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2 NZ Chess 1994 North Island Championship l2-year-old girl did not know that old tactical Round 5 2l.Qxh7 22.Rh3+ +. Dive chose the wrong line in a diffrcult By Ted Frost combination + KxhT 21...Nd7 22.R95?'!, The same combination is position against Smith, and Ker gained a quick The outcome of the 1994 North Island pattern of wins for higher-rated players was a still on. 22...Nf8 23.Rdl Qe4 24.Be3 Qf5 win over Anderson, while Noble drew quickly Championship in Wellington was in doubt until 60-move draw between Russell Dive and 25.c3 Rd8 After surviving a forced mate, Black with Love. late in the final round, with a multiple tie a newcomer Fikret Karim. overlooks the defence Bg1! 26.Rxd8 l-0 Smith, Ker 4%; Noble, Hawkes, Goris, possibility until joint 1993 titleholder Robert Guthrie 4. Smith ground out a full point in his decisive Vincent,D-MetgerN Round 2 game against Robert Anderson. That win gave Notes by Ortvin Sarapu The highest-rated winners from round I Smith,R-Dive,RJ Bob 6th and a clear win by just half a point. The upset game from the tournament - a generally reached 2 points, although one of the Notes by Bob Smith Anthony Ker took the outright lead in round 7, player who is 600 Elo points behind has now strong South Island contingent, the last Major 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.NR b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 with a win over Russell Dive, but he went down won twice against Nigel Metge!? It is like me Open winner Mathew Edmonds, held Peter Bb4+ 6.8d2 Be7 7.Rg2 d5 8.8c3 8.cxd5 to what he acknowledged as a lovelY winning twice against G Kasparov and throwing Stuart to a draw. Karim lost to Mathew Barlow 8...0-0 9.0-0 Bb7 10.cxd5?! 10.Nbd2 Bxd5!T combination played by Tony Love. This created in 100 Elo points as well! and Robert Goris lost to Mark Noble, but these ll.Nbd2 NbdT 11...Na6!?, 11...Ne4 l2.Qc2 opportunities for several players to join in a l.c4 f5 As expected, Nigel plays his favourite were to prove the only losses for these two Rc8?! 12...c5 13.e4 Ba8 14.b4! c5 15.dxc5 multiple tie on 6, but Bob Smith gradually Dutch Defence.2.Nc-3 Nf6 3.g3 6 4.Bg2Bb4 players, who climbed up to finish sixth equal. bxcS l6.b5o a6 17.a4 axb5 l8.axb5 Qc7 worked his way into a winning position against 5.Nfl 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.d4 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe8 l9.Rabl Bb7 20.Rfel RaS 20...c4! for activity, Anderson to [ake the top honours. Black has had a good opening and stands at least Round 3 even if the c-pawn drops off. 21.Nc4t Rfd8 Ker, last year's joint titleholder Mark Noble, e4ual. 9.Rbl Nc6 l0.Bg5 Here 10.Ba3 with the Ker and Noble were the only players to reach 22.Nfe5 Nf8? Black has a difficult position, but Love and Peter Hawkes all frnished on 6 and idea of c5 is better. 