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}TEWZEALAND CHESS STOP PRESS is the official journal of the New Zealartd NewNZ Champion Chess Federation (Inc.), published bimonthly New Zealand Chess Australian GM Ian Rogers gWll (February, April, June, August, October, won the Vol 22 Number 6 December 1996 December). 22-playu New Z,ealatd Championship toumament conducted All correspondence, subscription renewals, by North Shore CC, Contents with Alexei gyz. changes of address, advertising inquiries, Kulashko ruoner-up on Alexei, now a New Z,ealand. 4 Mchael Freeman has recorded many fascinating aspects of the 1996 Olympiad in articles and other copy should be sent to residenl took the NZ Championship tifle. IM Russell Dive Armenia, which are reported in detail, with a first selection of games by the New Zealand Chess and FM Paul Garbett were 3: on 8. New Zealand players. P O Dox 3130 Tim llare GA won the Major Open with Wellington 10 David Guthrie lifted his FIDE rating with 6/13 at the World Junior Champs. 9Yz, ahead of M Arandjelovic AC, Hp Opinions expressed in articles, letters and Bennett and DJ Cooper on 8. 10 A tribute to the late Roger Gonin. other contibutions Ian Rogers ar€ those of the authors. won the NZ Rapid 11 North Shore produced a new format for the North Shore Open, starting with two ktters to the editor on any Championship toumament gW9, chess topic are wilh ahead rapid rounds. Honours were shared and Peter Stuart records some interesting welcome; limit 150 words, and ..for of Russell Dive (who took the NZ marked title) 7, games. publication." and AJ Love, AF Ker and RHart 6%. Leonard Mcl-aren takes the North Shore CC title. EDITORIAL Two IM norms 15 Mitor, Ted Frost. Among several notable features of the 17 The November 1996 NZCF combined raring list. International editor, NM Peter Sfuart. Congress lvere success by Alexei Kulashko 23 A selection of NZ news, plus results of the Mid-Canterbury Rapid. and Paul Garbett AIiII\ruAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES in achieving IM norms in play-offagainst and New Zealan($20.00 the championship. ?A o/rago win a Invercargill, while Auckland CC outrate outgrm Waitemata CC in the Jenkins Cup. Austalia, South Pacific , US$12.00 airmail New llfe member East Asiq N America US$15.00 airmail Congress tounmment director peter Stuart 25 Karpov is overshadowed by young guns at Tilburg, and a new Russiam champion Europe US$17.50 airmail, US$12.50 received a surprise at the start of Congress is crowned in NM Peter Stuart's international news review. economy with a presentation and the announcement 30 NZCF records the FM title for Bob Smith and lvlartin Dreyer and St€phen Lukey Rest of the world, US$20.00 ainnail, that affiliates skongly supported the award as New Zealandlvlasters, but a lack of venues from some NZCF events.. US$15.00 economy to him of life membership of NZCF for a Back issues available - send for details more than a quarter of a cenhrry of unstinted Coning in February: Full report and garnes ftom North Shore's noteworthy ADVERTISING RATES service. anniversary Congress; a selection of annotated games from the Erevan Olympiad and Full page NZ$45.00 the World Junior Championship; a big round-up of club championship results; and a Ilalfpage or tull column NZ$22.50 tribute to NZCF's new life membr. Ilalf column NZ$12.00 Club notices, classified NZ$1.50 per 15 COVER: Baraey Sullivan, of Snells Beach words. and formerly of Tawanga (at left) was COPY DEADLII\E honoured at a 9Uh birthday party before 1997 Lrtvirn Gambit Open, Sunday 23rd March Christmas. He also attended The deadline for the Febnrary issue has the opening of An NZCF-rated 6-round 30/30 swl'ss. the new Orewa pa.ssed. The deadline for the April issue is library, where chess can be played He is seen enjoying a game on lhat lst prlze $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200; under 1700 prizes, lst $250' 2nd 150, 3rd $100. Srturday, Merch 22. occasion - and receiving some advice from Enty fees, Senior $25, Juniors $20. Copy should include details of coming local MP and Minister Lqkwood Smlth. events for this year. Entries to PeuI Splller,59 Urbrldge Roa{ Ilowlck, Aucklend. The premlum advertlslng sprcc opposlte HOME PAGE ON WORLD WIDE }YEB ls evellrble et $20.00 per lssue. Ihis popiar townamenl and the Fencible Masters totrnament in the following week http: //ourworld.compusenre.comlhomepages are part of the Howich'ISGyear celebrations. /nzchesV
NZ Chess NZ Chess 5 32nd Olympiad in Ereyan hour, and a 30 minute each sudden death. lit venue with plenty of space, aud high By ICM Michael Freeman Rormds commenced at 3pm each day, with quahty printed bulletins were some of the "Unbelievable!", "You dkty filthy animal", The team's opposition averaged 27 points two rest days, after round six and round ten. luxuries available in Yerevan but not in "Scotty..Scotty..", "I'm going to deck you..", (1994 26%) ehch, with ten finishing above The individual and team results for each Moscow. The flrll weight of the Government and "Si!" - phrases that amply sum up the New ZeaLand, and four below. rormd for both teams are presented later in was behind 1[s event to make it a success. New Zealand experience at the 32"o Individually,. Ben Martin can be pleased this report. The Armenian people were among the most Olym.piad held in Yerevan, Armenia. with his score on board I of 8/14. His grtty Olympiad ln General friendly I have come upon, and were always The Olympiad very polite and helpfirl. The 600 