 e5 l4.Bfl Black Auckland Chess Association, Canterbury CC CWilson 1 a SHall 0 g was threatening 14...Nxc3 15.Qxc3 e4. and Otago CC are the organisers of the other ,;ffi, R Metge th a H Whitlock ty'2 However L4.Be2 makes more sense. 14.,.Nd7 A events. RHampton L a WBoswell 0 % f 5.0-0-0 Rb8 16.Bxe5?! White tries desperately D Taylor t/z a G Hoskyn t/z t tvru % to gain some counterplay. However, the plan is I Cameron t/z D Bell t/2 % % % llZ Jrnior Chatpiorship llZ Under-16 Chapionship % % ; a=adjudicated ; vru 11',IB VINCENT OT l tlz 0113Y2 1 A BATCHELOR OT 01 !2 1 11 4lz 15 %t gives 2 J TURNBULL PT 0 11103 2 RC METGE PT 10 lzl 11 4lz 15 With so many adjudications, this match 3 EDMONDS CA YzO1lz'13 3 T RUSSEL CA lz0 lz0 10 2 an opportunity for a good look at adjudication ,,I Position after 2J.Be5 4 DI.' GUTHRIE OT 10 0 113 4 }4 BEVI N OT 00 00 01 1 procedure. So we give all games, final 5 K I.JONG UE 00lz011th Win for White positions and adjudicators' comments. 6L NG AS 01000 1 White is clearly winning, with 2 extra pawns, Qxc4 20.Nxc4 l8.Qxa5, exchanging Qs and transposing to an 2 bishops v 2 knights, and an exposed Black endgame one piece up. king. t',& ,2 % ",fl^ '4 ',E 7ru%7ru Board9 Hoskyn, G(W) - Taylor, D (P) Board3 Burns, C (P) - Banks, G(W) 1.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 l.e4 c5 2.cj e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.NR Qc7 %%%r t %aa%% a6 6.895 6 7.14 Be7 8.QR Qc7 9.g4 NbdT 6.Na3 a6 7.Nc2 NgeT 8.Be2 Bd7 9.0-0 Ng6 % N.fi %% 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.g5 Nd7 12.0-0-0 b5 13.Rgl 10.Bg5 h6 lr.Bd2 c4 12.Qcl Be7 13.h3 RE a"frw% %,H;.ffi % NcS 14.f5 b4 l5.Nce2 Bb7 16.fxe6 fxe6 14.Nh2 0-0-0 15.b3 Na5 16.b4 Nc6 17.a4 Nb8 fr %d% l7.Qg4 Rc8 18.c3 e5 19.Ne6 Nxe6 20.Qxe6 18.Qb2 f6 lg.Bhs Nh4 20.bs a5 21.b6 Qc6 ^%Mru%% Bxe4 2l.Bh3 Rd8 22.96 Bxg6 22.93 Nf5 %H% t %%n Position after 21...8g4 Win for White -AA Position after 20.Nxc4 %"#,,^ft t t t White is a pawn up, so if there is no clear Draw % compensation for Black, the game should go to r% % t.;.B-,/ t i Black's extra pawn is doubled. White, e.g., 22.Rf7 Nc6 23.Rlfl unpins the 'z v2 lfl, % t t EA Ne2 23...Rde8 24.Qd3 Re3 25.Qc4. ,f,.%%i ft%tru. % Board 8 Hampton, R (P) - Boswell, W (W) 1.g4 d5 2.892 Bxg4 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxdS Board6 Wilson, C(P) -Ilall, S (W) 2r&,2% % ,fut 5.Qb3 Qc7 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.Qxg4 Nb4 fr/tu, %a% 1.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 ' lru%ru" 9.Kal Rc8 10.a3 ll.Rbl d4 12.Qxd4 e5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 NgeT 7.f4 Nxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ Qa5 13.axb4 Bxb4 14.Qg4 Ne715.e3 f516.Qe2 0-0 9.Nc3 Qc6 10.Qc2 d5 11.Bd3 dxe4 12.Bxe4 Position after 22...8x96 Position after 22...Nf5 Qe6 f3.Kf2 f5 f4.BB c6 l5.Rael Bxc3 Draw Draw 16.bxc3 .rx. White has supplied analysis 23.Rxg6 hxg6 7.ry Still much play left, impossible to judge, so ti. , 24.Qxg6+ Kf8 25.Rfl+ Bf6 26.Rxf6+ gxf6 drawn. '-"%ru-f %%%,,%, 27.Qxt6+ Kg8 28.8e6+ Kh7 29.Bf5+ which | 7rurf% leads to a draw by perpetual check. As this is Board4 Sborey, R (P) - Boswell, T(W) 8% vW%%i White's declared intention, it means the game 1.d4 d5 2.NB Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 c6 t% ..ffi should be adjudicated a draw. 6.8d3 NbdT 7.Bxf5 exf5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 vru % cxd5 l0.Bd2 Bd6 U.Qb3 Nb6 12.0-0 0-0 vru /ruw7vfri Board l0 Cameron, I (P) - Bell, D (W) 13.Ba5 Bc7 14.Rac1 Nc4 l5.Bxc7 QxcT ,|ffi,t l.NR c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.g3 d6 4.892 Nf6 5.dJ e6 16.Ne5 Rfc8 17.Rc2 a6 lS.Rfcl b5 19.Qd3 '^u 96 %w Position after 16...0-0 6.e4 Be7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.0-0 Rb8 9.h3 Bd7 20.b3 Nxe5 21.Rxc7 RxcT 22.Qbl Rxcl Win for White f 0.Be3 a6 11.a4 e5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 l3.exd5 Nd4 23.Qxcl Nd3 24.Qc6 1-0 l4.Bxd4 c>sd4 15.a5 h5 16.axb6ep Qxb6 Position after 16.bxc3 White is two piecbs up for one pawn, and can l7.Ra2 a5 f8.Qd2 a419.RfaL th-Vz Board5 Yetharaniam, P(W) -Fuatai, F(P) Win for White unravel. He can even play 17.Qb5 Bxc3 l.e4 e4 2.f4 exf4 3.NR d6 4.d3 g5 5.h4 94 Black is weak on the White squares, and has 6.Ngl h5 7.Bxf4 Nc6 Bh6 Be6 8.Nc3 9.Qd2 no defence to Bcl-a3, e.g., 16...0-0 l7.Bcl North Island Championship and Rapid Tournaments 10.93 Qf6 11.Nge2 Ne5 12.0-0-0 0-0-0 r3.Kb1 Qd6 f 8.Qb3+ Nds 19.Ba3 winning the Rapid (30-30) Championship Kb8 14.Bg2 Ne7 16.d4 NR l5.Rhfl Qs6 exchange. 14-15 May 1994 l6-2lMay 1994 17.Qd3 18.Bxh6 gxfJ f5 Qxh6 l9.BxB Westbrook House Queen Margaret College 20.RxR fxe4 2l.Qxe4 Bg4 Board 7 Whitlock, IIP (W) - Metge, R (P) 181 Willis St, Wellington 53 HobsonSt, Wellington 1.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 Both are 8 round Swiss tournaments Euquiries Entries to: 5.8e3 Qf6 6.c3 NgeT 7.Qd2 0-0 8.f4 d6 9.Be2 to: John Gillespie Tirn Frost Qg6 10.84 Bg4 11.Qf2 f5 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 Civic Chess Club Tournament Director l3.Bxc5 Bxf6 14.Qxf6 fxe4 15.Qe2 dxc5 Toumarnent Committee l/51 Cornford Street 16.0-0 Rae8 17.Na3 a6 18.Rae1 Qe6 19.Qc4 Ph (O4) 389-2775 Wellington

10 NZ Chess 11 Howick-Pakuranga's 1994 Latvian Gambit Tourney 14.Nxf4 Bd6 15.Ne2 Nf6 l6.Ng3 Qe7 1 PA GARBETT NS U33 U31 iI29 II3 U4 LJ5 6 17.0-0 Ng4 18.Ne4 Bb8 19.h3 Nf6 2 0 SARAPU AC ti12 U5B U10 t4 U6 tr1l 5 By Paul Spiller 3 PR GREEN AC tr34 tJ23 tJ20 L1 W30 !r19 5 20.NXf6+ Qxf6 21.d5 Bxh3 Russell might It was decided this year to organise the chess and some very close finishes. Paul Garbett 4 Rr,, SMITH UT t55 tJ65 U35 r.Jz L1 v'.l4 5 have been hoped for 2l...cxd5?? 22.Rxc8 5 LJ r,rcLAREN cA W27 W36 D7 r.J20 rJ19 L1 th Latvian Gambit Open as a one-day event in took sole lead in round 5 with a win against new Rxc8 23.Qxc8 + l-O.22.dxc6 Bg4 23.cxb1 6 PU STUART NS IJ3B U25 UB D19 L2 U24 4h view of the fast time control that has always NZ Master Bob Smith. Sarapu beat Stuart to 7 B |THEELER AC rJ37 W22 D5 110 u28 H25 th BxR 24.Qc8 These last few moves are D/r3 LJ5B characterised this event and the growing stay in touch, as did Peter Green by despatching 8 GB BANKS PT U32 L6 U23 V22 lYz really interesting. Did White have to play 9 JN rr{ETGE pT 158 rJ39 D50 t.l60 U13 v21 lth popularity of one-dayers. The format was McNally. Roger Nokes had a nightmare last 2 HA U49 I,'15 24.Qc8? What about 24.bxa8(Q)? 10 HP BENNETT L2 U7 111 U4O 4 shortened to a 30-30 6-round Swiss and the rounds, losing to Leonard McLaren and then to 11 R GORIS GA U44 D21 D24 v16 tr10 L2 4 24...Qe5 0-r 12 1,147 venue transferred back to the Pakuranga Peter Green. BJ GILES NS L2 D27 W3B D29 II32 4 13 DKH LAr.r AC rr53 t29 H14 rJ'17 L9 u34 4 Community Centre. ln round 6 the top pairings were: "%,9, 14 cJ IoN NS tJ52 L17 U62 tJ59 tJ15 L4 4 An initial slow trickle of entries ended with an P Carbett 5 vs L McLaren 4tA, G Ion 4 vs %e 15 G GILL AC r,J50 110 U59 U32 L'.tl W29 4 tt"T- 15 LD RAI"JNSLEY AC W47 135 !,J31 L1'.l U49 V30 4 avalanche of about 36 on the morning of the R Smith 4, R Goris 4 vs O Sarapu 4, R Nokes % /+ .