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journal New Zealand Chess is the official of the New Zealand Chess Next Congress in Wanganui Federation published bimonthly (February, NZCF has conhrmed that the t994-95 April, June, August, October, December). Congress will be held in Wanganui, with rhe NZ Rapid to follow. All correspondence, subscription renewals, This issue unashamedly concentrates on the 101st New Zealand Chess Congress...but not to the changes of address, advertising inquiries, Otago CC Officers exclusion of plenty of news from around New Zealand and the World! articles and other copy should be addressed to Tony Love advises that he has been elected N.Z. Chess, P.O.'Box 3130, Wellington. secrelary of Otago CC, and Paul Vecovsky has been elected president. Opinions expressed in articles, letters and other Would other clubs holding annual meetings at Contents contributions are those of the authors. Letters this time please notify NZCF of any changes in . to the editor on any chess topic are welcome; officers urgently. limit 150 words, and marked "for publication." 4 Th. l0lst New Zealand Chess Congress official organisers' report. Youngest grandrnaster Peter Leko (Hungary) frnished third in the 5 Detailed Round-by-Round report on the Charnpionship by R Mackway-Jones. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Wijk aan Zee GM tournament in Holland and 10 fne Reserve Championship may not have been the strongest on paper but that was little New Zealand NZ$18.00 this gave him the last norm required to qualify consolation to the competitors! Other countries US$ only Airmail Economy as a CM. He is reported to be 14 (must have Australia, South Pacifrc U$12.00 had his birthday recently), and so is the 12 lt may have been a small field by recent standards but the Major Open was not shy of some East North Asia, America U$15.00 youngest player ever to become a GM, Bobby good play and a little controversy. R Mackway-Jonescontinues with hie our magazine... Europe U$17.50 U$12.50 Fischer and Judith Polgar both became GMs at Rest of the world U$20.00 U$15.00 15. 14 ttre Sir Robert Jones Trophy was up for grabs in The Second NZ Rapid Championship as titleholder Russel Dive was not there to defend it. Back issues are available - send for details. FIDE knockout A profrle of New Zealands latest National Master, Bob Smith In the hrst knockout round in the FIDE World l6 ADYERTISING RATES Championship series Kamsky beat van Sterren, 20 fn" latest in News from around New Zealand. Who needs the Women's Weekly. Full page NZ$45.00 Anand beat Yusupov, Timman beat Lautier, Half page or full column NZ$22.5O Salov beat Yudasin, Kramnik beat Khalifman, 22 pI.Ig Top 20 Men, Top 10 Women plus a whole lot of Coming Events Half column NZ$12.00 Gelfand beat Adams. In the next round Anand pas-de-deux! Club Notices or Classified, NZ$1.50 per plays Kamsky, Kramnik plays Gelfand and 23 Tightrope or Tango? Emil Melnichenko presents a peerlessly perfbrmed perpetual 15 words Timman plays Salov, with the winners joining 24 fne 1993 World Junior was held at Calicut, India. Great hotels, NOT says Edward Swayne. Karpov in the semi-hnals. COPY DEADLINE 25 International News collected by Peter Stuart. All copy should reach NZ Chess by the second Congress Ratings Saturday of the month before publication. Rumour has it that 6 players will see their 28 Neea a selection of autumn reading? See the Book Reviews. ratings change by more than 100 points as a 29 A must-read Council Report by NZCF Secretary Ted Frost. The deadline for the April issue is result of their play at Congress, one of them by Satrrrday, March 26, 1994 175 points. Unfortunately for two of them it is but only because February slipped a little and a change for the worse... excepting Easter tournament reports! Junior Player of the Year Copy should include details of coming events It was announced at Congress that Edward ... And coming up in the April Issue for the rest of the year. Swayne and David Guthrie would share the title. The ofhcial "Best Games of Congress " .. .a report on the Junior Player of the Year that just couldn't squeeze hto this issue...Tournament reports will include the various Easter tournaments (one issue Copy on MSDOS floppy disks (any size) are earlier this year) plus the NZ Women's, Junior and Under-16 Championships... more than welcome, they are preferred to paper! All disks will, of course, be returned. COVER: Newest ltlZ Master Bob Smith and his Thank you for your past submissions. wife Vivian, lhe current ltlZ Women's Champion.

2 NZ Chess Sir Robert Jones 101st N.Z. Chess Congress New Zealand Championship By Robert Mackway-Jones By Robert Mackway-Jones Smith. In other games Lukey beat Haase with a The Invercargill Chess Club hosted the 1993- Organisers'Note The championship field was headed by current Champion Anthony Ker and Joint North attack, beat Boyd and 94 Sir Robert Jones NZ Chess Cringress for the The congress on a whole was successful and NZ swift Ker Champion Robert Smith. Following Love/Abrahamson drew. first time. .The.venue, the Ascot Park Hotel enjoyableto play in and organise. One incident, Island closely behind were L992NZ Champion Martin complex on the outskirts of lnvercargill, however, deserves some comment from the Pomeroy,A-Smith,RW Dreyer and SI Champion Stephen Lukey. Tony provided excellent playing conditions with many organisers. After round 8 the draw for the l.e4 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.NR 0-0 Love, Bruce Anderson, Kendall Boyd, Philip 96 competitors staying at the venue and putting the Major Open round 9 was completed. Before the 6.8e3 c6 7.Qd2 b5 8.e5 b4 9.Ndl Nds 10.8f2 Abrahamson and Peter McKenzie were the other facilities to fulI use. start of play, however, a player withdrew for Bg4 11.8e2 Bh6 12.93 NbdT 13.Ne3 Nxe3 entrants with Arthur Pomeroy, Graham Haase The weather caused great concern - it was too health reasons. l4.Bxe3 a5 15.h3 Be6 16.h4 c5 17.h5 cxd4 and John Sutherland being promoted from the hot! However, later in the tournament some This was conveyed to the DOP - IM Ortvin l8.Nxd4 Bds fg.NA BxB 20.8xf3. Bg7 Reserve. thunderstorms and rain seemed to balance it out. Sarapu - the previous night verbally and in 2l.hxg6hxg622.Qh2 Re8 23.Qh7+ KfB 24.0 The playing area was in one of the many written form one and a- quarter hours before the 0-0 Rc8 25.Rd2 Qc7 26.f5 1-0 Round 1: The top seeds stuck trouble, with conference rooms at the hotel and a nearby bar staft of play. In our view a new draw should Robert Smith losing to Kendall Boyd in the acted as the analysis room and lounge. Another have been completed at this stage. It wasn't and Round 3: Ker and Lukey went to the lead on biggest upset of the round. Ker was held to a bar was also put to good use by the players and resulted in a player protesting about the draw. 2th with wins over Pomeroy and Dreyer draw with Dreyer, while Lukey drew from a a pleasing feature of the tournament was that The disputes committee met and decided that respectively. Anderson had a winning position pawn down and inferior position against. after each round players could meet for a drink the draw should be redone. The DOP then against Abrahamson but went astray in time Sutherland. The only other win was Haase and socialise rather than everyone going their decided that he couldn't accept this decision and trouble and lost. Mckenzie/Smith drew, Boyd beating Abrahamson. Love/McKenzie and separate ways. withdrew as DOP. beat Sutherland and Love/Haase drew. were drawn. Overall the tournament was enjoyed by the Senior players redrew round 9, which only Ahderson/Pomeroy Lukey,S-Dreyer,M players but was not without controversy with the took 20 minutes and we had to appoint a new Sutherland,J-Lukey,S l.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.NB Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 usual discussion of the prize fund distribution DOP. Luckily Tony Dowden (Otago) had 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.8e2 0-0 96 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.dxc5 Qxdl 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.b3 b5 and the novelty of the DOP abruptly arrived to play in the rapid championship and 6.NA e5 7.d5 h6 8.0-0 Nhs 9.g3 Bh3 10.Re1 withdrawing 10.8e2 Bb7 ll.Bb2@ 12.a4 bxa4 13.Rxa4 during the competition which has stepped in to the breach. f5 l1.Nh4 12.Nxg6 l3.Bxh5 Qf6 Qf6 Qxg6 Ke7 14.Nbd2 Nb6 15.Ra5 Bb4 16.8a3 Bxa3 not endeared him to the organisers. Many thanks Tony. As an organiser I cannot 14.exf5 l5.Ne4 Na6 %-Yz Qxf5 . Nb4 The venue received high praise from most believe that our DOP would suddenly withdraw 17.Rxa3 Nfd5 18.Nc4 Nxc4 l9.bxc4 P Haase, 20.Ne5 RhdS 21.Rxd8 RxdS 22.Ra4 Nc2 23.q5 players and the other social aspects of when he couldn't accept the decision of the Abrahamson, - GG Bds 2s.Nb6 Bb7 \ Invercargill and Southland were investigated by disputes committee, without thought to the club l.e4 e5 2.f4 BcS 3.NA d5 4.exd5 e4 5.Ne5 f6 24.Nc4 l-0 6i. ,(le-p some players. Winning at the races is a good that paid his way down in the first place. Nf6 6.Nc3 c6 7.d4 Bb6 8.8e2 0-0 9.dxc6 Nxc6 Ker,A-PomeroyrA substitute if you are not going to get a share l0.Nxc6 bxc6 ll.BeJ Qe7 12.0-0 Rd8 13.a4 of Disputes committees are there for a reason and f .d4 Nf6 2.895 Ne4 3.8h4 c5 4.f3 95 5.fxe4 the prize fund! Qb4 r4.Na2 Qxb2 15.c3 Be6 16.Qd2 Qxd2 people should abide by their decisions. I hope gxh4 6.e3 Bh6 7.K12 Qb6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4 Player numbers were down on recent years. 17.Bxd2 c5 18.f5 Bc8 l9.Rabl cxd4 20.cxd4 such an incident will never occur again in NZ Qxb2 10.Nd5 Kd8 ll.Rbl Qa3 r2.Qh5 Qd6 The Championship and Reserye fields were Rxd4 21.BeJ Rxa4 22.Bxb6 Rxa2 23.8c4 axb6 not Chess. 13.N4 Qe6 14.Qes r-0 complete by the closing day or the alternative ffhis matter has been deatt with by rhe NZCF 24.Rfdf Bd7 25.Bxa2 Rxa2 26.Rxb6 Be8 0-1 closing date. This and some late withdrawals Council. Its findings are given in the NZCF L,ove, AJ - Haase, GG meant that three places in the Championship had Council Reportl R.ound 2: The upsets continued in round 2, with l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.BbS f5 4.Nc3 [xe4 5.Nxe4 to be laken from the Reserve players and Sutherland bealing Dreyer and Pomeroy beating Nt6 6.Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Bxc6 axc{ f: likewise from the Major Open to fill thq vacant 1 AF KER CI 2304 lzllzllzlz 1 0 1 1 1 I 41 -25 Reserve spots. 1/z Blackburn Cup 2 PD I'ICKENZIE CA 205? th Yzlz 1 1 lz 1 1 1'/r- B 40.25 lnvercargill is at the bottom of the country, Wanganui CC advise that they have reached 3 SG LUKEY CA 2182 0Yz lzlzYz 111112 1 Vlz UT 2226 thYz'lz o1hl/z 0 1,1 1 1 61, but we had the best venue and at the time both agreement with Papatoetoe on the Blackburn 4 Rt Sr'rrTH 5 Ktrt Or 2079 00Yz1Yz0lz1lz116 airlines were offering a 65% discount. All this BoYD Cup final. The match is being played on 6 AJ LOVE OI 2145 th Vz lz 'lz lz Yz lz lz Yz 5lz 30.25 and '/z 'lz the inqentive of an Olympiad selection year Saturday, February 26, starting at 1.3Opm. 7 I4P DREYER AC 2209 Yz}0lz1lz l1z 1 0lz 5t/z 28. 50 helped the entry, but even so the field strengths The clubs have agreed to play in board order 8 AJ POMEROY CI 1994 0Y201'lzYz0lz0115 9 BR ANDERSON CA 2113 1 0 0 0 }1/zYz'/z 1 lz0 4 21 .50 were down slightly on previous years. as on the national rating list, and to adjoum at 10 GG HAASE OT 197'I 000012Y2010114 't6.75 In the Major Open this extremely led to an 10.3Opm. 11 JL SUTHERLAND OI 19t+6 00l"00Yz10lz1lz3 15 .50 even competition with the rating spread of the NZCF has been asked to arrange for 12 P ABRAHAMSON CA 2066 01z000Yz'/2010'lz3 15 frrst l0 players less than 150 points. scrutineers to be present at both venues.

