New Zealand Chess Magazine of the New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc) April 2008 Volume 35 Number 1

In this issue 2008 NZ Seniors' Championships Gordon Hoskyn Hilton Bennett Reports Bob Smith Remembers 2008 NZ Women's Championships Traffic Jam at the top

Wellington Open Daniel Baider upsets some old pros

Plus – History of Chess – The Stuyvesant Chess Club Feature: Mark van der Hoorn “ Pooch - my role in his success” NZ Chess Magazine Contents Official publication of the New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc) Published 1 April, 4 Gordon Hoskyn 1939 – 2008 by 1 July, 1 October, 1 January Bob Smith 6 Wellington Open Report by Please send all reports, letters and other Mark van der Hoorn contributions to the Editor at [email protected] 9 NZ Women's Championship Report by Ewen Green Please use annotated pgn or ChessBase 11 NZ Senior's Championship format exclusively for chess material. Report by Hilton Bennett Editorial 14 Bill's Puzzles Editor Alan Aldridge 16 Feature: Puchen Wang, How I Technical Editor Bill Forster shaped his destiny, by Mark van der Hoorn Annual Subscription Rates 18 Annotated Games NZ: $24.00 plus postage $4.00 total 23 Club and Local News $28.00 International: NZD24.00 plus postage -IM A Ker visits Eastern Knights NZD12.00 in Gisborne -Palmerston North vs Wanganui -Yokels vs Slickers Advertising Rates -Leonard McLaren new NM Full page $50.00 -South Island Champs Preview Half Page Horizontal $30.00 -Otago Club News Quarter page Horizontal $20.00 -Wellington Club News -Hastings and Havelock North club news NZCF Contact Details 30 History of Chess – Coffeehouse New Zealand Chess Federation (Inc) Chess and the Story of New PO Box 216 York's Stuyvesant Chess Club, Shortland Street by Alan Aldridge Auckland 33 Puzzle Solutions Secretary Bob Mitchell email 35 Club Contact List [email protected]

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 2 Changes for New Zealand Chess Magazine

ou'll see some changes at New the late Gordon Hoskyn, who was YZealand Chess magazine from this without a doubt Mr Chess of Wanganui. issue, with myself taking over as editor Gordon organised many tournaments from Graeme Trass, and the introduction including several highly successful of several new features. Bill Forster will Wanganui Congresses. be technical editor and we'll have one of NZ's more entertaining chess writers, His contribution to chess in this country Mark van der Hoorn, helping out. was not at all only measured purely by Graeme has been editor for a number of his considerable administrative ability. years and I speak for the chess Gordon was a true gentleman who was community in thanking him for all the instantly liked by everyone he met. His work he and Sharon put into the personality alone was enough to make magazine. I know it hasn't always been the Wanganui tournaments a pleasure to easy to get editions published. Many attend. Bob Smith, Gordon's long time potential contributors have busy lives and friend, and past president of NZCF, is a Graeme often only seemed to extract fitting author of Gordon's obituary. reports after several rounds of pleading! Alan Aldridge

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NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 3 Gordon Hoskyn 1939-2008

successful Congresses in Wanganui – By FM Bob Smith three of those in five years. He also masterminded six North Island ew Zealand chess lost one of its Championships and a New Zealand Nablest administrators and most Junior Championship. enthusiastic supporters on May 1, when Gordon Hoskyn passed away Under his leadership Wanganui also after a brave fight against cancer. hosted four New Zealand Masters Games. Gordon was universally liked and respected throughout the chess scene. As well as writing for the city’s local Dubbed Wanganui’s “Mr Chess” he was paper, Gordon was the long-time the long-standing President of the correspondence chess contributor to the Wanganui Chess Club and a club New Zealand Chess Magazine, and member for more than 50 years. proof-reader for a number of years.

At local level he was the club’s driving Those are the bare facts of some of force, organising events, encouraging Gordon’s outstanding contribution to youngsters into the game and ensuring chess, for which he was made a Life weekly publicity in the local newspaper. Member of the NZ Chess Federation in 2007. As a friend of Gordon’s for more than 30 years, I know how much work he put into But the facts don’t do full justice to a promoting chess. Like many others I remarkable man. have seen his scrapbooks – a unique record of the Wanganui Club over the As chess players who did not know him decades. closely learnt at his packed funeral, Gordon was also a loving family man, a But Gordon’s input into chess extended harrier and an indoor bowler. He had far beyond the local level – important seven brothers and sisters, was married to though his grassroots work was. With Margaret for 39 years, and brought up “Mr Chess” at the helm, Wanganui five children; he had ten grandchildren arguably hosted more New Zealand and two great grandchildren. Chess Federation events than any other club in the country. Those who spoke at his funeral talked of a genuine man, a man with a slightly He was the principal organiser of five wicked sense of humour, a man who

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 4 loved a debate and a companionable huge loss; we can only hope others will wine, but above all a kind man. pick up the mantle that Gordon has left behind. I personally experienced that kindness and generosity on numerous occasions A number of chess players spoke at when Gordon and Margaret Gordon’s funeral: Ted Frost spoke of accommodated me during tournaments in their friendship and another of Gordon’s Wanganui. qualities – never missing a deadline. Kevin Yorston spoke of how Gordon Gordon was an easy guy to get on with, introduced him to chess at a young age, and I found his support – both personal and his passion for finding the truth in and in chess -very helpful over the years. positions. And as immediate past Gordon was a long-time correspondence President, I expressed NZCF’s gratitude chess player of Championship standard – for all that Gordon put into the game. I remember a number of tussles with him in the days before computers, and can’t My heartfelt sympathy to Margaret and say with any confidence that I had the the family on their loss. I can do no better upper hand! at this point than to pass over to the man himself, who composed some final In his prime he was also a strong over the thoughts as he realised his life on earth board player; as recently as last year was coming to an end. sharing first place in the NZ Seniors’ Championship – a source of some pride Gordon Hoskyn’s Final for someone who was essentially a humble man. So humble that he was Thoughts overcome on being awarded NZCF Life “I have enjoyed a good life, nearly Membership, wondering if he really making the “norm” of three score years deserved it. and ten. What counts is not the number of years that one lives, but how one lives There is no doubt of that; if more players them. put back into the game even a small part of what Gordon did, chess in this country I have greatly enjoyed playing sport, would be far better off. That philosophy which I believe builds character. Harriers, of “giving back” was a key one for chess and indoor bowls have been my Gordon throughout his life, not just in main loves, but I have also enjoyed chess. tennis, cricket and soccer.

With the passing of Gordon Hoskyn I and I have always tried to put something back many others will feel they have lost a into sport as an administrator and true friend. organiser, and to some extent I think I Chess in this country has also suffered a

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 5 succeeded. Correspondence IM Mark Noble who has My family have been very important to a correspondence rating of over 2300. me. Margaret my wife of 39 years has been very good to me and I thank her for Gordon Hoskyn - Mark Noble that. I have been fortunate to have been NZCCA 73rd Championship 2006 able to watch my children grow into successful adulthood. I wish them and 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 my grandchildren a wonderful future life. 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.f5 b5 11.fxe6 fxe6 I have been blessed with good friends 12.Rb3 Qa5 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Be2 b4 throughout my life. Too many to name, 15.0–0 Bg7 16.Rd1 0–0 17.Re3 Qc5 but their friendship, whether long or 18.Bc4 Nc6 19.Nxe6 Bxe6 20.Bxe6+ short, has been much appreciated. Kh8 21.Bd5 Rae8 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 23.Nf5 Rxe4 24.Rg3 Qb6+ 25.Kh1 Rg8 26.Nh6 I am not a religious person, but do Rf8 27.Qd5 Re7 28.Nf5 Ref7 29.h4 believe that we go to a spirit world. So I Qb5 30.Qf3 Rc7 31.Rd1 Rg8 32.Re1 have not really died; I have just left my Re8 33.Rxe8+ Qxe8 34.Kh2 a5 35.Qd5 earthly body. It is my hope that you have Qf8 36.Qe6 d5 37.Qxd5 Qc8 38.Qxa5 an enjoyable day and a happy future life. Qb8 39.a3 bxa3 40.Qxa3 Rc4 41.Qe3 Spare me a thought occasionally. I will Bf8 42.Qe6 Rg4 43.Kh3 Rxg3+ be thinking of all of you.” 44.Nxg3 Qd6 45.Qxd6 Bxd6 46.Ne4 Be5 47.Kg4 Kg7 48.Kf5 1–0

2008 Wellington Open

Wastney and Ker Triumph – Baider Terrorises

By Mark van der Hoorn

cott Wastney led from start to Gordon at the presentation of the 2007 Sfinish and Anthony Ker, who was Seniors' Championship trophy playing in his first Wellington Open for many years, chased and crossed the line with Scott for the two to share this In the following game Gordon had year's Wellington Open title. Nic arguably his greatest victory in Croad and Russell Dive finished a correspondence chess. He defeated further half point back in a share of

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 6 third. The tournament was extremely hard fought and most of the players faced And although the titled players some shaky moments. Wastney was dominated the tournament, they certainly probably the most comfortable didn’t have everything there own way. throughout and thoroughly deserved his Daniel Han from Auckland provided success. Ker demonstrated once again some stiff competition, but it was the that if you play chess like The Terminator performance of the other Daniel, Darth then you’re never out of it. In fact, you Baider that really stood out. often win it. For Croad and Dive it was a case of “not this time”, but only just. Daniel has been making steady progress over the last few years, and had a few of Round One The opening round went us wondering just how good he’s going pretty much to plan, with the top players to get. The answer appears to be “very”. cruising through their work. Gavin I’ve been fortunate enough to have been Marner was probably lucky to get a win familiar with both Daniel and Puchen’s against Megan du Plessis in an opposite play since they were very young, and my coloured bishop ending, but although impression was that at a comparable age these things may be technical draws you Daniel was just slightly better. However, still have to be able to do it. Lower down Pooch kept improving at a great rate, and the boards Ross Jackson went horribly is now a fantastic player (in New Zealand astray against young David Wu, and paid terms). Daniel’s progress has been the appropriate penalty. Fuatai and Bill slower, but has never stopped. And now Forster would probably be slightly he can match it with any player in the disappointed with their draws, against country, and feel reasonably comfortable. Michael Hewson and Jeremy Smith respectively. These days when playing Daniel you are faced with an opponent who possesses Round Two Disaster for Dive on the top excellent book knowledge, an impressive board. Even though he had the White memory, and a sharp eye for a tactical pieces he was relentlessly ground down opportunity. Having said that, Daniel is by Baider. All of the other top players more of a positional player, and a very made it through unscathed, although I patient one at that. Also, when his was very fortunate against Aldridge. I positions do start to go wrong he will thought I was doing well with trying to display a capacity for tenacious defence. nearly win a piece. Alan thought he was And finally, he can manage to do all of doing well trying to nearly sacrifice a these things at a cracking speed. piece. In the end he showed the better judgement, but backed it up with some So then, did Daniel win the Open? No he awful technique. I didn’t do anything at didn’t. He was always thereabouts all really. I just played the role of though. As were both IMs and both FMs. spectator as Alan routed me, then self