shrdent and associated 676 F.I.D.E. determination served him well in several Armenia is located in the ancient lands, Congress was volnnteer helpers greatly assisted make held from the 15h September eadings. Martin Dreyer scored well with the bordering Turkey, Georgia, and Imn. The to 2'o October the event run smoothly for all terms. to 1996. The Olympiad was black pieces for 4W7, bnt 0/7 with white capital, Yerevan, is located in a fertile river contested by 114 teams in the Open Section, was disappointing. Mark Noble played valley, overlooked by Mt. Ararat, the Travel and accommodation and 74 teams in the Women's Section. New solidly throlghout for 5ll2wbrle Scott biblical site of Noah's Ark. They claim to be The majority of the New Zealand team Zealatd was represented in both events. The Wastney had a successful debut with7Wl4. the hrst counky in the world to adopt departed on Friday 13' September from teams were - Michael Freeman was required to play two Christianity as the official religion, back in Auckland to Athens via Singapore. There we Open Women games for W2 lnhrs usual time trouble. 301 AD. A large world celebration is met up with Ben Martin and Martin Dreyer, Ben Martin Rosaleen Sheehan All of tle teem must be commended for planned for the year 2001 to commemorate and spent 18 horus in Athens airport, before Martin Dreyer Edith Otene having to play a larger tlan usual mrmber of the 1700t amiversary of this event. joining an Armenian Airways charter flight gAmes MarkNoble Lp Parlane each, and perhaps this might have It is a nation that has re-emerged from the to Yerevan. Having to load our own bags Scott Wastney Teresa Sheehan contributed somewhat to the sluggish finish. break-up ofthe Soviet Union in 1991. It has into the aircraft's luggage containers nearly been troubled by effects of a disashous lost us one member's bags when we boarded Michael Freeman acted as Captain for both Women's Section tle earthquake in 1988 and by regional conflicts and left the luggage on the tarmac. The teams, 61( played as part of the Open Team The New Zealar;Ld team 1ry4s seeded 69'out with neighbouring states. Only recently has charter aircraft, an ex-Aeroflot Tupolov TU- when required. John Sheehan assisted as of 74 teams, representing 72 nations. The elechicity been restored, and many buildings 154, certainly set new standard for Women's Captain during ttre playing rounds. host nation helded two teams, and the Blind a one team. Seeds 62 toT4were all rurated. are still in the process of being repaired. maintenance and comfort. We were met Open Section The team scored 18 points for a share of Over 1.5 million people live in the capital upon arrival, passports collected for visa The New Zealatd team was seeded 686 out 63'o to 66' (66' on tiebreaks). This equals the out of a population of 3.5 million. processing, and transported to the ANI ofthe 114 teems, representing 111 nations. 18 points scored in 1994, and is a The city was not particularly clean, wittr Hotel, our home for the next two weeks. The host nation, Armenia, fielded three commendable performance from a very the air quite polluted from ill-running Lada Upon arrival, the allocation of rooms only teams, while the Intemational Blind Chess inexperienced team. 11sy played four teams cars. Shops were not obvious, with large took just over an hour this time, mostly Association fielded a composite team. that finished above, two that were equal, and outdoor markets the common method of trying to prove to the organisers that we had Overall, the result of the Open team in all eight that finished below. Scoring 7/9 in shoppiag. The small food outlets near the paid for the charter flight and had no scoring 25Yzponls for a share of82"d to 876 the last three rounds greatly boosted the hnal hotel were well stocked wittr bread, meats, intention of paying again. In fact, we had equal (82"' on tiebreaks) can be considered score and placing. and imported foodstuffs at very reasonable overpaid, with two tickets from Amsterdam disappointing. On paper, this result does not Rosaleen Sheehan skuggled early on, but prices for visitors. With the locals only being purchased but only one used due to the compare well with the 30 points of 1986 and hnished well as her confidence grew. Her earning US$15 per motrth, they were out of late withdrawal of Bob and Vivian Smith. 1988, the 27% ot 1994, and is % point less 4Wll was a good effort on board l. Edith the reach of all but those with relatives Before the Olympiad much had been made then the low of 26 1980. However, in Otene also struggled early, but improved. overseas sending money home. Casinos, bars of the poor conditions in Armenia. Certainly compared with the 1994 team, against the Lyr Parlane had an unhappy event, both at and restaurants were plentifirl. in Yerevan reports of extreme food, hot three countries played both events in and away from the board. Teresa Sheehan The Olympiad was very much an attempt to water and power shortages were (Bermud4 Morocco, and Tajikistan) the had an excellent result on debut. Her 7/ll show ttrat Armenia was re-building after its exaggerated. However ttris did not mean that 1996 team scored sigr.ihcantly better results. earned her a guaranteed 2050 rating, and was past difliculties. The Olympiad has been said there weren't problems. A large number of After 10 rounds the team had 20 points and the lOt best performance on Board 4 in the by many to be one of the better organized in players went down with various stomach 50o/o (1994 had l7Y), but skuck a Women's Section. recent memory. Certainly the nightmare complaints and hot water in some of the signifrcantly tougher draw to the finish with The time controls for both events was 40 conditions of Moscow two years ago were hotels was in short supply. At the end of the Italy, Austria and Syria in rounds ll to 13. moves in 2 hows each, 20 moves in one not repeated in Yerevan. Inlaid chess tables, Olyrnpiad it is understood that tle hot water distinguishable pieces, digital clocks, a well was ended as soon as the players left, and NZ Chess NZ Chess 6 7 for elechicity supply cut back. However, we had and had to play the next few rounds with a tr'IDE elections The next Olympiad was conltnned ureal' no complaints \Mith our hotel, apart from a second chair beside her board on which to Of course the elections in Yerevan Elista, and Istanbul in Turkey awarded the certain blandness with the food, and a keep the foot elevated. wene ttrose for the Governing body of chess, 2000 event. propensity for wash basins to become The chess began with the Open team FIDE. And back to the chess ... detached from the walls. With the water located upon the stage, where the top twelve The incumbent president was Kirsan On ttre two rest daYs the organisers undrinkable, most of us do not wish to see matches were played. Unfortunately, this Iljrrmzhinov, President of the Russian provided various tours around Armenia and anotter frzzy drink can for a few months. was the only Occasion they managed these Republic of Kalmykia and a skilled self- Yerevan, which some of tle New Zealanders The hrst day in Yerevan saw the team giddy heights. publicist. He made a point of meeting every took advantage of. The traditional Bermuda transported playins Olympiad, and presenting each to the complex for Armenlan elections... leam at the Party was held the night before the second accreditation, and the fust and last major member with several gifts - Kirsan Vodka, We soon learned that the Olympiad rest day and was a great success. organisational disaster of the event. Two Kirsan caviar, Kirsr;n sunglasses, his comic coincided with elections for the Armenian The final results saw Russia run away with multimedia computers complete witl video book autobiogaphy, a Kirsan book on the Govenrment. This was not a coincidence. the Open event with 38% points, ahead of cameras and photo-id printing lasers were Karpov-IGmsky match, and a Kirsan watch. The dates were plaraed to coincide with the the Ukraine 35, USA and England 34. The bnsy trying to process over 1000 As reported last issue, Iljumzhinov wffl re- elections so that the ruling team could make Americans took the bronze on tie-breakby Y, chessplayers all at once. Naturally, the usual elected after three days of political maximum political capital out of the event. a Bucholz point. Any suggestions from the pushing, shoving and queue-jumping maneuvers that made playmg chess seem The local people did comment that President English lsem that the NZ'ers practising the common from some of the East European simplistic. Levon Ter-Petrosian was wasting IMF loans haka in the adjacent room was the cause of nations resulted in the usual raised tempers. On the pemrltimate day of the General on an Olympiad when he could not provide this are shongly denied. The average waiting time seemed be Assembly the Russian delegate announced to basics such as electricity. The election battle The Women's event was won bY Georgia about six hours for most teems, New he had letter (which somehow didn't see was between Petrosian and former Prime a with 30 points, ahead of China and Russia Zealalld managed only hve, by skipping the the light of day until after Karpov left Minister Yazgem Manukyan. Pekosian had 28y2. CnllLa took the silver comfortably on opening ceremony and jumping in during Yerevan) signed by Kasparov and Karpov been in power for the hve years since tie-break. this quiet time. agreeing to a World Championship match. independence, a particularly diffrcutt time The closing ceremony was held the day main points in the letter were: Enormous sports complex for the population. The after the last round, and was followed by The 32nd Chess Olynpiad was officially When the results were reported they "1. The match to be for the title of World immediate deparhre on ttre same charter opened in Yerevan on Sunday 15t returned Petrosian for another term. Champion; flights as before. I managed to miss the September. The opening ceremony took However there was evidence of widespread 2. The makh to be played outside of FIDE closing ceremony as well, this time because place in the Tsitsernakaberd (Yerevan's electordl fraud, and monitors of the polling and PCA; Edith Otene had fallen and broken her ankle sports and concert complex) and was stations expected Mr. Manukyan to win with 3. A special Organizing Committee to be set and I and John Sheehan were kept busy and atteaded by the leading political hgures in 55%;o to Petrosian's 37%. One report even had up to oversee the matcft kying to arange transport, crutches, Armenia, President lrvon Ter-Petrosian and the President winning by 57o/o to 55o/o!. 4. The contestants: the "World Champion" pack her bags. Prime-Minister llrant Bagratian. The The declaration of the result brought andthe "FIDE World ChamPion"; The return charter flight to Athens was building is an enormous sports complex with crowds of up to 100,000 on to the streets 5. Not fewer than 16 games, not more than considerably overloaded