4 NZ Chess *-1D r@-AD 9.Nxe5 Bfs r0.d3 0-0 l1.Bd2 Rae8 12.f4 Bd6 36.R5xe5 Rxe5 37.Rxe5 RxR-+. 34...Qf4 If trouble.29...Qf6 30.Qb3+ Kh8 31.QR Rxc3 is l7.Qxb5 Rb8 l8.Qe2 Rb4 r9.Kbl Qa5 20.Rcl l3.Bc3 Qe6 14.0-0 Bxe5 l5.fxe5 c5 16.Rf2 34...Qxh6 35.Qxe5+ KgS 36.Qxd5 with stronger.30.KIz Rxcl 31.Qxcl Nxe4* 32.Kgl Rfb8 21.Rc2 Nge8 22.Nd2 Nc7 23.Nb3 Qb6 89617.RxE+ RxfS 18.a3 Qds f 9.Rfi Rxfl+ unnecessary complications. 35.Rg3 Nd4 Nxc5 33.Rc4 Qd5 34.a5 Re8 35.Rxc5 Qd4+ 24.R Nd7 25.Be3 Ra8 26.Ncl QaS 27.8d2 2O.KxfI Bf5 21.b3 86 22.Qr2 b6 23.h3 Qd7 36.Reg2 Qxh6 37.Rh3 RxR! 38.Rxh6 RfI# 36.Kfl Qd3+ 37.Kgl Qd4+ 38.KfL lf 38.Kh1 Rb7 28.h4 Na6 29.95 Nb4 30.Ndl Qa4 24.Kgt c6 25.Kh2 QdS [email protected] cxb4 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Re1* Rf8+ 39.Ke2 Qf2+ 31.Bxb4 cxb4 32.b3 Qa3 33.Nef Nc5 34.Nc4 28.axb4 Qn 29.Qd4 Qd7 30.Qxd7 BxdT McKenzie,P-Ker,A 40.Kd3 Rd8+ 41.Ke4 If 41.Kc4 Qxc5* etc. Qa6 35.Qd2 Rc8 36.Nd3 Qb5 37.Nxc5 Rxc5 3l.Kg3 Kn 32.Kt4 Ke6 33.8b2 BeB4.g4 h6 r.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 96 4.NR Bg7 5.8e2 Rd4+ 42.Ke5 Qf6# 0-1 38.f4 exf4 39.Qxf4 BE 40.h5 Qd7 4l.hxg6 38.Bel Bh7 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.8e3 Nc6 8.h3 BxB 9.BxR e5 txg6 42.Rf2 Rc8 43.Qg3 Re8 44.Rel Rbb8 K6 42.8d4 f0.Ne2 Re8 ll.d5 Ne7 12.c4 Nd7 13.Rcl f5 Round 6: After his poor siart Dreyer had his 45.Rf6 Rbd8 46.Q8 Qc7 47.Rc1 Qa7 48.Rdl 5.Kxh6 Bf5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxe7 QxeT 16.b4 a5 17.a3 b6 third win in succession, beating Pomeroy. Ker Qc7 49.Rcl Qa7 50.Qd3 46.Kg5 Rh7 47.Kf4 Bts 48.Ke3 Bh3 49.Kd4 f8.Nc3 Nf6 19.Rel BfB 20.c5 dxcS 21.d6 cxd6 drew with Love and Lukey drew with Bg2 50.Bel Bfl 51.Bd2 Be2 52.c4 53.8e1 22.bxcS 'E rl tXt Bfl dxc5 23.exf5 RadS 24.Qb3+ c4 McKenzie. ,,,'ffi /A J=r Bg2 54.893 BfI 55.8f4 Be2 56.895 Bfl 25.Qxc4+ 26.Qxf7+ Kxfl 27.fxg6+ - Qf7 Anderson,B-Smith,RW % 57.8d8 Kd7 58.8f6 Ke6 59.b5 c5+ 60.Kc3 Kxg6 28.Ne4 Rc8 29.a4 Bb4 t/z-Yz % 1.e4 c5 2.NR e6 3.d3 d5 4.Nbd2 Nc6 5.g3 Bg2 61.d4 cxd4 62.Kxd4 Bfl 63.895 Bg2 % t Bd6 6.892 NgeT 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nh4 Bc7 9.f4 f5 64.8d2 Bb7 65. Bb4 a6 66.bxa6 Bxa6 67.8d6 Round 5: Again the leaders maintained their % vru 10.exf5 exf5 11.Rel Qd6 12.NdR Qf6 13.c3 Kd7 68.Bb8 Bc8 69.8a7 Kc6 70.Bxb6 Kxb6 position with wins over Pomeroy and r/z-lz Bd7 14.d4 cxd4 15.cxd4 Bb6 f6.Bef Rfd8 lruaa%fr 71.Kds Kc7 Abrahamson. McKenzie kept in touch with a 17.Khl Rac8 18.Rcl Kh8 19.Ne5 Be8 20.NhB win over Sutherland and Smith drew with Love %t % Ng8 21.h3 Qf8 22.Ng5 Rd6 23.b4 a6 24.Qb3 Round 4: The lead remained unchanged as who had now drawn hve games. Dreyer beat fr% % Nf6 25.Kh2 R8d8 26.Rcdl h6 27.NgA 96 Lukey and Ker both drew their games and Boyd. 28.Nh4 Kg7 29.Qbl Ne4 30.Bxe4 dxe4 3l.Nc4 %e/ru Robert Smith notched up his first win by Sutherland, J - McKenzie, P Bxd4 32.Nxd6 Rxd6 33.a3 Qf6 34.Re2 BxeS checkmating Abrahamson. Points: Ker, Lukey Notes by Peter McKenzie 50...8g7 51.Nxd6 Bxf6 52.Nb5 Qe7 53.gxf6 35.Rxe3 Nd4 36.Ng2 Ba4 l7.Rfl NfJ+ 3; McKenzie, Boyd, Pomeroy 2th; Love 2; 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Qxe4 54.Qxe4 Rxe4 55.Rc4 Re5 56.d6 Rxb5 38.RexR exB+ 39.RxR Rdl 40.Qa2 Qal Abrahamson, Smith, Sutherland, Dreyer, Haase Ba6 6.a3 Bxc3* 7.Nxc3 d5 8.b3 0-0 9.8e2 57.Rc7 Rd5 58.Rg7+ Kl8 59.Rxh7 R5xd6 4l.Qxal Rxal 42.Re3 Bc6 43.Nel 44.Kgl l%; Anderson 1. Nc6 10.cxd5!? Its probably better for White to 95 60.Rh8+ Kf7 0-l Kf6 45.Kfl Be4 46.Kg1 Ke6 47.Kfl Kds keep the tension with 10.0-0 or 10.a4 l0...Bxe2 48.fxgS hxg5 49.h4 Kd4 50.Kf2 gxh4 51.gxh4 8: McKenzie gained a share of the lead Abrahamson, P - Smith, RW ll.Qxe2 exdS 12.0-0 Re8 l3.Qc2 Qd7 white Round Ra2+ 52.Re2 RxaS 0-1 by beating Boyd while Lukey drew with Love. . Notes by Bob Smith is behind in development and his bishop is l.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.f3!? e6 A solid line, which passively placed. However, Black must play Ker was still a point off the pace after drawing Round 7: The lead changed as Anthony Ker lost with Smith. leaves White's R disrupting his development. actively before White gets good play on the to Anderson. Anderson had sacrificed a pawn to 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Qd2 b6 To swap off queenside. 14.Bb2 Ne7 l5.Racl Rac8 16.a4 open up a Queenside atLack against the White McKenzie,P-Boyd,K the light-squared bishops and thus lessen white's Nf5 17.8a3 17.Nb5 c6 l8.Nxa7 Nxe3 favours king, but failed to push a decisive c-pawn and 1.e4 c5 2.NB Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 k-side attacking chances. 7.0-0-0 0-0 8.h4 Ba6 Black. 17...c6 18.Ne2 Ne4 f9.Ng3?! Better lost the initiative. However, with both players 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.895 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 9.Nh3 Perhaps better is 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 l0.Nge2 seems Nf4-d3 . 19...Nfxg3 20.hxg3 Re6 Stating Be6 12.Qh5 Bg7 13.0- under time pressure Ker misjudged a gxf6 l0.Nd5 f5 11.8d3 9...Bxfl l0.Rhxll NbdT 11.e5 Ne8 12.Rdel a direct attack on White's weakened kingside. combination allowing Anderson to win. Thus 0 f4 L4.c4 bxc4 15.Bxc4 0-0 16.Racl Rb8 Nc7 13.Nf4!? c5 Not 13...8xg5 l4.hxg5 Qxg5 White strives for counterplay on the queenside. Lukey took the outright lead with a win over his 17.b3 Qa5 18.Nbl Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Nb4 20.Nc3 15.Rh1 with a strong attack for White. 14.Kbl 21.b4 Rh6 22.b5 cS 22...Qg4 23.Qd1 ! defends, clubmate Abrahamson. McKenzie moved into Nd3 21.8c4 Nxcl 22.Rxcl Rbc8 23.Nd5 Qxa2 cxd4 15.Qxd4 f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Qd2?! Better or 22...Qf5 23.Qe2. Not 22 .Qea 23.R'/ Qh5 RxcS 26.h3 f5 27.Qxf5 second place with a win over Dreyer. Love held 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Nxc8 is l7.Bxf6 18.Qxf6 Rxf6 19.Nd3. 24.fxe4 25.KD Rf6+ 26.Ke2 Qxf6 Qhl+ Qg2+ a long draw against Sutherland. Points: Lukey Rf8 28.Qhs R 29.gxB Qd2 30.Rn a5 3l.Khl 17...8xg5 18.hxg5 19.93 RaeS 20.Qh2 27.Kd3 dxe4+ 28.Kc3 cxb5* -/+ 23.dxc5 Qxg5 5th; McKenzie 5; Ker 4%; Smith 4; Love, Qc3 32.8e6 QxR+ 33.QxA RxR 34.Kg2 Rc3 Nf6 21.Nh3 22.94 23.95 Nhs 24.Nf2 bxc5 24.Rfdl!? Threatening 25...Nxg3! Qs6 Qfl Qe6 Dreyer, Boyd 3th; Anderson, PomeroY 3; 35.Ral Rc6 36.Rxa5 Bf8 37.Ra7 Rb6 38.Rf7 25.Ng4 Qf4 26.Qh4 Qg3 27.Nh6+ Kg7 25.fJl? Double-ed ged | 25 . is an alternative. 96 Qe2 Sutherland 2th; Abrahamson, Haase 2. RbS l9.KR h6 40.Kg4 Bg7 4r.Kh5 1-0 28.Kd4+?! More testing is 28.Qa4 Qxg5 25...Nxg3 26.Bxc5 d4 27.e4 27.Qd3 is another 29.Qxa7 Re7 30.Ng4 d4 31.Ne4 Qb5 32.Qa3 defensive try.27...fS 28.Rxd4 fxe4 29.fxe4? A Ker, AF - Anderson, B Round 9: Lukey took the outright lead after Rd7 with some compensation. 28...e5 29.Qd2 tricky position. 29.Rd6? e3 illustrates the main 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 beating Anderson in a game that Anderson Qf4 30.Q92 Ng3 With the idea of 31.Rg1 threat. 29.KD may be White's best, since 6.8d3 0-0 7.h3 Ne8 8.NR Nd7 9.Qe2 a6 should have won. McKenzie dropped back half Qxg5. 31.Ne2 Nxe2 32.Rxe2 Ne6 33.Rg1 Qxg5 29...e3+? 30.Kxg3 seems okay for White. 10.8e3 96ll.g4 Ng712.Bh6 Nf6 13.0-0-0 Bd7 a point by drawing with Pomeroy. Ker held his 34.Qh2 If 34.Qxg5 'Nxg5 35.Rxg5 Kxh6 29...Rh1+?! Both players are struggling in time l4.Rdgl b5 l5.cxb5 axb5 16.Bxb5 Bxb5 third position with a solid win over Haase and

6 NZ Chess 7 Smith continued his good run by beating than what happens. Forced. f8.Qh8+ Kf7 Championship player Peter McKenzie. Lukey 55.Rxg6 Kd7 56.Rg7+ Kc8 57.Ke2 c2 Sutherland. l9.Rn Qe8 Again, forced. 20.Rxf6+ ! finished third and Robert Smith drew with 58.Rg8+ Kd7 59.Rg7+ Kd6 60.Kxd3 cl/Q Swapping queens is good, but this is crushing. Ker,A-Haase,GG Dreyer to frnish fourth. 61.Rg6+ Kd5 62.Rg8 Qbl+ 63.Ke3 Qb6+ 20...gxf6 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Qxh6+ Ke7? Notes by Anthony Ker And, yes, Love managed to draw the last 64.Kd3 Qa6+ 65.Kd2 Qe6 66.Ra8 Ke4 22...Kf7 offers more tenacious resistance. White 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.Ncl Bb4 4.895 h6 5.Bh4 round for a picket fence of halves. However, it 67.Ra4+ KR 68.Ra3+ Kl2 69.Rd3 Qa2+ continues with 23.Ne4 [threat 24.Nf6+] 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.d5 d6 White offers a must be said that his average moves per games 70.Kc3 Ke2 71.Rd4 Qa3+ 72.Kc4 Qxg3 8.8d3 23...Qf8 24.Qxf6+ Ke8 pawn, but it is poisoned; after 8...g5 9.Bg3 [Best] l24...KgB were up with the rest. Love and McKenzie were 73.Kd5 Qg8+ 74.Kd6 Ke3 75.Ra4 Qd8+ 25.Qg6+ Qg7 26.Nf6+ winsl 25.Qg6+ Kd7 exd5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 I LNge2 Black's kingside is the two unbeaten players. 76.Kc5 Qxh4 0-l 26.Qh7+ Ke8 27.Nf6+ Kd8 28.dxe6! weakened and his d6 pawn is vulnerable. [idea, 28...Bxe6 29.Nd5+ Ke8 30.Nc7# or 29...Kc8 8.Nbd7? Black should exchange on c3, while Lukey,S-Ker,AF McKenzie, P - Abrahantson, P 30.Qc7#l wins. 23.Bxf6+ 1-0 23...Kf7 White must recapture with a pawn. 9.Nge2 Ne5 r.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 96 4.NR Bg7 5.8e2 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.NR e6 4.d'4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 24.Q87fr or 23...Kd7 24.Qg7+ and mate 10.0-0 Bxc3 Otherwise the knight moves away, 0-0 6.0-0 c6 7.h3 b5 8.a3 NbdT 9.Rel Qc7 Nf6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Rf4 e5 8.895 a6 9.Na3 b5 follows. stranding the bishop. 11.Nxc3 Nxd3 10.Bg5 a6 ll.Bfl h6 f2.Be3 c5 13.e5 dxe5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 1l.Nd5 f5 12.Bd3 Be6 13.0-0 11...Ng6!?? l2.Bg3 followed by 13.Qc2. l4.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qxd 16.Bxh6 Qc7 Bg7 14.Qh5 f4 15.c4 bxc4 16.Bxc,{ Round 10: In a six-hour game Smith drew with l2.Qxd3 e5 13.f4! Aiming to open up the f-hle. ll.Bxg7 KxgT 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd5 Be6 0-0 17.Racl Ne7 18.Nxe7+ %-% Lukey while McKenzie beat Haase to take back If 13...e4!? 