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 7 destructed. Next time we play I’m Though let’s be clear here, nobody’s sending in a cardboard cutout. claiming that either Scott or Daniel have Leaders: Wastney, Croad, van der a particular fondness for alcohol, or even Hoorn, Ker, Baider, Han 2, Fuatai, socialise together. Well, not that I’m Forster 1 ½ aware of anyway. Ker seemed to be offended that Fuatai had dared to present Round Three Disaster for Ker on the top himself on the leaderboard, and took it board. Well, nearly. Even though he had upon himself to remove the interloper. the White pieces he only ended up Croad accepted my Benko Gambit, and drawing with me. Admittedly he did that duly found himself in a knight ending a from a very difficult position, so the pawn down. This is the sort of thing that disaster could conceivably have terrifies any Benko devotee like myself, occurred. It was a disaster for Croad and I hope it never happens again. though, as Baider continued on his merry Although Nic was a pawn behind in the way. Wastney beat Daniel Han, also ending, he was always confident that he continuing on his merry way. I’m not had enough counterplay to hold the draw. claiming that he or Daniel were drunk or This confidence was misplaced however, anything like that. Though anything’s as he’d underestimated the power of my possible. Fuatai beat Bill to maintain a piece blunder that would secure him the position of menace. win. Han lost to Duneas, and Jackson Leaders: Wastney, Baider 3, Ker, van continued on a powerful run (possibly der Hoorn, Fuatai 2 ½ alcohol fuelled) that repaired his first round damage. Leaders: Baider, Wastney, Ker 3 ½, Croad, Dive, Duneas, Jackson 3

Fuatai Fuatai plays IM Anthony Ker with Scott Wastney and Daniel Baider behind. Don Stracy in between rounds Round Four Scott and Daniel declared peace. Drinking buddies can be like that. Round Five Finally someone was able to

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 8 put Baider in his place. Ker was in no twenty four years or so, and then won. mood for anymore of this upstart Final Standings: Wastney, Ker 5, nonsense. Jackson’s drunken rampage Croad, Dive 4 ½, Han, Baider, van der came to a slightly unlucky end at the Hoorn 4 hands of Wastney. Though from rumours I’ve heard, he’s far from a teetotaller himself. And when I say “heard”, I mean “started”. Dive and Croad battered themselves to a standstill and Duneas also drew with Marner. Forster emulated his hero Aldridge by routing me comprehensively, and then totally self destructing. I sometimes wonder if a cardboard cutout of myself would end up with a higher rating than me. Aldridge himself hove back into view by beating The Wellington Junior Open was Fuatai. Though really, at this stage of the held at the same time. tournament that view was one of a spectator for the main awards.Leaders: Wastney, Ker 4½, Baider, van der Hoorn, Croad, Dive, Duneas, Aldridge Three Way Race in 3 ½ Furious Finale to Round Six Wastney and Ker waged a Women's Championship terrible peace, like the drinking buddies they are. Dive and Croad duly put Duneas and Aldridge to the sword to wen Green reports on a secure a share of third. Daniel and I Etournament of fightbacks battled it out to grab a share with them, culminating in a tight finish with three but failed miserably. Daniel was of our top female players having a shot surprised by my opening choice and got a at the title in the final round. bad position. Maybe it was the Vandaliser, maybe it wasn’t. It wasn’t. In The 2008 NZ Women's Championship the end he decided to sacrifice his queen was a 10-player Round-Robin event, held for a bad position. Then he defended and at the Auckland Chess Centre from 30th defended, and in the end mercifully April through May 4th. It had an "extra" allowed me the draw with my queen and prize on offer - anyone winning outright pawn proving to be useless against his was guaranteed a place in the NZ rook, knight and pawn. I get the feeling Womens' Olympiad team for Dresden. that someone like Ker or Dive would And after just five rounds, the question have played on against me for another

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 9 was: could anyone prevent young Judy to one point, with two rounds to play. Gao (14) - on 4.5/5 - from winning the Judy's 8th round game against Jennya tournament outright, as she was leading Charamova would be critical. After the field by 1.5 points. surviving a difficult middlegame, Judy pushed too many pawns forward in front Yet just two rounds previously, the of her King, which duly suffered. leaders were Jennya Charamova and Natasha Fairley. Judy's slip allowed Natasha and Helen to catch up. Going into the last round, these The 2007 Womens Champion, Shirley three were on 5.5/8, with Jennya a half- Wu, was finding the going much tougher point back.. Jennya could easily have this year. Co-favourite Helen Milligan, ahead of the pack but had lost on time in had a disastrous start, losing a very Round 7 in a probably winning position promising position against Natasha against Cecily Liu; the same clock was Fairley in the first round and following found to have a suspect toggle up with too many almost-winning draws mechanism during the final round - too for comfort. late for the result to be changed.

After the fifth round, Judy had still to All on in Final Round face three of the "big guns" before she could lay claim to the title. Her first two First to finish in an everything to play for games in the home stretch saw a difficult last round was Helen Milligan, who draw against Helen Milligan and then an completed her late charge by crushing unconvertable extra pawn against Vivian Sharon Wu's Elephant Counter-Gambit in Smith. convincing style (see annotated games).

Then Natasha finessed a notoriously drawish Exchange French into a piece- plus versus young Nicole Tsoi, and joined Helen as co-Champion.

This left Judy, playing Black versus Cecily Liu, trying to convert a very slight advantage into the whole point. After an opportunity for Cecily to gain a dangerous initiative was missed, Judy achieved a won Rook-and-Pawn ending. This was a tremendous display of spirit - Judy Gao and skill - after the disappointment of the previous round. This allowed two players to close the gap

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 10 Jennya Charamova finished the way she played most of the tournament - attacking very aggressively and riskily and extremely short of time - to keep fourth place.

Vivian Smith came in a very clear fifth place a further half-point back two points ahead of Shirley and Cecily, after not converting several very promising positions into full points. Last year's winner, Shirley Wu, had a tournament to try and forget - but one bright spot was her 73-move win vs Nicole Tsoi; an excellent ending to convert a slight advantage. Our three new Champions for 2008– from left to right, Natasha Fairley, The last four places were "shared" among Judy Gao and Helen Milligan. Cecily Liu (tied with Shirley Wu), Sharon Wu, Nicole Tsoi and Megan du Plessis (Wellington) - all of whom gave the leading players plenty of grief and NZ Seniors’ trouble, and all of whom are certainly Championship 2008 stronger players for the experience.

The Womens Reserve Championship also had 10 players. It ended with the same Our own greybeard, winners as 2007 - ACC's Joey Wong and Hilton Bennett, infiltrates Jiapeng Li, each undefeated on 8/9. An and reports from the excellent performance by 7-year-old Judy Zhu (also ACC), who took a clear 3rd scene place. A special thank you goes to Bob Peter Stuart and William Lynn and Vivian Smith, who made a donation joint Champions to bring the prize fund up to a Class 2 Event level.. Go to www. newzealandchess. co.nz for full PGN of ollowing on from the success of the all games played in the championship F2007 Seniors’ event in Hamilton it and the crosstables. was decided to repeat the formula again in 2008. The tournament was held on the 25th to 27th April as a six round NZ and FIDE rated swiss, in a venue generously

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 11 provided by local IT integration company defensive move at the end of the Houston Technology Group. Although combination. the tournament seems small in player numbers (14 this year), it is becoming Round 2 seemed relatively normal after steadily stronger. This year saw the first some of the strange happenings of the time participation of national master first round. In the main upset of the Peter Stuart and correspondence round Helen Courtney played well to champion Peter Goffin both of Auckland. maintain and convert an edge against Other players came from as far away as 2006 champion Bob Mitchell. Peter Canterbury, Wellington, and Tauranga. Goffin blundered a piece in an even position versus Peter Stuart and resigned, Round 1 on the afternoon of Anzac Day while Nigel Cooper and Wayne Power produced several upsets and near upsets. scored wins over Capper and Booth David Capper with black produced the respectively. Viv Smith played main upset by defeating second seed aggressively for a nice win against Neil Wayne Power’s Four Pawns’ Attack Cruden to join Stuart as the only players against the King’s Indian. White on 2/2. succeeded in halting black’s thematic kingside attacking ambitions and set The next round saw Stuart continue on about gaining ascendancy on the his winning way with a victory over queenside. He achieved this and was well Smith, while Goffin and Lynn had quick in control with several extra pawns, but wins in miniatures against Collingwood in time pressure allowed the previously and Cooper respectively. This left Lynn hemmed in ‘King’s Indian bishop’ to half a point behind Stuart’s 3/3, with become active. Suddenly the tables were Smith, Power, and Goffin a further half turned, and white was losing point behind on 2. considerable material and the game. Vivian Smith - Peter Stuart Bob Mitchell fought well with white 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb5 against top seed Peter Stuart in the Nge7 6.0–0 a6 7.Bxc6+ Nxc6 8.d3 Be7 longest game of the round, but finally 9.e5 0–0 10.Ne2 b5 11.Be3 b4 12.g4 a5 succumbed in a tight ending where Peter 13.Bf2 Bd7 14.Ng3 Qc7 15.c3 bxc3 was able to use his good endgame 16.bxc3 Rab8 17.Qc2 Rb7 18.Rab1 Rfb8 technique to exploit several pawn 19.Rxb7 Qxb7 20.Nd2 Qb2 21.Rc1 a4 weaknesses. In the other semi upset of 22.Ngf1 Qxc2 23.Rxc2 g5 24.Bg3 gxf4 the round Tony Booth and William Lynn 25.Bxf4 Rb7 26.Kg2 Kg7 27.Nf3 Na5 traded errors before eventually drawing a 28.Bc1 c4 29.d4 bizarre game where William was at one stage a rook down and losing. William played a temporary piece sac which became permanent after he missed a key