with all the extra over 600 rooms aod halls, located 20 and we observed and heard shooting at the 20. Kirsan gift luggage, and upon fuading in minutes' travel by bus from the hotel. The Parliament Buildings, some 200 metres from 6. Procedure for tie-break games. Athens, we witnessed the interesting sight of site had a great view overlooking Yerevan, our hotel. These events coincided with round 7. Other technical details. the cabin crew clapping the pilot, usually a and was surrounded by one million trees 9. The next morning we fouod the streets 8. Agreement to be siped by 15 November custom observed on internal American planted to remember Armenians killed in occupied with tanks and hoops, but it soon 1996.', flights by the passengers. The sight of the 1917 during couflicts with the Turks. crew sitting on top of Coca-Cola crates became obvious that while restrictions were There has been various reports published At the time of the opening ceremony place population, without seatbelts, or even seats, was new to Llan in for the local we were ovelsle&r containing allegations of bribes, me. Padaue and I had already been processed for free to move around as we wished. I have cornrption, vote-buying etc. during the badges under emergency and read The team spent two enjoyable days in rules, various reports on the Intemet from elections. I certainly saw none ofthese, and transported Yerevan as Athens, apart from Edith, who vv35 immobile to tle hospital, other Ollm.piad attendees, and believe most missed out on any allocations of Mercedes Lynn's foot had bloum size a and saw ooly the inside of her hotel room. up to the of have over-sensatioualised the incidents. or Ladas, though I did receive a second football. She had spend this We then flew ovemight to Singapore, spent to one niSht in After a few days the toops and tanks started bottle of Kirsan vodka!. hospital, was unavailable for the lust round, to vanish and things returned to normal. 12 hours during the day wandering around, NZ Chess NZ Chess 9 8 and zo.Eas Qd6 21.8c2 c3 and flew back to Auckland via Cbristchurch. 2...c5 3.g3 0c0 l.OfS 6geZ Not 22...fxe5'l 23.fuc6 Oxc6 24.fue5 Eb7 f9.&r2 Qft 24...fue5 Wxe5 and 24...9d6 25.Qxc6 22.btc3 tbeT 23.Sxa6 EbbS 24.c4 c6 25.9a7 Unfortunately, approaching Christchurch, Maybe 4...96 is more accurate. now and 26.Ug+ leave Black defenceless on the Eb4 26.8b2 E,:b2 27.brb2 EaB 28.Qb7 EdE the aircraft hit an air pocket, dropped 1000 5.b3 dark squares. 29.6c3 Qd7 30.c5 Qc7 31.8e6 Qc8 32.Qxc8 feet very suddenly, injured a few crew who Very original. White kies to hinder Black's 8.fuc6 bxc6 24.exf6 Qds 25.Wf2 Ed6 Exct 33.Qb6 QbE 34.Eat 6d7 35.a4 Qc7 were tossed around the cabin, and lost a flap 6-side fianchetto. 26.EcI Eae8 27.ih4 Exf6 36.8a7 6d8 37.15 f6 38.a6 h6 39.Exc7 ExcT from one wing. This fliSht therefore s...d6 6.Q92 7.9b2 96 e5 8.c3 Qg7 9.Oa3 0- Returning the exchange to blunt the attack. 40.ti 14 terminated in Christchurch, leaving the team 0 10.h3 to travel differetrt 2t.fuds+ otr routes to their homes. White's plan is to play 0-{), Eadl and d4. Not 28.Qxf6 gtxf6 29.Oxf5? Wg5 30.8fl EfB Wastneyrs (2100) - Schlosser,M (2380) Some thanks This will be followed by either d5, gaining threatening 31...9xg2+ Exg2 9xg2 l3.bxd2 Round 12 [E68] space, or dxc5, 0c2-e3 aiming at the weak The team would like to take the opportunity Exf5!, or simply 31...8xf5 Notes bY Scott WastneY square on d5. Black prevents this by to publicly thank all those individuals and My opponent is Michael Schlosser, an [M expanding in the centre. 28...cxd5 29.Qxf clubs who contributed to the Olynpiad from Austria. The garne wasplayed on board 29.fuf5 Exf5 30.gxf5 Ug3+ 31.6fl (not Appeal Fund, your donations greally 10...d5 11.d3 d4 12.cxd4 cxd4 4 in the 12th round. are 3l.ibh1? Eel+ 32.Exe1 Etxel+ 33.6h2 9e2+ l2...exd4 is more dynarnic. After 13.G{ f5 (H) appreciated. We would also like to thank all winning the Q) 31...Of4 )2.Wg4+,$ag4 1.d4 ff6 2.OR C6 3.c4 Qg7 4.ir3 5.g3 14.e5 Qe6 there are chances for both sides. exd4 our individual spoftlors for their assistance. 33.hxg4 fo.d3 regains the A. d6 6.Qg2 oUAZ Z.O-O e5 E.h3 Eet 9.e4 13.0-0 a6 14.0h4 Oc5 lr.Eel Qd7 Others due thanks are the Venezuelan and 29-..grf6 30.04 oe5 31.9g3+ oht 32.&e5 10.fud4 kish teams for their contributions to our Threatening 15.f4, undermining the defence Egt Luis Alvarez from Ecuador played 11...a5 of the dA. against me in the 6th round. The game morale, Computerland Taranaki for the loan Black must still be careful: the E ending continued 12.b3 c6 l3.Qb2 h6 14.Ebl oh7 of a computer laptop, and Geraldine from 14...Qf6 15.f4 exf4 16.Exf4 after 32...Wxe5 33.Uxe5+ Exe5 34.6f2 is l5.Ee2 gg5 16.f4 Oh3 17.6h2 fof4 18.8f Auckland travel agents Travel By Design. I White can't recaphrre with the A because better for White in view of his more active 6 Eh4+ 19.691 Uf+ and game was soon agreed would also tha* Ted Frost, Arthur Pomeroy of the loose 0 on h4, so Black retains control and Black's weak As. AIler 32...898 White a draw. and John $[6shan for their assistance. of e5. can still keep the game going with 33.Og4 h6 13.6h2 Ee5 14.M And last$ I would thank all of the team 16...Qe5 l7.ilt3l? fxg4 14.h4 (34.hxg4 Ee6+ 35.95 h6 regains 12.8b1 (1%8) continued 14.R Eh5 for the level of team spirit displayed that A thematic sacrifice to gain control of the the A with a strong attack), though it is hard Aseev-Yurtaev the White 6 exposed- 0€6 l7.Od5 and white made this a most enjoyable trip. dark squares. Soon the dA will fall, after to make progress with 15.ile2 95 l6.M which White's two Qs and central A mass Instead he forces an immediate draw. evenhrally won. tr'inally... will give him good compensation. 