14.Bxf6 exd3 15.Bxd8 Rxd8 20.Qe5+ Qxe5 2l.Rxe5 Rfc8 22.b4 Kf6 a share of the lead. Ker beat Sutherland to sLay 16.Radl and White rounds up the pawn. Best 23.Rxc5 Rxc5 24.bxc5 Rc8 25.a4 llc4 26.axb5 third while Tony Love notched up that elusive here is 13...exf4 l4.exf4 when both sides will axbs 27.Bxc4 bxc4 28.Kfl Ke5 29.Rdl Rxc5 lOth draw in a Championship. Points going into contest the e-hle, although Black must still 30.Ke2 f5 31.h4 e6 32.93 Rd5 33.R Ra5 34.cf the final round: Lukey, McKenzie 1th; Ker 1; worry about the pin on his knight. 13...Qd7?? Ra3 35.f4+ Kf6 36.Rcl Ra2+ 37.K8 Rd2 Smith 6; Love, Dreyer, Boyd 5; Pomeroy 4th; This loses at least a pawn by force. 14.fxe5 38.Ke3 Rd3+ 39.Kf2 Ke7 40.Rc2 Kd6 41.Rcl Anderson 4; Sutherland, Haase 3; Abrahamson Best. l4.Bxf6 is tempting, but 14...gxf6 15.Ne4 Kc5 42.Rc2 Kbs 43.Rb2+ Kc6 44.Rc2 Kd7 2th. 16.fxe5 f5! creates unnecessary 45.Rc1+ Ke7 46.Rc2 Kf7 47.Rcl Kg7 Qe7 Smith, RW - Lukey, S complications. 15.fxe5 fxe5 16.Rf6 is also Olympiad selection l.e4 6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 good. 14...Ne8 14...dxe5? 15, Bxf6 gxf6 I 6.Ne4, At the conclusion of Congress, the convenor 6.bxcf Ne7 7.NR Bd7 8.8e2 Ba4 9.0-0 c4 followed by Nxf6+ and 1M, of the selection panel, Arthur Pomeroy, Qh7#. l0.Rbl 1r.Nh4 Ng6 12.895 h6 l3.Nxs6 Qd7 %'% announced that FM Ben Martin (studying in fxg6 14.8h4 Nc6 l5.Bg4 16.893 0-0-0 17.f4 95 %%r England), FM Anthony Ker, new joint national gxf4 18.Bxf4 Rdl8 19.Qe2 Nd8 20.Rber '%% 95 champion Peter McKenzie and Stephen Lukey 2l.Bg3 Rxfl 22.Rxfl 23.Rf6 24.QR ;f%'g%;iVru Qh7 Qe7 had been selected for this year's Olympiad Bd7 25.a4 Qa3 26.h4 Qcl 27.Kh2 Qxc2 %.fu.K, %7ru% team. ,//_ 28.RI8 RxfS 29.Qxftl 30.h5 31.a5 a6 /"ft Qg6 Qh7 Mr Pomeroy announced that further selections ft"fu 32.Kh3 Kc713.Qd6 Kc8 34.Qf8 Kc7 35.Kh2 % %.t ffi would be announced later, but pointed out that | Kc8 36.BR Bc6 37.894 Bd7 38.Qf6 Kc7 %ft'Zz % lack of sufficient information on performances 39.8R Bc6 40.Qg6 41.894 Be8 42.Qbl Qh8 selectors and nn was creating difficulties for the ff Kc8 43.Qb6 Bd7 44.Qd6 45.8R AA Qg7 Qf7 48.Rel Rxcf 49.Rxe6 Rd3 50.Rc6 c3 51.Kg2 hnal selections could not be expected until after 46.894 Nc6 47.Qc5 48.Qxe7 NxeT 49.Bel Qe7 Kf7 52.Kf2 Ks7 53.K92 Kfl/ 54.KI2 Ke7 the North lsland Championship. Nfs 50.8d2 Be8 Ne7 52.94 Kd8 51.Bdl NZCF Council had decided that at least the 53.Bcl Bf7 54.8a3 Kef 55.Ba4 Kd8 56.K93 ://////2, top two place-getters in the NZ Championship 15.e6 White could simply capture on d6 and be Be8 57.Bc2 Bd7 58.896 Ba4 Kd7 59.8c5 g would be automatic selections, and a similar a clear pawn up. This was is more spectacular, 60.8d6 Bdl 6l.BcS BA 62.R,c2 Ke8 63.8a4 ?r////, procedure is being applied to the NZ Women's however. 15...fxe6 Forced. If the queen moves, Nc6 B ltt/z t Championship at Easter" 16.e7! l6.Rxf8* KxfS 17.Qh7 The idea behind t However, the question of hnancial suPport for 15.e6!! Black's king is cut off from g8 and Round l1: The crucial round. McKenzie assured )x4 the Olympiad team is still unresolved. The dangerously exposed. The threat is 18.Rf1+ himself of a share of the title with a quick draw I Sports Foundation has reafhrmed that its Nf6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rxf6+ Ke8 21.Qg8 + Ke7 against Abrahamson. The key game was Lukey- 3 .g-r constitution covers only physical sports, so 22.Qfa#. 17...Nf6 17...Qf7 is met by 18.Rf1 Ker, with Ker having to win if he wanted a E chess is not eligible for support from that Nf6 19.Qh8+ QgS 20.Qxg8+ KxgS 21.Bxf6 share of the title. ln a 7t,4.-hollr marathon Lukey quarter. Negotiations continue with the Hillary gxl6 22.Rxf6 Kg7. White is a pawn up in a blundered in a drawn position, allowing Ker to Commission. good ending. However, this is better for Black win and share the title with hrst-time 8 NZ Chess 9 R, and White also wins the PR, which nips any 25...Qh2+ 26.Kn Qe5 27.Rfdr Kc7 28.Qa3 New Zealand Reserve Championship '26.BxB Black attack in the bud. 25...Nxg7 Re6 29.c5 Gaining the butpost for his N on 96. By Robert Mackway-Jones 27.8c3 Kg8 The endgame after Qxe3 was Black can no longer force a draw. 29...Na6 The Reserve Championship was somewhat B to d7 where it clogs Black's game somewhat. Qe8 also hopeless - a P down and facing White's 30.Qa5+ Kc8 3l.Qb6 Rhe8 32.Nd6*, Rxd6 depleted with three players being promoted to 9...Qc7 r0.NR 0-0 l.BA Nhs l2.Be3 f5? powerful B-pair. 28.Qd4 QO 29.d6 Rae8 33.cxd6 Qe2+ 34.KBl Rd8 35.d7+ RxdT the Championship. This, along with the initial Unwise, with Black's at home and his K Q-side 30.Rfel Be6 31.8c6 b4 32.Bxe8 Rxe8 36.Rxd7 KxdT l7.Qxb7+ Kd6 38.Qb3 Nc5 problems in selecting entries saw a rating spread in the same diagonal as the WQ. 13.e5! f4 33.Qxg7+ l-0 39.Qdr+ 1-0 from 1917 down to 1673. Top seed Matthew l4.Bd2 c4 l4...dxe5 15.d6+ 15.Bxc4 Bxe5 Vincent (Otago) and second seed Hilton Bennett 16.0-0 16.Nxe5! [The Black-squared B is a very Sinclair,M-Bennett,H Post, Martin - Boyd, David {, (Hamilton) were expected to do well. However, important piecel ReS 17.0-0 Rxe5 18.Rael Reserve Ch. 1994, R3 1.e4 c5 2.Ncl e6 3.Nge2 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 it was Mark Sinclair (Wellington) who went 19.Rxel Bxb5 by Jonathan Sarfati Rxel R?! [19...Na6 20.Nb5 Notes c4 6.93 b6 7.Pr92 Bb7 8.0-0 h6 9.Nf4(rD through unbeaten to hnish on 9 points and take 21.Qxb5 (The Bs [ower over the Ns, and White 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.R Bfs 5.8b5+ 1.e4 d5 10.QR Na6 ll.Rel+ Be7 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 hrst prize by point from bottom seed threatens 21.Bxb5 more a full Re8+l 20.Nb5 Bxb5 NbdT 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 fxe6 7...Bxe6 [a l3.Nxd5 Bxd5 l4.Qxd5 RcS 15.Qe5 Nb4 David Guthrie, who f,rnished on Hilton and 17.NgS Bf5 9.Be3 Bb4+ lO.Bd2 8. [ThreateningReS* QxR]. 16...8g7 narural recapturel 8.d5 16.Qxg7 RfB 17.Bxh6 Kd7 18.Qg4+ f5 Bennett finished third on 1th with Mike Still, White has a decisive lead in development 11.Qe2 0-0-0 a great lead in 10.Nc3 Qe7 [with l9.Qe2 1-0 Schwass (Civic, Wellington) fourth on 6th. and an outpost at e6. Therefore Black's attempt development and threats of Rhe8 or Ne5-d3+l Schwass originally was entered for the Major to attack is futile. 17...R Bc5 11.Qe2+ Be7 l2.Bb4 a6 l3.Bxe7?r= [an Guthrie,D-Grainger,S Open so he can feel especially pleased with his my database] 13.Ba4!'l+: l8.Ne6 Qc8 19.93 Na6 20.Ne4 b5 2r.Bd3 obscure game from r.d4 d5 2.NR Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 effort. Rb8 22.Bxd7! 23.Qc4 wins a P, advantage. 8.Ne2 c6 2l.Bxb5! QxdT and White has a slight cxd5 6.8f4 Nc6 7.ef e6 8.Rcl Bd6 9.893 0-0 Another to perform well above his rating was weakens Black's dark squares and retains 9.Ba4 e5 f0.Be3 Bb4+ ff.Nbc3 Qe7 12.0-0 10.8d3 Qe7 11.0-0 Bd7 l2.Ne5 Rac8 13.f4 b5 Alistair Compton (Canterbury) and only a last- White's advantages as well. 14.Bxg6 hxg6 15.Qa4? 0-0-0 13.8c2 896 14.Bh4 BeS 15.Ng4 Nxd4 l6.exd4 Qa7 round loss to Guthrie kept him out of the prize 21...Nc5 22.N4xc5 dxc5 23.Be4 c4 24.Qe3 White is overlooking his unprotected pieces on 17.Nxf6+ KhS 18.Nxe8 Qxd4+ 19.Bf2 Qxf4 money. Matthew Vincent would be disappointed Kh8? Pointless: Black should have grabbed a P 15.d5! was much better, because it the e-hle. 20.Nxd6 1-0 with his five points. and retained his B, although he would still be keeps Black's attacking lines closed, threatens to Sinclair took the lead from the outset and was lost. open lines in front of Black's K, and leaves the a point clear after five rounds, whereas Guthrie Pe5 isolated. 15...Bxc3! 16.Nxc3 exd4 17.Bxd4 had 2t,415 and stormed home with 5 % in the last Qd6 l8.Qxa7 Qxh2+ l9.Kf2 Qh4+ 20.Kgl 6 rounds. Qhz+ 2t.Kf2 There were some surprisingly short draws in %A the eatlier rounds, but overall there were a lot N.Z. Women's Championship of hard-fought games between even competitors. tt AprilI-6, 1994 iT%1,6,% (Easter weekend) Sinclair,M-Swayne,E %t%,% t, Kelston Girls' High School, Reserve Ch. 1994, R10 Kelston, ,&/.Nt. i Notes by Jonathan Sarfati ,7ru' I Waitakere City, Auckland. 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exdS 5.cxd5 l2-player round robin, with subsidiary d6 6.e4 7.8t4 Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 The ,ram E6 events if more than 12 entrants point of this apparent tempo loss is to draw the 25.Nxg7! The B was more important than the % Open 0o all women players 1 M SINCLAIR UE 1827 1 1 llzYzlYzlz 1 1 1 9 Billets available at nominal cost 2 DI'' GUTHRIE OI 1673 O 0t/21112111118 21...Qh4+ 21...Qf4 [centralising the Q and O Vlz can be arranged 3 HP BENNETT HA 1861 1 lz110lz11lz1 threatening Ng4* as well as Rh2 and Qg4, Hotel accommodation 4 MP C 0 lzlz 0 tlz 1 t/z 1 1 1 lz 6lz SCHI.IASS r 1750 22.Rhl Organised by Waitemata CC 5 AA COMPT0N CA 1729 lz 0 0'l tlz 0 1'/z 1'l Yz 6 placing the Q behind the Rl Qd2+ t/zlz 6 CJ BURNS UA 1897 lz 0 0 '/z 1 Yz 1 1 lz 6 23 .Ne2 Rde8 24.Rae1 Ng4 + ! 25 .fxg4 RhE +' Enquiries to 7 ED AC O 12 1011/z 0'/2 101 5lz SI.'AYNE 1788 26.Kg3 Rxe2 27.Rxe2 Qf4+ is one possibility. Bob Smith B MB VINCENT OT 1917 lz 0lzlzO01'120115 1/z 22.Kgl Rde8 Black wants more than a draw, so 9 S GRAINGER VIE 1761 YZ 0 0 0 V"lrlzlz 1 1 5 2 Autumn Avenue the attack. But his 10 MJ POST WA 1719 O 00000010 11 3 he brings his R to reinforce Glen Eden, Auckland 7 11 DJ BOYD AC 1686 O 0'lz 0 0 010 0 0 1 ZYz own K is not much safer. 23.Qa8+ NbS Tel (09) 818-4113 12 AL ALDRIDGE CI 1816 O 00YzVz1/"001/2002 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Ne4! This centralised N defends his own K and threatens the enemy K.