//./ 17 J TURNBULL PT tl61 tl14 119 113 U1B t,59 tournament, boosting the total to 65, including 3% vs P Green 4. ,v % %, 18 FM FoSTER NS 131 U63 H50 L?2 U42 U36 4 ',///7r, 19 RI NoKES NS tl16 W62 u17 D6 L5 L3 3Yz two players from Tokoroa who had driven up All interest focussed on the board 1 game. An ,ffi 7//7,t 20 },IP DREYER AC I.J12 U51 L3 L5 U33 D26 3Ih that morning after only receiving entry forms interesting tactical battle ensued, Garbett % ,/ "%: 21 p l,ilsTRy NS tJ56 011 D26 rJ33 D25 L9 3'lz the day before. declined Mclaren's draw offer, went material 22 RC METGE pT U54 L7 U52 ti18 D24 L8 3th ,/////, /\ ,+: %' The large number of late entries meant an ahead and won. Garbet[ completed a picket J4A 23 J BOJToR HP W39 L3 D58 u27 L8 U43 3h A% 21 s EAST pT rJ59 026 Dl1 U42 022 L6 3Yz inevitable delay of over half-an-hour for the first fence, the first time that this has been achieved %,'/ru,fr, 25 A TAUPAKI GA U63 L6 U37 tJ35 D21 L7 3YZ round. However, DoP Bob Gibbons, assisted by in this tournament- 26 DJ BoyD Ac t.l57 D24 D21 130 r,'31 D20 3yz Paul Spiller, managed to get the rounds back to Smith and Sarapu picked up wins against A % 27 Dc TAYLoR PT L5 lt53 D12 123 tJ60 V45 3lz 28 SB TIDEY UT 151 I]54 U65 D29 L7 VI+8 3IZ schedule by round 4. lower-rated opponents, Green while Peter Why did Russell resign? This is 29 VJ SMITH tJT t/60 ti13 Ll D28 D12 115 3 30 MCNALLY AC D1B U43 W26 3 Most of Auckland's strongest active players completed Roger Nokes' misery by winning to completely baffling. White could try I D9 L3 L16 were present, including Garbett, Nokes, Smith, tie with Smith and Sarapu for second place. It 31 R PHILLIPS PT IJ18 L1 116 l.J53 126 tJ55 3 25.Qxe8+ QxeS 26.Rc8 which looks 32 JE CATER UT U45 L8 U51 115 U37 L12 3 Sarapu, P Green, Dreyer, Metge and Mclaren, was a convincing toumament victory for winning, but then 26...8h2! 27.Kxh2 Rxc8 33 P UALLTS PT L1 |,/57 U31 L21 L20 u56 3 Peter Stuart. women's champion 34 c NoRMAN Hp L3 !,r45 133 ri54 rr35 113 3 NZ Vivian Garbett, to follow his win in the North Shore 28.bxc8Q and QxcS 29.gxR QbS+ 30.Kg2 35 AC l.J64 t,'16 LZ5 U5? 3 Smith, as well as former champion Fenella rapid late last year. Paul took home the winner's cs ELAXALL L4 L34 there is still lots of play. 35 crJ pococK GA t41 L5 L12 U62 u51 118 3 Foster and juniors Winnie and Katherine Ong cheque of $500, while Sarapu, Smith and Green 37 r4K MoRRTSoN AC L7 W56 125 U50 132 t/51 3 and Amy Cater battled it out for the women's won $166 each. 38 S PRICE HP L6 D6O U/t1 L12 D59 II47 3 Smith,R-Garbett,P 39 HP 123 bye 140 U53 lJ49 3 prize. Other prizes were distributed follows: A STARR L9 as 1.e4 c5 2.NB e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 40 AJ BooTH Hp t62 150 t^r63 r.,39 v47 L10 3 Some early upsets were probably due to Junior (under 20), Lam and 4; /r1 HP 136 L3B 3 D J Turnbull 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.8e3 Be7 R STARR bye t46 143 U5B inability to come to terms with the time control, best woman, Fenella Foster 4; grade l, L 42 J BOROVSKIS HP LzO U64 U36 L24 L18 D44 ZYZ 9.Qd2 0-0 10.f4 d6 11.Nb3 b5 12.8R b4 43 t4 CARTER PT D8 130 160 u61 U41 L23 ZVz although after an upset loss to David Vincent in Rawnsley, and grade R Goris G CiIl 4; 2, B r3.Ne2 Bb7 14.94 d5 l5.Ng3 dxe4 11 v oNG Hp 111 U55 113 149 U54 D42 2y2 round 1, Nigel Metge stormed back with 4th Giles 4; grade 3, R Phillips, A Starr and R 16.Nxe4 Rfd8 17.Nxf6+ 18.Qt2 45 DJ ANNAN NS 132 134 U61 048 U58 L27 2Y, Bxf6 AC D61 2lz from the last five rounds. Also Fenella, with a Starr 3. 46 R BEESLEY 119 148 141 U50 V60 Bxb2 19.Rbl Bc3 20.8b6 Qxf4 2l.Bxc6 47 DC RATJNSLEY HP 116 112 1156 II52 L4O 138 2 round 1 loss, managed 4 from the last 5 to win It is hard choose games, as lot scores to a of Qxf2+ 22.Kxt2 Bxc6 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 48 JCO TSEUNG AC D3O L52 V16 D15 L17 L?8 2 49 L1O 159 U57 U14 L16 L39 ? the prize for the best result by a woman. are illegible or incomplete as players stopped 24.Rbd1 Rc8 25.Ke3 Bd5 26.Rf2 Bf6 M GARLAND Improving junior Daniel Lam suffered a second recording moves when they had only 5 minutes 50 D PHILLIPS GA 115 U1O L1B 137 L16 I)65 ? 27.Re2 h6 28.h3 Rc4 29.Nd4 Be5 30.Rd7 51 R LErH PK r/28 L20 L32 u65 L36 L37 ? round loss to Vivian Smith, but in the end his left. My prize for the best kept score sheets 95 3l.Rf2 f6 32.Nb3 Bf4+ 33.Ke2 Rxc2+ 52 A CATER UT 114 U48 L22 L47 U62 L35 2 total of 4 was enough to share the junior (under goes to Graham Banks! 53 GC UAGSTAFF NS 115 L27 VI64 L31 L39 1162 2 34.Kfl Bc4 0-l 54 JUDKINS GA 122 128 IJ55 L34 L14 V64 2 20) pize with James Turnbull. G 55 R HAMPTON PT L4 L14 L54 V57 1165 L31 ? By round 4 only Garbett and Smith had This lets us have a look at his last-round game Ion,G-Smith,R 56 J MCRAE PT t?1 L37 L47 U64 W63 L33 2 maximum points, Garbett by virtue of a win against Russell Metge. 57 ri.rJ LE BRoco NS 126 133 149 155 bye tJ63 2 1.d4 Nf6 2.NR 96 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d6 58 DA VINCENT AC U9 L? D23 L8 L45 L41 lIZ over Peter Green round Smith by in 4 and 5.e4 0-0 6.8d3 Nc6 7.0-0 e5 8.c3 h6 9.8h4 59 K VAN DEN BOSCH HP L?4 UI+g 115 114 D3B L17 'IVZ beating Sarapu. They were followed closely by Metge,R-Banks,G Bd7 l0.Rel Qe8 11.b4 Nh5 12.d5 Nc7 60 J SYKES LJT 129 D38 U43 L9 L?7 L46 1t/z 61 K oNG HP L17 D16 L15 L43 L61 bye 1% Nokes, Mclaren and Stuart on 3th. Martin Notes by Paul Spiller Bg4 l3.Bxe7 QxeT l4.Nb3 Nf4 15.8c2 62 A MISA AC U4O 119 114 136 152 153 1 Dreyer dropped out of contention with defeats r.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.NR 16.c4 Qf6 17.Nbd2 h5 I8.c5 Bh6 19.a4 63 B STAPLES HP 125 118 140 bye 156 157 1 against Peter Green in round 3 and Leonard NbdT 6.e3 c6 7.Rcl 0-0 8.a3 a5 9.cxd5 exd5 64 tJS PEDDIE PK 135 112 153 156 IJ61 154 'I Nxg2 20.Kxg2 Bxd2 Zl.Qxd2 QxR+ 0-1 McLaren in round 4. l0.Bd3 Re8 11.Qc2 h6l2.Bf4 Nh5 13.Nxd5! 65 A LAUGHLAND PT L4 L2B 151 155 L5O O The last 2 rounds produced some exciting Graham probably overlooked this. 13...Nxf4 t2 NZ Che*s 13 Otago Easter Open tournament Civic Easter tournament By Tony Love By Dave Capper Tony Love won the Otago Easter Thirtythree players from the southern North There were few incidents, and the disputes 1AJ LOVE OT r,5 t.l6 g1 02 l',3 v7 Stz toumament with 5tAl6, a full point ahead of Island to Blenheim did battle the "upmarket" 2KM BOYD OT U9 L/r tJ3 D1 U8 t6 lYz in committee was not called upon. The Canadian Kendall Boyd. was Tony's It fourth win in 3JL SUTHERLAND OT I,'7 U8 L? LJ6 L1 U4 4 atmosphereof the NewZealand Correspondence visitor lost his adjourned game from round one Otago's premier open tournament, but there 4il CUMMINGS CA U10 LJz Ll t8 t7 L3 4 School in Civic's annual Easter tournament. to Tom van Bodegraven, on time. During the 5HR GOLD OT U1? u,1 't L'10 4 was a gap of 10 years back to his last L1 L6 t'9 Visitors included the Sheehan family from adjoummentsessionanotherplayerhandledCarl t'riiitol'"** 6 MIJ IIYLIE IN rJ12 Ll L'5 L3 91 1 L2 3 7R BERKELEY OT L3 U11*tr10 tJ9 t1 Ll 3 Hastings, Michael Burn from Napier, Chris Martin's score sheet and Carl quite rightly second, suffered an upset loss 8 I'|RR FOORD OT Lrll L3 tr9 L4 L2 v1? 3 Burns from Wanganui. Tom van Bodegraven protested the next day that this was not to Nick Cummings, of Christchurch, in round . 9T DUFFIELD OT L2 t10 L8 L7 U12 L5 2 and Eddie Waddington from Masterton, and accep[able behaviour. 