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 12 £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ ¢£¤£¤£¤£¤¥ ¢Y¤oJ£¤2¤¥ ¢¤Y¤op»3»¥ ¢¤»¼£p£¼»¥ ¢£¤£¤»¤£¤¥ ¢»¤«¤£Z£¤¥ ¢¬£¤»º£¤£¥ ¢¤£¤£¤»¤£¥ ¢»¤»º£¤¹¤¥ ¢£¤£º¹¤£¤¥ ¢¤£º£¤©¤£¥ ¢º£º£¤m¤£¥ ¢¹¤W¤£¤0º¥ ¢£¤£ª£¤¹º¥ ¢¤£n£¤©¤£¥ ¢X£nG¤W1£¥ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ 29...Nb3 30.Be3 a3 31.Kg3 Ba4 32.Re2 14...Nxd4! 15.cxd4 Qxd4+ 16.Kh1 Qxa1 Na5 33.h4? Rb2! 34.Kf2 Bb3 35.Rxb2 17.Qb3+ Be6 18.Qxb7 Rff8 19.exf5 Bf7 axb2 0–1 20.Bb2 Qa2 21.Ra1 Rab8 22.Rxa2 Rxb7 23.Bxb7 Bxa2 24.Bxa6 Rxf5 25.h3 Bd5 The question now was whether Peter 26.Bd4 Bxa3 27.Bd3 Rg5 28.Ne4 Bxe4 Stuart could be stopped, and in round 4 29.Bxe4 c5 30.Bc3 Bb4 31.Bb2 c4 32.Bd4 that task fell to the always dangerous Ra5 33.Kg1 c3 34.Kf1 Ra1+ 35.Ke2 William Lynn with black. A tactical Ra2+ 36.Kd3 Rd2+ 37.Kc4 c2 38.Bb2 oversight by Stuart allowed Lynn to win Ba5 39.Kb3 Rf2 40.Bc1 Bd2 41.Bd5+ Kh8 42.Kb2 Bxc1+ 43.Kxc1 g6 44.Be4 an exchange and several pawns, although Kg7 45.g4 Rh2 46.Bxc2 Rxh3 47.Bd1 Kf6 he still had a lot of work to do as white 48.Kd2 Kg5 0–1 had some compensation for the material. Meanwhile Power and Smith drew after a Round 5 saw Capper putting Stuart under tight struggle, while David Capper won pressure with an aggressive kingside against the higher rated Peter Goffin. attack before going astray and losing. After 4 rounds Lynn on 3.5 now headed Goffin defeated Mitchell’s Scandinavian Stuart by half a point with Smith, Capper, Defence, while Ron Collingwood beat and Power a further half point back. higher rated Neil Cruden in another upset. It seems that Ron in fact taught Peter Stuart – William Lynn Neil to play chess while at school 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Be7 together in Avondale more years ago than 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.a3 either was prepared to admit! Meanwhile Nxc3 9.bxc3 a6 10.d4 e4 11.Nd2 f5 12.f3 however the real action was brewing on exf3 13.Bxf3 Rf6 14.e4? top board, where Lynn had played well with white to build up an overwhelming advantage against Power. However faced with a choice of several ways to win he overlooked a one move mate to lose

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 13 painfully. £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ ¢£¤£¤£¤2¤¥ Going into the final round it was now ¢H£¤£¤»¤»¥ Stuart on 4 to play Power on 3.5, with ¢£¤»¤Y¤£¤¥ Lynn on 3.5 to play Collingwood on 3. Lynn recorded a quick win on the white ¢¤Y¤£p»¤£¥ side of a Morra Gambit to leave the final ¢©¤£¤£¤£J¥ overall result hanging on the Stuart – ¢¤£¤£X£¤¹¥ Power game. This was agreed drawn ¢£º£¤£¤¹¤¥ after 25 moves thereby leaving Peter Stuart and William Lynn as joint Seniors’ ¢¤£¤£¤W¤0¥ Champions for 2008, with Wayne Power £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ third. David Capper continued his good Spain – McLaren (B) tournament by defeating Bob Mitchell in £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ the final round. While the standard of the ¢£¤2Z£¤£Z¥ chess was at times variable, the ¢¼»Jo¬£¼»¥ camaraderie and atmosphere of the event was excellent. It is to be hoped that this ¢£¤£¤»¤£¤¥ event continues to develop in the future. ¢¤£¤»ª£¤¹¥ ¢£¤£¬£n£¤¥ Bill's Puzzles ¢º£¤£¤£¤£¥ When I first speculated that it would be ¢£¤¹¤£º¹¤¥ possible to write a program to mine ¢¤WH£1m¤W¥ chess databases for puzzles, our esteemed £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ editor looked sceptical. This may well have been shrewd psychology; I was £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£Van Riemsdijk – Lukey (W) immediately motivated to make it a reality, and a prototype soon emerged. ¢£¤£¤Y¤2¤¥ ¢¼£X£¤£p»¥ Let's have a look at what the program ¢£¤£¤I¤»¤¥ came up with from the 115th New ¢¤¹¤£¤»¤£¥ Zealand Championship in Auckland held in January 2008. In each position there is ¢£¤£ª£n£¤¥ a convincing winning continuation ¢¤£¤G¤¹¤¹¥ available. Your task is to identify that ¢o¤£¤£¤¹¤¥ continuation. The player to move is ¢¤£¤£¤£1£¥ indicated within parenthesis. The positions are presented in no particular £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ order. Solutions on page 33. Fuatai – Hartvig (B)

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 14 £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ ¢Y¬£¤2p«Z¥ ¢W¤£¤£¤£¤¥ ¢¤»¤£¤»¼»¥ ¢¤£¤£Z2¤£¥ ¢»J£¤»¤o¤¥ ¢£¤»X£¤£¼¥ ¢¤£¤»º£¤£¥ ¢¤£º£¤»¼£¥ ¢£¤£ª£¤£¤¥ ¢£¤£¤Y¤£¤¥ ¢¤£ª£n£¤£¥ ¢¤£¤©¤«º£¥ ¢¹º¹¤mº¹º¥ ¢£¤£¤£¤0º¥ ¢X£¤G¤W1£¥ ¢¤£¤£¤£¤£¥ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£Hartvig – Goodhue (W) £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£Dowden – Garbett (B) ¢£Z£¤Y¤2¤¥ ¢£¤£Z£Z2¤¥ ¢¤oJ£¤»p»¥ ¢p»¤£J£¤»¥ ¢£¤£¼»¤»¤¥ ¢£¤£¼£Xo¤¥ ¢¤»¤£¤£¤£¥ ¢¼£¤¹¤«H£¥ ¢£¤£ª¹º«ª¥ ¢£¤¹¤£º¹¤¥ ¢¤WºG¤£º£¥ ¢º¹¤£¤£¤£¥ ¢£º£¤£¤mº¥ ¢£n£¤W¤£º¥ ¢¤£X£¤£1£¥ ¢¤£¤£¤£¤0¥ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ Garbett – Watson (B) Dowden – Watson (B) £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ ¢£¤£¤YZ£3¥ For upcoming tournaments go to the ¢¤£¤£¤»p£¥ calendar at www. newzealandchess. co.nz ¢»¤£¤£¤£¼¥ July: NZ Junior champs& rapid, Puchen ¢¤»¤£¤©¤£¥ Rapid, NI Champs ¢£¤«¤I¤£n¥ Aug: Waikato Open,Girls Champs,Puchen Rapid ¢¤£¤£¤£¤G¥ Sept: Puchen Rapid, Interschool Finals, ¢¹¤£¤£º¹¤¥ George Trundle IM ¢¤£¤W¤W1£¥ £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ Dive – Spain (W)

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 15 out on getting his FM title. I, on the other hand, had been there as the Women’s Puchen Wang – How Team Captain. I can assure the reader that coaching the NZ Women’s Team, I Shaped his Destiny and coaching Puchen (and Daniel Baider for that matter) are slightly different -by Mark van der Hoorn experiences. No disrespect intended of course. Puchen’s training commenced with me uchen Wang IM has returned to finding out whether or not he knew how PEurope for the second leg of his to play suicide chess. He didn’t? project to attain the GM Title. For Excellent! So began Lesson One: Student those of you who wonder how “Pooch” learns Humility from Master. Lesson One developed his mercurial chess strength was repeated several times so that Pooch the story is told by Mark in this 2007 could get the hang of it. Then it was time article that first appeared on the for Lesson Two: Master learns Humility Wellington Chess Club website. from Pupil. At this point I realised that During the last World Championship Pooch had spent far too much energy on match, Veselin Topalov complained that suicide chess, and it was time to move Vladimir Kramnik had access to Fritz in onto less trivial matters. the toilet. One can only speculate how badly Topalov would’ve been beaten had Did Puchen know how to play Kramnik had Pooch working as his progressive chess? He didn’t? Excellent! bathroom attendant. Computer assistance It was time for Lesson Three to begin. is naturally banned from tournament Essentially this was just Lesson One chess. Perhaps we should ban Pooch as again. And it was continued, as the well; they’re much the same thing really. Master realised it was terribly important that the point be hammered home. I’ve had a little bit to do with Pooch over Perhaps a little before the Master felt that the years. In fact, I put all of the credit his pupil was ready, we moved onto for his success at my feet. Much like the Lesson Four. This was markedly similar father in the Berenstain Bears, I’m sure to Lesson Two. he’s closely examined my play to find out what not to do. Why, I’m chess’s I discovered that Pooch enjoyed solving answer to Trinny and Susanna! But I was endgame studies. So I bought a book, and his “coach” and the World Youth we tried some together. This was Championships in Crete in 2004. frustrating for the Master, because the student never wanted to set the positions Yes, I’m sure I was a lot of help to the up on a board. All he wanted to do was guy. He’d just come from the Olympiad cry out “I see it!” before the Master had in Mallorca where he’d narrowly missed even adjusted his glasses to the