10 NZ Chess 11 allows the in the centre. 15.Nf6+? Why not win Black's New Zealand Open developing easily to e6. 12...f6! This Major bishop to move to e6 without the worr! of Ng5, f-pawn with exBe.p. flirst? 15...Bxf6 l6.exf6 By Robert Mackway-Jones and also allows c5, which would be prevented Qxf6 17.Bxc7 Rbe8 At this stage it appears that The field for the Major Open was probably the by default, but did play aggressive chess and by Nc6. 13.h3? A wasted move. White Black should have sufficient compensation for smallest and lowest-rated since ratings were didn't concede any draws. apparently expected Bg4, which was pointless as the pawn, as White's king is still stuck in the introduced into New Zealaad chess. However, Kent Wong had an early set-back, to losing the bishop is much better at e6. 13...8e6 14.b3? middle of the board and Black is bearing down even and tough competition there was some Gold in round 3, and he was unlucky to be held A weakening move, as is soon shown. 14...c5 on the e and f files with three major pieces, g players. amongst the to a draw by Mackway-Jones in round 10. 15.Rb1? RacS l6.Rc1 Again a move is wasted' and f pawns are ready to roll, and a dormant players The rating spread for the top 10 was Jackson played solid chess, beating Edmonds 16...c4 17.Be2 Nc6 18.0-0 Nd4 all of Black's but potentially menacing bishop on b7 waiting to and such a small entry only 150 with all the top and Frost., and drawing with Wong and pieces are now active, excellently placed and strike. 18.Be2 Ne5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Qd4! A players had to play each other. Therefore no Mackway-Jones, but unfortunately he a suffered well coordinated. 19.Rfd1?? This allows a nice very good move which is incredibly annoying one could be accused of having an easier draw (Invercargill). last-round loss to Moss Wylie combination. Better was Rfel. for Black. The queen swap will favour White, and a deserving winner was bound to be found. Southern hospitality for youl as the threat to his king will be less and he will The Open wasn't helped by two players not Gold won the B grade from Hermann Goeckel be heading towards a favourable endgame. But showing up and the subsequent withdrawal due and the C grade was won by local player .l % 1, l. what is Black to play? QbS!? is perhaps the best to ill-health of George Trundle and Shane Andrew McGurk, who frnished on 5t,h in a t . . plan, as 2l .Qxd7? cannot be played and . f4 is Hudson. Hudson, in particular, was unlucky performance far exceeding his rating. Four avru. t still a threat. 20...t4? 21.Qxe5 Rxe5 22.Rxd7 because at the time he withdrew he was in third players tied for second in the C grade. McGurk 1ru. % Bxg2 23.Rg1 At this stage 23...R looks very place only half a point behind the leaders. His also won the upset. prize. promising, preparing for the combination withdrawal led to the dispute over the pairings t fr% Mackway-Jones, R - Ednronds, M + 24...Rxe3! 25.fxe3 D+ and fxgl/Q+. which I have commented on as a footnote to A %a% plan lails to the saving move Notes by Matthew Edmonds + However, this these reports. Where else can the bishop 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.8e3 NbdT t t a7ru 24.Rd5!! 23...8a8?! l.e4 96 5.Qd2 The Open was only decided in the last round, go still guard d5? 24.h4 R 25.8d3 Rxef * e5 6.NR Ne7 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.8h6 0-0 9.Bxg7?! tr w and and by the last game of the Open to finish. In has a lost game. 26...Re5 This move seems premature. Perhaps 0-0-0 is 26.Kd2l Now Black the end Matthew Edmonds (Canterbury) won L9...cxb3 20.Nxd4 This move, which still loses, Rxg5 28.hxgS Bc6 29.Bxh7+ Kh8 better. 9...Kxg7 l0.Bc4? This has to be a 27.Rxg5+ with 9 points, with a tie for second on 8 points was White's best chance. After 2l.cxb3 Rxc3!! 1-0 mistake as it frees up Black's pieces and allows 30.Rd6 Be8 31.8d3 Bn 32.96 Bg8 33.Rd7 by Kent Wong and Ross Jackson (both 22.Rxc3 Nxe2* winning a whole rook and him to take the d-frle, which would have been lf Wellington). Ted Frost frnished fourth a further 22.Nxd4 exd4 23.Rxc3 dxc3 White's alter 0-0-0. f0...Nb6 ll.Qxd8 Rxd8 knight. Or if point behind. 24.Rxe8 c2, and White must give up his rook 12.8d3? Another inaccuracy. This bishop might Lightning tourney Edmonds started the tournament well with 4/4 the pawn with RdL, leaving Black a piece as well be a pawn; b3 is a much better square for Robert Smith won the traditional lightning before suffering his hrst loss, to Kent Wong. Rxc2 22"axb3 Bxb3 for it, especially as it stops Black's bishop from up. 20...exd4 21.Nb5 tournament run at Congress, by the narrowest of He was perhaps fortunate to have had two wins 23.8d3 Rb2 24.Rc7+ Kh6 25.Rdcl Rd2 margins. 26.Rxb7?l If White's bishop moves, Black's d- Instead ofa massive single round-robin, the 30 1 M EDMONDS 615 bye U21 t'il'l U7 L? tJ4 L3 r.,5 tl6 l,J9 pawn will be a great threat. 27...Rxd3 27.Rcc7 players competed in four sections, with the top ? K IJONG 656 r.J18 L7 r,l13 v1? r,1 D3 W4 11 0 ri5 D6 tJg 8 Bg8 28.Nxa7 Rc3! 29.Nc6 If 29.Rxc3 dxc3 each section qualifying for the frnal. 3 LR JACKSON 588 v12 111 tJ14 r/21 LJB D2 Wl D6 W7 r.J4 L5 8 two from 32.Kh2 cllQ. 4 E FROST 613 uB 115 tJ16 t,l 1 LJ5 L1 L2 V12 rJ18 L3 t17 7 30.Rxb6 c2 31.Rc7 Rdl+ The sections were keenly fought, although by 5 IlI' IJYLIE 559 D19 tJ10 D6 LJ13 L4 v7 D'.l? L1 L2 tJlB rj3 6\h 29...Na8 30.Nxd8 NxcT 31.Rb4 Bc4 32.Rbl chance there were no ties requiring play-offs. 6 RA HACKUAY-JONES 593 t 14 D13 D5 LJ15 D7 110 tr9 D3 L1 D2 rJ1'l 6lt d3 r-0 The finals provided plenty of spectator interest 7 HR GOLD 532 w20 u2 tJ15 L1 D6 L5 D10 r.r11 L3 U12 L/+* 6 8 H GOECKEL 368 L4 H20 D18 Vl11 L3 113 r.J19 116 ut22 u17 L1 5); Wong, Kent - Edmonds, Matthew for the non-qualifiers. 9 A MCGURK 218 t21 L14 v22 tJ16 Hl5 01? L6 rJ13 rJ11 L1 L? 5'/z three wins, Notes by Matthew Edmonds In the final, Lukey started with 10 HUDSON 58? LJl 1 H2 5'/z S tr16 L5 L12 H18 t",6 D7 lost to Abrahamson in round 4, but still led on 1 1 A BATCHELOR 355 bye U3 L1 L4 110 LJ14 rJ13 L7 L9 t.J20 L6 5 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.NR b6 5.8f4 point ahead Smith and 12 JN PRESTON 314 L3 U22 rr10 L2 U21 D9 D5 L1 IJ13 L7 117 5 Bb7 6.Nbd2 Bc5 7.e3 Nxd2 8.Nxd2 g5?! A 4 after 5 rounds, a of 13 MK MORRISON 1435 tr19 11 U22 5 in round 6, while H17 D6 L2 L5 r.JB 1 L9 L12 D15 weakening move. 9.893 Nc6 10.a3 a5 11.Ne4 Love. But Lukey lost to Love 14 DA VINCENT 1349 L6 v9 L3 L8 tr18 111 v22 L20 L17 U16 lt19 tie Black should play Nb4! at Smith beat Sinclair, so there was a triple 15 R BERKELEY 1486 u?2 LJ4 L7 L6 L9 L 16 v17 L 18 D20 r.r1 9 D1l '5 Be7 12.Qd5? Rb8? going into the last round. Smith beat Ker, while 16 A I'ICCALL 1339 110 U17 L4 L9 U20 tr15 L 18 t,B L 19 L14 v2? 5 this stage, because of the threat ...Nc2*. The Love to Abrahamson. 17 N LANG 1115 113 116 l.J20 119 W22 L 18 L 15 bye I'J14 L8 v12 5 White queen must go back to dl and after Lukey lost to Sinclair and 18 PJ VOSS 1433 L2 r.119 D8 11 0 114 H17 r.115 rJ1 5 Ll L5 L20* /+lz upsets, final scores were: 13...Bxe4 14.axb4 Bxb4+ 15.Ke2 Black stands With a number of 19 A KOIA 1304 D5 118 L21 U17 113 w20 L8 v22 w16 115 L14 1'lt Smith 5/7; Lukey, Love 4; McKenzie, Boyd 20 G PUTT unr L7 L8 L17 Vt?? 116 119 bye t.l14 D15 L1 1 lJ18* 4riz better. 13.Qd3 0-0 14.Rdf f5 Black is trying to Sinclair 3; Ker 2. 21 GE TRUNDLE 1507 L1 L3 L12 rr19 r,9 2 prepare for an atfack and trying to keep the king 3thi Abrahamson, 22 CH I''EBBER 1185 L 15 L',lz L9 120 L17 bye Ll1 119 L8 113 116 ',l 13 t2 NZ Chess Second N.Z. Rapid Championship 44.Kg4 Ne3+ 45.Kg5?? White also loses after Tony Dowden (Otago) won the second New ,l6.Rb3 Qa5 47.Q4 Qd8 Not 47...Rxb3 45.Kh4 Nf5+ 46.Kg5 47.Kea Nxh6+ Zealand Rapid Championship and took the Sir 48.Qxf/+. 48.Rxb7 RxbT 49.b3 %-rh Qe7+ WANTED TO BW 48.Qxh6 However, 45.Kh3! is more Robert Jones Trophy in the event held after Qxe6*. McKenzie,P-Dowden,RA and the game may have proved CHESS BOOKS completion of the NZ Championship. The field stubbborn in Notes by Tony Dowden sufficient to avoid defeat. Black cannot win after of 40 players included several who travelled to Libraries - single copies 1.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 5.8d2 45...Qa1, e.g., 46.Qg8+ Ke7 47.QdS+ Kxe6 lnvercargill for the event from Dunedin and Qd7 b6 6.8b5 c6 7.Ba4 a5 8.a3 Bf8 9.NR Ba6 Kd7 49.QxI7+ mating. Another try - new - any condition Ashburton, and among them was the new 48.Qf6+ old 10.Ne2 Bxe2 Black swaps off his lighrsquared does work is 45...Rh2+? 46.Qb2+ Good price paid by champion. which not Bishop, which often proves troublesome in the 47.Kh3 48.Kh4 49.Kg5 and the In a tight frnish in the 9-round event, Tony Qg2+ Qh2+ NZ CHESS SUPPLIES French Defence. 11.Qxe2 b5 12.8b3 a4l3.Ra2 king escapes. But 45...Ke7!! appears to win added national honours to the South Island title h5 14.0-0 Be7 15.Rae1 Nh6 16.Ng5 Black because it prevents the queen from checking on PO BOX 42090 he won at Labour Weekend. Dowden scored 96 has established a thE,back rank and cuts off the White king's 7thl9, with three draws, and finished half a WAINUIOMATA white-square blockade reminiscent of the escape route, e.g. 46.Qg7 Rxh2+! etc. Of point ahead of Anthony Ker (Civic) and Robert Gurdenidze variation of the Modern course, 45 ...Ke7 is hardly the sort of move it is Smith (Waitemata). Ker was unbeaten, but early Defence. His position is comfortable. f7.Qd3 easy to see with only two minutes on the clock. draws with Hilton Bennett and Kent Wong kept Nf5 18.Rbl More sensible is 18.Bb1 followed 45...Qe7# him out of the lead. 0-l by 19.c3. f8...Qd8 19.f4 Nd7 Threatening Smith lost to Ker and had two draws. He 20...Nxd4 followed by 19.c3. 20.NR Kf8 shared the l,ead with Dowden after 5 rounds and 1RA DOUDEN OT 2052 U24 H23 !,J13 D3 llt D5 t,111 D2 r.16 Vlz 2l.Bb4 Kg7 22.Bxe7 23.c3 Nb6 24.N95 was sole leader after 6 rounds, when he won QxeT 2At KER CI 2293 U14 D9 D4 022 u5 tJ10 u3 D1 l'r5 7 Rh6 25.Rbel Rah8 26.8b1 Nc4 27.Re2 h4 Rl', SMITH IJT u18 v17 u16 D1 u5 t.l1l L2 04 l'r9 7 against Kendall Boyd while Dowden drew. 3 2260 28.Qh3 /t PD t.tCKENZ I E CA unr W25 r,,15 D2 U9 L1 LJ13 D5 D3 v12 6'/z However, Smith dropped back with his loss to 5AJ LOVE OT 2165 u30 u7 u6 LJ11 L3 D1 01 LJ12 L2 6 Ker in round 7. 6JL SUT HERLAND OT 1893 rJ33 v77 L5 r,r15 L2 Ut16 V?3 u7 L1 6 ,%% 7 t4J POST t,A 1810 V37 L5 L22 U28 rJ33 u8 ri15 L6 U14 6 The new champion described this next game as T-t'M, 8LR JACKSON UE 1682 rJ28 135 130 V3Z ll27 L7 UZt+ v23 U15 6 rJ10 t,1 L3 5lz his most interesting of the Championship. % 9HP BENNETT HA 1871 U21 DZ u31 Lt+ r,14 L1? 1 10 DJ BOYD AC 1746 r,40 Ll1 u25 H17 v12 t2 L9 D14 W23 5lz L1 il24 5 Dowden,T-Tuffery,P ,t''%t"%t 11 KM BOYD OT 2066 U-26 rr10 u35 L5 tr16 L3 L9 %tKD'aJ 128 N I JI|IAN CA '1919 tr20 116 LJ2B IJ19 11 0 tr9 u22 L5 L4 5 Notes by Tony Love 13P ABRAHAt..ISON CA 1995 u22 H19 L1 D1l D30 L4 D25 tJ16 D18 5 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 96 4.8,92 Bg7 5.d3 d6 Af ft 14 AL ALDR I DGE CI 1654 L2 H21 U36 D13 L9 tJ19 u35* D1O L7 5 15 AA COMPTON CA unr tJ39 L4 V26 L6 v29 tJ35* L7 U?2 LB 5 6.8e3 Nf6 7.f4 More usual is 7.h3. 7...N94 "'ru, vru. % 16 ED SIJAYNE AC 1712 lt36 vl? L3 r,J35 11 1 L6 rJ30 113 U22 5 8.8d2 Bd4 9.Nh3 Nel More sensible is 9...0-0 "%,H1%, _, 17 AJ N I JMAN CA 1819 H29 L3 rJ20 110 u21 L22 L26 v33 u25 5 or 9...Rb8. 