0v HAY OT t4 L9 L7 u12 L5 U1l 2 2, but bounced back with 3thl4 n the last ,l Peter Voss from Blenheim. From much further During round 3, in the game between Russell 1T ROUELL OT L8 L7* r,12 L5 L6 110 1 four rounds to narrowly take second plr"" on ,l 2A MCCANDLESS OT L6 L5 111 L1O L9 L8 O afield was Carl Martin, from Canada. Dive and Mark van der Hoorn, Russell pointed 4th. Last year's winner, John Sutherland, The result was decided (as it was two years out that Mark's flag had fallen just as he l.ote that adjudicated :::'i:i"l5t"o shared third with Cummings and Hamish J": ago) in the Dive v Noble game in round 4. pressed the clock for the 40th move. As there Gold on 4. In the last round Rosaleen Sheehan gained appears to be no satisfactory rule to cover this Hamish Gold won the B grade prize, and Nick Cummings upset Kendall Boyd last year well-deserved applause from the players and a situation, it is being submitted for consideration Victor Hay the C grade. Nick Cummings won and repeated the performance this year. hne compliment from her opponent, Don by NZCF. the upset prize, the Alan Chang Memorial Cup. Stracy, for playing for 58 moves against a much Prizewinners were: Russell Dive 5thl6 l, The field was a disappointing dozen, with only Cummings,N-Boyd,K stronger adversary. Mark Noble 5 2, Scott Wastney, Mark van der two players from outside Dunedin. Dennis Notes by Tony Love Interest was not confined to the participants. Hoornand MarkSinclair 4t/23:; B grade, Ted McCaughan was director of play. 1.d4 96 2.c3 Bg7 3.f4 b6 4.e4 Bb7 5.8d3 f5 A Apart from the Sheehan parents, John and Frost 4 1, Alan Winfield 3th 2; C grade, Eddie Cumming,N-[,ove,T logical follow-up to Black's earlier play, but it Barbara, at times there were 10-15 bystanders. Waddington 4 1, Michael Burn and Patrick is certainly not worth the risk. 6.Qe2 fxe4 Notes by Tony Love Special under-16 prize, 7.Bxe4 Bxe4 8.Qxe4 d5? This time Black r RJ DrvE ct u17 v,t3 w4 ttz r,16 D3 :- Xr"il""j'ra''tnJri, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.8g5 c5 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.ef 2 l{F NoBLE pE L,24 [J25 U18 L1 U7 tr1 1 5 definitely oversteps the mark. This move leaves White has given up the pair of bishops but has 3 s T,JASTNEY cA HZo IJB D6 D10 rit3 D1 Dive, R _ Noble, M him with gaping weaknesses on e5 and e6. 4 l{u vAN DER HoORN Lr12 U19 Ll LJ16 D5 V14 4Vz* double Black's f-pawns and aims to gain play Notes-:.'""-- Russell Betteris 8...Nc6. 9.Qe2 c5 f0.NR f f 5 tf SINCLAIR WE tJ3O D6 D11 tJ18 D4 W1O Li by Dive aginst the potentially weak pawn on d5. If Qd7 .Be3 c4 l2...cxd4 l3.Bxd4 is also good for White. 6 RJ suTToN cl u23 D5 D3 u19 Ll tt16 4 1.d4 Nt6 2.c4 6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Bxc3+?! instead 5.dxc5, then 5...d4 6.Na4 Bxc5 7.Nxc5 7 PG MONRAD PE U26 D22 D16 W'17 L2 U18 /r 12.0-0 Nh6 l3.Nes Bxe5 14.fxe5 Nfs 15.Nd2 A dubious novelry by Black, who had actually Qa5+. 5...8e6 6.Qd2 Nc6 7.Nge2 cxd4 go':":--:'j_ih:"j of himselfl! 5'bxc3 0-0 a6 16.Bt 4 Qe6 Black is undersLandably reluciant 9 E UADDTNGToN cr bye L1t r.,J3 125 v3z ,/z3 i 8.Nxd4?! White would retain a small but pE to play 16...e6 and saddle himself with a 10 c MARNER Ui5 016 1'/ZZ D3 014 L5 3y, 6.e4 d6 7.Bd3 NbdT 8.Ne2 e5 9.0-0 A enduring edge after 8.exd4. 8...8b4 9.g3 Black 11 C iIARTIN 118 U14 D5 ltz? u25 3'lz yawning hole on f6. 17.94 Nd6 l8.Rael Nf7 L2 reasonable alternative was 8.Bg5. 9...c5 is fine after 9.a3 Qa5 10.Nb3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 rg.r,r Re8 u.r4 cxd4 r2.cxd4 exd4 r3.Bb2 19.Rt2 0-0 20.Nfi Nc6 21.NeJ b5 22.Qfl l3 15 B[XX. i2rl1,,' 3E I,f Qc7. 9...Rc8 l0.Nde2 Not 10.Bg2 Nxd4 ;i i!ril|l], Also interesting is l3.Nxd4 Nc5 l4.Rel 22.QR allows 22...Ng5 23.Qg2 [23.Qxd5 Qxd5 14 AU UINFTELD CMZ8 111 U1ZO V1Z D1O L4 !y, Qe7 1 1.exd4 Qa5. 10...QuS ll.Bg2 0-0 12.0-0 RfdS 15 PM HARNETT cl 110 1,,21 119 I'J28 D23 tt24 3th l5.eS dxe5 16.fxe5! 13...Nc5 14.Ng3 Bd7 If 24.Nxd5 Nh3 +l 23. . .Ne4. 22...Qd7 23-QE2 6 '15 l3.Radl White is also in difhculty after 13.a3 LR JACKSoN LJE t31 D10 D7 L4 Li20 L6 I t+...tS rhen -l5.Bxd4 h4 t6.Bxc5! 17.Ne2 24.95 The knight on e3 is headed for f6. 17 DM sTRAcy UH L't U9 u?6 L7 L12 U27 3 ..;.. . Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qxc3 15.Nxc3 d4 l6.exd4 Nxd4. - gives White a clear edge because of his 24...Kg7 25.Ng4 Qe7 26.Nf6 NbS 27.Re3 Rh8 1g T VAN 13...8xc3! l4.Nxc3 d4 15.exd4 Nxd4l6.Qcl? g1,l q3Z mobile pawn centre. 28.ReR Nd7 29.Rh3 Nd8 30.Rh4 Threatening BSDEGRAyEN GA LZ L5 V1g L7 3 15.Rae1 Ba4 l6.Qbl Black now has a simple win. A better try is 19 F KARIM lh,E u21 tl15 118 Lr26 31.Qh3 L4 L6 5 b5! Black complicares the game before white and 32.Rxh7*. 30...Kf8 3l.Be3 Nxf6 20 PJ GA UzB 114 II29 L16 II25 16.Bxb7 Nf3+ [16...Rb8 17.Qe3] 17.BxR VOSS L3 ' consolidate his centre' 32.gxf6 33.8h6+ Ke8 34.Bg7 Rg8 RT rJE 119 bye rJ33 u31 g:tt Rxd2 18.Rxd2. l6...Qxc3 Black should also Qf7 2l cHEr,t 115 L3z i -: .to. 35.Rxh7 Nc6 36.Qhl RcS 37.8h8 RxhS Or 22 RR pAINO CI W33 Dl L1O La1 tJ31 Lg 2,1; 17.e5! Forced.-"hu':" All other moves hand Black win after 16...Rxc3 17.Rxd4! Rxd4 18.bxc3 37..Qf8 38.Qxe6+. 38.Rxh8+ l-0 23 LB FARRTNGTON tJE L6 U27 L13 I'J32 015 L9 Ztlz Lhe advan[age. L7...bxc4 l8.Bxc4 d5 However, this is simpler.l7.bxc3 Ne2+ 24 tt RAHSAY cl LZ 1,30 Li25 113 L8 115 2 Qxc3. l9.Bxd4 --_Rb8 -_ 20.ef5 Bd7 2l.ec2 Not 18.MX1 Nxcl l9.Rxcl b6 20.Rfdl 25 AL ALDRTDGE Cr U32 L2 L24 w9 111 120 ? _'_'-^-_^^ -:-' 96 26 s JUR' pE L7 rr31 LtZ rr28 Lt9 2l.Qg5?? Ne6 winning a piece. 21...Ne6 2O...Bxa2 also an easy L8 ) is win. 21.Rd4 Rd7 27 R SHEEHAN HH 113 123 128 U3o u29 L'17 2 22.Bal Qb6+ 23.Kh2 Rbc8 24.exf6 Rxc4 22.Re4 Rxc3 23.Rxd7 BxdT 24.Rdl Be6 25.a4 28 t't NYBERG tJE 114 120 u27 L15 L26 u32 ? 25.Qdl? In time rrouble, White misses the 29 J cooK tJE 112 tJ30 LZO L27 bye Rc4 0-1 L8 2 -^..^;- 25'Qf5' 25"'Nxf4 30 T SHEEHAN HH L5 L?4 L}g L?7 bye B3 2 1y1n ltrone-er ^move 31 s SHEEHAN HH L16 L26 bye H33 L?2 L?1 2 26.Rxe8+ Bxef 27.Nf5 gxf6 28.Rxf4? 32 AJ HOIJARD PE 125 118 w21 L23 L9 128 1 Unfortunately, White has spent too long on 33 s SHEEHAN HH 122 bye L9 131 121 130 1 getting his *inning position and misses the t4 NZ winning move 28.Qe1! 28...Rxf4 29.Qd3 Not Electronic chess timers 2e.Ne7+ Kf8 30.Nxd5? Qd6! 29...Qtz By Ted Frost 30.Ne7+ Kg7 3l.Nxd5 Rf5 32.Qe4! Leads to Chris Bums (Wanganui) took his electronic a draw with best play from both sides. If chess timer to the Civic Easter tournament, and 32...Rxd5 33.Qxd5 Qf4+ 34.93 Qc1! 35.Qhl! it was used in his games. About the same time, Qc4 36.Qg2 Bc6 37.QD drawing. 32...8d7 NZCF received draft rules from FIDE on the AUSTRALIAN CHESS ENTERPRISES 33.Qg4+ Rg5??? with white in severe time use of electronic timers, together with sales trouble, Black commits the cardinal sin of information for an official FIDE chess clock and Suite 6, The Village Centre playing too quickly in his opponent's time for another time from a European supplier. 29-31 Windsor Road trouble, and blunders horribly. 34.Qxg5+ Kftl NZCF will be looking in detail at this I KELLYVILLE NSW 2153 35.Qxf6 Qxf6 36.Bxf6 and White blitzed to the information, with a view to adopting suitable Tel: 6l -2-629-3657 time control, when Black resigned. 0-1 rules for use of electronic timers in New I Fax: 61-2-629-1403 Zealand play. Arrangements will also be Stracy,D-Dive,R considered for importing the official FIDE Notes by Russell Dive clock. In the meantime, NZCF Council has ACE's TOP 10 PC PROGRAMS l.e4 e5 2.NR Nt6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bdl d5 5.Nxe5 decided that electronic timers can be used in Nd7 6.Nxd7 BxdT 7.0-0 8.Nd2 Nxd2 Qh4 NZCF competitions, subject to acceptance by ACELO A$ 9.Bxd2 0-0-0 r0.Be3 Bd6 1r.g3 Qh3 12.Rel both players in any game. h5 13.BfI r4.Qd3 Qf615.Bg2 h'l16.Bxd5 What might bopome a contentious element of Qf5 l. CHESS GENIUS 2.0 2375 225 gSl7.c4 hxg3l8.fxg3 Rxh2!? 19.Kxh2 play with electronic timers is their capacity to Qh6+ 2. MCHESS PRO 2353 225 20.Kgl Bxg3 2l.Re2 f5 22.Rg2 Rh8 23.Rxg3 give sound warnings that time is almost up and 3. HIARCS MASTER 2.0 2300 199 Qh2+ 24.Kfl Qxg3 25.Qe2 Better is Qa3 or that games are lost on time. 4. FR.ITZ 2 2275 175 Qb3. 25...Re8 26.8t2 Qh2? Black should play A novelty which can be introduced is the 5. ZARKOV 3 2200 125 26...Qh3+ 27.8g2 Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Rxe2 with Fischer System, under which a player can e{rrn 6. COMPLETE CHESS 89 good chances of winning the endgame. 27.QR premiums and gain extra time. 2t20 7. KASPAROV'S GAMBIT 89 f4 28.Bxb7+ Kd8 If Kb8 then 29.Qb3 FIDE's marketing manager, Bachar Kouatly, 2000 8. CHESSMASTER 4OOO 2000 89 Bh3+30.Bg2+l 29.B,e4? 29.Qd5! makes it advises that FIDE has endorsed the digital game 9. STAR WARS CHESS much more interesting. 29...8h3+ 30.Kel Bf5 timer produced by a Dutch company, DGT 1800 89 10. CHESS MANIAC 31.Kd2 Bxe4 32.Rhl?? lf 32.Qe2 then Projects B.V., which is being labelled the 089 32...Bd5! 