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 16 Concentration Position. The Master was dark. Eventually though, after reading fully convinced that the pupil had through the accompanying analysis, all mastered nothing but the art of crying out become clear. And doubtless I’ll give this “I see it!” Either that, or he’d read the study to my students at some point, and answer section already. castigate them for not spotting Ka3 in less than five years. In any event, the On one occasion we were studying a Master decided that it was time to put particularly tricky study by Reti. After endgame studies aside and move on to much frowning and grimacing, and the less trivial matters. appropriately pained groaning noises from the lad, his eyes suddenly brightened. “I see it!” he cried, followed Analysing with Pooch by an unusual extra “very clever. You won’t get it if you look for another Analysing with Puchen after his games million years!” An unnecessary slight on generally proved interesting. I’d set up a my problem solving abilities I thought; I board on the table, take his scoresheet, mean a million years is rather a long and start playing through the moves. time. Pooch would lie on his bed, and start reading a Tintin book. Every now and “I’ll give you five more minutes” came then I’d ask him “Why did you play this an unprompted comment from the move?” Almost always without fail he’d generous one. reply “I don’t know”. And that was if he I squeezed all the juice I could out of my felt like giving you a clue as to the inner brain. This young upstart wasn’t going to workings of his psyche. get the better of me. I was the Master, for On one occasion I tried being more God’s sake! However, apparently “five insistent. Pooch put his book aside for a more minutes” is from an unknown moment, and pronounced “What?” So Chinese dialect that means “five more once again, I asked him why he’d chosen seconds”.And I’d used all that up the particular move that he had. “It’s preparing for the well known “Vandalizer book” he said simply, and turned back to Brain Squeeze”. his secret idol, Captain Haddock. “King to a3!” exclaimed the student. “Billions of bilious blue blistering “What a ridiculous move” thought the barnacles Boy!!” I yelled. “How in ten Master. And the fogginess induced by the thousand thundering typhoons do you famous VBS must’ve been showing, know that??” because the pupil followed up with “You Implacably he recited a couple of don’t even understand the idea, do you?” variations that he’d thought of and To be perfectly honest, no, not at all. rejected, and then stated that he’d Even after examining the purported decided upon this variation as solution I was still completely in the recommended as untested on page

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 17 sixteen of such and such a book, on the right hand column, about halfway down. Then he turned his attention back to Project Grandmaster – Tintin’s wrestling match with the Puchen Fundraising Abominable Snowman or something. Rapid Tournaments I know that I should have believed him, Mike Steadman is fundraising for Project but I had to check anyway. Of course, Grandmaster – to enable Puchen to play everything was just as he stated. The guy internationally in 2008 with a Grandmaster seemed to be able to hold large quantities title the goal. The next three 25 plus 5 of information in the hard drive, rapids are 8 June, 13 July and 10 August. including processing comic books. You’ll Venue Auckland Chess Centre. These are often see Magic reading during his games grand prix Class 2 events. Contact Mike too, but this appears to be at a Windows Steadman at [email protected] 95 level, compared to Vista. The Master at this point decided to devote his efforts at beating the Pupil at So then, there’s a brief snapshot of what Hangman. After all, English was his you’re up against. My advice is to never second language. But he seemed to have try to out calculate the little sod. If you an uncanny grip on long scientific words, want to beat him tactically, you’d best be the veracity of which the Master couldn’t prepared to make about twenty seven quite ascertain. Sadly, the Master was trips to the toilet during the game, and to reduced to inventing words, and claiming hope he doesn’t have Danilov as his they were Olde English; certainly valid, second at any time in the future. It’s but as of the present, their use had fallen possible to be critical of Pooch’s strategic out of fashion. play at times, but he’s only sixteen, at that sort of thing comes with age. Good God. It doesn’t bear thinking about. A young, but deserving champion.

Annotated Games

Stephen Lukey (2301) – Darryl Johansen (2446) George Trundle IM Tournament.2007 [Annotated by Darryl Johansen]

I hadn't played Stephen before and,

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 18 having spent some time paying through reversed in the ensuing moves goes to the his games on my database, I decided that heart of chess psychology! 20...Nd4 he could play almost anything and the 21.Qe3 Qe5 22.Ba4 Rad8 23.Kh1 f4!? position might become random. Black pushes, why not? 24.gxf4 gxf4 Forewarned is foretold.... 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 25.Qh3 Bc8? or 25...e3 26.Rg1 e2 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 g6 I don't 27.Rd3 f3 and it's "finita la musica" time play many Queen's Indians. Mind you, I 26.Qh4 Be6!? if 26...Nf5 27.Qxf4 didn't expect 3.Nf3 from my opponent. (27.Qxd8!) 27...Qxf4 (27...Rxd1 28.Qxe5 This system, attributed to Oleg Bxe5 29.Nxd1 Ng3+) 28.Rxf4 Ng3+. Romanishin in the book by Bogdan Lalic 27.Nc2 Bxc4 (27...c5!?) 28.Nxd4!? A on the Queen's Indian seemed worth a plausible try. 28...Rxd4 28...Bxf1 29.Nc6 try, especially as I had just been Bxg2+! (29...Rxd1 30.Nxe5 preparing against it for White! 6.Bg5 or £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ 6.Qc2!? after which 6.....Bxf3 is the main ¢£¤£¤£Z2¤¥ idea. 6...Bg7 7.e3 0–0 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4 ¢¼£¼£¤£p£¥ d6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.e4 g5 12.Bg3 Nh5 ¢£¼£¤£¤£¼¥ This idea, collecting the dark-squared bishop King's Indian-style and thereafter ¢¤£¤£ª£¤£¥ utilizing the "flexible" pawn structure is ¢m¤£¤»¼£H¥ the basis of Black's interpretation. ¢º£ª£¤£¤£¥ 13.e5?? Yeah well, you can only assume ¢£º£¤£¤¹º¥ your opponent will play normal moves. White must've had a brain spasm.... ¢¤£¤Y¤o¤0¥ 13...Nxg3 14.fxg3?! dxe5 15.d5 £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ Consistent.... 15...f5 16.dxe6 Nc5 17.Bc2 Rc1 was the variation I'd become Nxe6 18.Qe2 e4 19.Rad1 Qe8 20.Ne1 £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ entranced by. "It be no simple", as the ¢Y¤£¤IZ2¤¥ Yugoslav used to say.) [Pressed for an explanation Darryl relates that the ¢¼o¼£¤£p£¥ Yugoslav served as a name for a generic ¢£¼£¤«¤£¼¥ foreign born player during his formative ¢¤£¤£¤»¼£¥ Melbourne pub chess days – Tech Ed] ¢£¤¹¤»¤£¤¥ 30.Kxg2 f3+ 31.Kh1 Rxd1+ 32.Nxd1 Qe6! where Black's pawns and active ¢º£ª£¤£º£¥ pieces will carry the day. 29.Rxd4 Qxd4 ¢£ºm¤G¤¹º¥ 30.Rxf4 e3? Too clever by half! Now the ¢¤£¤WªW1£¥ black king has safety issues. 30...Rxf4 £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ 31.Qxf4 e3 32.Qxc7 Qd3 33.h3 e2 31.Rxf8+ (31.Rxd4?? Rf1#) 31...Kxf8 My opponent has thus far played 32.Qh3! So now Stephen begins to find incomprehensibly: how the roles are serious tricks. But "so what ", I thought,

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 19 as I ran as short of time as my opponent. outcome. This was an irrational bet.... 32...Ke7 33.Qc8 Be5? 33...Qd8 34.Qg4 43...Kf4 Black is winning. Bxc3 35.Qxc4 Bd4 was a safe idea that I'd seen; but with the win now getting In our pub post-mortem,the various further and further away, I wanted checking sequences seemed unclear,but more... 34.Qe8+= Kf6 35.Qf8+ Kg5 Fritz had found an elegant solution; 36.Qe7+ Bf6 37.Ne4+ Kf5 38.Nxf6 Would I have seen it, with only a few £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ minutes to play with ? Possibly not! ¢£¤£¤£¤£¤¥ 44.Kg2? 44.Nh5+ Kf3 45.Qf8+ Bf7!! A ¢¼£¼£H£¤£¥ clever idea,decoying the Queen onto the ¢£¼£¤£ª£¼¥ white squares. Even so,there was another way. (45...Ke3 46.Qxh6+ Kf2 47.Qf8+ ¢¤£¤£¤2¤£¥ Ke1 48.Qb4+ Kd1 49.Ba4+ Kc1 ¢m¤oJ£¤£¤¥ 50.Qe1+ Kxb2 51.Qb4+ Ka1 52.Qe1+ ¢º£¤£¼£¤£¥ Ka2 is also winning!) 46.Qxf7+ Ke3 ¢£º£¤£¤¹º¥ 47.Qe7+ Kd2 44...Bd5+ Like the blind chicken finding corn, I was able to ¢¤£¤£¤£¤0¥ "peck" a winner. 45.Nxd5+ 45.Kh3 £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ Qe3+ 46.Qxe3+ Kxe3 47.Nxd5+ Kd2 and wins.(47...Kf2?? 48.Nf4) 45...Qxd5+ 38...e2! Even though heavily into the 46.Kf2 Qf3+ 47.Ke1 Qf1+ 48.Kd2 increments, I was happy to have foreseen Qd1+ 0–1 this sharp shot. Black should be O.K. (not 38...Qxf6 39.Bc2+ Kg5 40.h4+! winning) 39.Bd7+ Kg6 40.Be8+ Kf5 Mike Steadman – Antonio Krstev 41.Bd7+ Kg6 42.Be8+ Kf5 Surely a Puchen Wang 2nd Sunday in March draw?! I once had a game in the first Rapid round of a tournament in Uzes, France, [Annotated by Mike Steadman] 1988. My "local" opponent had capitalised on a massive blunder that I Although I have never feel completely in had made to gain an immediately drawn control against the Benoni, I decided that position. He checked once, then twice playing the main Benoni man in and after I'd gotten up from the board, he Auckland in a rapid was a great declared to the sundry denizens gathered opportunity to try something new against around, "Je joue pour le gain". It needs it. 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 exd5 no translation (note for our Taihape 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Taimanov's 7. readers – “I play for a win” Tech Ed); f4 and Bb5+ are probably more suffice to say, he'd soon lost! 43.g4+?? threatening, but there's too much theory Having built up a little bank of time, via for my liking. 7...Bg4 7...Bg7 is the the repetitions, Stephen, like the "main" line, but the early Bg4 does have Frenchman, "punts" on a positive the benefit of getting rid of the