33.Ekg8+ 6xgE 34.EcE+ 69? 355c7+ 698 14...0e6 15.Qe3 Eh5 16.fJ fud4 17.Qxd4 The next Olynpiad is to be held in Elista, 17...9x14 I E.gxf4 9e6 19.*2 Wtl zo.ts Black can't escape the checks: ...6h6 and Uct? Kafunykia, in late 1998. It is highly desirable a minor Another A sacrifice to expose Black's 6. If ...6f8 lose to Ec6 and Od7+ respectively. A Black is preparing to exchange that New 7*alard is represented by the r/rYt pawns. the White plays 20.bh2 to defend the hA, then complicatd exciting gamel piece for White's kingside At strongest possible team. To achieve ttris, hime I thought that the preliminary l7---c5'!'l 2O...f51 (threatening 2l...fxe4 to attack the NCA (2160) Dreyer'M (2310) appropriate fi:nd raising and sponsorship is Barrlos,R - was better. Af ) is awkward. After 21.e5 9d5 22.fuxd4 R7 [B0l] required, but the top players must also fud4 23.*d4 Qxg2 Z+.Wxg2 the al-h8 1E.g4 M4 l9.fxg4 Qxg4 20.8d3 fud4 1.e4 d5 2.e5 Qfs 3.d4 e6 4.h4 h5 5.Qd3 accept some responsibility to assist this. Too diagonal is blocked and the central As are 2r.Erd4 Qrh3 22.8€ Qxdit 6.Sx&l c5 7.c3 Oc6 8.OR Wbo c.dxcs often, it appears that some just sit back and blockaded; however, White still has minutes to make this move, but Qrc5 10.0{ a5 ll.Oa3 Oh6 12.Qxh6 8fi6 I took 25 accep the money with little personal effort compensation. A sharper (but riskier) plan is the time spent was rather unproductive. I 13.fr5 Eg6 14.a4 6fB l5.Ercl 6gt 16.0g5 atrd are unwilling to be available unless this 20.fuxd4 Qxh3 21.f5 with attacking chanoes. was now already in some time pressure. Qe7 t7.fufl6xn tt.Sn+ 68t lg.Erhs Eh6 flmding is available. 20...gxf5 21.Ocxd4 f6 9g4+ 25.893 20.wg4 Eft 21.h5 Ef5 22.od6 Efxh5 23.93 22...9x92+ 8.642 15 24.bs Wnz+ ft32s.ff6F 618 Hamdouchi,H Q4%) - Martt4Ben (2375) Black can take the second A, though he fues 0-1 Sm ze.Oas zt.ba 32nd Olyrnpiad, Yerevan,, 19!)6 must be careful; 21...fx4 22.WxeA fud4 29.Ebgr Edt al.Ods 6gt 3r.Eto? NoblsM (2260) VellsD MLT Round 8 23.fud4 tud8? 24.We5 0s6? 2s.gs7+l 6xs7 - I played this move quickly. The move is, I [COO] Re Notes by Ben Martin 26.4f5+ hg8 27.fu6# is a pretty way to lose. [Eml thint a characteristic mistake for me. In Better here is 22-..9f5, planning ...Qg6 aad gS 3.oc3 QE 4.e4 d6 s.fJ oc6 l.e4 e62.We2 1.d4 ff6 2.c4 time pressure I try to simpliff the positioo ...t6. 22.fu6 Sxe6 z:.Ogs.Wg6 24.h4 t5 6.fuE2 a6 7.Qe3 Eb8 t.grd2 b5 9.g4 brc4 with exchanges. I made a similar move in An unusual variation. The immediate point looks fine for Black, so best is probably 10.h4 Ob4 f 1.ff4 e5 12.dxe5 dxe5 my game against Anthony Ker in the 95/96 is to discourage 2...d5 by pinning Black's eA. 22.dxeA with ideas of Ue3-g5 and 9o3-rc3. l3.ghdE+ 6xOt U.O-O-+| 6eE 15.ffd5 112 Qfunmpionship. After 31.foc7 Black's 2...d5 3.exd5 Uxd5 4.fu3 favours White. 22.e5tfo$t Ofxd5 16.fud5 Ord5 17.Erd5 Qe6 1E.Ec5
NZ Chess NZ Chess l0 ll position is difficult. For example, 31...8xg3 Here is oue of the games which helped Shore open 32-Bxg3 Uxa2 loses to 33.Oe6! Teresa Sheehan gain a FIDE rating. 23rdNorth BY NM Peter Stuort 31...8xg3+ 32.Exg3 ghl+ 33.9g2 gdt+ Raphaela AHO Sheehan,T Green' who 34.we2 Ehl+ 35.of2 Eh2+ 36.8p ges - The 23rd edition of the North Shore Open Mclaren in rountt 4 allowing R7 with a nice exchange sacriflce in 37.Ve3 c6 38.fo3 h5 39.6e2 Ee8 40.6d Ue6 was held on the weekend of 28129 beat Smith l.e4 e5 2.OR Of6 3.Oc3 d6 4.h3 Qe7 5.Qc4 whose win over 41.9R 6h7 42.bxc6 bxc6 43.895 Eb8 September with a new format which the endgeme, and Kulashko, h6 6.d3 AbdT 7.9d2 c6 8.Qb3 WcZ s.Oh2 44.Exa5 EM 45.8a7 Wxc4+ 46.rDc2 697 received favourable comment from a number Hopewell was the game of the tounrament, Oft fO.g exf4 ll.Qxf4 Oe6 t2.Qe3 Qd7 him took 47.993 Uc5 of players and, perhaps more important, no to share the lead with on 3%. Hart 13.OR c5 14.Od5 fod5 15.Oxd5 Qc6 16.9b3 sv6ning After the garne Michael thought 47.-We6 condemnation from anyone! With a single ttre half-point bye in the Satur NZ Chess NZ Chess t4 15 37.b5 0b7 3S.Ed5 OaS lq.oeZ 6fl 40.8d2 4l.bf2 ba4 42.be2 93) 39...dxeA 4O.cA e3 39.8d6 looks risky but White has time to 41...6fs 42.c4dlxc4 43.d5 6e7 44.6b1 6d6 fu4 4t.Bc2 Qe5 42.Qa3 Ec7 43.QM ob7 41.6R 0xf5 42.bxe3 g4l43.d5 cxd5 44.cxd5 snaffle the d-pawn if he wants: 39... 39...h5 45.bc2 6xd5 46.6c3 bS 47.8e3? 44.c6 6e8 45.Qd3 Oua6 46.a4 Oc8 47.Qxe4 6e5 45.d6 6xd6 46.6f4 bc5 47.bxg4 bcA 40.Exd5 (40.e6 Ee7 41.Exd5 Exe6 42.Exh5 47.e7 ExeT 48.Exh4 Ea3+ 49.6c2 should be fxe4 48.8c4 Od6 49.Qxd6 Qxd6 50.Exe4+ 48.6f4 6b3 49.6e3 6xa3 50.6d2 baz --+. and the queenside majority is decisive) drawn. 43.8d7+ bg6 Ee7 51.Exe7+ 6xe7 52.64 Qc7 53.6e4 6d6 36.64 6gs 4O..-h4 41.e6 h3 42.8d8+ hg7 47...bd6 gxf5+ the winning chances are all gone. 44.e7 agahwinning. 54.f4 Qb6 55.94 6e6 56.h3 h5 57.f5+ Now The score-heets reveal no more moves yet 5E.gxf5+ 1-0. 37.693 696 38,6f4 6f6 39.ca bxa4 40.6R 39...h5 40.8R? Black is probably winning, e.g., 47...6d6 Finalln a couple of interesting positions 6e6 41.693 6n n.bn 6e6 43.692 6f6 The winning 40.8f5! h4 41.Exd5 transposes 48.a4 (48.6d4 6e7 ard the eA falls when the where opportunities were missed. 