33.Qfl Bxc4 wins. 32...Qxhl 0-1 official FIDE chess clock and which is to be used in official FIDE tournaments. The other electronic clock is produced by a ACE's TOP 5 CHESS BOQKS French company, Electrald. l. GUIDE TO COACHING JUNIOR CHESS PLAYERS Coming eYents 2. INTERFERENCE May 9-11 Regional schoolpupil Sep 5-9 NZ Schoolpupils' final, 3. LAWS OF CHESS championships. Wellington. 4. 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Home of the Koala chess ctub. -Sep 2 Christchurch. centennial year). t6 NZ Chess t7 Games ln this game from the Under-l 6 garne he contirrued 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qb3 Na6 Chanpionship, Thor Russell rnisseel a wirtning '7.d4 e6 8.Nc3 exd5 9.Bg5 Nc7 l0.NR Bd6=. chance when only half a point lrom thc lerrd, Aftcr 5.Bb5*, NbdT is usually given as the The feature game this month is from the At this point we are still following book, but and allowed Batchclor to move into contcntiorr. main line: 6.Nc3 a6 7.Qa4 Rb8! 8.Bxd7 BxdT Kellner Memorial tournament, played by with eight days used in the correspondence 9.Qi4 e6!'l l0.N R exd5 11.0-0 Be6: correspondencebetween 1989 and 1991. Mark game it seemed to be time to move away from Batchelor, A - Russell,'l' I 9871. 6. Bc4 Bg4! Noble gained an ICM norm in the tournament, the book? [Chandler-Spcelrnan ? Dreyer Sicilian, Lowenthal now sank into 30 minutes' thought. He and this game contributed. The game also 23... d5! Notes by Tony Lovc rernarked latcr: I have 200,000 games on attracted comment because Noble introduced an Kasparov played this move against Ivanchuk at 1.e4 c5 2.N13 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5,Nb5 ChessBnse, 4000 with the Caro-kann, on innovation which was also played by Kasparov Linares 1990, but did Noble find the move first 100 a6 6.Nd6+ Rxd6 7.Qxd6 8.Qc7 NgeT 5.8b5+ and none your rnove! about the same time. The question whether or get lucky help from Kasparov? Qf6 on Usual is 9.8d3 Write should play 9.Nc3 to keep control 6...Qc7 immediate Noble or Kasparov playeA23...dsl frrst remains 24.exd5 or the 6...b5. 7.flJ The of d5. 9...d5 l0.NcJ Not l0.exd5?! Nxd5. point is 7.QLr3 NbdT 8.Qxb7 Rc8 9.d3 Nc5 with unanswered. Ten days on this move; either Gillam didn't 10...d4 ll.Ne2 0-0 l2.Bd2 Too slow. White ample compensation pawn. know the Kasparov game, or Kasparov hadn't lor lhe Now, of Gillam, Simon - Noble, Mark should free his queen l3.Qb6. 12...bs eoulse, unavailable played the novelty yet and Cillam didn't know by R is for White's Ngl. (Great Britain) (New Zealand) f 3.0-0? This should le.rd to a decisive rnzlterial 7...11f5 8.Nc3 what to play. NhdT 9.d4 Nh6 I0.Rb5+ Bd7 Sicilian Defence disadvantage. 13.f4 is necessory. ll...Rll8 I l.lld3 Nbxd5 l2.Nge2 Write is struggling 24... cxd5 96! (Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn) l4.Bb4 Otherwise 14...Rb7 wins thc with his IQP. IlgT 25.Bxd5 Rb8 Ilh8 ll.0-0 l4.Qh3 Bc6 l5.Bg5 Notes by Mark Noble queen. lS.Ilxe7 NxeT l6.QaS l7.Qd2 26.Nxc8 Rbxc8 Ng6 Rd8 0-0 l6.lladl h6 l7.Bcl Qb6 l8.Qxb6 Nxb6 1.e4 2.NR d6 c5 27.8e4 17...Nf4 is worth consitlering. 18.f4 exf4 l9.Re4 Nhd.5 20.Rfel Rad8 2l.Bbl Rd7 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 l9.Nxf4 Nxf4 20.Rxf4 Re8 22.Ne4 Careless. The hrst new move!?? Ivanchuk played 27.Rh3! Qe5 2l.Rel 22.RI3 RfdS! Better is 22...b6. 5.Nc3 6.895 e6 a6 and reached an equal game before losing. It7e7 2l.Refl lle6 24.Q12 Rd7 25.Qh4 f6 This 23.Nc5 ltcT 24.Nc3?! Essential is 24.Bxg6 fxg6 7.f4 8.Qd2 Qxb2 rnove looks unnecessary, but can hardly Qb6 27... Bg5 it he 25.Ne6 ctc, with an active position as 9.Rb1 10.f5 Nc6 Qa3 Played after L2 days. The position is getting bad.26.94 QgS 27.QfZ'!! Rl8 Ir is clilficult to c

18 NZ Chess 19 wins. l9.Nxd5 Nt6 lleS 27.Qn4 b5 28.Qh4 llxg3 29.hxg3 d4 Positions worth a second look-andathird l0.lld3 a6 3l.Qf4 Kg8 32.Kg2 Qc3 33.Qf5 g6 One of the most rewarding aspects of chess 5. Khl Ng3+ 34.Qd7 lte6 35.8e4 Qc5 36.8d3 Kg7 37.De4 study is analysis of critical positions, which can 6. Kgl Qe3+ Ilxe4'l? 38.fxe4 39.e5!! Fight-back. Qc3 give extra enjoyment as well as help improve 7. R.f2 Ne2+ 7ru,t%A%tVfr, 39...Q0f 40.Qd5!h5 41.e6 fxe6 42.Qxe6 QfS one's play. 8. Khl Qxh3+ A% %t% 4l.Qe7+ I(h6 44.Q<18 Qe4+ 45.Ke1 Qe5 '"%, ''/',ru Australian IM Robert lamieson gives an 9. Rh2 QR+ 46.t(e} g5 47.Ql8Q Qg7 48.Qd6+ Kh7 i /ru insight into this in "On the Move," the journal 10. Rg2 Rb8 49.Qxa6! s0.Qf6 5l.Kn d3 Qd7 Qds+ of the Victorian Chess Association. As editor, and Black's atlack must be winning. 7ru% -52.!(el h4 53.gxh4 54.Kd2 gxh4 55.f4 Qe4+ Jamieson says he enjoys letters offering material That's Jamieson's latest judgment. But its not t/z-t/z Four ycars allcr the lirst rnove. for publication, and recently he received one necessarily the last. containing the following position from a minor Ncxt one lrorn last year's North Slrore Open. tournament: Fritz analysis supports players The garnc corrtribLrtecl to Pctor carning I rating Wellington CC has been using examples of garne point (count it) for the tournament! Dragic,P-Jago,S 20.Nf6+ Simplilying. Aftcr the Nigel play by Kasparov and Karpov, in their teens, in suggested 20.f4, kecping Blar:k tiod up. \\/eir, l' - lon, (i weekly coaching sessions, and they have proved 20...gx16 2l.Rxf6 Re7 22.Bxh8 llh5 Il North Shtrre Open, 1993 popular as well as instructive. 22...Bxg5 23.t4 23.Qxd8+ RxdS 24.i4 Notcs by PeLer Weir 1,t However, a query arose when the following g-pawn fixing Bltrck's h- , Protecting the and l e4 d-5 2.exd-5 Qxd-5 3.Ncl Qa5 4.NB Nf6 tz , position was set up: pawn. Whitc has an easily wcrn encling. 24...h6 5.8c4 llg4 6.h3 IlhS 7.g4 B96 8.d3 c6 9.Qe2 %t Kasparov, G - Yusu Bhck hns insulficient compensctlotr for thc NhdT l0.RI4 e6 ll.0-0 Re7 l2.Nd4 NdS exchnnge after 24...Rc12 25.Rd1 Rxc? 26.Rcl ll.llxd-l cxdS I4.llg3 0-0-0 15.b4 A good Ra2 27.Rid I . 25.ltdl llxl'l 26.llxdll* llxclS rnove hut playcd Lrntler an hallucination. I 27,llxfl Nc7 28.llt'2 Nd5 29.lle-5 t'6 l0.llxh-s+ calcLrlated 15. Bxb4 l6 Rabl Bxc3 l7.Nc6 I(ft 3l.lld6+ lq,1 32.c4 Ncl 33.14 Ne4 thrcatcning I8.Nc7+ f or Nxa5. Ii l7...bxc4 I 34.llb8 l5 J5.l(g2 axb4 16.axb4 lleT l7.llc7 intcnclcd l8.RbS+ * until I sawthe rcply Nxb8. llxb4 38.llxb6 lld6 39.Bef NcS 40.I(ff Ndl Tinre to rcthink! l5...llxb4 l6.Nch5 e5 16...a6 White to move, played 41.8e8 Nc5 42.Rd4 Nb3 Black's flag icll with 17.Na7+ + lT.ltahl Ithe8 l7...exd5 18.Rxb4 1. Qb4 tlrrce rnoves to the tirne contro[. l-0 l8.Rxb4 Qxb4 19.Nxa7* Kc7 Forced. and Jamieson comments that the combination for Black looks "pretty routine." 20.Nab5+ I(c8 2l.cl Qc5 22.Rel? f6 Very Promising Waikato junior Storrnie Neilson has strong was exd5 23.Qxe8 Qxb5 showing that 1. ... Qxc2 plnyc'd rnnny ctlrrcslronclcncc glllncs to itnl-rrovc 2. Rabl Rxg2+ 22.Rct was c()n'cct. Ilthcn 22...exd5 23.Na7+ (Kasparov 3. Kxg2 Rg8+ Leningrad, 1975 was 12) her chess skills, her opponents incltrding Mark QxaT 24.cxd-5* Nc5. Black is still much better 4. White to move Sinclair and Brian Clark in Wcllington ancl but Whitc has counteqrlay with 25,Qd2.23.Qdl Khl Ng3+ Alexis Sliead in Auckland. One garnc, agrinst NfrS 23.,.Nb6 'l 24.Qr4 Na6 25.Nc6! A big 5. Kgl Nxe2+ White played 1.Rxb7* KxbT 2.Qb6+ Ka8 -),ear.r'. Alexis Shead, looklour lt startccl whcn surprisc. 25...11xd3 26.Nba7+ Kc7 27.Nxd8 6. Khl Qe4+ 0 - I 3.Qxa6+ Kb8 4.Qb6+ and Black resigned in enquiring asked, "What both players were ll years olci and entled itr r.t l(xd8 28,!{dl e4 29.Qh3 Re7 30.8f4 Bc4 But his editorial mind view of 4...Ka1 5.a6 Re7 [if 5...RgS 6.Qxc6+ White doesn't take the rook on move 3?" draw. Here is the score: I l.Qa4 ltdT M issing thc cxccllcnt 3l ...e3, e.g., if Ka7 7.Qxd6l 6.Qxd8+. 