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Contents tournament, and the top five seeds all had correspondence, subscription renewals, South Island championship. All winning chances right to the end. No. I seed 4 Hilton Bennett and Benjamin Santoso share honours at changes of address, advertising inquiries, Tony Love won with 5W6, halt a point 11 Nick Cummings takes South Island rapid title. articles and other copy should be sent to ahead ofRichard Sutton, David Guthrie and 12 Alexei Kulashko scores auother success in the North Shore Open. New T.ealand Chess John Sutherland. and under-l 6 titles, while Teresa P O Box 3130 Congress entries 1 5 Plenty of surprises as Ryan Trass takes the NZ Junior champion.. Wellington Entry forms for the coming national Sheehan takes the girls' title and Patrick Savage remains under-l2 Opinions expressed in articles, letters and congress are being distributed as this issuc l8 IM ftvin Sarapu battles computers in NZ Chess Supplies exhibition at Auckland Expo. other contributions are those ofthe authors. of NZ Chess goes to press. Little intercst hts 'l'his 19 Club championships feahre in this month's range of New Zealand news. Irtters to the editor otr any chess topic are been expressed from overs€as. tlare share All-Wellington rapid honours. welcome; limit 150 words, and marked "for Congress clashes with the Australi;rrr 20 FM Anthony Ker and Tim publication." championship, witl selection for next ycrr's 21 A summary of key changes in the new Laws of Chess. Olympiad an extra factor. EDTTORIAL FIDE president in US$55,000,000 backing for ll world championships. New Zealand IM's Ben Martin and Russcll 22 Editor, Ted Frost. Dive have advised that they will not hc 23 IMBen Martin scores his lust win against a GM (Ian Rogers was the victim) when Overseas news editor, NM Peter Stuart. available. IM ftvin Sarapu is in Europc lirr winning the Al'{U Open. AI\I\ruAL SI]BSCRIPTION RATES lhe 1997 world seniors shamFionship. 25 NM Peter Stuart reports on a wide range of world chess news, including a win for Anand New Zealand,$20.00 World champlonshlp ahead of Karpov at Biel and the British and US Championships' Australia, South Pacific , US$12.00 airmail Garry Kasparov has stated that he will rrot Council and a proposal East Asi4 N America US$15.00 airmail 30 NZCF Council news includes nominations for the Auckland-based play in the ssming knockout worlrl Eruope US$l7.50 airmail, US$12.50 to create a new Oceania zone in FIDE. shampionship, ffid world wonlcrr's economy include results of club championships, chemfion Zsw.v Polgar, Gata Kamsky lrrtl Coming ln I)ecember: Our New Z,ealatd news will Rest of the worl( US$20.00 atumail, report on the 1997 wodd seniors Veselin Topalov have not confirrned tlrr:ir with a selection of games, and IM Ortvin Sarapu will US$15.00 economy participation. (see story onpge 22). championship. Back issues available - send for details ADVERTISING RATES Full page NZ$45.00 Zealand Chess Congress Ilalf page or firll column NZ,922.50 1997-98 New Ilalf column NZ$12.00 Hosted by Hamilton Chess Club Inc. to celebrate 100 years of chess in Hamilton Club notices, classified NZ$I.50 per 15 ON THE COYER: Upper Hutt CC has staged The venue will be the Hillcrest Lodge Motor Tnn, 334 Cobham Drive, Hamilton. words. a simultaneous exhibition by IM Russell December 28 - January 9, NZ Championship, 1l rounds, entry fee $90, juniors $45, COPYDEADLII\IE Dive as a start tofund-raisingfor the 1998 players FIDE 2100-plus; NZ tvlajor Open, ll-round The deadline for the December issue is Olympiad Russell played 20 opponents, open to ratc(N22000-plus, swiss, open to players not eligible for NZ Championship, entry fee $60, juniors $30. Saturday, November 29 scoring 19%:% (draw with Gerald Carter), and the event raised $100. Opponents, from NZ New Year Open, January 5 - 8, entry fee $40, juniors $20. Copy should include details of coming right, are new member Murray Bruce, Roy January 10 -l l, entry fee $40, juniors $20. events for this year. Garratl, Blair Corderoy and ltazal NZ Rapid Championship, HOME PAGE ON WORLD WIDE WEB Mohammad. Enquiries to Hilton Bennett, PO Box 604, Hamilton; email: hilton @ncs.co.nz at Hillcrest Motor Lodge at favourable http://ourworld. c ompuserve.com.thomepages The premlum edvertlslng space opposlte Single or share accommodation is available /nzchess/ rates.rtes. InouiriesInquiries to the motor lodge. PO Box 4325,te1(07)85L7075,tax (07)85G7073. NZ Chess NZ Chess 1997 South Island Championship By Ted Frost This year's South Island Championship in 12th seed Quentin Johnson, who took the B Cbristchurch was a tournament of surprises, grade pize. Ted Frost and Bruce Gloisten with the first emerging before play started. shared 2: for the B grade prize, while Without any 2000+ players entered in the another teenager and North Island visitor, field of 24, Hamiltonian Hilton Bennett Pascal lla:ris WA and John Atkinson CA formd that he was top seed on a rating of shared 2: in the C grade. 1909. However, he lived up to his seeding Canterbury Chess Club were hosts for the and was outright leader on 4 after 4 rounds, event, run economically but comfortably in and although his last three games were their clubrooms. The event ran smoothly draws he retained the lead to the end. with Tim Frost, of W€llington, as Another surprise was the play of Benjamin toumament director. Santoso, an Iadonesian who has been McNabbrM - AdamsrJ studying in New Z,ealatd, for three years. He South Island Champ R3 [B23] had ooly played in one previous tournament Notes by IM Ortvin Sarapu without distinction and was given an 1.e4 c5 2.Oc3 96 3.f4 9g 4.OR d6 5.Qc4 estimated rating of 1400 for the event. After Oc6 6.d3 Of6 7.0{ Qga drawing his hrst glme, against Nick This variation is uot new, but has also bcen Cummings CA, and l6ging his second, to popular in Auckland lately. Quentin Johnson CA, Santoso had a E.Qbs relatively easy draw for several rountls. He Also to be considered is h3 or the sac conceded only half a point in tle last six variatiou f5l? rounds (a draw witl Hilton Bennett), to E...0{ 9.Qxc6 bxc6 10.Uel Eb8 r1.Wg3 Uc8 finished second on 6 and take the South 12.h3 Qd7 BennettH - RaynerrE 24.Wxe6Ee2 (25.8xd6?! cxd6 26.fu7+ Island title. Black should play QxR, as the O is a good South Island Championship R3 tA00l U*9d6 25.Qxd6 Relative newcomer to Canterbury, Daitri attacker. Analyis by Fntz 4.01 -bl8 27.445 dxe5! 25...cxd6+-. 27.Exd8+ Serebriany (rating 1837) was second seed, 13.qft4 0e8 l.M e6 25.0d8 Uxf2+ 26.bh2 Exd8 Out ofbook.