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 20 problematic Bishop. So much for my threatening to invade. 28...Red8 29.g3 prep, I had prepared 8.h3, so Antonio Ng6 30.Bg2 Be5 31.Nxe5 Qxe5 32.g4 pretty much left me to my own devices - Not the best, f4 was a better option. 32.f4 bugger! 8.Be2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Bg7 10.0–0 gxf4 33.gxf4 Nhxf4 (33...Qf6 34.Qf3 0–0 11.Bf4 a6 12.a4 Qe7 13.Qc2 I'd Ng7 35.Bh1 Kh7 36.Rb7) 34.Rf1 Qxe4 managed to find my way down the main 35.Bxf4 (35.Bxe4 Nxh3+ 36.Kh2 Nxf2 line, but this was probably not the best – 37.Rxf2 Rab8 38.Rxb8 Rxb8 39.Bxg6 the immediate h3 was an option, waiting fxg6 40.Rf6 Kg7 41.Rxd6 Rb4 42.Bxc5 to find the best square for the Queen. for Rxa4 43.Ra6) 35...Qxf4 36.Qxf4 Nxf4 example 13.h3 Nbd7 14.a5 Ne8 15.Qa4 37.Rxf4 32...Nhf4 33.Bf1 Rd7 34.Bd2 Rb8 16.Rfe1. 13...Nbd7 14.h3 Ne5 Kh7 35.Bc3 Qe7 36.Qd2 Ne5 37.Kf2 c4 15.Be2 I wasn't very excited about my 38.Rb5 Ned3+ 39.Kg3 h5 40.Bd4 Kg6 position hereabouts, but it's rapid, 41.Rxa5 Rh8?? Antonio was in bad time anything can happen so why not remain trouble and this blunder was probably optimistic? 15...b6 16.Rfe1 Rfe8 made because the Bishop couldn't "see" 17.Rab1 h6 18.b4 g5 19.Be3 Ng6 h8 a couple of moves ago as the Knight 20.bxc5 bxc5 21.f3 Qe5 22.Rb3 Nh5 was in the way. In time trouble the 23.Nd1 Nhf4 24.Bf1? Bishop was probably "hidden" in the £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ middle of the board. 42.Bxh8 f6 43.Qc3 ¢Y¤£¤Y¤2¤¥ Rd8 44.Qxf6+ Qxf6 45.Bxf6 Kxf6 ¢¤£¤£¤»p£¥ 46.Bxd3 h4+ 47.Kf2 cxd3 48.Ke3 Nxh3 ¢»¤£¼£¤«¼¥ 49.Kxd3 Ke5 Suddenly Black has some counterplay. One thing about Antonio, ¢¤£¼¹J£¼£¥ once he has lost material he is actually ¢¹¤£¤¹¬£¤¥ more dangerous and resourceful, a scary ¢¤W¤£n¹¤¹¥ prospect at the business end of a rapid ¢£¤G¤£¤¹¤¥ game. 50.Ra7 Nf4+ 51.Ke3 Ng2+ 52.Kf2 Nf4 53.Re7+ Kd4 54.a5 Rc8 ¢¤£¤©Xm1£¥ 55.Ra1 Nd3+ 56.Kg1 Rc2 57.a6 Ke3 £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ 58.a7 h3 59.Ra3 Rc8 Some more moves were blitzed out, we couldn't reconstruct An obvious mistake, I was getting really them but the outcome is clear now. concerned about my position, his Knights Anyway a lucky escape for me. I need to were starting to jump all over me. go back to the drawing board and learn 24...a5? Nxh3+ wins a pawn due to something about the early Bg4 line. 1–0 Qg3+ winning the exchange if White takes the Knight. A real let-off, typical of rapid. 25.Nb2? Nh4? 26.Qf2 Nh5 Helen Milligan – Sharon Wu 27.Nc4 Qe7 28.Reb1 Things have turned 2008 NZ Womens Championship around some, the Kingside is a bit more [Annotated by Ewen Green] secure and now the double rooks are

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 21 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 e4?! This £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ dubious thrust has brought Sharon ¢Y¬£¤2p£Z¥ seriously good results in the past. ¢¼»¼£¤»¤»¥ Nowadays 3...Bd6!? is regarded as more ¢£¤£¤£¼£¤¥ tenacious. 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.d3 Qxd5?! This regains the pawn only temporarily - but ¢¤£¤£J£¤£¥ more importantly allows the central ¢£¤£¤£¤£¤¥ situation to be clarified to White's ¢¤£¤£¤£¤£¥ definite advantage. Black needs to keep ¢¹º¹¤Gº¹º¥ her ammunition dry... (5...Be7!? is Black's best chance of getting chances). ¢X£n£1m¤W¥ 6.Nbd2!± Bf5? Now Helen was at the £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ end of her preparation - but she could be 11.Bf4! Qxe2+ 12.Bxe2 Two Bishops, fairly sure that Sharon was out of book better pawns, better development...isn't too! 7.dxe4!+- Initiating a forcing that enough? 12...c6?! 13.0–0–0 Nd7 sequence which leaves Black equal on 14.Bg4 0–0–0? 14...Ne5 is Black's last material but in dire straits in every other chance, hoping for an ending with R + respect. 7.Ng5!? wins a pawn - but opposite-coloured B's, a pawn down. exchanges fewer pieces and leaves the Even that would be a semi-miracle. door open for"compensation". 7...Bxe4 15.Rxd7 Rxd7 16.Rd1 1–0 8.Ng5! Qxg5 9.Nxe4 Qe5 10.Nxf6+ gxf6

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NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 22 Club and Local News

Chess on the East Coast and lunchtime. Genesis’s teaching is recognized by the IM Anthony Ker reports on his local mental health organisation and they visit to Gisborne support his idea for a chess tournament: The Like Minds Like Us Gisborne Open, a six round rapid chess tournament on -So you wanna play some chess? March 29th 2008. -OK let’s play some chess. - Hey are you playing the Scotch on me? And this is where I come in. Genesis has -Are you checking me? invited me to come and direct the -Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to tournament. The lucky winners will hide. receive prizes of coaching sessions with -OK I’ll take that then. me! So I’m flying into Gisborne for the -That’s not a take! You call that a take! weekend with a suitcase full of digital chess clocks on hire from the Wellington Trash-talking, Genesis and Jedi, as Chess Club. I’m met at the airport by recorded in Dark Horse, a TV Genesis and Jedi. I don’t remember what documentary made about Genisis Potini Jedi’s real name is but everyone calls him and his use of chess to promote good Jedi. Genesis taught him chess and he mental health on the East Coast became a disciple and the name stuck. This is chess, Gisborne-style. No holds I’m taken to meet my hosts Dr John barred, plenty of action, a heady mixture Marks and his wife Evie. They have a of mistakes and good moves, played at magnificent house and I am warmly speed with non-stop commentary and no welcomed. John shows me a couple of long pauses for contemplation. Reflex books on Kriegspiel, a 3-player chess chess, where you go with your first variant involving deductive reasoning instinct. A far cry from the traditional which I am very interested in. Evie cooks picture of greybeards spending hours a goulash to die for. over a single move. We play a few games of blitz chess. But it’s producing a mini-revolution in Against Jedi I give up my rook to force a Gisborne, where Genesis Potini is Mr new queen through. A queen for rook up Chess. He visits the schools teaching I’m in cruise mode when disaster strikes chess to hundreds of eager young kids and Jedi’s rook skewers my king and who have never played before. And they queen. Change to super-blitz mode. A love it. Chessboards appear at playtime mad flurry of moves ensues, pieces go

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 23 flying everywhere. Suddenly there is a drawn rook + 2 pawns endgame. triumphant cry of “FLAG!” Alas, my Although Genesis has only 30 seconds time has expired while Jedi still has one left his opponent sportingly accepts his second left on his clock. An epic victory draw offer. I know many who would greatly enjoyed by all present. play on for the win on time. Fortunately the introduction of Fischer time controls Next morning we rise early and head for (with increments for each move) has the tournament. A room has been hired at largely solved this problem. the community centre and 31 players (9 adult + 22 juniors) have registered to Round 5 is the big clash between Genesis play. Board 1 sports a beautiful raised and Jedi. Director Jim Marbrook (Dark chessboard. There is the usual delay in Horse) has come down from Auckland to starting the first round and the printer has film the tournament and interview the broken down. Genesis’s wife Natalie players. The game is very tense. rushes off to fix it while I read out the Genesis’s king makes an early draw. Genesis welcomes everyone, appearance on f2 and he has to lose time proclaims “There will be no noise in my scuttling back to the queenside. Then he tournament!” and threatens dire starts a counter-offensive but Jedi’s retribution for any exceptions. And we position is well-coordinated to withstand are under way. it. At the critical moment each side has about 5 minutes left, everyone is 15 minutes later almost every game has watching and Jim’s video camera is finished. Since the next round does not poised above the players looking down start for another 45 minutes this is a bit on the board. Genesis moves a rook to h1 awkward. A flexible approach to our and it is promptly swept off the board by published timetable is required! Genesis a black bishop gunning down the has designated 3 children ‘musketeers’. diagonal from b7. His position collapses Their job is to round everyone up when and Jedi takes the game to advance to the next round is about to start. This 5/5. proves to be very useful throughout the day. Jedi wins again in the final round to complete a picket fence. One of the At lunchtime we adjourn to Pizza Hut. junior players has come though the pack Anthony’s tip – do not indulge in an all- to claim second on 5 points. Genesis you-can-eat pizza fest before an recovers with a win to finish third equal important game! As director I feel less on 4½. There are book prizes and inhibited however. Round 4 and the top vouchers for the juniors, and Jedi gives a players are starting to clash. Genesis runs touching speech thanking Genesis for into some problems and is behind on everything he taught him (too much!?) time and position. He rallies and manages to steer the game into a dead That evening I demonstrate a few of my