32.lxe3 Rxe3 und then either 33.Rd4 Re4 or That question led to this alternative line: The young players asked, "Why doesn't White Neilson,S-Shead,A 3. Khl Ng3+ play immediately?" and over-the-board 33 . Kh t QxaT 34. Qxc4 Re I + winning for Qb6 4. Kxg2 Notes by W Paul Neilson Black. l2.lle3 Qc7 3l.Nh5 Qc6 34.Qa5+ Ke8 Qxe2+ analysis suggested that this was at least as strong 5. Kgl l.e4 e6 2.d4 d6l.Nd2 c5 4.exd'l exd4 5.llb5+ 35.Nd4 Qd6 36.N[5 Qc6 37.Rbl Qc7 38.Rb6 as Rxb7. A rebuttal could not be found. and if Black plays Nc6 6.NgfJ lld6 7.0-0 NgeT 8.dxc5 llxcS Kf7 39.Qa: E6? Nb8-c6-e5 consolidates. To check, Tim Frost set Fritz to analyse the 9.Ne5? 0-0 l0.Nxc6 Nxc6 ll.NI3 llg4 ll.lle2 40.Nh6+ l(97 41.95 Bd4 beckons. 4r...95 5. ... Rb8 position, and the computer worked through 6. Rb2 Re8 ll.Bg5 Qh6 14.h3 h6 l5.Rh4 Re4! 42.Ng4 d4 A good try, but White can now innumerable variations overnight. It concluded and White is o.k. l6.893 Forced. l6...llne8 l7.Rd3 Nd4! 18.c3 finish with a flourish. 43.Rxg5 Qxb6 44.8h6+ that the best move was the students' suggestion, Bxf3 19.gxfJ Rel!! A strong move. 20.llh7+ r(f7 4-5.QlB+ Ke6 46.Q16+ l-0 But driving to work the next day, Jamieson giving the following line: A fine move, and the only seving rcsource, thought to himself, Instead of 3...Ng3*, what 1.Qb6 Be7 2.Rxe7 RxeT 3, Qxd8+ Bc8 4.bxc8 20...Kh8! 2l.Qdl ltxtl 22.cx<14'! Rxfl + Our filc is not crnpty yct - look lorward to more if 3. ... Rh2+ Rb7 5.Bxb7+ KxbT 6.Qb6+ Kc8 7.Qxc6+ 2l.Kxfl Ilxd4 24.8f'-5 Qc5 25.Qd2 llc3 26.Qt4 ganres irr coming issucs. 4. Kxh2 Qxe2+ with an easy win.

20 NZ Chess 2t New Zealand News Major Overseas Coming Events

New Zealand junior champion Edward Papatoe0oe NZCF regularly rgceives notices about approached, and NZCF Council has decided to Swayne, whose aim is to qualify as an actuary, A small double-round invitation tournament fothcoming overseas events that may be of show interest in the proposal, with has taken up an opportunity to study at was held by Papatoetoe CC during the summer interest to New Zealanders. For further details congratulations to the Queenslanders on their Macquarie University in Sydney. So he will be break. James Turnbull ran out winner of the of any of the following tournaments get in touch rnrhatlvo. studying across the Tasman for several years. double-round event, with 4/6, followed by with NZCF promptly - there is not always a lot However, in the light of New Zealand Fuatai Fuatai 3%, Stewart East2th and Graham of warning given. experience with the Blackburn Cup, there are Mr Chess, Ortvin Sarapu's biography Banks 2. some reservations. On the other hand, Council published by NZ Chess Supplies, has been 1994 Britisb Championship will be anxious to learn anything that could shortlisted by the judges of the New Zealand Petone - Upper Uutt NZCF has received entry forms for the 1994 assist us to improve the quality of Bledisloe and Book Awards, so is being considered for Petone and Upper Hutt have played a 1O-board British Chess Championship, tq be held in Blackburn Cup play at a distance. selection for the final awards. match for the Ciltrap Cup. Petone scored a Norwich, August I - 13, together with the clean sweep, 10-0. invitation to nominate a New Zealand player 1994 Asian teams tournament Civic CC who would be exempt from the entry fee of 120 Several northern players, in particular Paul Major change in Civic CC administration this Upper I{utt pounds (about $350.00). Spiller and Bob Gibbons, showed interest in year is election of Alan Aldridge as president. Glen Sullivan has [aken over from Chris Bell Last year FM Ben Martin played and scored competing in the 1994 Asian teams tournament, Alan moved smartly into action, heading the as secretary of Upper Hutt CC. 6th, and BCF advises that he is eligible again being held in Kuala Lumpurat the start of June. team which is preparing for the 1994 North and has been invited to play. NZCF expects that A southern-based team compeled with Island Championship as a lead-up to the 1995-96 Wanganui he will be playing. distinction in last year's event, but at the time of Congress. Michael Freeman has won the Wanganui CC In addition, FM Russell Dive, who has writing not enough players have indicated Championship, with a final score of lZth points. completed his qualifying examinations as an interest this year. The prospect of 1994 llowick-Pakuranga Michael scored 3thl5 in the second round auditor, leaves after the North Island Olympiad players having to totally fund their Paul Spiller was clear winner of the Fairhurst (draws with Tony Boswell, David Cooper and Championship for an extended trip to Europe to own participation could have been a dampening Pawn toumament with a picket-fence score of Prince Vetharaniam), and this took him 1% play top chess and hopefully gain IM norms. factor. 717 in the frrst event on Howick-Pakuranga's points clear of Cooper. Chris Burn was third on Russell intends to play in the British 7994 calendar. Runners-up in the 23-player 10, followed by Tony Boswell 8%, Martin Post Championship and the Lloyds Masters Norfolk Island chess festival Swiss event were K Williams, D Rawnsley and 8 and Prince Vetharaniam 6. toumament which follows it. (NZCF One of the English-speaking world's most K van den Bosch on 5, followed by A Booth, S The new executive team at Wanganui CC is understands that this will be the last Lloyds enterprising chess promotions is the annual Price and F Dagnino 4th; I Bojtor, J Porter, W headed by Gordon lloskyn as president, with Masters, due to a change in Lloyds sponsorship chess festival held on Norfolk Island. The 11th Ong and A Nicoll 4; M Brimble and C Norman Kevin Yors0on as secrelary. Kevin has taken programme). festival is being held this year from [uly 2 - 9, 3. over from Chris Burns. and this yer the Norfolk Island Open Winnie Ong's effort included wins over two Junior Pacific Cup tournament is limited to players under 1600 1700-plus players, the 1993 club champion Wellington NZCF has been advised that a Junior Chess rating - the promoters say they understand 83 Tony Booth and Mark Brimble. An open lightning tournament run by League has been set up in Queensland and has percent ofthe world's players are rated at 1600 North Shore Wellington CC was won by Mark Sinclair, affrliated with the Queensland Chess or less. Peter Weir has been elected president of withTlT in the final. Fikrat Karim 6 in second Association. But there are other events and activities for North Shore CC, with David IIall as secretary, place and Kent Wong 5 third. In the B final The league is organising a Junior Pacific players at all levels, including a lightning Geoffrey Sullivan as treasurer, Peter Stuart as Dave Lillis scored St/z\lt/z to head off Roberto Teams Championship which will be conducted tournament, problem-solving competition, a club captain, and Roger Nokes as school liaison Paino 4th. and Tim Garmonsway 4. A junior by computer or telephone, and it is proposed to coaching trophy, a computer challenge, and ofhcer. lightning even[ was won by Michael Nyberg have eight-player teams with four players street chess contest. 6/7, followed by Raymond Chew 6 and Tam between 14 and 18, and four under 14 years Promoters of the event. are the Norfolk Travel Otago Rennie 4t/2. old. Centre. It is directed mainly to Australian Paul Vecovsky has been elected president of The competition will be a round robin event, players and IM Terry Shore and FM Craig Otago CC, succeeding David Reid. Tony [,ove starting every two years. Each team will pay an Laird will be coaching and giving simuls. A has been elected secretary, taking over from entry fee of $50.00 Australian, and share leaflet on the event is available from NZCF. Lisa Hansen, who has moved to Hokitika. transmission costs with opponents. Other details will be settled as preparations advance. Chess federations in 12 countries have been