10...Ne4! l1.Bd2 e5 3 points, as Smith v Sutherland and Love v van this loses outright. had to be content with shares of second prize. l2.Qc2 RbE 13.Ng5 Nxg5 14.Bxg5 exd4?! der Hoorn were drawn after reaching the first Hawkes played solidly to improve sharply on his There are good alternatives, such as f4, e4, h6. time control. ruting of 1922. 15.Bxc6 Qxc6 16.cxd4 f417.dS Qe8 f8.Rb3 Losses to Smith and Ker cut Russell Dive out Bf5 It seems that Nigel is over-pressing, Round 4 of the prize money and he had to share sixth perhaps to gain revenge. f9.Qd2 Bh3 20.Rel The lead remained uncertain while the leaders place on 5tA with Peter Stuart, Robert Goris, fxg3 21.Rxg3! Qhs 22.Qd4 Rf/ 23.Qe3! Bd7 ground out a 100-move draw. They were joined David Boyd and Fikret Karim; a new member 24.Qxa7 Now Black has to justify his pawn in the lead by Smith (who beat Bob Gibbons in of Wellington CC. Goris and Boyd enjoyed sacrifrce. 24...Ref 25.R Re5 26.Bd2 Qh4 In what he considered his best game) and Dive excellent tou rnaments, frnishin g ahead of several time trouble, Black goes wrong and gets (who beat Mark Sinclair). 2000* players. checkmated. 27.Rcs Rh5 28.Qb8+ 1-0 After Ker, Noble, Smith, Dive 3t/z; Hawkes, The tournament was conducted by Civic CC 28...Rf8 29.Rxg7* etc. Sutherland, Stuart, Frankel, Goris, Guthrie, and was held in the assernbly hall at Queen Sutherland 3. Margaiet Colleege, venue of the 1992-93 Sheehan,T-Jackson,R 23.8a5! Rxa5 24.b6 Qxe5 24...Qb8 25.Nxa5 Congress. The organisation ran smoothly, with Smith, RW - Gibbons, R Notes by Ortvin SaraPu Qxe5 26.Nxb7 Ra8 27.Rb5 +- 25.Nxd RdaS T'n Frost as tournament director. It was an Notes by Bob Smith l.e4 c5 2.NA d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 26.Nc4 R.a2 27 -RtZ R2a4 28.h3 White aims to excellent trial for Civic's anniversary Congress 1.e4 e5 2.NR 4.NR a6 6.Bc4 I played this move against Garry 96?! 3.Nxe5 Qe7 Qxe4* consolidate until the time control. N8d7 29.Rdf next year. 5.8e2 Nf6 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Nc3 7.Bd3!? Kasparov in the 1982 Olympiad in Luceme, Qc6 h6 30.Nd6 Bc6 3l.Kh2 Ra3 32.Qe2 Rb8 Other prizewinners: B grade, Robert Goris, 8.Rel Kf8 7...Qe7 8.d4 d5 9.895 Switzerland. 6...e6 7.8b3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 Here c6l0.Rel+ 33.Nc4 Ra4 34.Rdbl Bb7 35.Qc2 Rba8 David Boyd and Fikret Karim 5% 1=; C grade, Be6 12.8d3 NbdT 13.Ne2 Rfe8 the book says 8...b4?! but 9.Na4 Nxe4 10.f4! 0-0 1r.Qd2 36.Rb5 Nb8 37.e5 Nds 38.Nd6 Bc6 39.Rxc5 Eva Breska and Helen Courtney 4 1*; best If 14...Nf8!? 15.Ne5. 15.h3! gives White too strong an attack. 