10.Bxe3 Bxef 11.NdS Bd4 f2.c3 18 MP VECOVSKY OT 't649 L3 vt29 119 V21 135 D31 u28 H27 013 5 Bg7 f3.0-0 e6 14.Ne3 Bd7 Black may also have '19 Dt, GUTHRIE OT 1725 V32 L 13 t/18 L'.lz D31 L1t+ U33 D25 V26 5 20 j4 EDMONDS CA 1/+53 L12 1136 L17 Llo 128 U38 Vl3t+ u29 !,i31 5 considered 14...f5. l5.Nc4 Qc7 16.f5 b5 White A critical position. Black now has a combination 21 A BATCHELOR OT 1109 L9 L14 r.,,34 118 u37 L26 tJ39 tJ30 LJ33 5 obtains compensation after 16...exf5 17.exf5 which leads to a winning advantage on the 22K I,ONG UE 1487 113 H32 H7 D2 D23 H17 L12 115 116 4 l.J34 l'J31 r.,,30 L6 L1O 4 Bxf5 18.Re1 * Be6 19.Nf4. 17.f6 There is queenside, but allows White counter-chances on 23 MP SCHWASS CI 173? Ll D24 02? L8 21 CJ BURNS UA 1521 L1 V31 D23 D27 L17 u29 L8 v26 111 l+ norhing wrong wirh 17.Ne3. 17...Bh6 18.Nd2 the kingside. 29.hxg3 hxg3 28...Ng3! 30.Qxg3 25 HR GOLD OT 1497 L4 rJ39 L 10 133 U32 U3t* D13 D19 L17 4 r9.NR 20.Nf2 0-0 21.Qe2 b4 22.h3 d Qc8 Rhl+ 31.Kf2 Rxfl+ 32.Kxfl Rhl+ 33.Kf2 26E FROST I.JE 1556 L1 1 rJ40 L 15 L29 u39 U?l V17 L?4 119 4 V34 1 Qd8 23.Nh2 Qxf6 24.Nfg4 Bxg4 25.Nxg4 Qg5 Rxbl Black attacks the White pawn chain at its 27 i4B VI NCENT OT 1848 D31 L6 V37 D24 L8 L33* ll32 L1B 28 l,t LANG IN 1004* L8 rJ38 L12 L7 r.J20 u39 L1B L32 LJ40 4 26.h4 Qdz 27.Nxh6+ Black escapes after base, but meanwhile White gains counterplay by 29 JR MACDONALD AS 1101 L17 118 rJ40 V26 115 L24 u31 120 u38 4 27.Qxd2 Bxd2 28.Radl bxc3. 27...Qxh6 utilising the h-file. 34.Qh4 Qe8! The only 30 r,ru IJYLIE IN 1586 L5 o37 uB rJ20 D13 L?3 116 L21 D32 3Y" 28.Rf6 White has adequate compensation for the move. 35.Qh7+ KE 36.KR Ke7 Not the best. 31 DA V I NCENT AC 1105* D27 LJ33 L9 L?3 D19 D18 L29 u36 120 3Yz KOIA 119 L22 u38 L8 L25 v36* L?7 rJ28 030 3Vz pawn. 28...Rad8 29.Rafl Qg7 30.8h3 Ne7 37.93 Rxb2 Both players are now very short of 32A 1516 33 RL KEEL I NG AS 1133* L6 131 ri39 U25 L7 V27* L19 t17 L21 3 31.94 95 If 31...Nf5, then 32.95 Nh4 33.Qf2 time. 38.Rel Rc2 39.Rhl Rxc3* 40.Kf2 QI8! 54R BERKELEY OT 1329 L23 L24 L21 U37 rJ36 L25 120 u38 L27 3 wins White. h6 34.d4 for 32.h5 33.jx-btcxb4 Black eyes the distant pawn on a3 as well as 35M SINCLAIR t,JE 1920 U38 r.,B L1 1 116 r.,t18 11 5* 114* 3 Nc6 35.d5 Nd4 36.Qa6 Rd7QZ.RgD37.Rxd6 is preventing 4l.Qg7 and 42.Rh8. 41.Rh6 Ke8 36A t'ICGURK IN unr 116 120 L14 H38 l3t+ 132* U40 131 U37 3 playable. 37...Rfd8 38.Bfi QA 39.8b5 Nxb5 37 MK MORR I SON AC 1399 L7 D30 L27 L3/+ L21 D40 138 u39 136 2 42.Nxe6 White's best chance 42...Re2+ 38T PYNE IN unr 135 128 L32 135 tJ40 120 v37 134 L29 2 40.Qxb5 Kg7 4l.Qxb4 Rb8 42.Qd2 Qd8 43.KfJ Not 43.Kel when Black can play 39c ].ICLEAN IN unr 115 t25 133 !,J40 L26 128 L21 L37 bye ? 43.R6R Qb6 44.Ke2 Qb4 45.Qe2 R7b7 43...Qxa3 with the idea of Qal#. 4f ...Qxa3+ /+0 JN PRESTON IN unr 110 L26 L29 139 L3B D37 136 bye L2B 1lz .,f * t4 ALNfD NZ Chess 15 New Zealand's New National Master Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Rxc3 15.bxc3 Qa5 16.Qe3 Rc8 In the 1984 North Island Championship my t7.Kd2?l round 4 win over Philip Clemance helped me With a generous burst of applause, the recent together. win the tournament outright. annual general meeting of the NZ Chess Bob gives a lot of attention to the openings. H Federation confrrmed Waitemata CC's Robert While he used to improvise extensively in t Clemance,P-SmithrRW W Smith as a National Master. To achieve this earlier years, he hnds that knowledge of the % Sicilian Bob had to build up 100 master points from latest developments is necessary these days. 1.e4 c5 2.NB e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 major NZCF tournaments, an exhaustive task Apart from that he plays over a lot of t Qc7 6.93 b5 7.a3 Bb7 8.892 Nf6 9.0-0 d6 which he completed last year. grandmaster games, with Kasparov his favourite 10.f4 Nbd711.f5?! e5 12.Nde2 Be713.h3 h5 Bob has been competing for more than 2b be.cause his style holds most appeal. 14.Nd5 Bxd5 l5.exd5 Rc8 l6.Nc3 Qc4 17.Rf,1 years, and has been in the top bracket of NZ I Bd8 18.8e3 Bb6 19.Q4 BxeS 20.Qxe3 Hates short draws Qc5 players since winning the Premier Reserye a[ 2r.Qg5 Kf8 22.Qd2 Nb6 23.Ne4 Nxe4 Bob Smith's pet hate in chess is short draws - t Congress in 1975-'16. While he has won the NZ 24.Bxe4 Nc4 25.QcJ Kei 26.b3 Nb6 27.Qd2 he calls them "the death of chess." He believes Correspondence Chess Championship, and has f6 28.b4 29.Qxc3 RxcS 30.RR RcS in playing games out and says "you don't leam QcJ won the North Island title once outright and 3l.Rdl RhcS 32.Rd2 a5 33.Kt2 a4 34.Ke2 anything from a short draw, but you [earn from 17...Neg4! 18.fxg4 Rxc3 19.Qel Rxb3+ jointly three times, as well as many other Rc3 35.Ref Rxe3+ 36.Kxe3 Rc3+ 37.Rd3 games played to the end, even if you lose." In 20.Ke2 Qa6+ 21.Kd2 Rb4 22.Ke3 Qb6 23.c3 events, the New Zealand title has eluded Bob - Rxc2 38.8R Ra2 39.bxa4 bxa'l 40.Rcf Kd7 line with that thinking, Bob holds a strong belief Rb2 24.Kd3 e5 25.Ne2 Nxg4 0-1 so far. 4I.Ke4 Rd2 42.Rd3 Nc4 43.Bxh5 Ra2 44.Bdl that selector:s of international represenlatives He has represented New Zealand at five A few years later my win over Ewen Green in Nb2! 45.Rd2 Nxdl 46.Rxdl Rxa3 47.Rgl 0-1 should choose active players who seek wins in Olympiads, with a best result of gthllz, or the 1979-80 NZ Championship was publicised preference to those who accept a lot of short In the 1989-90 NZ Championship, my win better than 70 percent, in 1982, when he was as the brilliancy of the tournament. draws. over Michael Hampl was judged the best game not originally chosen for the team but was called Bob is noted for the number of times he has Green,E-Smith,RW of the Congress. in as a substitute. had to cope with rapid play to complete a King's Indian Defence Bob is self-taught, and has never been coached Smith, RW - Hampl, M number of moves to the time control, and enjoys 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 96 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.t3 0-0 - although he has done a lot of coaching Nimzo-lndian considerable success in rapid tourneys, but he 6.8e3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 E.Qd2 Qh4+ 9.8f2 Qf4 himself. When he was in standard one he saw 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.eJ c5 5.Nge2 still regards full-length games as the cream of 10.8e3 Qh4+ ll.g3 Nxg3 l2.Qf2 Nxfl some people playing chess, borrowed a book cxd4 6.exd4 0-0 7.a3 Be7 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 chess. 13.Qxh4 NxeJ 14.Kf2 Nxc4 15.b3 Na3 16.K92 about the game from the library, and from that Bc5 10.Nd4 Re8+ 11.Be3 d6l2.Be2 a6 13.0-0 His worst moment ever was when he held the Na6 17.Qg5 Bd7 l8.Qcl Nb5 l9.Nxb5 Bxb5 taught himself the moves. At first he didn't get NbdT r4.b4 Bb6 15.Rcl Ne5 16.h3 Bd7 lead in the NZ Championship with one round to 20.a4 Bd7 21.h4 fS 22.Qc2 fxe4 23.fxe4 Rf4 the knight's move right, but once he had sorted 17.Qb3 Ng6 l8.Rfdl RacS Nh5 20.Na4 play, but lost to Roger Nokes in the final rounds 24.Rh2 Nc5 25.Rel l9.Bfl that out he was on the right path. Rxcl 21.Rxcl Bxa4 22.Qxa4 Nhf4 and dropped back to third. But there have been Club president and champion many good moments, some of which are ;a zz ln addition to his playing successes, Bob Smith recorded in the following selection of games, tt a //////, is a busy administrator. He is very active as which are given with Bob's comments. %% 'rr,,rut%: %t t Waitemata CC president (as well as being club First comes a crucial victory in the 1975-76 7rut%,A, champion for the last 16 years). Waitemata is Premier Reserye at Congress, which features , "..x, one of the country's most progressive clubs, such names as A Carpinter, C Laird, R Nokes, %frvfl % young is P Clemance, N Metge, B Carpinter, K Jensen, .ffi 1 particularly in encouraging players. It %, % the country's leading club for women players, T Dowden, A Love, G Haase, to name a few. ,Z% vw t and is hosting the forthcoming NZ Women's At the time P Green was leading with 5th.l6 and %i +1 %% vru, )\l Championship. I was half a point behind. ' Bob, a freelance journalist who has worked After this win I took the lead and won the Bxe4* mostly in television, is married to Vivian, the tournament with 9/11. The next year I was 25...Rxe4! 26.Rxe4 Bfs 27.Qc4 23.Ne6! fxe6 24.Bxb6 Qe7 25.Rc7 QA selected for my hrst Olympiad, in lsrael. 28.Kg3 Bd3 29.Qcl RE 30.Nh3 Rfi 3r.Qef current NZ Women's Chess Champion. il 26.dxe5 Nge5 27.Rxb7 Rxe6 28.Qb3 Kh8 Although chess has a high profile in their Rbl 32.Rf2 RxbS 33.Kh2 Bfsl4.Qg5 Rxh3+ Green,P-Smith,RW 29.Ba7 Re8 30.Qc3 h6 3l.Bxa6 Qf6 32.Rb8 household, they have three children which I 35.K92 Ne4 36.Qd8+ Bf8 37.Rxf5 Rg3+ Sicilian, Dragon Rxb8 33.Bxb8 Kh7 34.Qc2+ Neg6 35.Bd3 means that home management is carefully 38.Kh2 gxf5 39.Qxc7 f4 40.Qd7 Nc5 4l.Qf5 l.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Qal+ 36.Kh2 Qe5 37.93 Nxd3 38.Qxd3 Qb2 planned to meet all their commitments. Vivian Rg7 42.h5 h6 43.a5 Rg5 44.Qf6 Rxh5+ 6.8e3 Bg7 7.R Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.8c4 Bd7 39.Kg2 d5 40.h4 h5 41.Qxd5 l-0 and Bob look at each other's games, but 96 45.K92 Rg5+ 46.Kh2 Rg7 47.Kh3 b6 48.axb6 10.h4 Rc8 1l.Bb3 h5 12.0-0-0 Ne5 13.8h6 otherwise do not study chess intensively axb6 49.Kh4 b5 50.Kh5 Be7 0-l 16 NZ Chess l'l 33.Qa4 Qb7 34.c4 h5 35'cxd5 The following year my win over Ben Martin at f6 32.b6 Qf7 the North Island Championships was crucial in 1-0 course, my list of favourite games would my bid to make the OlYmPiad team' Of not be complete without my win over Russell ENTERPRISES Martin,B-Smith,RW Dive from last Year's North Island AUSTRALIAN CHESS King's Indian Defence Championship, but this has only recently been 0-0 l.d4 962.c4Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nf6 5'Be2 published [NZ Chess, August 1993]' Suite 6, The Village Centre 6.ngi tr6 7.8e3 c5 8.d5 e6 9.h3 exd5 10'exd5 29-31 Windsor Road 13'94 b5 NaO rf.Nn Nc7 12.Qd2 Kh7 Kasparov "check-mated" KELLYVILLE NSW 2153 Rxa6 17'0-0 14.cxb5 a6 L5.bxa6 Bxa6 16.Bxa6 Ortvin Sarapu has received a newspaper Tel: 61-2-629-3657 19.Rab1 Re8 20'Ng2 Rb4 Qd7 18.Nh4 Rb6 ctipping from Germany which says that PCA Fax: 6t-2-629-1403 23.Rbd1 Ne4 zi.ur Nrs 22.Nxb5 Qxb5 World Champion Garry Kasparov has been 26'Rc1 Nc3 27'Nf4 24.Qc2 c4 25.bxc4 Qxc4 "check-mated" by his wife Mascha They have Ree4 28.Nd3 a baby daughter, Polina, born on April 20, ACE's TOP l0 PC PROGRAMS 1993, but she has moved to Helsinki, back to her parents who live there. ACELO A$ % The report says she has applied for divorce, 't,r,,,ru, - "r%rtl and has put in a claim for Kasparov's two flats l. CHESS GENIUS 2.0 237 5 225 1 one in Moscow and one in Paris, plus $USl- 2. MCHESS PRO 2353 225 %t'% is reported to have offered a E million. Kasparov 3. HIARCS MASTER 2.0 2300 t99 t "draw" - to divide his fortune 50-50' 4. FRITZ 2 227 5 175 Klara is reported to be 7ffiD:/H However, his mother 5. ZARKOV 3 2200 125 between Kasparov o-rganising "the giant duel" 6. COMPLETE CHESS 2120 89 tw'% S-million francs to cover and Karpov for 7. KASPAROV'S GAMBIT 2000 89 Garry's exPenses. 8. CHESSMASTER 4OOO 2000 89 2 9. STAR WARS CHESS l 800 89 28...Rxg4+ FIDE action on ratings 32.Qt2 R t0 CHESS MANIAC 0 89 Qe4 l9g3 FIDE congress discussed the 35.Qf2 Qxl2 The removal of Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short 38.Re2 Bf6 39 rating list, but as expected voted Be5 42.Rd7 Kg7 43.d6 Ne6+ 44.K92 Nc5 from the FIDE BOOKS to 19 to ratify the Executive Council ACE's TOP 5 CHESS 45.Rd8 Nb7 46.Re8 Bxd6 47.KR Nc5 48'Kg4 by 56 withdraw services, including ratings, Ne6 49.Kh4 Bc7 50.Kg4 Bd8+ 51'Kg3 h5 decision to GUIDE TO COACHING JUNIOR CHESS PLAYERS from the two l. 52.Kg2 Kf6 53.Rh8 Ke7 54'Rg8 Nf8 55'Kg3 PlaYers. 