22 NZ Chess 23 Peter Leko, the youngest-ever International News Peter Leko, the youngHungarian, has bec.ame Hcre is a win at Wijk aan Zee that helped By Peter Stuart the world's youngest-ever grandrnaster on Leko rcach the CM goal. FIDE Candidates January 30 this year, at the age of 14 ycrrs 4 Five of the six matches went according to Morovic, I-l,eko, l' months ?2 days. rating, the exception being lan Timman's 4%- tt".ffi, %t l.e4 c5 2.NI3 d6 l.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 This achievernent, on the final day oi the Wijk 3th victory over Joel Lautier, in which the Nt:6 6.llg5 e67.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 %%% aa'n Zee category 14 tournanrcnt, took thc Frenchman was actually rated 5 points higher. ta%.frT 0-0 10.14 Qrr5 ll,llc4 Bd7 I2.Rd3 RadS ,a, record held by his cornpatriot, JutliL Polgar, who All matches were decided in the regulation 8 l3.llg3 I(hS 14.e5 dxe5 l5.txe5 llc6 l6.Qef achieved CM status at the age ol 15 years 4 games, so no play-offs were required. %%H Ng8 17.h4 Qb6 18.Qe2 h6 r9.Bd3 Qd4 months, one month ahead of Bobby Fisoher. The most one-sided contest saw Valery Salov ,MruI 20.lrg4 Qc5 2LIl(4 fS 22.exf6 Nxf6 23.Rg5 Leko needed 5 points at Wijk aan Zee to annihilate Alexander Halifman by the almost qru%Lru Qh4 24.11c.7 achieve the GM norrn that would give hirn the Fishcer-like score of 5-1. It would be hard to title. After onc loss, two wins and five draws irr put one's money on anyone else but Karpov to %%i the tournarrcnt, Lcko playcd the tournamcrtl go the full distance, though ill-health has often 24...Qxef ! 25.Nd6 Re7 26.Nxf5 gxf5 27.Qd6 (Bosnia) who is winner, Predrag Nikolic in the finll 7ru handicapped the 29-year-old Russian, Qe5 28.Qb4 Rae8 29.Qh4 f6 30.h3 Qxd5 0-l rouncl. A t1"ffi2 now resident in Spain. A draw suitcd Nikolic, and was agrccd alicr ,,,ru Viswanathan Anand, now FIDE's world Tirnman,J-Lautier,J accounted 4%- l0 rnoves of the exchangc varitrtion of thc number 2, for Artur Yusupov Queen's Gambit Accepted French Defencc. That was a granrlnraster draw % 2th, whlle , the 18-year-old f .d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.8e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 wholly justificd by the circur.ttsLnnces A % world number 4, beat Leonid Yudasin by the e5 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bxc4 Ng6 8.8b5+ Nd7 9.Nge2 same score. (who is almost Leko's two earlicr CM norrns werc obtninor'l t g Bd6 r0.Qd2 a6 11.8d3 Qe7 r2.R Nf6 13.h4 in 1993 at Budopest and Lcon in Spain, exactly one year older than Kramnik) also won Nhs 14.0-0-0 Bd7 15.Kbl b5 16.94 Nhf4 Bernard Cal'lelty rcports in British Chcss by 4th-2th from surprise candidate Paul van der 17.h5 Nh4 18.Bxf4 ext4 19.Rdfl b4 20.Ndr Nilagazine thlt Leko nrsde a [avourablc 24...Itxd3 25.cxd3 lrxg5 26.hxg-5+ Nh7 27.96 Sterren. The American won the frrst game with Qf6 21.e5 Bxe5 22.Qxb4 95 23.Nec3 Qe7 black, but inadequate adjournment analysis irnpression st the Lloyds Bank Mastcrs llg5+ 28.|(bt llh6 29.gxh7 Qe7l0.Be5 Qg5 24.Qe4 Rb8 25.Re1 f626.8c4 Qc5 27.d6 cxd6 caused a second hiccup before Kamsky won the tournarnent l8 rnonths ago, an unassttming anci ll.al l(xh7 32,Rd6 lrd8 33.Qxe6 Qg6 28.Bd5 Kd8 29.Qd3 Rb6 30.Rh2 Qd4 31.Qc2 games and then coasted home with friendly young man witli none ol'the tensiot.ts 14.Qxg6+ I(xg6 3-5.Re.S ltxd3 36.Rel Bxg2 next two f5 32.Rd2 Qc5 33.QdJ Ref 34.gxf5 Nxf5 associated with the young Fischcr. Lcko ha.s 37.Nh5 a6 3tl.Nd6 Rd2 39.Nc4 ltf2 40.893 three draws. 35.Ne4 QbS 36.8c4 Qa5 37.Nxg5 Nd4 38.Nc3 remaining match was won Boris been coachcd by tlrc currenI Hungarian lrfl 4l.Rxf'l Ilxl'l 42.Nd6 Bg2 43.Re5 Bg5 The by Bf5 39.Nge4 NxR 40.QxR Bxcf 0-1 chempion, Anrlras Adorjan, and by Dutch GM 44.1{c.2Ilf6 45.1}h2 Kh5 46.b4 Bc6 47.Kdl b5 Gelfand, 5-3, over Michael Adams. One down after 6 games, the Englishman had chances to Cerrnadi Sosor.tko, who has bcen tr-r Ncw 48.llgl g5 49.ttd4 llxd4 50.Kxd4 94 5l.Nf5 PCA sponsorship win game 7 with white, but Gelfand escaped Zealand to coacrlr lM Vernon Snrall. lldT -s2.Ne7 Kh4 -sl.Kel l(hl 0-l The Professional Chess Association recently with a draw. In the final game the must-win announced a $2.1 million sponsorship deal with situation with the black pieces led only to a loss micro-chip manufacturing giant Intel. About 70 for Adams, but the match was much closer than percent of this ammount will go into a rapid NZ Chess Notational Style the final score might suggest. chess grand prix featuring four 16-player tournaments in (mid-April), New York NZ Chess applics the stylc ol' indicating all Corrtrilrutors lrc asl

NZ Chess 25 Karpov - Topalov Qa6 14.Qc2 Ne5 15.b3 NfdT 16.f4 Nd3 17.a3 other than merit appear to influence selection 29721 He should gain about 35 points. English Bd4 18.Khl Rfc8 l9.Rabl c4 20.b4 Nf6 matters. No information was given on the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 cS 3.NR cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.93 21.Nedl Rcb8 22.Ne3 Rc8 23.b5 Qb6 24.Nxc4 criteria for selection though it appears that Karpov started with six wins followed by a Nc6 6.892 BcS 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Ncf 0-0 9.0-0 d6 Nt2+ 25.Rxt2 Rxc4 26.RR Rxa3 27.Qb2 Karpov at least might have played at Moscow draw with black aginst Kasparov, who was only 10.Bf4 Nh5 U.e3 Nxf4 12.exf4 Bd7 13.Qd2 Nxe4 28.Qxa3 Nxd2 29.Qa2 Be3 30.Rcl Qd4 but for another commitment. Doubtless more one point behind at this sLage. Karpov's Qb8 l4.Rfel g6 15.h4 a6 16.h5 b5 17.hxg6 31.b6 Rxcf 0-1 will be made clear in the coming months. momentum slowed a little with three further hxg6 18.Nc5 dxc5 19.Qxd7 Rc8 The PCA Candidate quarter-final pairings are draws before a 20-move demolition of Kasparov - Ivanchuk Short v Gulko, Kamsky v Kramnik, Anand v Belyavsky in the last round. z'%r' Queen's Gambit, Semi-slav Romanishin and Adams v Tiviakov. The The 2th-point margin back to second may -, //////z 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.NR e6 5.B95 matches are scheduled for New York in June. make it appear that Kasparov was never really E dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.8h4 95 9.Nxg5 hxg5 in the hunt, but he only fell away with losses in %a% t l0.Bxg5 NbdT 1l.exf6 Bb7 12.93 c5 13.d5 Linares rounds l0 and 13. The second of these, a fine tl Nxf6 14.Bg2 Bh6 l5.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.0-0 0-0-0 As in the last two years, Linares became the gfame by Joel Lauthier, allowed Alexei Shirov % 17.Nxb5 exd5 18.Nxa7+ Kb8 19.Nb5 Bg7 chess capital of the world for a few weeks in to catch him. The Latvian lost. two of his first % fr% VM 20.a4 Qh6 21.h4 Bf6 22.Qel Bxh'l 23.Qa5 March. Again Senor Luis Entero demonstrated three games but then won four in a row to be in vru Be7 24.Qc7+ KaS 25.Qa5+ Kb8 26.Qc7+ that a gathering of elite grandmasters (category a challenging position, while Bareev Ka8 27.Rfe1 Bd6 28.Qb6 Bb8 29.a5 Rd7 Evegeny V,M % 18, average rating a new high at 2685) need not improved from -1 after round 9 to take fourth 30.Re8 Qh2+ 3r.Kfi be a draw-fest; almost 64 percent of the games prize with a3thl4 finish. ended decisively! Vladimir Kramnik, on the other hand, 20.Rxe6 Ra7 21.Rxg6+ fxg6 22.Qe6+ Kg7 %H% t , perhaps stung by somo many suslained consecutive losses in rounds 11/12 23.Bxc6 Rd8 24.cxbSIlf6 25.Ne4 Bd4 26.bxa6 E% i%t% unfavourable comprisons of the FIDE title with when a higher placing had looked possible. This Qb6 27.Rdl Qxa6 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Qt6+ firl Gary Kasparov's PCA title, turned in the best was not an uncommon occurrence, however, as Kg8 30.Qxg6+ Kf8 3f .Qe8+ Kg7 32.Qe5+ E' tournament perofmrnace of his careeer, indeed the top three place-getters had drawn Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kf7 34.8e8+ KI8 35.Qxc5+ aqf,Kr?,r' probably the best tournament performance ever. consecutive pairing numbers and won 2l games Qd6 36.Qxa7 Qxf6 37.8h5 Rd2 38.b3 Rb2 'u' The top results of such greats as Alekhine, Tal between them. 39.Kg2 1-0 and Fischer were completely overshadowed by Selecting the most interesting from the many ,'rrt Gelfand - Karpov the exploits of Kasparov at Belgrade fine games caused the usual headache; there are % 7ru,A Caro-kann ftrerformance rating29l3) and Tilburg (2909) in NO short draws in Linares! We'll start with a 1989. Also, Kasparov's last two Linares results double exchange sacrifi ce. l.