9,f4 Qc7 r4.Nf4t QA Ra2 40.Rb2 Nb4 4l.Qbl Rxb2 42.Qxb2 Nd3 junior (under 20), David Guthrie and James Nb6 l6.Nxe6 Rxe6 17.Rxe6 fxe6 l8.Rel Re8 Usual here is 9...0-0 to play on e5, e.g., 43.Bxc6 Nxc6 44.b7 Rb8 or f8 45.Rxc6 Nxb2 Turnbull 5 1=; best under 16, Rosaleen 19.Qa5 Nc8 20.Ne-5 2l.Bt4 Nhs 22.8h2 l0...dxe5 1l.fxe5 Nfd7. 10.Qe2 0-0 11.e5 dxe5 Qd6 46.Rc8 + l-0 Sheehan and Teresa Sheehan 3; upset prize, Bxe5?! 23.Bxe-5 24.Qd2 Nb6 25.Qh6 12.fxe5 Bc5? Safer is 12...Nfd7, as 13.Bxe6? Qe7 Qf8 David Vincent for win over Nigel Metge in 26.QSr5 Nd7? If 26...Qe7 27.Qd2 Nd7 fxe6 l4.Nxe6 Qb6+! is the refutation. l3.exf6 Guthrie, D - Van der floorn, M round 1. 28.8h2+. 27.Rxg6l +- Ng7 28.Bxe8 Nxe5 Bxd4+ l4.Khl Bxc3 Dangerous is 14...Bxf6 l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 s6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 s.NR 0-0 29.Rxe5 30.Re3 3r.Rg3 Kf8 l5.Rxf6! gxf6 l6.Bh6 with a very strong atlack. QxeE Qd7 6.8e2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 Nd710.b4 Round I 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Qe5 a6 34.h4 h6 35.Qf6 h5 15.bxc3 Qxc3 16.Bd2 Also good is 16.Qg4 96 f5 11.c5 dxc5 12.bxc5 Nxc5 l3.Ba3 Nd7 With a difference in rating of 662 points, 36.Rg5 b6 37.94 hxg4 38.h5 Qf7 39.Qxf7 17.Qe5 and Qh6. t0...Qc6 U.Qg4 96 18.Qc5 14.Nb5 Nb8 l5.Nxc7 QxcT David Vincent's win over Nigel Metge stood out Kxf/ 40.h6 1-0 Kh8 r9.Qh6 RgS 20.RR Bb7 2l.Rg3?! The on the round I score table. Another break in the

4 NZ Chess 5 Smith, Ker, Noble 5; Love, Hawkes, Goris, 1 several games start this way. 4...c5 5.d5 d6 allow 23.Qe5, forking king and rook. 23.Nd* '',6"e3 Dive, Barlow 4%. h6 7.8h4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.8d3 Much Kc7 24.Qt2 Hitting c5 and if 24...Kb6 25.Qf6 v;r"i"ffi-- ibetter than 9.R?, the move I played against is crushing.24...Ne4 25.Qxf7+ Kb6 26.Q56+ %: t Smith, RW - Ker, A Russell in the North Island Rapid. After 9.exd5 l-0 A one-move game, really. % t % Notes by Bob Smith White loses a pawn because e3 is unprotected. ,+ l.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 96 4.NB Bg7 5.h3 0-0 9...e5 f0.R Both sides are fighting for control Round 8 J( ,rr,,rru % 6.8e3 NbdT?! 6...c6.7.Rc4 c6 8.8b3 Qc7 9.0- of e4. 10...95 Black often plays this in the Hawkes moved into contention with a 2O-move % 0?! 9.a4. 9...b5 f0.Nd2 b4 l1.Ne2 c5 12.c3 Leningrad, because the pin is difficult to break win over Barlow, and when Love unwound his + () + Bb7 l3.Ng3 RacS?! Or 13...h5?! or a5?! otherwise. Naturally he will not be castling winning combination against Ker many l4.cxb4 cxb4 15.f4 a5 16.f5 With attack. kingside. The king should be safe enough on c7. possibilities opened up. At this siage Ker, Love f6...Qb8 17.a3! Prevents Qa8. Bc6 r/z-\$. ll.Bg3 e4,l? lZ.fxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Qxe4 and Hawkes were frnished on 6. Noble fought 16.d6 Qc3 l7.Nbl Qxal l8.dxe7 Be6 Black offered a draw which White reluctantly l4.Bxd6 Now Black has a choice of three out a rook and pawn endgame with Stuart for 79 l9.exf8/Q BxfS 20.Qd8 1-0 accepted in view of: a) looming time trouble (50 pawns. 