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 24 favourite games and on Sunday we go 4. David Bell ½-1½ Martin Sims out to the tiny settlement of Whangara, 5. Brian Williams 1-1 Stewart Holdaway where the film Whale Rider is set. I get to 6. Aaron Jian 2-0 Jeremy Smith see the marae, the beach, the waka and 7. Bill Maddren ½-1½ Michael Yuan some of the fibreglass whales used in the 8. Kelly Forrest 1-1 Daniel Yuan movie. Then it’s back to Gisborne for a 9. Dilba Sanga 1-1 Frank Visser quick cuppa, blindfold chess at the 10.John Young 2-0 Mathew Yuan airport, and I’m heading home after a great weekend. City Slickers versus Local Yokels Wanganui vs Palmy for the Burnham Cup Alan Aldridge and Justin Davis Observe. n a 2005 interclub match Wanganui IChess Club defeated an he Burnham Cup is contested underpowered team from the Tbetween Wanganui and Wellington Chess Club. A result so Palmerston North Clubs. Justin Davis stunning and unexpected that in the reports on the tricks used by a hallowed halls of the sacred and Wanganui club desperate for success ancient Wellington Chess Club, inquires were held, heads rolled and After 20 years of successfully defending that day was never spoken of again. the Burnham Cup, Wanganui lost Then in 2006 Palmerston North, led by narrowly to Palmerston North in 2007. Charles Ker and Justin Davis, ended Wanganui, keen to regain the Cup, hid Wanganui's unbeaten 20 year run by lucky rabbit feet all around the room. narrowly defeating the higher rated This had the hoped for effect on the Wanganui team in their annual Burnham Palmy team. Charles Ker was a queen up Cup match. Since half the Wanganui A- but walked into a cheapo, allowing Chris grade were Palmy players, a meeting of Burns to sac his rook to force a draw by inbred provincial minds from both clubs perpetual check.. Similar disasters befell was held and a plan hatched to once many of the Palmy team and thanks to again defeat the mighty Wellington Chess our lucky rabbit feet ploy Wanganui are Club in the 2008 return match. The one up in this two-part Interclub match. provincials knew a second defeat would Horse shoes are being collected by be one humiliation too many for the Wanganui for part two in October. proud Wellingtonians, whose shamed members might well drown themselves Wanganui(12½)-Palm.Nth. (7½) off Ross Jackson's house on Raumati 1. John McDonald 1½ - ½ Justin Davis beach on the trip home, a sight they 2. Chris Burns 1½-½ Charles Ker hoped to watch, entertainment options 3. James Stewart 1½-½ Stephen Taylor being limited in Wanganui.

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 25 In their thirst for glory and free entertainment the yokels planned a Leonard McLaren superteam of the top players from both th Palmy and Wanganui clubs, united to becomes 27 National surprise and slaughter the unsuspecting Master Wellingtonians. Following which, Wanganui Club would proclaim itself the he Howick-Pakuranga club is Strongest Club in the country, mocking celebrating after their own the city slickers who boast that title on T Leonard McLaren become the 27th their website, but are evasive and look at New Zealand Master after finishing their feet and examine fingernails if 4th-8th at the New Zealand Chess anyone asks for proof. For an encore Championship at Auckland in Auckland Clubs would be invited down January. to taste the same. Well that was the plan. Wellington who are not slow learners and Leonard McLaren was born in 1964. He remembered their previous defeat at the learned to play chess aged 4 and joined a hands of Wanganui, hatched there own club aged about 11. He won the New devious plan, and turned up with NZ Zealand Schoolpupils Championship in chess legend 9-time NZ champ Anthony 1980 (jointly) and 1981. During the Ker, and former NZ champ Scott 1980's he won the Wellington Wastney plus another chess star Nic Championship three times. Croad, and useful at a pinch players like From 1989-1991 Leonard based himself Alan Aldridge and Ross Jackson. The in London and played about 100 result was a spectacular victory for the tournaments in London and England Wellington Club 16.5 to 1.5, and the during this time, including three British temporary stop to the yokel's visions of Championships, scoring 5/11, 5/11 and world domination of the NZ interclub 6/11 respectively. He returned to New scene. Zealand in September 1991 with a wealth of experience and over the next several Wanganui/PNorth(1½) - Wgtn(16½) years slowly started to accumulate those 1. Charles Ker 0 - 2 Scott Wastney New Zealand Master points. He was 3rd= 2. John McDonald 0 - 2 Anthony Ker in the New Zealand Championship in 3. Justin Davis 0 - 2 Nick Croad 2001. He was North Island Champion 4. C Backhouse ½ - 1½ A Aldridge (jointly with Paul Garbett) 2004, 2006 5. Martin Post 0 - 2 Ross Jackson and (jointly with Don Eade) 2007. Just 6. S Holdaway 1 - 1 Roy Seabrook before the New Zealand Championship 7. Brian Williams 0 - 2 Ralph Townsend in January 2008 he had accumulated 88 8. Tehgyu Kim 0 - 2 L Farrington Master points. An outstanding 9. John Young 0 - 2 Andrew Brockway performance of 4th= at that tournament

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 26 saw him break the 100 points barrier The package being put together by Chris required to achieve his New Zealand Benson has all the ingredients of a 'must National Master title. go' tournament.

Chris Benson is has been involved in several successful chess events, in particular the 2005 visit of GM Nigel Short. To bring Nigel here was quite a coup for Chris, who underwrote and organised the visit. Nigel in return gave Chris some free coaching at each stop of their tour. The coaching consisted of Nigel, a super GM who in his daily life is never exposed to terms like 'Canterbury B Grade Club Leonard receives his National Master Championship' let alone sees a scoresheet Certificate from NZCF President Paul from this unknown planet, would Spiller examine a Benson game, and eyes widening in disbelief, spend the next two hours carefully pointing out to Chris all South Island Champs his mistakes and inadequacies. Promise to be a Ripper So we can assume Chris may not wish to aikoura is a well known tourist seek more GM coaching in Kaikoura, but Kdestination famous for its whale the GM's themselves will be there. Our watching excursions. To see a blow own Murray Chandler and the Australian hole spurting and a mighty tail Darryl Johansen are expected to play. disappearing under the waves, Puchen Wang is a possibility as are followed by a succulent meal of local several IMs. crayfish, is what Kaikoura is all about. The venue is one of the more exotic chosen for chess, the half underground With Kaikoura the venue for the 2008 cellar of the Kaikoura Winery. Imagine a South Island Championships, this half round style big tin shed, buried in promises to be a great tournament. the ground. All players will be hoping Following the success of last year's some wine has been left in the casks and event in Nelson, the same formulae, looking forward to drinking it straight stunning location and guaranteed strong from the spigots. But even if by some titled players, is being repeated. unthinkable oversight the casks are dry, there will still be a dedicated restaurant with a different set menu every night, and

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 27 a grand dinner in the wine cellar on the Aimers 3; (5) P. Dawson 2½; (6) T. Saturday night. Duffield 2; (7-8) C. Lydiate & B. Southgate 1½; (9-10) A. Newbould & J. Set aside the 8th to 12th of October. Entry Armstrong 1; (11) D. Reid ½; (12) C. form details will be published and McRae 0. distributed soon. The following game was played in the Cleland Trophy which after four rounds Otago Club News features a three-way tie for first between John Sutherland, Quentin Johnson and uentin Johnson reports from Terry Duffield on 3 points. QDunedin on events at OCC to date in 2008. Hamish Gold - Quentin Johnson The first club tournament of the year was Cleland Trophy, round 4 the Swiss Rapid, which resulted in a 3- [annotated by Quentin Johnson] st way tie for 1 between Hamish Gold, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 Geoff Aimers and David Reid on 4/6. 5.Be3 Bg7 6.Nc3 d6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.O-O- Alistair Newbould performed well to O?! (8.f3 was necessary to preserve the finish 4th on 3½ despite taking two byes. dark squared bishop) 8.... Ng4 9.Bb5 Welcome to new member Catherine Bd7 10.h4 h5 11.Kb1 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Ne5 McRae, who was formerly a member of 13.Nf3! O-O 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxd7 the Te Awamutu club. Scores: (1-3) H. Qxd7 16.Nd5 e6 Gold, G. Aimers & D. Reid 4; (4) A. £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ Newbould 3½; (5) J. Sutherland 3; (6-9) ¢Y¤£¤£Z2¤¥ R. Sutton, C. Lydiate, P. Dawson & B. ¢¼»¤I¤»¤£¥ Southgate 2; (10) J. Armstrong 1½; ¢£¤£¼»¤»¤¥ (11-12) C. McRae & T. Riley 1. ¢¤£¤©p£¤»¥ FM Richard Sutton showed he is still a ¢£¤£¤¹¤£º¥ force to be reckoned with after an ¢¤£¤£º£¤£¥ absence from club events by winning the ¢¹º¹H£¤¹¤¥ Swiss Standard tournament with 4/4. Owing to mutual byes he didn't meet his ¢¤0¤W¤£¤W¥ main rival John Sutherland who finished £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ on 3/3 tied for second with Geoff Aimers 17.Nf4?! (White's plan of clearing the and Hamish Gold on 3/5. A notable way for a kingside advance g2-g4 and th showing was young Patrick Dawson's 5 h4-h5 looks correct, but paradoxically the place on 2½ /5. Scores: (1) R. Sutton 4; knight is better on the queenside e.g. (2-4) J. Sutherland, H. Gold & G. 17.Nb4 Qa4 18.g4!? hxg4 19.h5 a5