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 where he scored an undefeated loll3 appeared e6 6.NR Bb4 7.8d3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0-0 9.0-0 b6 31...Qxg2+ 32.Kxg1d4+ 33.Qxh7+ RxbT to put him in a class of his own. 10.8g5 Bb7 ll.Rel Bxc3 12.bxc3 NbdT 34.Rxh8 Rxb5 35.a6 Ka7 36.Rf8 Rxb2 Yet Karpov's nine victories on the way to a r3.Bd3 Qc714.Rc1 Qd6 rs.Ilh4 Rfc8 16.893 37.Rxf7+ Ka8 38.a7 c3 39.Rf8 1-0 Qa3 17.c4 Nf8 18.Ne5 Ng6 19.ReJ Qf8 20.f4 score of 1 l/13 gave him a performance rating of Kasparov - Anand 2r.Bb1 Ne7 22.8h4 Ng6 23.Bg5 b5 QdS Sicilian 24.Bxf6 hxg6 25.Rh3 Rc7 26.d5 exd5 27.c5 LINARES 1994 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 Bc8 28.Rb3 Qe8 29.Qd4 Bf5 30.Rel Qf8 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.8c4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.8f4 Ne5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314 3l.Bxf6 gxf6 32.N8 Be4 33.Nd2 f5 34.Rec3 9.BA Be7 10.8e3 Qc7 11.f4 Nc6 12.BR a6 1 Karpov A RUS S 2710 YzYz 11112 1Vz 111 1 'l 11 a5 35.c6 Qb4 36.Nb3 Qd6 37.Qf2 b4 38.Rc5 Kasparov RUS g B1/z 13.0-0 0-0 14.a4 b6 15.94 RbE 16.95 Nd7 2 G 2800 Vz Yz 1 0 0 1 lz 1 1 Vz 1 1 Yz a4 39.Nd4 Bd3 40.Qd2 Bc4 41.Qxb4 Qxf4 3 Shirov A LAT g ?715 thth 0 0111'h 1Yz 11th 8th l7.Bg2 Re8 l8.RR NcS l9.Rh3 20.Qe4 th 42.Qc3 ReS 43.Rdl Re3 44.Qcl Qe'l 45.Qal e6 /r Bareev E RUS g 2685 0 01 hlzth l 101/2 1 Vh Nb4 2f.Qh4 h5 22.88 Bfll 23.Bxh5 gxh5 5 Lautier J FRA g2625 011h Yr0110lz 01tlz 7 Rc8 46.Ra5 Ra3 47.Qb1 Qe3+ 48.Khl Rxa2 24.Qxh5 Bg7 25.8d4 e5 26.f5 Nxe4 27.Qh7* 6 Kramnik V RUS g ?710 0 1 0 Y, lz lz 0 lz Yz th 1 1 1 7 49.NR Bb3 50.Qcl f4 51.Rel Rc2 52.Qal 7 Kamsky G USA g 2695 tlz 0 0 h 1 Y, th 0 Vz h 1 Yz 1 6tlz Kf8 28.Nxe4 Bxf5 29.Qxf5 exd4 30.Nf6 Qxc2 Qb6 0-1 8 Topatov V BUL g26400tlz 0 0 01Tz 1l1Yz01 6th 31.Nxd4 Qxb2 32.Rdl Re5 33.Nd7+ Ke7 9 Anand V IND g2715 llzlhlh\lz 10 0lz 11'l 6th th 34.Nxe5 Bxe5 35.Qe4 1-0 10 Ivanchuk V UKR 9 ?710 0 0 0 0l1hYz 01 1lz 1 6 Bareev - Kasparov 11 Getfand BLA llz 5t/z B S 2685 0 V? Y, t h lz 0 lz lz 0 lz lz Benko Gambit Topalov - Shirov 12 lttescas I'l ESP 2590 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 k 0 0 1 1 1 4Vz s f 13 Potgar J HUN g2630 000|A00'hl0lzthl 1 4 .d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 96 Caro-kann th th th 14 Betyavsky A UKR g 2650 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 Yz 0 0 2 6.NR Bxa6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd2 Bg7 9.e4 Bxfl l.e4 96 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.NA dS s.h3 Nh6 l0.Nxfl Qa5 11.8d2 0-0 12.Ne3 NbdT 13.0-0 6.Ft4 t6 7.8e2 Nf7 8.8h2 0-0 9.0-0 b6 10.Rel

26 NZ Chess 27 Bb7 ll.Bfl Nd7 12.a4 a6 13.a5 b5 I'l.exd5 30.Rxaf Bxa3 3l.Ral Bb2 32.Rxa4 Rxa4 33.Bxa4 Bxd4 At last the IQP falls. But the cxdS l5.Re6 RcS 16.Nxb5 axbS 17.Bxb5 f5 'fi!,T,/ru. 18.Qe2 Nf6 19.a6 Ba8 20.Rxe7 Rxc2 21.Qxc2 ? "ffi, bishop pair and the fact that the pawns are only 'HE2 on one wing assures White of a druw. 34.f4 QxeT 22.Qa4 Qe6 23.b4 Ne4 24.Bfl 95 25.b5 ,, A/ AA t 2 94 26.Nel Qb6 27.Nc2 Rc8 28.8f4 Bh6 Kd6 35.KfJ f5 36.h4 BbZ 37.94 txg4+ v" 40.8c2 Bf6 4r.h5 29.Bxh6 Qxh6 30.hxg4 Qdz 31.R Qf2+ ta'tt z ,w2t2'fuA 38.Kxg4 Nf6+ 39.KfJ Nd5 32.Kh2 Nfg5 33.Nel Qh4+ 34.Kel Nh3+ 0-1 .tuf./ HZA/fr r/z-1/z , 7,ru %a% % 7ru "",W qru. Topalov - Bareev Kramnik - Illescas French %AIXWVM.fr, Queen's Gambit l.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.895 dxe4 5.Nxe4 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.NB c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.c3 Nd7 8.Qc2 e5 9.dxe5 Nc6 6.93 Nf6 7.892 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.895 cxd4 Black gains a pawn armada for his 25...8x14 26.gxf4 Rg6 27.Nd6 BR+ 28.Kfl Nxe5 10.f4 Ng6 11.g3 0-0 r2.Bd3 QdS 13.a3 16...dxc3! 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Bef Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 ll.Na4 piece.17.exf6 Qxf6 18.Nb3 Nxb4 19.Bbl d4 Bxd5 29.Nxe8 Rxb2 30.Re2 Rbl+ 31.Re1 Bd7 l4.Nc5 Na5 15.b3 Rc8 16.Nxd7 QxdT 20.Rxa7 Desperatio n. 20...c2 2O...Rxa7 2l.Qe4 Rb2 32.Re2 Rbl+ 33.Re1 %-% 17.Qd3 Nc6 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Rfdl Qb7 "m, c222.Bxc2 Nxc2 23.Qxc2 Bc4 was also good. 20.Rc5 Bxc5 2l.Rxc5 Qe7 22.Rc.2 Qal 23.e3 ''%.%t ,N 2l.Rxa8 2l.Bxc2 RxaT 22.Nbxd4 l22.Qe4 Red8 24.Qf5 Rb8 25.Rxc6 Qxa2 | iA Nxc2 transposes to the previous note.l22...Bc4. Kasparov - Karpov %s% 21...cxblQ 22.Rxf8+ KxlE 23.Qxb5 23.Nc5 Notes by Jonathan Sarfati 7a.fl. had to be a slightly better try. 23...Qxb3 The game between the two giants featured a .flAZ 24.Qb8+ Ke7 25.Qxc7* Ke8 26.8d2 Qds strange double blunder. 27.QeS Kf8 28.Nxd4 Nd3 29.Qe3 Qc4 0-1 1.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.8c4 %H%xl Ngf6 6.Ng5 e67.Qe2 Nb6 8.8b3 h6 9.N5R a5 p-%'r,-,,% , %r%a% Belyavsky - Kramnik 10.c3 c5 11.a3 Qc7 12.Ne5? cxd4 13.cxd4 Sicilian 13...Nxf4 14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Bxh7+ Ke7 1.e4 c5 2.NR Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 KZ,*',* l6.Qe4 Re8 17.Qxe8 Bf5 18.Qxa8 Qe4+ 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 r%ru D.Kr2 Qs2+ 20.Kef Nds+ 2l.Kd4 Qdz+ Nxd4 l0.Qxd4 Qa5 l1.Bc4 Bd7l2.Rhel Bc6 22.KcS Qe3+ 23.Kc4 Nb6+ 0-1 13.f5 bS l4.Bb3 b4 15.Ne2 Ba4! 16.Kbl Bxb3 17.axb3 Rfc8 18.8d2 Qc719.Qd3 exf5 20.exf5 26.Rxf6! gxf6 27.Bxdl Rxd5 28.Rxd5 Qxb3 Kasparov - Lautier d52l.Bf4Bd622.g3 a5 23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.Nf4 29.Qs4+ Kh7 30.Rd6 Qbr+ 3r.Ke2 QC6 Notes by Jonathan Sarfati a425.bxa4 Rxa4 26.Nxd5 Nxd5 27.Qxd5 Qc7 32.QR Kg7 33.Ra6 Rb5 34.Rxa7 Rf5 35.Qe2 Keene, with his characteristic overuse of 38.Qe4 Raa8 29.Rd4 Qa5 l0.Kcl b3 31.c4 Qh5 36.g4 Qg6 37.Rxf7+ ! KxlT 38.Qc4+ l-0 superlatives, says this is "Possibly the worst Qb4 0-1 vrufr defeat that Kasparov has ever suffered" l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 Kamsky - Polgar 13...a4? 13...Bxa3! [Alekhine did not miss a h6 7.h3 a6 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.8c2 Ba7l0.Qe2 Qe7 Ruy Lopez 1934 World 11.b4 dS 12.a4 bS 13.0-0 0-0 14.axb5?! No 1,.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.8b5 a6 4.8a4 Nt6 5.0-0 similar opportunity in his match with Bogolyubov, game need to hurry with this. However, Black is Be7 6.Rel b5 7.8b3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 Championship 14.bxa3 Bxb2 15.Bxg7 already comfortable. 14...axb5 15.d4? Black 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 1l.Rxe5 c.6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Rel 17.1 [14.Bxh6 Qc3+ 16.Kfi Rg8 17.Bxf6 Bxal; or 14.Rxa3 Qxcl +l was threatening Bxf2+. But this is far too rash, Qh4 r4.g3 Qh3 lS.BeJ Bg4 16.Qd3 RaeS 14...Qc3 +. l4.Bc2 Now Kasparov realises his because of Black's lead in development. 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 f5 19.Qfi Qh5 20.f4 bxa4 Sponsorship pays off 21.Rxa4 Rb8 22.Bxd5 cxdS 23.Qg2 blunder, so avoids the normal retreat to a2, L5...exd4 16.e5 QeS A cornmcrrt noted recently in a newspaper 24.Qxd5 KhS 25.Nc4 when the combination is still on. After being forced into this passive retreat, his IQP is a financial column analysing the tough tirnes being weakness. 14...8d7 15.Nxd7 NbxdT f6.Qd1 cxpcrienccd by the British hotel inclustry: "Hotel Bd6 17.Ne2 Nds 18.8d2 b5 l9.Nc3 Nxc3 ir-rstitrrtirrn thc Savoy is harcly rnaking a profit. 20.Bxc3 Nf6 2r.Qd3 Nd5 22.8d2 Ke7 2f .Rcl Whal. profits are lrcing made are from one-off gnins such as hosting the world chess Qc4 24.Ke2 Rhb8 25.93 Qxd3+ 26.Bxd3 b4 U'}CAI 27.Ra1 bxa3 28.bxa3 Rb3 29.8c2 Rxa3 chanrpiortship... "