44.6h3 6gs 45.693 6s6 46.6f4 610 lz.6n to the previous note. The text hands the E is forced to the h-file ) 48...a6 (48...h3? %-Y,. advantage to Black. This is the position after Black's 32nd 49.e7 lixe7 50.Exh3 draws) 49.axb5 axb5 game round 2 move in the game Garbett-Emett from round The Hair-Creen from 40...h4 41.8h3 50.6M 6e7 51.6xb5 h3 52.Eel h2 53.Ehl reached the following position after White's l. With equal material and no real prospect The ultimate agony for a rook, blockading Eh4 and the black 6 will own the board. move. This could be a very interesting of a passed pawn one would expect a draw 33rd an enemy passed pawn. Yr-Yr. double rook ending the black and this is, indeed, what should happen and rook or with connected passed pawns agaiost the white e- what did happen. But such simple endings North Shore CC Championship pawu. Black had offered trumerous can be very diffrcult and the result might Indeed Leonard Mclaren went one better than last Od7 1S.Qh6 bxc4 19.Qxg7 6xg7 20.Egl Oe5 quecn swaps over the previous moves as the well have been othernrise. year when he scored a convinc 2.Wxf4 c3 23.8g28fi8 2_4.8f2 presenc€ of the ladies is much in White's A-grade 2+ 26.bbl HM 27.Ug5 Uxe4+ (mi ddle-garne) favour. ini, ye,, Champ undefeated 8Wl0 gave him 29.h5 Ue6 30.Qc2 Uf6 31.Wd2 33'gd3 d5 34'Ea margin in the double-round ev 6 oc4 #l 34"'d4 35'Ef2 Eh6 (F1' from a moment of madne unsoundly sacrihcetl a piece ngainst an out- Barlow, MJ - Mclaren, LJ of-form Wolf Leonhardt in the latter's time King's Iadian [E82] trouble, he was never in danger of losing. 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 96 3.Oc3 Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0{ Sharing second were Matthew Barlow, who 6.Qe3 b6 7.Qd3 16 8.Oge2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.0-0 had been sitting on a hat-trick, and Peter EeS 11.Ud2 exd5 12.exd5 ObdT 13.b3 Oes Shrart on 6%. T\ey were followed by 14.Qc2 b5 Leonhardt 4, Naveed Aslam 2Yz and Ben 14...8b8 15.a4 EeTl A UA; A Eeb7. 15.cxb5 axb5 16.fub5 Qa6 17.Oec3 c4 Giles 2. 1E.a4 Ec8 19.Qd4 cxb3 20.Qxb3 Oc4 kashant Mistry successfully defended his 33.g4? B-grade title in a close race with 8/l l. Going White plans to leave Black with an 33...8d7? with Brenton isolated f-pawu but perhaps forgets that it into the last round he was level duo lost can just as easily be a passed g-?a\rm. After the better 33...t01ft 34.ElxhO Bfl+ Emett aod Michael Howard but this 36.8xfl g:ft6 37.6b1 white place 33...6f6 34.6f4 b5? 35.8xfl Exfl+ their games and shared second with is well on top. This gives White a chance to rekieve the Daniel Johns and Jim Mathieson on 7. situation. Instead 34...g5+l 35.6R b5 36.b3 34.d?t Two schoolboys, David Munroe and Mark b4 37.bg3 fxg4 38.tu'4 6s6 39.6s3 6f5 This may not throw away the win but it is k Brocq, dominated the C-grade with the gxh6 40.68 s4+ 41.693 bo4 42.bf2 s3+ 43.6e2 quite unaecessary. 34 may well also be former edging ahead on the ltnal night to 92 44.bf2 gl$r 45.6xgl 6xe3 is wioring. winning but 34.9c5+l is devastating e.g. win with 6Wl0 to k Brocq's 6. Next were 35.grf5? 34...Edfl 35.Exg7+! and mate in 2, or ko Grevers and Graham Wagstaffon 5%. 34...Wt1 35.Exg7+t or 34...8ff7 35.lgle8+ 6h7 But lVhite does not appreciate the danger Leonhardt W - Mclrren, IJ he is in; 35.95+ 6oO fO.U: :. 36.Exh6+l and mate next move. King's Indian [882] 35...gxfS? 34...gfi 2l.Qxc4 r.Ocr Qg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 (H) A nahral reply of course, but 35...95+! Better 34...6h8. 1.d4 ff6 2.c4 96 6.Oe3 b6 7.lgld2 c5 8.d5 e6 9.(H){) exd5 2l.Wf20r5 (21...Wa5 22.fuc4 Exc4 23.Qb6 still wins: 36.694 bxa4 37.c3 (37.c4 dxc/ 35.gLh6 gfl+ 36.Exfi Erfi+ 37-Efi gil6 21.-9b7 22.fu71+- A Ocbs) 10.erd5 a6 11.g4 b5 12.h4 h5 13.gxh5 fuh5 EM 24.Efbl+a 38.o4 c3 39.e5+ rbf/ 40.bxc3 a3 --+) 37...a3 38.8f6 Eh7 39.e6 22.Bfilr.. 14.fu4 Of5 15.Q95 Eb6 16.0e2 Qxe4 17.fxe4 38.bxa3 a4 19.4 (39.093 Oxfs 40.6fl 84+ NZAess NZ Chess T 16 t7 2l...Exc4 22Eltcl fuus 23.ub5 Exd4 November 1996 NZCF ratings NZCF Active Player Combined Rating List for 2-1995 (711 players) 24.Wrd4 OE4 25.8e3 fuc3 26.fte4 O'el 278rc1f52t.l9d A total of 78 events were rated by NZCF in 1 SMALL vA cA 16 237'1 2367 62 DAVIES RE PT 2061 4 1919* unr the second period of 1996 - 52 standard 2 DrVE R,f Cr 459 23 2293 5 2300 63 FENERTDIS A liE 6 1919 LB12 28.9d4!? =. 3 GARBETT PA NS 2 9 2274 L8 2252 64 BOSWEI,I, TJ NP 54? 1908 1?83 events and 26 rapid. The cut-off was at 4 KER Ar Cr 383 28 2277 22't6 65 POST MJ IfA 393 I 1906 6 L799 2&-frRf 29.9d4 gr5 3O.Eref Exe4 3f.rALe4 November 5. 5 SMITH RI'MT 8B 24 2225 t3 2232 66 BENNETT HP HA 89 22 t903 2't t93B !gb6+" 6 NOBIE Mr PE 255 lt 2220 2265 6? POMEROY DM ? - 303 1900 unr age B ? 1851* 3l...gkb5? 32N6+ 697 33.gle7+ 6h6 Strnderd:New Znalallid Junior and 7 SUTTON R.l CI 3 4 2271 2061r 68 IIM HP 1124 1899 6 goup chamln, Wellington CC 8 GREEN EM HP 1 5 22LI 5 2L61, 69 TURNER MG ?. 4t1 1896 1867 x.!ghd6+. Queen's 9 SARFATI JD WE 251 L6 22LL 2224 7O GIBBONS RE cA 31 6 tB92 7 1889 gb2+ gcr+ Birthday tournaments, Waitakere Trust 10 DREYER UP AC 460 LL 2208 6 2234 71 TURNBI'IL J AC 1149 2 !889 5 1816 32.6fl Ekb5+ 33.6f2 34.6f1 1 opea Civic CC knock-out cup, Civic CC 11 GREEN PR AC 199 4 2207 2LBO 72 PERRY R AC 1830 26 1884 13 1582 35.&f,,Vc5.+ Y"-'/o 12 IUKEY sc cA 696 L2 2205 4 2L9o 73 PACKER A vB 1945 0 18?9 unr rormd robins, Invercargill Queen's Birth MZ Chess NZ Chess 27 26 64.h5 Eb2 65.Qe3 10.b3 9c5 11.9d2 ge7 12.0d5 Oxd5 to mate. 27.exd4 0xe4 28.Exh6 Wxh6 29.9e3 Black should defend with ...Of8. 62.8d6+ 6e7 63.h4 Qe6 Qt7 13.cxd5 0d8 14.9b2 EeE 15.of4 Qa6 1-{. 