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 28 20.Nd3 Qxe4 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.hxg6 Summer Cup. Nic Croad continued his Qxg6 23.Qh2 Qg7 24.Rd7 and White good form at the club winning the will win back a pawn with good activity) event by a full point from IMs Anthony 17...Qc6 18.Qd3 (Now on 18.g4 hxg4 Ker and Russell Dive. Daniel Baider 19.h5 g5! wins a useful tempo.) 18... showed his potential finishing second Qb6 19.Qb3 Qxb3 20.axb3 Rfc8! equal. 21.Rdg1 Kf8! (Black cannot generate 7 points Nic Croad 6 points Daniel play on the queenside, so he moves his Baider, Russell Dive, Anthony Ker 5.5 king out of way) 22.g4 hxg4 23.Rxg4 points Mark Van der Hoorn 5 points Ke7 24.Nd3 Bf6 25.Rf1 Rf8 26.Rgf4 Martin Hill, Ross Jackson, Brian Nijman, Bg7 £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦£ Michael Nyberg, Don Stracy 4.5 points ¢Y¤£¤£Z£¤¥ Bill Forster, Gavin Marner, Ian Sellen 4 points Alan Aldridge, Megan Du Plessis, ¢¼»¤£3»p£¥ Lawrence Farrington, Michael Hewson ¢£¤£¼»¤»¤¥ Mulshankar Joshi, Arthur Pomeroy, ¢¤£¤£¤£¤£¥ Romeo Rabina, Roy Seabrook ¢£¤£¤¹X£º¥ 3.5 points Paul Bowden, David Capper, Mark Wilkins 3 points Andrew ¢¤¹¤©º£¤£¥ Brockway, Alistair Nicholls, Edmund ¢£º¹¤£¤£¤¥ Salem 2 points Neels Du Plessis, Alex ¢¤0¤£¤W¤£¥ Olssen, Somesh Pattekar, Hamish £¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡£ Shierlaw 1.5 points Hugh Waugh 1 point Matthew Proctor 27.Rg4? (the h-pawn is now doomed - if Following this was a first for the club, a White exchanged it with 27.h5! gxh5 Fischer Random tournament. The format 28.Rh4 Rh8 29.Rfh1 he would have was 25 plus 5, two games a night for some drawing chances.) 27... Rh8 28. three weeks. It was an interesting Nf4 Bf6 29.Rh1 Rh6 30.Rf1 (Or 30.Ng2 experiment and enjoyed by those who Rah8 followed by 31... g5 will win the took part. Fischer Random seemed to pawn.) 30... Rxh4 31.Rxh4 (31. Rxg6 engender many tactical games. The first fails to Rxf4!} Bxh4 0-1 (This looks a four rounds saw only one draw. little premature, okay white is a pawn Watching out for the unexpected is down but in positions like this my required for players new to the format. opponents are still rejecting my draw For those not paying due attention offers, not resigning! Tech Ed). disaster can come calling early in the game as realisation dawns a pawn or Wellington Club News piece cannot be defended by usual means. In one round a black rook went ellington Chess Club's first missing in two games by move three! IM Wtournament of the year was the Anthony Ker finished with wins against

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 29 Scott Wasney and Nic Croad to win the tournament. Final Placings 5.5 points Anthony Ker 5 points Nic Croad 4.5 History Of Chess points Russell Dive, Scott Wastney, Michael Nyberg 4 points Brian Nijman 3 points Alan Aldridge, Bill Forster, The Story of New York's Martin Hill, Ross Jackson, Mark Van der Stuyvesant Chess Club – Hoorn 2 points Andrew Brockway, Lawrence Farrington, Matthew Proctor, by Alan Aldridge Ian Sellen 1 point Blaise Drinkwater, Imagine the time and place is 1930's Edmund Salem, Roy Seabrook New York City, the years of the 0 points Paul Bowden, Romeo Rabina. Great Depression. You're in a narrow smoke filled room, the loft Havelock North and of an old brownstone building, Hastings overlooking Fourteenth Street on New York's lower East Side. It's not often we hear about what's happening in some of our smaller Through the cigarette haze you view a clubs. But if the motorcade of NZCF chaotic scene of activity and noise. Pools president Paul Spiller ever rolls of light from bare overhanging bulbs, into Hastings, or Havelock illuminate a long row of crowded chess North...whichever one the Hastings tables. Behind these are some card tables Havelock North club meets in, he'll and at the far end a kitchen. Some better find a thriving little club. off chess players, easily identified by Justin Davis who has his finger on the their waistcoats and jackets, buy the pulse of three central North Island clubs, coffee or hot meals on offer. the new Palmerston North, the old and established Wanganui and Hastings – At the chess tables games are continuous, Havelock North, has obtained this report accompanied by coffeehouse chess style on the Hastings Havelock North club's tirades of good natured insults. There are recently completed PD Lee cup, a 20/10 cries of 'patzer!' and 'dummkopf!' tournament. Justin reports that 10 times Here money changes hands, every game club champion Chris Smith had a has a stake. You are among some of the comfortable victory conceding only one more colourful characters ever to obsess draw to Brent Cooze who came 3rd. M over a chessboard. In the Stuyvesant Stewart filled out the podium with a Chess Club, home of American second place finish. coffeehouse chess.

Coffeehouse chess is a style of playing

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 30 most of us know about. Freewheeling above their heads. and speculative. Sacrifices are frequent and careful positional play ignored in the To the chess players the club was a world quest for combinative tactical brilliance. of their own. Even the great Alekhine on one occasion in 1933, made a famous It is also characterised by accompanying appearance. chatter; put downs and a flow of hopefully off-putting insults. Alekhine, who was not known for his pleasant personality, at first played bridge This story is about one of several and drank heavily. Eventually, accusing coffeehouse style chess club's that his partner of being in cahoots with the flourished in New York's East Side. The opposition, he stormed off to the chess almost forgotten Stuyvesant Chess Club. tables and demanded 'who is the In its heyday during the 1930s the club strongest player here, I'll give good odds' was a world apart, inhabited by an array of strange characters, made stranger it Norman Lessing, who died in 2001 and seemed by their addiction to chess. The whose reminiscences of those years this club opened early every day and closed story is based on, was then a young man. late, at 3 or 4 am. Many regulars always Later he had a USCF rating of over 2200. seemed to be there as if they had no Lessing proposed draw and pawn odds home to go to. Some managed a for ten dollars, a very large sum in the subsistence living playing for stakes of 1930's and an audacious offer to make ten cents to a dollar wagered on each the great Alekhine. For probably the first game. All day they played each other, time ever, the room fell silent. Like plus visitors and locals. The visitors were moths to a flame players gathered round 'clients' whose dimes and quarters the as Alekhine sized up up his young club's practised hustlers expertly challenger. extracted. Alekhine playing black, removed his The Stuyvesant Chess Club wasn't a club King's bishop pawn and Lessing opened in the modern sense. It had no e4. Alekhine replied d5. Lessing saw a membership or attendance fees or chance to grab another pawn and played constitution. It was run by one man, Qh5+ and on the reply g6 snatched a Jacob Bernstein, known as Yonkle. pawn with Qxd5. To Lessing's surprise Bernstein was a strong chess player Alekhine exchanged queens, but despite himself but his chess club also served as being two pawns down the position a front for his illegal card gambling offered black better chances. Gradually operation! His wife's family boasted the pressure on Lessing's position told several police officers and sometimes the and Alekhine won back the pawns, but at couple entertained groups of officers the cost of exchanging pieces. Material downstairs, while the gambling went on even, the game petered to a draw.

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 31 come, when I castle my Rook ends up on Alekhine now with the alcohol wearing the Bishop square and when you castle, off, set the pieces up and asked “Encore your Rook ends up on your King une partie” to which Lessing with his ten square?” To which Treysman famously dollars in hand made what he considered replied, “Look, you castle your way and his wisest move of the night and replied I'll castle my way, okay?” “Okay” “Merci non”. agreed the 'client' to such a reasonable request! The strongest player at the club and a master of chess hustling was George Another of Treysman's tricks was to Treysman. He was never known to read a castle a rook from the adjacent board into chess book, but had tremendous natural his own position. Treysman also hustled ability. As an unknown playing in the at the New York Chess and Checkers first modern US chess championships in Club, nicknamed the 'Fleapit'. The 1936, he shocked everyone by coming Fleapit was the most famous of New third equal with GM Ruben Fine. York's coffeehouse chess establishments, of which there were a number from the Treysman, nicknamed 'Shirley' after his 1930s to 1950s. habit of singing during games. 'they call me Shirley, because my hair is curly' At the Stuyvesant Club one of would snag his 'clients' with a mixture of Treysman's clients was a local deli owner persistence, put downs, and hard to resist who fell under chess addiction. His deli odds. Treysman's method was to casually takings travelled via the chessboard to offer a visitor a game for a stake. In the Treysman and from Treysman to horse face of a refusal, Treysman harangued bookies. Eventually the man lost his deli, his victim. “If not chess pinchole maybe? his house, his wife and children left and Casino? Dominoes? Ping Pong? he moved into the Fleapit to become a Tiddlywinks? What's you best game? I'll hustler himself. play anything and give you odds, that's how much I think of you.!” Most of the club's characters had nicknames. The nickname 'Farhrfahlen” The victim's ire sufficiently raised, he was given to an elderly member solely on was hooked. Treysman proceeded to account of his great dislike of the phrase, offer higher odds and stakes with each which meant in Yiddish “all is lost” or game, sometimes finishing giving Queen “Fallen” or “caved in” He gained his odds and still winning. Once, playing moniker one night playing a man called Queen odds to an opponent a little too Miller who to encourage resignation said good, Treysman improved his chances “you have a lost position fahrfahlen!” His with kingside castling where his Rook aged opponent screamed out 'Don't say 'castled' to e1. After some games of this that word!” “You mean I shouldn't say innovation, his opponent noticed. “How 'Farhrfahlen' Farhrfahlen?” taunted