29 28 NZ Chess NZCF Council Report Affiliated Clubs Ashburton by Ted Frost, NZCF Secretary PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets North Shore p.o. Box 33-5g] , Takapuna, Hillary Commission a period of suspension for the player concerned. Mondays 7.30pm (Feb-oct), Room 1 (upstairs), Auckrand 9. Meets wednesdays 7.3bpm, The Hillary Commission has followed up its This decision was endorsed by council and Public Library, corner Havelock and West Northcote Community Centre, cnr Coliege advice to NZCF that it will not assist with suspension was imposed for a limited period. streets. conLacts, Roy Keeling (03)s6-936, Rd/Ernie Mays St, Northcote. club capt, peter funding the Olympiad team this year with a Council agreed with the judicial committee Stephen Taylor (03)85-761. Stuart, 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont (09)445_ decision that on July 1, 1996 the New Zealand that even though no personal injury is caused, Auckland Chess Centre Meets Mondays 6377. Chess 7.lipm, 17 cromwell Federation will no longer be eligible for deliberate physical conLact is an assault, and st, Mt Eden, Auckland otago 7 Maitland st, Dunedin. Meets any grants. 1003. Tel (09)360-2042 neither this nor a threat to use physical force is club-room. wednesdays and Saturdays, 7.3opm. Tel The Hillary Commission s[ates that its acceptable. Canterbury 227 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch. (03)477-6919 clubroom. pres, paul Vecovsky, Meets functions were changed by 1991 legislation While council believes that this was an isolated Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Tel (03)366-3935 (03)478-0345. club-room. papatoetoe which forced it to focus its attention on physical incident, it will continue to take a very serious Pres, Mark Guy, g Bennett St Meets wednesdays 7.30pm, St (03)352-6991. activities, rather than being involved in a whole view of any similar breach in the future. Sec, Pat lordan (03)338-4274. George's Anglican Church Hall, LandscapeRd, papatoetoe. range of recreational activities. At that time the Civic Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, Tumbull House, club capt, Graham Banks, 49 NZ Women's Championship commission agreed to continue supporting Lower Bowen St, wellington. Sec, John Hutchinson's Rd, Howick (o9)s34-7g51. Council was impressed with the standard of organisations such as NZCF until it thoroughly Gillespie, 164 The Ridgeway, Mornington petone Gambit Meers Thursdays 7.3Opm preparation and promotion of the 1994 NZ reviewed the situation, and now concludes that (04)389-2775. Central Bowling CIub, Roxburgh St, petone. Women's Championship, leading to easily the organisations which may be recreational in Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 17 croydonSt, Karori, pres, Mark Noble, 97 seddon St, Naenae, largest women's tournament nature but cannot be said to involve physical ever held in NZ. Wellington 5 (04)764-098. Lower Huu (04)56],-0467. NZCF congratulations are being extended leisure, will no longer be eligible for support. to Hamilton Inquiries Pres, Hilton Bennett,65 Te Rotorua Meets Thursdays 7 pm, wohlmann Waitemata CC on its successful effort. NZCF Council is exploring the prospects for Aroha St (07)855-1037. House, 3 Hinemoa St. Sec, Lorraine alternative tlowick-Pakuranga funding by direct approach to the Rating lists Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, St Willoughby (Oj)332-5683 . Lotteries (the John Ambulance Board initial response is not Council has accepted a Rating Committee Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Upper tlutt Meets Mondays 7.30pm, Fraser hopeful) seeking Highway, Highland Park. or a legislative review to proposal that in future the siandard and rapid Pres, Paul Spiller cres. school Hall, Redwood St. sec, Glen broaden (09)535-4962. the scope of Hillary Commission ratings be published in a combined list, with Sullivan, 6a Torara Street, Upper Hutt (04)528- responsibility which Ilastings-Havelock has become so narrowly separate columns. This will make it much easier North P.O. Box 184, 6783. restricted. Hastings, Meets for tournament directors and players to check wednesdays 7pm, Library, waitemata Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Kelston Havelock N High school, Te Mata Rd. 1994 Olympiad the current code numbers and ratings, and will Sec, community centre, cnr Great North Rd and also Chris Smith (06)877-4583. Awaroa Rd, Kelston. pres, Following on from the Hillary Commission's save space in publication of the lists. Bob Smith, 2 Invercargill Meets wednesdays Spm, staff Autumn Ave, Glen Eden, Auckland g earlier advice and absence of financial support University chess ctubs room, south School, Ness st. sec, Robert (09)glg-4113 conract from any other quarter, Council has considered or Steve Lawson Otago University Chess Club has reported its Mackway Jones,5 whether Pine Cres, Invercargill (09)818-5137. any NZCF funds could be allocated to revival after a period of hiatus, and is active in (03)217-1154. Wanganui Meets Mondays, Chess and Camera support for the 1994 Olympiad team. As NZCF seeking a resumption inter-university of chess Kapiti Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Block E Club, Cooks Gardens. Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, has limited rosources, basically provided by competition. Kapiti College, Margaret's Road, Paraparaumu. 7 Pehi St (06)343-6101; sec, yorston, clubs, Council felt that any support it could give K 5 The club inquired about conditions of Pres, Ab Borren, P O Box 121, paraparaumu Mirchell (06)343-37166. would be nominal sr at best. Council decided that afhliation of university players, and Council (04)298-4167. has Sec, Bill Cox, 25 Jeep Rd, Wellington Meets Saturday nights in BlinrJ in spite of the desire to maintain continuity of decided that to encourage players in universities Raumari sth (04)298-8589 Social Club, Westbrook House, 181 Willis play in Olyrnpiads, it cannot allocate funds for and other tertiary instirutions to play in NZCF New Plymouth 1l Gilbert St, New Plymouth. Street. Ring bell at right of door. 6pm, juniors; the purpose. It will ask clubs to give maximum and club events, and to conduct their own rated Meets Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres, R p Bowler, 7.30pm club play. Pres, Tim Frost, Lt5l support to fund-raising or grants to club tournaments, the affiliation fee for bona 251 Coronation Ave (06)758-0797. Sec, Keith Cornford St, Karori (04)476- 3541. Sec, Ted members who represent New Zealand. students at these institutions should be the Okey, 253d Coronation Ave (06)758-8811. Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori (04)476-4098. Disciplinary matters federation's junior rate, $5.00 per player. Auckland Chess fusn, sec Aidan-B. Howard, NZ correspondence chess Assn, p.o. Box Last year Council received a complaint that in Blackburn Cup 17 cromwell st, Mt Eden, Auckland 1003; 3278, wellingron. Sec, J w (sandy) Maxwell, an open tournameltt run by a member club, a Entries for the 1994 Blackburn Cup (09)360-042 (Auckland CC club-roorn). Pres, O (04)23't-4'153. player had committed what was described as a competition have been received from Sarapu, 8 Barrington Rd, Auckland Z; technical assault on an opponent. Council set up Papatoetoe, New Plymouth and Wellington (0e)376-3083. a judicial committee Wellington District Chess Assn Incr, sec, Ted which received slatements CCs. Council has decided that. late ent.ries will Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington 5; from various parties involved and recommended be considered. (04)476-4Oe8.

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