2. INTERFERENCE BCF, suPPorted bY NZCF, oPPosed this Bb6 56.Kh4 Bef 57.Rh8 Kf6 0-1 3. LAWS OF CHESS action, and FIDE has asked the British and over 4. KOALA CHESS CLUB HANDBOOK ln 1992 I finally got revenge in style Russian Chess Federations to report on whether in 5. 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Rab8 25.b5 Qc8 26.Rxb8 Qxb8 27'Qxa7 Qxe5 Tel: (04)389-4501 28.Qd4 Qh5 29.Bxe4 Rc8 30.892 Bd6 31'a7 Chess 19 18 New Zealand News of club patron John Eriksen. Auckland simuls Prizewinners for the year were: Club .and than 250 above the winner'.In the double-round By Edward Swayne Top wellington players Russell Dive champion, Sinclair; reserve, Kent Wong; one game to Gerald and Mark Last year members of the Auckland Chess give lawn bowls a high priority in tournament chris lost Mark Nobte C grade, Robert Henry; secondary, Ian Grubb; Club ran a simul at the Downtown Mall in the thesummer,andtheirnamescropUpeverynowdrewwithDonStracytoscores|/2llo.Anthony beating Gerald in the primary, Raymond Chew; Petherick, Shamnika city. The mall spent $1OO0 on radio advertising again in open tournament results. Price also scored an upset' and carter and Stracy shared Rupasinghe. and there was subsLantial publicity in the New Russell, who has caught the first round. Price, congratulation to The senior B championship was completed Zealand Herald. Ssveral new members joined a Wellington junior rep' second on 6%' *l"ior.' eye and is early in the new year, and was won by Roiberto the club as a result- Paino with 415, half a point ahead of Michael Kapiti's Jim Mclntosh has launched a unique Recently simuls have been held at the viaduct #:',)",ir:n"*:"r;';fl'LffIt:5"B,,-:1: Nyberg after they drew their hnal game. activity which has attracted widespread attention Frank Cook 4th. and John Frederikson 3tl ' in Auckland, where the Whitbread yachts through New Zealand and overseas' Jim runs a Bernard Newman and Wilson Sue shared frrst arrived. There was excellent interest. Mark All-Canterbury shoemakingfactory, butin conjunctionwith this in the C grade, with Sthlll, just ahead of Sinclair, Kent Wong, Martin Dreyer, Barry The 1993 All-Canterbury championship was Williams and Brian Whittaker business he has established a footwear museum Wiliam Winter 8. assisted, while played as a one-day event because of a small which now contains items which have been Aidan Howard designed and printed some C entry. Nick Crrrnmings won with 5t/216, worn by hundreds of well-known and famous Wangantli excellent pamphlets. people.TheBgradechampionshipofWanganuiCC conceding only half a point in a draw with Peter McKenzie. Cummings was lt/z points clear of Norrh Shore open Rapid H,::*il::iJ#tl}"ilL*iJ,,1i,i"'i,il McKenzie and Scott Wastney. Paul Garbett followed by Bernard Nicholson 9. The unrated Martin Dreyer, C grade championship was won by Kevin Interlub fireworks 5 and OpenRapidtoum - yorston 5thl8, ahead of Gareth Lisle By Peter Weir point ahead of Bruce Paul scored 6thl7, a full Pascal Harris , . The following position arose in the North on 5 and Wheeler, with Russell Metge third The club championship result reported in last Shore-University encounter in the Auckland on Martin Dreyer and James Turnbull fourth isste was for the frrst round only' Final results inter-club competition. 4th.. 'fhere was a field of 22' will be reported when the second round is Black: David Boyd completed. Waiternata NZ Junior and Under-16 CC competitions Championships Prizewinners in Waitemata Kapiti 'dt, for the past Year were: Kapiti CC's year ended with Andrew Stanton ,t %t April 1-4. CIub champion Bob Smith, runner-up John Van winning the club championship and the Tom MX-,t John O'Connor, Powell Trophy. Zne Kingston continued her Otago Chess Club Rooms, st imProved B grade % Dunedin. PlaYer rise through the ranks by winning the + .M,,frt%, commended Jacob title and the Borren Trophy, following her AE 6-round Swiss Summer .,[\ Sykes; Junior Cup, Yerner Williams; success in the 1992 C grade, which has gone to :t % and ',//,///r, iup Bob Smith, runners-upJohn Robinson John Holland. # Assistance with budget accommodation or 7)/,//,, )y, John Van Pelt; Under 400 tournament Verner Changes for lg94 will have the club 'ru" billetting available. Williams, runners-up Dipan Patel and Steve championship run over seven weeks as a swlss Lawson;Winter Cup Bob Smith, runner-upJohn tournament, instead ofthe 14-week round robin' White: Ben Giles Enquiries to : Championship preliminaries, Bruce 60/60 tournament will be held in the Tournament Director, Robinson; and a new David tried to inject some life into his rather John Van Pelt and Otmar Storchnegger; of the Dennis McCaughan, Tidey, second half Year passiveposition by playing 15...Ne8 16.e5 Rd7 90/90 tournament Bob Smith, runners-up John Kapiti CC has completed its arrangements for (03)473-0160. half- but ran into the unexpected sequence l7.exd6 Van Pelt, Vivian Smith, John Robinson; its Open 30/30 on Saturday, Aprll 23, at Kapiti Nxd6 18.Qxg7+! A real shocker! After the fi, Bob Smith, runner-up John Address Entries to : hour tournament College. forced l8...Kxg7 David tried l9.Nd5+ KI8 Van Pelt; five-minute champion Bob Smith' Tournament Director, Wellington 20.Nxc7 Ra7 to trap the knight, but Ben had runner-up John Robinson; weighted half-hour Otago CC, Wellington CC closed the 1993 season with a seen further: 2l.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rxe6 Nf7 winner, Edith Otene. 7 Maitland Street, presentation' lt 23.Rxd7 BxdT 24.Ba3+! Kg7 25.Re7 when lightning tournament and trophy Dunedin. Upper Hutt CC *u. ,o surprise that Jonathan Sarfati won the Black had to resign as he cannot prevent26.Bd5 scored an uPset win in the picket fence, and. a 21 .Bxc6). A frne combination from Chris Bell has Iightning event with a [26...Bc6 Otago CC Easter Open championship, with a two-point the event was participation Ben, a sixth former at Orewa College, against Upper Hutt CC *"I"orn" feature of will be played at the same time margin over Gerald Carter, who was rated more an experienced fighter. NZ Chess 2t 20 events Tightrope or Tango FIDE'S ToP 20 Coming rating March24 Howick-Pakuranga's Latvian By Emil Melnichenko The top 20 male PlaYers on the FIDE Gambit tournament, 61 30/30' For both the connoisseurwho has seen it all or material superiority, White now faces list issued last month are: Pakuranga CommunitY Centre' the jaded player lacking inspiration, here is an 5...8xg2#. ffi5 I Karpov,A RUS 2740 11 YuuPov,AGER April 1-6 NZ Women's ChamPionshiP unforgettable finale from the Muscovite, Oleg s.RR+ Repaying the rook to stay Khalifinm,A RUS ffi 2 Aomd,V IND 2715 12 School' Pervakov. alive! 15.Qxg4+? KxQ 6.Rf4+ Kg3 7.Rg4+ ENG ffi (Easter) Kelston Girls' High 3 Kmmik,V RUS z7t0 13 Adms,M Waitakere City, Auckland, l2-play er KI2 8.Rf4+ BE is inadequate. 4Ivmchuk,VUKR 2710 l4 Sokolov,I BIH b$ 2'.105 15 BeliavskY,A UKR xfl with subsidiarY tournaments' 5... BxR Moving allows 6.Qh4H 5 Shirov,A IAT rr %%i 94 USA M5 KmekY,G USA 2695 16 Kaidmov,GS Conducted bY Waitemata CC' but after the text both 6...Qcl# and 6...8xg2# 6 M5 7 Salov,V RUS 2685 17 Drwv,A RUS NZJunior and Under-16' Dunedin' loom large. 18 Topalov,V BUL m E Gelfmd,B BIA 2685 Dunedin RUS 'b30 Otago CC Easter, 6r' %1 6.Qc6 Splendidly defiant to the 9 Barev,E RUS 2685 19 Tiviakov,S HUN x30 Wellington' end and taboo because of stalemate, the queen 10 Epishin,V RUS 2675 20 Chemin,A Civic Easter, Aprll 23 Kapiti RaPid, 5r 30/30, KaPiti %"1 neutralises both threats and even eyes 7.Qh6* points' College, Raumati Beach. with 8.Qh4# mate! A1exey Dreev lifted his rating by 75 list May 9-11 Regional SchoolPuPil %% 6... Qd6 An eye for an eye! Black from Zi7O, in the six months since the last ,,fl the ChamPionshiPs' % simultaneously targets the back rank while was published, and improved his position on 15-22 North Island Championship and denying White access to the h- hle. 6...Qh7? is list from 95th to 17th. May ,, AZH*. NI RaPid Civic (Wellington)' met by 7.Qh6+ Qxh6 and 6...8xg2+? by Waitakere Trust Open, organised Black's artillery rakes the board, menacing mate 7.Qxg2+ Kh4 8.Qg3+ Kg3, both stalemate. The toP 10 female Players are: tuly 2,3 bY Waitemata CC' after l...Rxg2* or 1...gxh2*. With White's 7.Qd5 Qe5 HUN 2630 queen en prise the hrst is obvious. I Polgar,J June 4-6 Wellington CC Queen's Birthday move 8.Qe4 Qfs The locus of the mutual 2 Polgar, Zsusa HUN 2550 OPen' shut-offs shifts from the h1-a8 to the bl-h7 3 Chiburlmidze,MGEO 2520 1.Qa4* 94 1...Kh5? 2.Qe8+ Qf7 2515 Plymouth CC Open 40/'10' diagonal. 4 Crunling,P SWE July 16 New e...Bn 3.Qh8+ matesl 3.RxQ gxh2+ 2515 Charnpionship' 5 Xie,J CHN eugust 29 Sorrth lsland 5.Kxh2 9.Qd3 This careful step 2485 [3...Rxdl+ 4.Rf1+] 4.Khl Bxg2+ 6 Amkhrunia,KGEo - Sept 2 Christchurch miraculously prevents both 9...Qbl# and ?450 Bc6+ 6.Rf2+ and l...Bc4? 2.hxg3+ Kxg3 7 Gollimova-lvmchukUKR sepis-e NZ Schoolprrpils' final, Dunedin' 9...8xg2# while also contemplating 10.Qh7+. 8 Polgor, Zsolm HUN 2450 3.RR+ Kg4 [3...Kh4 4.Rh3+l 4.Ne3+ Kh5 Labotrr Weekend Open' 9...Qe4'/ l0.Qxe4 g Ioselimi,N GEO 2435 Oit ZZ-ZS Petone 5.Qe8# winning, reveal just how precarious 9... Qg6 Bxe4: 2425 Dunedin' 10 t evitina,I USA (Labour SI RaPid, Black's advanLageis, while l. ...Qc4? 2.QxQ+ and 9...Kg3 l0.Qd6+ Kf2 1l.Qg3+ Kxg3: CC OPen' Weekend) Arrckland BxQ 3.hxg3 Kh5 4.Rel Be2 5.Nc3 Ba6 6.Rd6 [1. ...Ke2? 12.Qel + Kd3 13.Qbl*] are both Greece' Nov-Dec OlYmPiad, Bb7 7.Re2 only draws. futile. ConS,ress r0.Qe4 Den 28 NZ ChamPionship 2.Ne3 2.hxg3+? Qxg3 leaves Qf5 KAPITI CHESS CLUB RaPid ChamPionshiP' 11.Qd3 - Jan 11 and 92 hglplessly vulnerable. Now White threatens Qe6 progress, Wanagnui' 3.Qxg4# but there are many surprises to come. f2.Qe4 Qh6 Making no Black RaPid Chess Tournarnent varies the choreography with l3...Qcl# and 13. 30/30 2.., gxh2+ After 2...Be6? 3.QeS SaturdaY, APril 23 Chess comPosition ...Bxg2# in mind. gxh2+ 4.Kh1 Qc8 5.Qg6 the black king will Commission for chess FIDE's Permanent succurnb to exposure, l3.Qe3 Echoing move 9 but on the College, Raumati Beach sent out an invitation for Kapiti compositions has 3.Khl Rxg2 A shock sacrifice which parallel c1Jr6 diagonal, the queen again blocks the hfth world tournament for while pinning participation in breaches the ramparts for 4...Rgl#! Note that off the back rank thc bishop. will be NZCF rated Toumament composing Problems. other Black tries fail. For inslance, 3...Qg3? 13... Qgs Unsuccessful is 13...Qf4 from 10am was sought by 5 rounds While registration of interest 4.Nf5+ Kg5 5.NxQ Bxg2+ 6.Kxh2 Bc6* 14.QxR+ gxR 15.Nxf4+ Kg4 [15...Kg3 tt,e invitation came to NZ by fl2 18.Ne4+ Janaury :i, 7.Kg1 BxQ [7...Rg2+ 8.Khl Rc2+ 9.Qxc6] 16.Nh5+:) l6.Nd3 Kg3 l7.Nc5 (incl rating fee) to and has just arrived' Entries must Entries $17.00 ,u.fu"" mail 8.Ne4+ runs awry. KR l9.Ng3 Kxg3 stalemate. Mark Noble, March 1, 1995, so in anyone in qxq: be submitted by 4.Nxg2+ If 4.Nxd5? Rgl + 5.RxR l4.Qd2 Qf4 la...Kg3? 15.Qf4+ 97 Seddon Street' is interested, please notify NZCF is no improvement and decidedly worse is 14. New Zealand hxgl/Q+ 6.KxQ Qcl + 7.KD Qxb2+ 8.Ke3 Lower Hutt Naenae, urgently. [8.KfI Qbl+ 9.Ke2 Qa2+] Qe5+ 9.Qe4 ...Bxg2+'? 15.Qxg2+ Kh4 16.Qxh2#. 15.Qe3 Qxe4* and the pawns triumph. Qgs 4... Kh3 4...Kg3? is refuted by 16.Qd2= peerless ly performed perpetual pas-de-deux 5.RR+ KxR [5...BxR 6.Qf4+: or 5...gxB The 6.Qh4#l 6.Qxg4+ Kxg4 stalemate! Despite is a positional draw.