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 32 Miller. Mutik was a dour man and Doc Slowly's constant admonitions of 'slowly slowly' From then on whenever the two met and his maddeningly slow pushing pieces Miller would tease the old man with the into place, drove Mutik crazy. As each nickname. On one occasion so surprising game developed his hammer would come him that, apoplectic with rage, down with greater ferocity, his insults 'Farhrfahlen', who was carrying a cup of grow more strident and the scar on his tea, threw up his hands sending cup chin whiten with rage. saucer and tea flying, scalding some innocent nearby card players. They played for fifty cents a game. Mutik would bring along a big pile of half The tale of 'Doc Slowly' dollar coins. Slowly was the better player so Mutik came prepared. After every loss Another famous character was a retired both followed the same ritual. Mutik took dentist, known as 'Doc Slowly' on out a coin, spat on it and threw it account of his habit of saying 'slowly contemptuously onto the board. Doc slowly' whenever his opponent made a Slowly delicately picked up the coin forceful move, and then replying by between thumb and forefinger, carefully carefully nudging his own piece into wiped it on his vest front and slipped it position. into his pocket. Then he'd set up his pieces for the next game. Mutik sat How one made a move was part of the glowering at Doc Slowly for a while, set game. Every player had a style. Some up his own pieces and away they went. would slam pieces down, known as 'the hammer', or the 'sledgehammer'; used in But one day a truck, not going slowly a lost position to slam a piece so hard the enough for the Doctor, hit him, ending rest scattered. Or the 'screw'; screwing a one of the more unusual contests in the piece in place, the 'straddle'; placing a history of coffeehouse chess. Mutik was piece half in one square and half in much affected, he couldn't bring himself another, allowing flexibility of movement to play coffeehouse chess again and died later on if needed! In 'le delicatesse'; the a short while later. piece is gently poked into place by the little finger, a technique designed to antagonise any 'hammer.' Not to be Puzzle Solutions confused with 'le delicatessant'; a hot Spain – McLaren) 1...Bb8! Cleanly salami sandwich is eaten over the board winning queen for rook. in the opponent's face! Van Riemsdijk – Lukey) 1.Nc4! Qc6 In the game Lukey randomised with For 10 years Doc Slowly played against a 1...Nxc2+ and then resigned after Qxc2. man known as 'Mutik with the Scar” Our main line shows what happens if Mutik's technique was 'the hammer'.

NZ Chess Magazine April 2008 33 black tries to avoid losing his queen to an Dive – Spain) 1.Bf6! Bxf6 2.Qxh6+ Kg8 obvious fork or discovery. 2.Nd6+ Kb8 3.Qxf6 Qe5 if 3...Qg4 4.Nh6+ 4.Qg5+ 3.Nb5+ Ka8 4.Nc7+ Kb8 5.Nxd5+ Ka8 Kh7 5.Rd3! The cleanest finish, mate is 6.Nc7+ Kb8 7.Nxe6+ Kc8 8.Nxd4 And inevitable. white has won a piece. Dowden – Garbett) 1...Ne1+! In the Fuatai – Hartvig) 1...Qe1+ [In the game game Black played 1...Re2+ after which black played 1...Qd5 and won after white can play on. 2.Kf1 2.Kh3 Rh4+ some adventures.] 2.Kh2 Be5! A rare and 3.gxh4 Re3# is a pretty alternative. amusing fork of rook and bishop by a 2...Nxd3 3.Rxd3 White can limp on a bishop. knight down, or recapture like this and Hartvig – Goodhue) This position after get mated 3...Re1+ 4.Kg2 R7e2+ 5.Kf3 only 9 moves appears just once in Big g4+ 6.Kf4 Rf2+ 7.Rf3 Rxf3# Database 2007 and amusingly it was Dowden – Watson) Despite two extra another NZ game; Weir-Leonhardt North pieces, black's whole position is en prise. Shore 1991. In that game white did not Some tactical wizardy is required to find find the devastating shot that is available the single narrow path to survival and here. Hartvig doesn't miss the ultimately prosperity. 1...Rxf6! In the opportunity though. 1.Nxe6! Qxe6 game black played 1...Be3? which 2.Nxd5 Qxe5 2...Qc6 and 2...Qd7 are jettisons one of the extra pieces without met by 3.Bb6 and are also hopeless. achieving much in return and indeed after 3.Bf4 Bxc2 And now white played 4.Qe1 2.Rxe3 Qg7 3.gxf5 Rxf6 4.Bxf6 black which wins as 4...Qxd5 is not possible. resigned. 2.Rxe7 Nxe7 3.Bxf6 However 4.Bxe5 is simpler, restoring Unfortunately for White the otherwise material equality, exchanging off black's devastating 3.Qxf6?? allows 4...Be4# only developed pieces (which leaves 3...h6! Black finds unlikely salvation. Black about 5 tempi behind in The potential threat of Be4# wins back development) and leaving black the queen. 4.Qxg6+ Nxg6 5.Bxd8 a4! defenceless against Nc7. And black has safely reached an ending Garbett – Watson) 1...Bxd4+! 2.Qxd4 with an extra piece. White's extra pawns e5! 3.Qd2 Exchanging pawns first makes are insufficient compensation here. no difference. 3...Qc5+ 4.Kf1 Qc4+ winning material.

2008 North Island Chess Championships - Tauranga Tuesday 15th July to Sunday 20th July 2008 at the Bureta Park Motor Inn, Tauranga. 8 round NZCF and FIDE rated Swiss, a Millennium Hotels GP Class 1 event.

The venue offers an excellent accommodation package with a share twin room including continental breakfast at $90 (incl) per night. There are also good dining options on-site.

A Millennium Hotels GP Class 2 Rapid Championship (six rounds at 25 plus 5) will follow on Sunday 20th July. For details and entry form contact the organiser Hilton NZBenne Chesstt at Magazine [email protected] or P.O.April Box 2008604, Hamilton 34 New Zealand Clubs' Contact Details

Ashburton Chess Club Meets Monday Watts 03 477 5226 email 7.15pm Community Health Services Block, [email protected] Dunedin Junior Chess Ashburton Hospital, Elizabeth St. Contact Ken Academy email [email protected] Pow 03 308 3655 email ashburtonchessclub Papatoetoe Chess Club Papatoetoe RSA @ihug.co.nz Bowling Club, 94 Cambridge Terrace. Meets Auckland Chess Centre 17 Cromwell St, Mt Wednesday Juniors 6.30pm Seniors 7.30pm Eden, Auckland. Meets Monday 7.30pm and Contact John McRae ph 09 278 4520 email Fridays 6.00pm for juniors. Clubroom ph 09 [email protected] 630 2042. Contact Bruce Wheeler 09 623 0109 Upper Hutt Chess Club. Hapai Club 879 email [email protected] Fergusson Drive. Meets Monday 7.30pm. Canterbury Chess Club PO Box 19997 Secretary Gerard Denton 04 5289297 email Christchurch. Meets Wednesday 7.30pm. 227 [email protected] Bealey Ave. Clubroom ph 03 366 3935 Waitemata Chess Club. PO Box 21478 President Chris Benson ph 0274 318 951 Henderson, Auckland. Kelston Community Secretary Craig Hall ph 128 9543 email Centre, Meets Mondays. Juniors schooldays [email protected] 6.15pm to 7.15pm. Seniors 7.30pm. Contact Hamilton Chess Club Contact Gary Judkins Bob Smith 09 817 2664 email [email protected] ph 07 855 5392 email judkins4actrix.co.nz Wanganui Chess Club. Blind Centre, 102 Peat Hastings Havelock North Chess Club PO Box Street. Meets Mondays 7pm. Secretary Kevin 184 Hastings. Meets Wednesday 7.30pm library Yorston, 5 Mitchell St ph 06 343 7166 Havelock North High School, Te Mata Rd. Wellington Chess Club. Turnbull House Secretary Chris Smith ph 06 877 4583 Bowen Street. Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm. Howick Pakuranga Chess Club. Haseler Hall, Secretary Alan Aldridge ph 04 971 4874 email underneath all Saints Church, Selwyn Road, [email protected] Howick. Meets Tuesday. Juniors 6.30 -7.30pm Gambit Chess Club Secretary Ted Frost, 103 Seniors 7.30pm. Secretary Kees van den Bosch Koromiko Rd, Gonville, Wanganui 06 348 4266 ph 09 577 5285 email [email protected] Eastern Kinghts Gisborne. Tuesdays 6.30pm Kapiti Chess Club Salvation Army Hall, Turanga Ararau Kahutia St Gisborne Contact Bluegum Road, Paraparaumu Beach Contact Genesis Potini 06 8687172 email Rosemary Kingston ph 04 292 8157 [email protected] Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club. Mt NZ Correspondence Chess Association. PO Maunganui RSA, Maunganui Road. Meets Box 3278 Wellington. Secretary Sandy Maxwell Mondays juniors 6pm to 7.30pm Seniors 7pm to 04 237 4753 10pm. Secretary Vaughan Colllingwood 07 544 North Harbour Junior. Northcote Community 1329 email [email protected] Centre, College Rd. Meets Thursday 6pm to New Plymouth Chess Club 11 Gilbert St New 7.30pm. Contact Felicity Timmings, 09 455 Plymouth. Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm. Pres C Bell 3729 email [email protected] ph 06 769 9419 Remuera Junior Remuera Bridge Club Fridays North Shore Chess Club PO Box 33 587, 5.45pm School terms. Contact Bob Mitchell Takapuna Auckland. Meets Wednesday 7.30pm 09 5288025 email [email protected] Northcote Community Centre, College Rd. Club Palmerston North Chess Club Palmerston Captain Peter Stuart ph 09 449 1812 email North Intermediate Normal School on Ferguson [email protected] Street. Meets Thursday 7.30pm President : Otago Chess Club 7 Maitland St Dunedin. Denis Davey Phone (06) 353 – 0192 email Meets Wednesday 7.30pm Secretary Duncan [email protected]

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