14.. . Qxe3 + is met by 15. Qe2 moves but only half a point, which brought him minutes left for 23 moves); b) Illness and exchangingqueens, while 14...Qxg2 is foiled by up to those on 6. Sheehan,R-Capper,D tiredness (I had not slept well all week because 15.QR. One amusing variation is 14...Qxg2 Their hopes rested on Anderson holding out Notes by Ortvin Sarapu of Wellington's winds and a stomach bug); c) I 15.Q8 Bh3?!? 16.Qxh3 Qxh I 17.QcS + +. against Smith, with a five-way tie if these two 1.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 could not see a clear win and calculated that I l4...Qxc4 f5.Qd2 From here the white queen drew. But it was not to be, and Smith's win a6 6.8c4 It seems that all the Sheehan sisters would have to sacrifice the exchange; d) the covers all the pawns: a2, c3, d5, e3 and g2. deservedly gave him the title. know the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian tournament position. In fact, I think Black may 15...b6 Post-game analysis indicated that this Defence and play it very well as White. Great well be winning, e.g., 18.a4 Nb6 19.h4 Qb7 was a mistake and that Black should have lnverT-Ker,A coaching by Mark Noble! 6...e6 7.Bb3 Be7 20.Qf3 Qd7 21.h5 Bxa422.Rxa4 Nxa4 23.hxg6 developed his bishop to 94 instead. 16.N4 Nd7 Pirc Defence 8.0-0 e5?! Not only weakens the d5 square, it hxg6 24.fxg6 e6 Z1.gxfl+ RxfT 26.e5 dxe5 17.0-0-0 It's not the safest place to be, but the Notes by Tony Love more desirable castling is unfortunately 4.g3 In this line loses time. 9.Nde2 0-0 10.f4 Qb6+ ll.Khl 27.dxe5 Nc5 28.exf6 Nxb3 29.Nxb3 Rxf6 kingside l.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 96 White plays a positional Nc6 12.f5! Ng4 A one-move threat that is easily 30.Qe2 Rxfl + 3l.Nxfl a4 32.Nc5 Qc6. illegal. 17...Nf6 l8.Qc2! Stops...Bf5 and for edge rather than for prepares the attack. 4...8.97 7.0-0 defended. Black again loses time in Perhaps Black has better defences? for e4 or Be5. 18...Ne4? Not 5.892 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 earlier game between the same development. 13.Qel Nf6 Black must retreat, 18...Nxd5 l9.Ne5 and Black cannot mainLain c6 8.a4 a5 An because if 13...Ne3, l4.RR! is too strong. Guthrie,D-Noble,M the defence of his knight. This rnove was played opponents continued 8...Na6 9.h3 Nb4 10.Be3 r.