Chess 23 22 International News rgg3 worrd Junior championship By Peter Stuart By EdwardSwavne Tilburg Qc7 l8.Bef Ba6 l9.Bc4 Bxef 20.Bxa6 Bc5 17.g4 f4t 18.8d2 R! An enterprising pawn sac' Last year's World This November event in the Netherlands 2l.Bd3 Rad8 22.Radl Nf6 23.Nd2 Qt424.Bc2 giving Black the initiative. 19.exB exB India, from 17 N retained the knock-out format first adopted in Rd5 25.93 Qe5 26.Qxe5 Rxe5 27.Rfel Rxel* Ne5 21.8e4 N7e622.Qe2 Nf4 23'Bxf4 the io.n*n 1992after 15 years ofround robins. Each match 28.Rxe1 Rc8 29.Ne4 Nxe4 l0.Rxe4 KfB UnfortunatelY, P 25.RI2 NI7 26'Rh2 Ng5 was ma gxf4 24.f3 Qh4 comprised two games played using the standard 31.Kfl Ke7 32.Rel Bd6 33.Rdl tournament 28.Qdf Bxcf! Eliminating the organisers' In addition' the Zl.fn RaeS time control with any tie resolved by a second the Indian 29'bxc7 Re5 forced to last defenders of the black squares ' I accommodation was so poor that I was pair of games, this time at 20 minutes per iL Rfe8 31.Rhf2 move to another hotel at my own expense' 30.Rn player but using the "Fischer clock" which 34.Rg2 t,,/N In comparison to the previous year, a stronger 33.Kg1 Qg3+ credited players with 10 seconds for each move Ng3! 37.Rh4 assembled for the boys' tournament' Top 36.Rh2 played. If necessary a third pair of games wai % field Kg7 GM Matthew Sadler (Elo l9.Rcl Re2 40.Kfl played at 10 minutes per player,,and after that seed was English a5 45'Re4 Rxe4 %t% 43.Kg1 Ree2 44.Rf4 t 2530). Another 13 players were rated over Rh2 it was sudden death. 7///t 46.KhZ Rc4 47.Kg3 Rc5 0-l %t 2404. The tournament started with 96 players, the 48 Sadler had a slow start, drawing his irrst first-round winners then being joined by 16 % /A Tkachev,Vladimir KAZ - ,, seeded players headed by Karpov and lvanchuk vfu Akhundov,Ronslan TKM ,H,r%r,%, Last year Karpov made an undignified exit as bY Edward SwaYne Notes early as round 2; this year Boris Gelfand was 3.Nc3 Nf6 4'e5 NfdT 5'f4 c5 l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 the only major victim of an early upset, at the About here one would normally expect to see 8'Qd2 This move t/z-t/2, 6.NR Nc6 7.8e3 a6 Qc7?! hands of Alexei Dreev. The longest match came yet within a dozen more moves with pressure on the centre' (CSR), was leading. However, Babula lost to intends ... i6, in round 3 when Ulf Anderson bowed out to Belyavsky is on a very slippery slope indeed. in many cases f6 can be met with Miladinovic (YUG), to let the latter However, " Rosentalis after eight games - but not seven 33...Rc5 34.8d3 34.h4 looks better 34...g5 Igor up the middlel, so Lhc move is World Junior Champion' In a new f5 [Lazarus draws and one loss as one might easily suppose; 35.8b5 h5 36.Kg2 Rf5 37.8d3 Re5 38.Kfl 94 become 8"'b5, a possible ic was mistaken. Better is instead the unlucky Andersson's record read: 39.Re1 Rd5 40.Bc4 Rg5 4l.Kg2 h4 42.gxh4 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10'Bxc5 Nxc5 continuation being win, loss, win, loss, win, loss, draw, loss! The The prospect of a Black pawn on h3 with the equal play' 9'Bd3 cxd'l trtzidze 11.Qb2 Qb6 with round also saw Timman lose to Belyavsky. consequent danger of an eventual bishop Better is 10" Be7' with 0-0' eWGM 10.Nxd4 Na5?! The quarter-finals saw Karpov, Ivanchuk, sacrifice on 93 was probably not attractive, but Bd7 and then perhaps Na5 11'0-0 Nc4 title. Nb6, Shirov and Belyavsky beating Yusupov, Kiril after the text the h-pawn comes under heavy Opening up the centre quite disappointing' I had L2.Bxc4 Qxc4 13.f5! Georgiev, Bareev and Vaganian respectively. In frre. The choice of such evils is never an easy My tournamentwas bad on the Black king in the centre and here Belyavsky probably both the Croatian and Indian representatlves with his semi-frnal against the FIDE World one, but overlooked 13...Nxe5 l4'Rael Bb4 15'fxe6 but lost both; I also lost a couple of development. Champion Belyavsky succeeded in drawing the Black's 44th move. 42...Rhs ,l3.Re4 Rxh4 the ropes, 0-0 17'Rf4 Lo 15...f6 is met by 16.Bf4 16'Nf5 drawn positions. My frnal score was 3thll3 f6 first game with the black pieces, but then 44.Kfl e5! Winning the h-pawn by force. There are no better moves' finish iath out of 49. Nevertheless, I enjoyed Bxcl 18.Bxc3 Qxa2 became the latest victim of Karpov's wonderful 45.8d5 f5 46.Rc4 Rxh2 47.b4 e'l 48.Rc6 93 .Qc6 i9.Ne7+, 13.. Qb5, t9'e7 and Ne6' the tournament and learned a lot as well' 18. ability to wrestle an extra half-point from a 49.fxg3 e3 50.8c4 Rf2+ 5l.Kel axb4 52.cxb4 I would like to thank NZCF, ASA and the seemingly innocuous ending. Vassily Ivanchuk, Bxb4+ 53.Kd1 Rd2+ 54.Kcl Kd7 55.Rxb6 Auckland University Students' Association for as in most of his earlier matches, needed a pair No better is 55.Re6 Ba3+ 56.Kb1 Rb2+ their generous cash contributions' of tei-break games before vanquishing Alexei 57.Kal Rc2 58.Bb3 e2! 59.Re3 Rc1 * winning. Here are some games from the tournament: Shirov. 55...8a3+ 56.Kb1 A 57.Bxe2 Rxe2 58.a5 After three hard-fought draws in the hnal, Bd6 59.a6 Re5 60.Kc2 Ra5 6l.Rb7+ Ke6 0-1 YUG - Markovic, Miroslav Karpov clinched his seventh Tilburg victory by Ivanchuk - Karpov IND squeezing Gove, Yogesh Ivanchuk in the ending to lake the Caro-Kann Edward SwaYne match 2t/z-lth. Notes bY l.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 2-g3 3.Pl92 Bg7 4'd4 0-0 5'0-0 1.NR Nf6 96 Belyavsky-Karpov 6.Ncl Nd7 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bd3 BxdS 9.Qxd3 6.c4 Nc6 7'NcJ Bg4 8'h3 BxR 9'BxR NfdT d6 Caro-Kann Ne7 10.895 f6 l1.ex16 gxf6 l2.Bd2 Kfl 10.8e3 e5 11.Nb5? l1'd5 Ne7 12'Ne4 Nf5 1.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.8c4 l3.Nge2 Ng6 14.93 Bd6 r5.Nb5 Bb8 16.8b4 h5 15- decisive threats' Ngf6 6.Ng5 e67.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6 9.N5R a5 a6 l7.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Bxd6 Qb6 l9.Ba3 Qz5+ time' 29.Rf1 + Bt7 30.hj6 with Kf8 28'Qd6+ Kg8 10.a4 c5 ll.dxc5 NbdT 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Qxe5 20.Qd2 Qxd2+ 2l.Kxd2 Rac8 22.Rhcl e5 Qcl is 26."4t Qxc} 27.Rxe6+ Kg8 3r'h3 Rf8 r-0 Nd714.Qe2 Bxc5 15.NR b6 16.0-0 0-0 17.c3 23.b3 Ke6 24.dxeS fxe-5 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rcl .e4 15 29.Qd5!-Kh8 30.Qxd4+ NZ Chess 25 L+ gllQ 50.h7 b4 5r.h8/Q b3+ 52'Ka3 Qc5+ BxR 25.gxB Qe5 26-d6 Bf4 27.Nd5 QgS+ i Gulko - Hjartarson 1-0 t Nimzo-lndian 0-1 28.Khr Be5 29.h4 t.d1(!!)2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 s.Bd3 d5 Belgrade Shirov - Chernin 6.a3 Bxc3* 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.NR b6 tournament in December capped A-category 16 French 10.0-0 Bb7 ll.Bd3 NbdT 12.Rel e513.e4 Qc7 1993 for Alexander a fine last quarter of 1.e4 e6 2.d4 dS l.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 s.NB l4.Bg5 exd4 15.cxd4 cxd4 16.e5 Nd5 17.Rcl b5 31.b4 this ugly move is virtually who scored an impressive 7thl9 to 30.Kd3 Belyavsky, Bc6 6.8d3 Nd7 7.0-0 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Be7 9.bl 0-0 Nc5 18.Nxd4 96 l9.Bc4 Rfe8 20.Nb5 Qc6 White cannot stand a black knight on the Ukrainian GM at forced; take hrst place. Following 10.8b2 BxB 11.QxR c6 12.c4 Re8 13.Rfel 2r.Nd6 Ne3 22.Bxf7+ Kg7 23.QfJ QxR 32.Bcl Nf6 33'Bg5 was the young Russian GM c5. 31...a4 a respectful distance Bf8 14.Rad1 Qa5 15.Bb1 96 16.h4 Bg7 25.gx8 1-0 on 6' Then came 3 GM Vladimir Kramnik l7.Bc3 Qc7 18.h5 b5 19.h6 Bxh6 20.d5 cxd5 GM Bareev (RUS) 5; Hastings Khalifman (RUS) 5%; 4 2l.Bxf6 bxc4 22.8b2 cxb3 23.Nh5 f5 5-6 GM Romanishin (UKR) and GM Tiviakov A scaled-down Hastings New Year tournament (RUS) a%; 7 GM Kotronias (GRE) 4; 8 GM ? Z', was won by GM John Nunn with,719, followed (YUG) -L 7///// by the former Soviet, now Polish, GM Michael ' )" ),'"'^K, Hodgson (ENG) 3; 9 GM Damljanovic J& Krasenkov on 6t/2. Nobody else managed to zi,zgt'H 2t/z; lO IM Mozetic (YUC) 2' A %1 T7 excee.d 5O7o:3-5 WGM Arakhamia (GEO), IM t % t% t t,K t PCA Interzonal Henningan (ENG) and IM Sadler (ENG) a%; 6- ?2 /' in late December there were a ,//////,/. /& t'fr At Groningen ,rl/, t %t 8 IM I Gurevich (USA), GM Hebden (ENG) the seven qualifiers to join "D'' few surprises in % % and GM Rogers (AUS) 4; 9-10 GM Barua A, PCA Candidates' Michael Nigel Sirort in the (IND) and CM Sherbakhov (RUS) 3 from t "ry. Ad-ams (ENG) took hrst place on tie-break (IND), both players scorin$ Reggio Emilia 33...e4+! Just when it looks as if White can Viswanathan Anand t centre Swiss' This is another tournament run on a more mobilise his kingside, Black strikes in the 7t/z in Lhe I 1-round scored 7' modest footing than few years ago. Veteran Qujte conveniently just hve players a ln tie- 24.Rxd5 gxh5 25.Rxf5 Nf8 26.Rxh5 bxa2 so no ti"-break procedures were required' Hungarian Lajos Portisch, a regular at this (USA)' 27.Bxa2 Bg7 28.Q8;4 Kh8 29.Bxg7+ QxgT break order they were Gata Kamsky Italian New Year event, took hrt place with 30.Rg5 Ng6 31.8b1 32.Rdr 33.Rd7 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS), Sergei Tiviakov Qc3 Qf6 Sthlll. Second was Croatian GM Cvitan on (RUS), Boris Gulko (USA) and Oleg Re7 34.Rxe7 QxeT 35.Bxg6 Rg8 36.Qd4+ 7th., and he was closely followed by compatriot Rg7 37.Rh5 e5 l-0 Romanishin (UKR). GM Cebalo and Bosnia's GM Kozul on 7. The Thus Adams, Anand, Kamsky and Kramnik eight Italian IMs politely hlled the remaining FIDE Georgiev - Adams have all qualified for both the PCA and places. this Caro-Kann Candidates series. Only Anand has reached l.eA c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 1994 Asian eYents level before. The group on 6rl included former Ngf6 6.Ng5 e57.Qe2 Nb6 8.8d3 h6 9.N5R c5 The FIDE Deputy President lor Asia, Khalifa candidates Ehlvest' Hubner' Nikolic and was l0.dc5 Bxc5 1l.Bd2 0-0 f2.0-0-0 Na4 l3.Bb5 Mohammed Al-Hitmi, has advised that the Vaganian, as well as Alexei Shirov' who Bd7 l4.Bxd7 Rac8 16.Kbl following Asian region events have been onJ of the favourites to qualify' and Judit Qxd715.Nh3 Qc6 17.Bcl Nd5 18.Qc4 RfdS l9.Kal b5 20.Qe4 arranged so far for 1994: Polgar. Be7 21.6 22.Ne5 Bf6 23.Ng4 Naxc3 May 31-June 7 Asian Cities Teams FiDE candidates Yudasin (5) and Halifman Qa6 24.bxt3 BxcS+ 25.BbZ Rc4 26.QR Bxb2+ Championship, Malaysia (4th) werewell off the pace' as were the 1'l:9tl 27.Kxb2 Rc2+ 28.Kxc2 29.Kd3 June 7-11 Asian Rapid Championship, ,.."1, Toputov (6), Bareev (5th) and Kiril Qxa2+ average Qc4+ 0-l Malaysia Georgiev (4t/2). The field of 54 had an lune ll-27 Asian Junior Boys' and Girls' FIDE rating of 2618! Yaganian - Serper Championships, Malaysia KamskY - Ehlvest Caro-Kann August 15-29 Asian Under 16 King's lndian 1.c4 c6 2.e4 dS 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 s.NcJ Championship, Qatar l.d4 Nf6 2.NR d6 3.c4 96 4'Nc3 Bg7 5'Bg5 Nxd5 6.NB Nc6 7.Bb5 e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d4 0-0 September 2-13 Asian Under-16 Girls' Nc6 O-O O.ef c5 7.[,e2 h6 8'Bh4 cxd4 9'Nxd4 10.Re1 Bd7lf .Bd3 Rc8 12.Nxd5 exd5l3.Ne5 Championship, India io.o-o uo 11.Rcl Bd7 12.a3 Rb8 13'b4 Nxd4 Nxe5 14.Rxe5 Be6 r5.Qh5 96 r6.Qh6 Bg4 14.exd4 BfS l5.Rel Re8 16'BR Qd7 l7'Bxf6 17.h3 f6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 l9.Qxg6+ Kh8 2l.Re3 exf6 f8.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19'c5 h5 20'Nd5 dxc5 1-0 a new queen' A prevented from also gaining ii.u*"S Rd8 22.Nb6 Bh6 23'Rc4 Bg4 24'd5 piry ,tu, Black has a mate! 48"'92 49'Bxe5 NZ Chess 27 26 I ,] Book Reviews NZCF Council and Annual Meeting Report Grandmaster Challenge Dragons Test your Chess IQ: by Ted Frost, NZCF Secretary Accelerated by A. Livshitz by IMs John Donaldson & Jeremy Silman NZCF Officers March 28, for inclusion in the agenda for the Sofiback 133 Cadogan Chess' Robert Jones patron Sofiback. 