18.Oxh5t 19.gxh5 Qg7 EM+ 66.8d4 u.A€ Qfs sxhs danger seemed to desert 16.Eac1 l7.Efel EacS 18.e4 fxe4 Of8 22.fog7 0xg7 Karpov's sense of *f7 Ellsta 20.ff exf5 21.fof5 Ug5 20.h4 Ell6 2l.Ecel Ef8 22.9d1 him in this game. 1--0. 19.Exe4 A very strong Russian Championship in 23.Qd4+ Ee5 24.Eafl Efds 96 23.Wg4 Ecds 24.Qf6 Ebs 2s.eb2 October \ivas sponsored the tune of ?tl.Eafl 9le6 25.8xfl+ tg*g 26.91f7+ 6xf7 Shlrov - Van WelY to 26.84e3 Qxf4 27.gxf4 id6 28.of6 Er8 US$85,000 by FIDE PresidEnt Kirsan 27.fue5 dxe5 28.Uh7+ wins everything. Sicilian [B81] gxhs 29.Qg5 Wg7 30.8e7 Ofl 31.h5 32.Exh5 Iljumshinov (perhaps he might be persuaded 1{. 1.e4 c5 2.oR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&d4 0f6 Wg6 33.Wxg6+ hxg6 34.Qf6 Efdt 35.Qe4 6f8 to extend this lmgesse to other national 5.Oca 16 6.Qe3 Van WelY - KarPov 36.Qxg6 Qxd5 37.f5 b5 38.Ed1 Eb6 championships!). While the field lacked the Qb7 10.a3 Obd Indian [El5] 39.Exf7+ Qxf/ 40.Qxd8 Qxg6 4l.fxg6 big three Ks (Kasparov, Karpov aad Queen's 13.96 Oe5 14. b6 4.g3 Qa6 5'b3 Exg6+ 42.6fl l-{. Krarnnik) it was nevertheless one of the 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 e6 3.9R 16.oR fuf3+ ?.Qd2 a5 8.(F0 0-0 9.Oc3 strongest events of the year with 34 GMs in Qb7 6.Qg2 CIb4+ 19.Qxb7 Uxb? 20.Ug4 EcE 21.Oe4 Ec4 Shlrov - J.Polgar Qxc3 12.Qxc3 Qe4 a field of 52. d6 10.8;2 ObdT ll.Efel 22.^g5+ 696 23.Ug3 9ilr5 24.UR UxA Sicilian [B84] gbs Ed8 16.Qh3 Alexander Khalifman, back under the 13.9b2 14.Qfi c5 15.Ead1 2s.fuf3 Qoe zo.Eaar Qm ZZ.EdZ Egl+ 1.e4 c5 2.OB d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.fod4 Of6 Qb7 19.d5 e5 2O'e4 Russsian flag after a stint under that of il 17.N2 axb3 18.axb3 2s.E{2 Exg2+ 29.bte2 ,fa+ 30.6h1 Oe2 5.Oc3 a6 6.Qe2 e6 7.0{) Qe7 8.f4 (H) 9.Qe3 22.ilt3 Ee8 23.8f1 f624.wc2 Germany, took an undivided first prize with of8 21.f4 xd7 31.Of2 e4 lz.ilrl+ 695 33.8e1 Of4 34.Exe4 Uc7 10.94 Ee8 11.f5 Qf8 12.95 OfdT 13.foe6 Eg,B 8 points io the ll-ound Swiss. Alexei Uc7 25.8a1 Elxal 26.Exa1 bfl 27.ilt4 e5 37'axb5 14.Qh5 15.fxg6 Ee? 16.fi5 exd5 gds Exh4 35.Qxh4+ 6xh4 36.a4 fxe6 96 Dreev and Sernen Dvoirys shared second 2E.8fl QcE 29.We2 96 30.9f2 31.OR e4 axb5 3E.c4 694 39.cxb5 6f3 40.Ec4 17.Uxd5+ 6h8 lS.gxhT ExhT l9.Qg6 Qg7 place tie ge7? 32.0g5+ 697 gd8 place on lYz while the fourth 4l.Ec8 Qd6 0-1. 20.Qxh7 21.Qfs oeS ZZ.wOr Qxf5 involved 5 players on 7: Evgeny Bareev, 698 34.exd6 Ue8 35'e5 32...fxg5 33.fxe5+ 23.erf5 We8 24.96 Og4 25.Qd4 W4 26.f6 Alexander Fominyh, A.La.stin, Maxim and White has a rather nice pawn centre' Lautler - Plket *c zl.txg+ 698 2E.Er8+ ExfE 29.gxf8u+ and Vadim Zvjagirsev. 6g8 34.Oc7 El7 3s.Ob5 Es8 English [,{291 Sorokin 33.Oe6+ 6xf8 30.8fl+ 1-0. As could be expected thore were many 36.fxe5 dxe5 1.c4 e5 2.Oca Oc6 3.Or3 Of6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 9.Ebl f6 Karpov Leko interesting games; a small sample follows. 36...fxe5? 37.Qe6+ 6h8 38.9fl/ and Black's fud5 6.Qg2 Ot6 7.a3 Qe7 8.M Qe6 - 13.Oc5 Griinfeld position falls aPart. 10.d3 F0 11.0e4 Qa2 l2.E'b2 Qd5 [D97] Soroldn - Yemelln axb4 16.sxb4 Pawn 37.il6$fl3E.Oc7 Eb8 39.Od5 697 40.Qxd7 a5 14.e4 QfI 15.9c2 1.d4 of6 2.c4 96 3.oc3 d5 4.oR Qg7 5.8b3 Queen's [E001 6.Uxc4 7.e4 a6 E.e5 9.Qe3 OxdT dxc4 o-o ifdT l.d4 of6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Qb4+ 4.0d2 c5 5.Qg2 Ob6 10.9c5 Qe6 rl.Og5 Qrs tz.Qez 6nt Eb6 6.d5 Qxd2+ 7.Uxd2 exd5 8.cxd5 (F0 13.94 9c8 14.0-0-0 f6 15.Oge4 f5 16.gxf5 9.0c3 d6 10.Of3 Qga 1l.Og5 h6 l2.Age4 Qxfs 17.h4 O8d7 r8.gr3 Ods 19.095 O7b6 foe4 13.0xe4 N7 14.h3 Qh5 15.f4 f5 20.h5 0xe3 2l.fxe3 Qh6 22.fue4 Wd7 l6.Qc2 EaeS 17.(F0{ c4 18.Ehg1 We3 23.hxg6 Uc6+ 24.6d2 Elxg6 25.Edg1 EadS 19.94 Qg6 20.Ob5 Ef6 21.gxf5 Qxfs 22.Qxf5 Exf5 23.Oxd6 Exd5 16...0xM 17.ExM Od7 1S.d4 exd4 19'Exd4 2l.gxf,Z grdT 22.(H) 41.fuf6t Uxf6 42.Uxf6+ fof6 43.Qxe5 Qh3 Qxc5 20.Exd7 Oxf,l+ Ee8 24.Oh4 gd3 25.grc7 Qc4 44.Qxf6+ bfl 45.8f4 6e6 46.Qe7 Eat Ea2 23.9c5 b5 2t.gb4 Etxe4 29.Of3 41.fri4 Esl+ 48.Of,2 Ea2+ 49.6e3 Qfl 26.EelRe2 27.Sa5 50.Erh7 Eb2 51.d7 Be2+ 52.bf4 bxd7 Qds lFl. 53.Qxc5+ 6c6 54.Qe3 95+ 55.6R Eb2 Gelfand - Shlrov 26.e6 Exd4+ 56.816+ 6d7 57.6g4 Exb3 5E.QxM Qxc4 Eoglish [A20] 61.e5 Qc4 26...Qxe6 27.gxe7 A$2 24.Erg7+l 59.rhrg5 Eb5+ oo.otl Qas 1.c4 e5 2.g3 fS 3.Qg2 Of6 4.d4 exd4 5'Uxd4 Q7...Qd5 28.ftft71 +) 28.fuh7! gkhT 29.9o5+ leads ice o.ger1Qe7 7.Oc3 0{ 8.Oh3 b6 9.(H) NZ Chess NZ Chess 29 28 E.d7 17.f4 9g4 18.Qd4 Oe6 19.Qxa7 E(a8 Ilya Srnirin ISR also qualiffing ahead of 11.9e3 l2-9xd7 24...6xg725.Axe8+ Uxe8 26.Uxd5 or cxb3 10.Wxb3 ObdT c5 2o.Qn 9b7 21.e4 Wxdl 22.Efxd1 Exa2 Michael Adams ENG). exd5 l5.Oc3 d4 24...bf8 Z5.Uxel Exdl+ 26.6xdl E(xe3 axdT 13.d5 bxa4 14.Wxa4 23.exd5 cxd5 24.f5 Od8 25.Ofi 9g5 26.Ec7 The only real upset in the quarters (two- 17.9xd5 Ed8 1S.Qf4 gf6 27.Exd7 are both conclusive. 1-0. 16.od5 Qxds 96 21.h4 Qtr6 Zt.QcS Ee8 29.Qxd5 Qxd5 game matches with two-game blitz tie- 19.9b5 Qd6 20.8a6 EbS 21.Qb7 Qxf4 I)reev - Solozhenkln 30.Exd5 Ea8 31.94 Of4 32.Qd6 h5 33.Exb5 breakers) was Akopian's defeat of Gelfand 22.Exf6 gxf6 23.grt4 f5 24.Uc6 6d8 25.Eds 2yr-ly2 the Armenian was eliminated Benko Gambit [A57] hxg4 34.8c4 Qh6 35.Exg4 6h7 36.fxg6+ but in 6c? 26.Qc6 1-0. fxg6 37.Og3 Qg7 38.h5 g5 39.Oe4 1-0. the serni-hnals by van Wely 2-{. In the 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6 1.d4 0f6 other semi-final Karpov won both lightning Oxds 7.0xd5 exd5 8.9xd5 Oc6 C.AA RashkovskY - Ilvoiris Jakarta 6.Od games after drawing both rapid games 10.Qd2 Qe7 11.Qc3 (F0 12.e4 0d4 Griinfeld [D82] The tournament Eb8 "Gundarma '96" of against tlracek, his fellow goup one 14.Ub3 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Qxe4 1.d4 Of6 2.c4 3.Oc3 d5 4.Qf4 Qg7 5.Ecl 13.fud4 Ob7 96 category 13 was won by 59-year old qualifier. The final followed a similar course 18.891 Qe4 19'a4 6.e3 dxc4 ?.Qxc4 c5 E.dxc5 Wa5 9.Wa4 16.Qxa6 Qf6 17.9e3 9xg2 0-0 Hungarian GM Lajos Portisch with an with Karpov and van Wely drawing twice gd6 d4 22.9xe4 dxe3 Uxa4 10.fua4 Qd7 11.0c3 Ec8 12.b4 a5 undefeated, Indonesia's player, d5 20.a5 21.Qd3 6W9. top and the FIDE Champion winning both 25.8g4 Exb2 14.0d5 fods 15.Qxd5 Qxb5 23.Uxe3 EfeS 24.6f1 EM 13.b5 t4 GM Uhrt Adianto, shared second with lightning games to take the title. 