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb7 with the idea l9.Nd2 20.Nxe4 exd4 11.Bxd4 a5l2.Qd2 ReS 13.Racl 14.895 Qd8 15.RR! White is building a 3.NA b6 5.892 Qxc3 Qxc2+ [13.Kh2!l pow6rful'1 atlack on the Black king. 15...b5 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Rd2 f5 9.d5 Bf6 2l.Kxc2 Bf5! and the pin will enable Black to d5! with equality. 9.h3 Qc7 l0.Be3 Na6 recover piece. a 16.Rh3 Ng4?! Not playing this again? l7.Bxe7 10.Rcl Na6 ll.Bel c5 l2.Nd2 Bxc3 l3.bxc3 his Unfortunately White has ff.Qd2 Nb4 l2.Rfdl exd4 l3.Bxd4 d5?! stronger Black's plan in this line is to equalise by playing NxeT 18.Qh4 h5 The alternative 18...Nf6 is no exdS l4.cxd5 Bxd5 l5.Qa4 Nc7 l6.Nxe4 fxe4 much conlinuation. pieces better, as White's 19.Ng3 followed by Nh5 l7.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 d5 f9.Qg2 Qe7 20.e3 ...d5. However, on this occasion his are placed continues the attack. f9.Rfl Nf6 20.Ng3 Ng6 Qe6 2l.Bd2 RadS 22.Rfdl Rd7 23.Bel Rfd8 not well enough to support it. 14.exd5 2l.fxg6 Also good here is 21.Qg5! threatening 24.Q4 Ne8 25.c4 dxc4 26.Rxd7 RxdT 27.Bc3 Nbxd5 l5.Nxd5 Nxd5 l6.Bxg7 KxgT 17.Bxd5 b5 28.a3 a629-h4 Nf6 30.Bxf6 3l.Qa8+ %%t Black's isolated pawn will bcome a target for 22.Qxg6 or Nxh5. 2l...Bxh3 22.Qxh3 Qc8 Qxf6 Rd8 32.Qa7 Qb2 0-1 KZ White's pieces. 17...cxdS l8.Nf4 Be6 l9.Rel 23.Rf5! Ng4 The black knight goes to 94 for a 't Rfe8 20.Re2 2l.Rael b6 22.Qd4+ Kg8 third time, without helping Black's position. fr^ Qc6 23.b3 Black survives after 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.Qxh5 Nh6 25.Rg5 Kh8 26.Nf5 fxg6 Round 7 s%a% Ker took the outright lead with his best game, 24.Re8+ Rxe8 25.Rxe8* 26.Qxd5 27.Qxg6 Nxf5 28.exf5 White had a pleasant Qxe8 Qxa4. /ru. /flD, 23...Rad8 23...Rac8, 25.Nxd5! 24.h4! choice. Either this move and if 28...Rf7 a win over Dive, while Noble and Smith drew If Threatening 25.h5 followed by 26.h6. This is 29.Rh5+ Kg8 30.Qxf7++; or 28.Rh5+ Nh6 in 14 moves. w%% much stronger than 24.Qf6 Bd7 25.Qxc6 Bxc6 29.Rxh6 30.Qxh6+*. Black accepted a third Ker 6; Noble, Smith 5th; Love, Hawkes, , and Karim 5. "H% 26.Rxe8* Bxe8 27.Nxd5 Rxd5 28.Rxe8* course, and lost on time. 0-l Stuart, Anderson, Barlow, Goris l9.Rd4!! The bomb has exploded! Black has no when Black has excellent drawing chances. good answer to the rook offer, for example: 24...8t5 Or 24...h5 26.Re5. Round 6 Ker,A-DiverRJ 19...Qxc3 20.Rxe4 + and 2l.Qxc3; or 19...cxd4 Smith and Ker drew, although Smith has since Nimzoindian Defence Notes by Anthony Ker 20.Qxe4+ Be6 [20...Kd7 2l.Qe7+ +] 2l.dxe6 had second thoughts about the possibility that he The and Black's position is in ruins [21...0-0-0 could have done better. Noble beat Gul.hrie to r.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.894 Dutch 22.Qa8+1. 