226 pages. Cadogan Chess' Pages. Sir was re-elected of special meeting. most difhcult book in a 3-volume c5 2.NR Nc6 3'd4 cxd4 4'Nxd4 The hnal and NZCF, with acclamation, at the annual meeting The line l.e4 the Congress qualification offers budding Master players in Invercargill. Other officers were re-elected as is exhaustively yet economically analysed in series 96 wit'h Grandmasters' The annual meeting adopted a remit which will book that is a must for all opportunity to match wits follows: Vice-patrons, GG Haase, RS Kent, AL this well researched overlaps the 378 problems organised around Fletcher; president, limit in rating between seriously competitive players' This line has the Th"." u." WA Poole; vice-president, "overloading", "X-Ray Championship, Reserve and Major Open frelds of traps yet positionally differentthemes, such as JR Simmons; council, A Pomeroy, TE Frost, reputation of being full at Congress. The effect the package attack", and 26 others. Points are awarded for Stuart (Auckland), (Auckland); of of rule well-founded and not yet refuted Opens with PW RW Smith how much of the solution changes is that while automatic qualifrcations Typical Plans for the secreLary, EGA Frost; treasurer, no nomination; you manage to frnd and are retained, Council will set a minimum rating and auditors, Messrs Cooper and Lybrand. less serious PlaYer for Reserve entrants. in what time You frnd it' The annual report was adopted, but the annual finishes in the shadowY Even AnthonY Ker There will be a provision that after allowing HYPer- accounts were not presented because of regions of the em for automatic qualification, no player be s ho u ld find th difficulties encountered getting them completed will Accelerated Dragons eligible for the Reserve whose rating is 50 challenging! and audited. The accounts are to be circulated where even exPerts fear points or more higher than the lowest player deftnitive as soon as possible, and tabled at the special to tread. A accepted in the Championship on rating, and no The New St. George general meeting to be held at the time of the work. player be eligible the Major Open by IM Michael Basman North Island Championship. will for 169 whose rating is 50 points or more higher than Chess Endings: Sofiback Pages. Carlogan Chess. Future of Swiss system the lowest player accepted in the Reserve on Essential Knowledge If there is one PlaYer Among several remits submitted to the annual rating. by GM Yuri Averbakh known for his Penchant meeting was one from Council to adopt. direct Sofiback 108 Pages. Other remits for unusual oPenings pairing for NZCF Swiss tournaments, applying Cadogan Chess. Several other remits were dealt with by the Basman must surlY be it. the FIDE rules as far as practicable, with A new edition of an old annual meeting. He has been the variations determined by Council in consultation classic reset ln PlaYing Provision is made for the NZ Women's line since the late 70s but with controlling authorities. algebraic. ExPlains all Championship to be held at a time other than it was not seriouslY North Shore CC presented a detailed paper on endgame rules Congress, and for flexibility in the timing and the basic until Tony Miles beat Anatoly the proposal, and proposing an amendment that in simple workbook style that cannot help but laughed at playing conditions for the women's with it in the 1980 European Team colour equalisation and alternation should be improve anyone's knowlege and technique' The Karpov championship and NZ Junior Championship. Championship. They don't laugh any more' A given higher priority. The amendment asked subjects covered include the elementary mates' There is also provision for other events such as successor to his 1983 Play the St' Council to set up a subcommittee to produce a piece play and pawn promotions, while the last worthy the under-16 championship or girls' should appeal to the same set of rules for adoption and reaffirming the ili.a of ihe book is devoted to real prabtical Goerge this volume championships to be incorporated in the junior spirits. The most useful chapter is the validity of the currest NZCF Swiss regulations. endings - no 3-BishoP mates here' reckless event. George for the Club After discussion, it was agreed that one entitled "The St, The right of the NZ Junior Champion to be the basics in a simple consideration of this matter be deferred until a for the Crown Player" which introduces nominated for the World Junior Championship Nigen Shorh Quest special general meeting to be held at the time of by CathY Forbes no nonsense manner. has been reLained, but allocation hnancial the next North Island Championship to consider of Sofib Cadogan Chess' support for international representation is in the Defense the Swiss system and other matters. Part resum6, Part attemPted The Nimzo lndian hands of council. bY GM Svetozar Gligonc Council has decided that the special meeting expo ehind the scenes the book Tournament levies for rapid-rated tournaments Cadogan Chess' will be held on Saturday, May 14, and the ir side read if You like Your Sofiback 337 Pages. are to be the same percenLages as for standard- an openings, a classical business will be limited to three subjects: the chess liberally laced with politics and One of the great strategic rated tournaments, with a $1.00 minimum. 1.d4, is given a deep analysis through Swiss system (to be discussed in principle only, personalities' The British San put it this way: defense to Competitors in NZCF events who pay more than 130 games' with detailed amendments to be considered at ;'h" the board game what Nigel the examination of eligibility fees can receive prize money but are i. doing for the following AGM); procedure and Ample evidence is presented for thc claim that for entries Kennedy has done for the fiddle" It remains to not eligible to hold federation titles or claim deserves its place as the most closing dates for Congress; and the programme what effect he will have on FIDE"' the Nimzo-Indian automatic qualifying rights or selection for be seen the world's leading for publishing national rating lists. popular defense among international teams. Provision is made for the Council decided that afhliates be asked to players. eligibility fee for junior players to be half that submit any remits or'notices of motion on these for full members. matters to reach Council before it me€ts on Chess 29 28 which was followed by The affrtiation fee for 1994 is increased by Tournament Director, Affiliated Clubs withdrawal from Congress. Council noted $2.00 to $10.00 for full members and by $l'00 his fuhburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets North Shore P.O. Box 33-587, Takapuna, are silent on several of the issues to $5.00 for juniors, with the increase to be that the rules Mondays 7.30pm (Feb-Oct), Room I (upstairs), Auckland 9. Meets We.dnesdays 7.30pm, and also that in respect of this matter applied to junior chess development' involved, Public Library, corner Havelock and West Northcote Community Centre, cnr College 86, 87 and 88 (in particularl, rule 88) The annual meeting did not accePt a rules Streets. Contacts, Roy Keeling (03)86-936, Rd/Emie Mays St, Northcote. Club capt, Peter complied with, as there had been no Waitemata remit that in Olympiad selection were not Stephen Taylor (03)85-761. Stuart, 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont (09)445- for the Tournament Director to give years the North Island Championship be split opportunity Auckland Chess Centre Meets Mondays 637'1. to the disputes committee. into two separate Swiss events, one for the L6 his views 1.l5pm, 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Auckland Otago 7 Maitland St, Dunedin. Meets passed four resolutions arising from highest-rated entrants and the other for the Council 1003. Tel (09)360-2042 club-room. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7.3Opm. Tel matter: remainder. this Canterbnry 227 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch. (03)477-6919 clubroom. Pres, David Reid, 12 Tournament Directors l. That as a general rule Meets Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Tel (03)366-3935 Marquis St, Dunedin (03)471-0152. Olympiad selection be expected to complete their duties should club-room. Pres, Mark Guy, 9 Bennett St Papatoetoe Meets Wednesdays 7.3Opm, St At the annual meeting IM Ortvin Sarapu raised but there may be extreme in a tournament, (03)352-6991. Sec, Pat Jordan (03)338-4274. George's Anglican Church Hall, LandscapeRd, the question of continuous play which has been circumstances in which withdrawal is their Civic Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, Turnbull House, Papatoetoe. Club capt, Graham Banks, 49 adopted by FIDE, and was applied at the last only course; Lower Bowen St, Wellington. Sec, John Hutchinson's Rd, Howick (09)534-7951. World Seniors Championship. He said New this case, irrespective of the issues 2. That in Gillespie, 164 The Ridgeway, Mornington Petone Gambit Meets Thursdays 7.3Opm Zealand should adopt continuous play, to give Council cannot certify to FIDE involved, (04)389-277s. Central Bowling Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. experience and slamina training for players who the Toumament Director fulfilled his that Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Pres, Mark Noble, 97 Seddon St, Naenae, would represent New Zealand in the Olympiad obligations as he did not complete the Wellington 5 (04)764-098. Lower H utt (04)567 -0467 . and other international events. NZCF President tournament; Hamilton Inquiries Pres, Hilton Bennett, 65 Te Rotorua Meets Thursdays 7 pm, Wohlmann Bill Poole had already raised the issue with 88 were not complied 3. That Rules'86 to Aroha St (07)435-077 House, 3 Hinemoa St. Sec, Lorraine Council and the annual meeting agreed that it with, and accordingly Council does not Howick-Pakuranga Meets Tuesdays 7.3Opm, St Willo u ghby (O7 )332-5 683. should be pursued bY Council. to take further action consider it appropriate John Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Upper Hutt Me6ts Mondays 7.30pm, Fraser Ortvin Sarapu advocated the selection of six at this stage; Highway, Highland Park. Pres, Paul Spiller Cres. School Hall, Redwood St. Sec, Chris players plus a manager in Olympiad teams' Committee be asked to 4. That the Tournament (oe)s35-4962. Bell, 120 Nicholson Rd, Khandallah, Wellington voiced at the meeting supported this matters raised Opinion report on the various Hastings-llavelock North P.O. Box 184, (04)4'19-3308. vrew. particularly those on concerning the rules, Hastings, Meets Wednesdays 7pm, Library, Waitemata Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Kelston Edward Swayne urged that district should are silent. which the rules Havelook N High School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Community Centre, cnr Great North Rd and transfer financial support from the NZ Chris Smith (06)877-4583. Awaroa Rd, Kelston. Pres, Bob Smith, 2 schoolpupils' tournament to the NZ Junior, Women's ChamPionshiP granted $200 to Waitemata CC Invercnrgill Meets Wednesdays 8pm, staff Autumn Ave, Glen Eden, Auckland 8 because this was the most important event Council has Women's Championship' room, South School, Ness St. Sec, Robert (09)818-4113 or contact Steve Lawson international towards the 1994 NZ leading to PlaY. Mackway Jones,5 Pine Cres, Invercargill (09)818-s 137 develoPment Congress nrlings and DOP withdrawal Junior chess (o3)2t7-1154. Wanganui Meets Chess and Camera Club, meeting to discuss junior chess Council has considered Congress reports and An informal Kapiti Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Block E Cooks Gardens. Pres, Charles Ward, 53 Patapu during from Invercargill CC for action development was held in Invercargill Kapiti College, Margaret's Road, Paraparaumu. St (06)343-2215. Sec, Chris Burns, 43 a request a range of Quick following the withdrawal of DOP IM Ortrvin Congress, and it Produced Pres, Ab Borren, P O Box 127, Paraparaumu Ave, Wanganui (06)345-5149. viable ideas which NZCF Sarapu from the Invercargill Congress' Early in progressive but (04)298-4167. Sec, Bill Cox, 25 Jeep Rd, Wellington Meets Saturday nights in Blind has asked the Tournament Committee to Congress there was a difference of opinion over Council Raumati Srh (04)298-8589 Social Club, Westbrook House, 181 Willis colour allocations in a pairing in the Major study. New Plymouth ll Gilbert St, New Plymouth. Street. Ring bell at right of door. 6pm, juniors; are already under action' One is Open, consequential on one player receiving a One or two Meets Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Pres, R P Bowler, 7 30pm club play. Pres, Tim Frost, Il5l development squads should be win by.default in round l. Council decided that that regional 251 Coronation Ave (06)758-0797. Sec, Keith Cornford St, Karori (04)476- 3541. Sec, Ted and that clinics be held to assist them' the treatment of defaults in the Swiss system be named, Okey, 253d Coronation Ave (06)758-881 1. Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori (04)4'76-4098. the start of the North referred to the Tournament Committee for One is proposed before in Wellington, and this is Auckland Chess Assn, sec Aidan-B. Howard, consideration in conjunction with the general Island championship 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Auckland 1003; NZ Correspondence Chess Assn, P.O. Box review of the Swiss system. under action. proposal lavourably received is that (09)360-042 (Auckland CC club-room). Pres, O 3278, Wellington. Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, Before round 9 there was a withdrawal from Another Zealand should aim to work as closely as Sarapu, 8 Barrington Rd, Auckland 2; (o4)237-47s3. the Major Open, leading to another difference of New joint action to help (09)376-3083. Wellington District Chess Assn Inc,, sec, Ted opinion and a decision by the disputes possible with Australia in Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington 5; which over-ruled a decision by the our young PlaYers develoP. committee (04)476-4098. NZ Chess 3l 30