26.Ebr Wa2 2?.8b5 g6 28.Uf3 Qg zt.bg 16.9xb7 086 l7.QxaE ExaS 18.0e2 Qb2 Eugenio Torre PHI and Mikhail Krasenkov 6hE 30.Qd5 Ua1 31.Ee4 EecS 32.Uf4 95 19.8c2 a3 20.Od4 Ab4 21.Oxb5 0xc2+ POL on SYz.T}len followed: 5-7 GM Ftacnik Short - Glek 33.9d6 Ed8 34.Uc7 EbcS 35.Ec4l ExcT 22.be2 Aw 23.Edl fus2 24.c6 0c1+ 25.6R SVK GM M.Guevich BEL & GM French [C02] 36.bxc7 1-0. 12 26.Excl Qxcl 27.Qe5 Qd2 28.Qsl Qa5 I.Sokolov BIH 4Yz; 8 IM Liu INA 3%; 9 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Oc6 5.OfJ Oh6 29.6e4 Eb8 30.c7 Ec8 31.6d5 9xc7 0-1. Gunawan INA 3; l0 GM Hickl GER 2. 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Qxh6 gxh6 8.Qd3 f6 9.exf6 ZvJaginsev Ulibin - Uxf6 10.0-0 (H) 11.Qc2 Efl lz.Abd2 9d7 English [A34] Ilvolrls - Korneev Portlsch - Hickl 13.Ob3 Ob6 14.Ue2 e5 l5.Eadl e4 16.0e1 5.Qe2 Sicilian [B76] Quccn's Pawn [A41] 1.ff3 Of6 2.c4 c5 3.0c3 e6 4.e4 Oc6 EaIS 17.Exd5 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e5 ig4 E.Qb5 d4 9.Qxc6+ 1.e4 c5 2.OR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4-Oxd4 Af6 l.d4 d6 2.OR Qga 3.e3 e6 4.c4 Od7 5.0c3 gbs bxc6 10.Oa4 Qa6 11.d3 Was+ 12.Qd2 s.Oc3 96 6.Qe3 Qg7 ?.f3 0-0 S.gd2 Oc6 9.0- Qe7 6.h3 Qhs 7.94 Qg6 8.h4 h6 9.hs Qh7 13.0-0 uxd3 14.Eel 0-(F0 15.h3 0h6 16.e6 0-{ da 10.Ue1 e6 11.h4 Uc7 12.exd5 0xd5 1O.Qd3 Ogf6 ll.Egl c6 l2.bl t6 13.Qb2 fxe6 17.0e5 Eb5 18.Qxh6 gxh6 19.Ofl Eg8 13.0xd5 exds 14.9d2 Ee8 15.h5 Exe3 Qxd3 14.Uxd3 h5 l5.6fl bxc4 l6.bxc4 Eb8 20.Oxd8 6xd8 21.9R Qe7 22.Exe6 Qc8 16.Wxe3 Axd4 17.We8+l 17.Ebl Ua5 lll.Qrl Exbl+ 19.Uxb1 0-0 23.Exe7 bxel 24.Eel+ Qe6 25.9f5 Eg6 An improvement on Shirov-Topalov, Dos 20.95 Eb8 2l.gd3 Oe8 22.c5 dxc5 23.gxh6 26.Oxc5 Wc4 27.b3 Hermanas 1996, which continued l7.Exd4 c4 24.Wxc4 Wxh5 25.Uxc6 Af8 26.0e5 Wxh6 27...Wd5 28.Wxd5 cxd5 29.Oxe6 Exe6 Qf5 l8.Qd3 Eb6 19.Ehh4 Qe+ 2o.Eaxea 27.Ehl Wg5 2tl.EhE+ l{. gxb2+ 23.hxg6 30.Elxe6+ 6xe6 31.6fl +-. 1{. 2l.6dl dxe4 22.Exe4 Wxa2 Cap d'Agde hxg6 and a draw was agreed in a few more Ulibin - Bareev The Europcan lkpid Championship, held moves. the first tirnc French Caro-Kann [Bl9] for in tbis southern 17...Qf8 18.Exd4 Qf5 19.984 town, saw 20 players split into four 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.0d2 dxe4 4.foe4 Qf5 l9.Ve2? Ee8 and both 20.Udl arid 2O.Wd2 preliminary groups of five with the top two s.og3 Qg6 6.h4 h6 7.oR od7 S.hs Qh7 allow 20...8e1! so White must acquiesce in from each group qualiffing for the quarter s.QIa Qxdl 10.Wxd3 Agf6 11.Qd2 e6l2.We2 17...Wxf2+ l8.Exf2 Exf2 19.Uxf2 Qxf2+ 20.Wf2 Qc5 whioh is clearly better for Black. finals. The time control was 30 minutes per Qe7 13.0{)-0 0-0 14.6b1 c5 15.c4 cxd4 20.6f1 Qb6+ 2t.be2 9g4+ 22.bd2 Bn+ 19...Ue5 20.Edr 9g7 21.Ub3 $ 22.hxg6 player plus 20 seconds per move. The 16.oxd4 ub6 17.Qf4 ocs 18.ob3 EfcS 23.6c1 Qe3+ 24.N2 Ee2 25.Qb3 Exel+ hxg6 23.a4 Ec8 24.Qd3 Qaz zs.Etrel Wtl+ lightning tic-brcakers were of 3 minutes per 19.fuc5 Uxc5 20.8c1 Ec6 21.Qe3 Wa5 26.6c2 Qat+ 27.6b1Qxb3 mate,0-1. 26.6b1 Qxa4 27.Wxd5 Uc7 28.8e2 Ed8 player plus two seconds per move played. 22.Qd2 Wc7 23.0e4 a6 24.fof6+ fuf0 ZS'gl 29.Vil Qc6 30.Eee1 Ed5 31.Qxg6 Eb5 Anatoly Karpov RUS won group I though Smlrln - Bauer b5 26.95 hxg5 27.h6 Exc4 28.hxg7 Excl+ not rvithout a fright as he lost first up to gb7 32.8d8+ efS lS.Wcl 964 34.993+ 6xf8 Pirc [B07] 29.Exc1 30.f3 ud5 31.891 Oh7 32.Qc3 Zbyrck Hracck CZE who also qualihed. All gd3 35.Uc3 Eh4 36.Wc5+ 697 37.QxfI Wf4 1.e4 d6 2.d4 9jf6 3.fo3 0bd7 4.f4 e5 5.oR EdE 33.6a1 34.9e1 Uxf3 35.43 Ed3 but two gamcs in group 2 were drawn with 38.Qb3 l{. exd4 6.Uxd4 c6 7.f5 Ub6 t.Qe2 Ag4 9.Qg5 36.Efi Ue3 37.8b1 Exc3 38.bxd Wxc3+ Boris Gelland BLA and Loek van Wely gg7 h6 10.Qh4 Oe3 ll.gxb6 sxb6 12.6d2 Og4 39.ba2 6xg7 40.BxI7+ 6xf7 4l.gxh7+ Khallfman - Namgilov NED taking thc play-off spots ahead of Jaan 13.0d4 Oges 14.Odb5t cxb5 15.Od5 Qe7 42.We4 Ug6 0-1. Queen's Indian [El5] Ehlvest EST and Peter Leko HUN. Madimir The onlymove. 1.d4 of6 2.c4 e6 3.oB b6 4.g3 Qa6 5.b3 Akopian ARM won group 3 from Curt Khalifman - Sveshnlkov 16.Qxe7 Ocs rgQxuS+ Oc6 Qb4+ 6.Qd2 Qe7 7.992 c6 8.Qc3 ds 9-0e5 Haosen DEN with Nigel Short ENG missing U.6e3 6aZ Catalan [EO4] gxf6 oraz ro.oraz fud7 rr.od2 0{ 12.0-0 Eb8 out while Joel l.autier FRA led group 4 with 19.f6 20.Qd6 Ee8 21.fob6+ 1<). d5 2.c4 e6 3.OB c6 a.g3 Of6 5.992 1.d4 13.Qb2 b5 14.c5 e5 15.dxe5 fuc5 16.Ec1 bS 7.a4 Qb7 E.Oe5 Eb6 9'b3 dxc4 6.(H) NZ Chess M Chess 30 3t NZCF'Council report Alfiliated Clubs By Ted Frost Asburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets Upper Hutt Mondays 7.30prq Hapai Club, 879 Moadays 7.30pm (Feb-Oct), Room I (upstairs), Fergrsson Drive. Sec, Glon Sullivan, l4a Crystal ollicers championship, probably later in the year tr'ederetion Public Library, cnr Havelock Streets. because the workload on officers and West Grove, Birchville, U Hutt (04)526-5085. Sir Robert Jones has been re-elected of (03)308-6936. 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