19...Qxd4 20.exd4 Nxd6 2l.dxc5 join them in the lead. Leningrad variation, favoured by champion Jan Timman. Russell and I have had bxc5 22.Qe2+ Kd7 Forced. Other king moves 6 NZ Chess Nxe4 22.Bxe7 Bxd4+ 23.Rxd4 Nxc3 24.bxc3 i RxeT Rxd6 Rc7:. 2l...Bxd5 22.cxd5 Qc7 1994 North Island Championship Results %t t 23.8h4 Not 23.Qxd4? Nxe4 23...Rbc9 24.84 t 24.Rct Qb6 25.812 Nd7 16.Rfdl Rc5! 27.b4 SMITH IJT w29 r.,r15 D18 vt25 U6 D3 D2 LJ11 5th Rc3 28.Rxc3 dxc3 29.Bxb6cxd2 30.Be3 Rc8E. 1RI'' 2 TiF NOBLE PE Lr28 tl8 IJ5 D3 D4 I'J14 Dl D9 6 24...Qc2 25.Bd3lf 25.Bxd4 Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Bh6 3 AF KER CI w24 rJ16 u14 D? U1 1 D1 r,'5 L4 5 t % OT Lr3 5 27 .Rdt Nxd5. 25...Qx d2 26.Rxd2 Nd7 27.Bbl 4 AJ LOVE vt23 H26 D'.l? 018 D2 U7 D5 % Ne5 28.b3 If 28.Bxd4?! or Rxd4?! 28...Nc4. 5 PD HAWKES GA Lr54 rJ33 L2 V23 u18 D8 D4 Lr13 6 6 RJ DIVE CI D10 H21 ti30 v7 L1 tJ20 L3 LJ19 51h 28...d3 29.B93 If 29.Bxd3 Nxd3 30.Rxd3 7 DJ BOYD NS r.,48 011 ri13 L6 1,15 L4 U?1 LJ18 5lz Rc2-; or if 29.f4 Ng4 30.Bxd3 NxD. 29...Rcf 8 R GORIS AC r.,40 L2 H50 U26 Lr9 D5 013 D10 5lz 9 PIJ STUART NS H51 D20 v27 D12 L8 H24 rJ14 D2 5Yz 30.h3 If 30.Bxe5 Bxe5 31.Bxd3 Rec8. 1O KARII.,I t,E L13 rJ45 H42 W25 D11 W12 D8 5Yz 25.Nxd5! Rxe2 26.Ne7+ Anthony Kor F D6 30...Rec8 31.f4 Nd7 32.llxd3 lf 32.Rxd3 Rxd3 1 1 BR ANDERSON CA U43 07 LJ20 ri30 L3 D10 t,t15 Ll 5 comments: Tony converts his positional 5 33.Bxd3 Rc3 34.RR Nc5 35.Bb1 Bd4+ 36.Kh2 12 MU VAN DER HOORN PE ll31 u19 D4 D9 L'lt+ u22 110 U20 a lovely combination. This move 13 MJ BARLOI./ NS D45 tJ10 L7 u37 t.,28 U21 D8 L5 5 advantagewith 39.Khz Rcl 37.Bd3 Bg1+ 38.Khl Bf2+ 14 Dt'J GUTHR I E OT u39 rJ41 L3 W24 W12 L2 L9 U?7 5 is a zwischenzug [in-between move] which wins Bxg3+ 40.Kxg3 Rel 4l.Kf2 Nxd3 42.Rxd3 15 J TURNBULL PT v32 Ll D37 U36 D19 tJ25 111 r,'28 5 material for White. Note that 26.Nf6+ fails to Rxe4 :. 32...Nc5 33.RR Re8 34.e5 dxe5 16 CS BLAXALL AC w3B L3 V11 D19 L7 LJ36 027 W24 5 26...Qxf6! 26...Rxe7 27.Qxd8+ Kg7 28.Qxe7 17 METGE PT 133 r.,39 L25 120 W31 H29 H26 5 35.fxe5 Bxe5 36.Bxe5 Rxe5 37.Bc4 RxR JN t35 Qxc2 If 28...8h3 then 30.Qe4. 'l'he rest is 18 JL SUTHERLAND OT u36 v19 D1 01 L5 V26 D19 L7 4lz 38.gxB b5 39.Bfl Kf8 40.Kf2 95!? 41.b4 Nb7 19 I..I PEDRESCHI CI u46 L12 u34 D16 D15 t'30* 018 L6 1lz simpletechnique. 29.Qe5+ Kg8 30.Qb8+ Kg7 42.d6 Else 42...Nd6+. 42...Re6 43-d7 Ke7 20 M EDI,IONDS CA r,50 D9 111 U44 H17 L6 r'30 L12 1lz 3l.Qe5+ Kg8 32.Qb8+ Kg7 33.Qxb6 Be6 21 AW LJINFIELD CI u37 L6 r.r35 D2B \t27 113 L7 rJ33 4lz 34.Qxa5 Qxb3 35.Qe5+ KslS 36.a5 Bd5 22 LR JACKSON UE L4'.l L37 W52 r,r50 H23 t12 D33 W34 4lz 23 GE TRUNDLE GA L4 t,31 ll29 L5 L22 tl32 L26 tJ40 4 37.Qef Qa2 3E.Qe8+ Kg7 39.Qe5+ Kh6 24 E FROST IJE L3 Li38 r.,,33 L14 Vt29 L9 V39 116 4 40.Ral r-0 ;.D,; Egt t Qb3 Qel+ 25 RE GIBBONS GA u47 D27 H17 L1 110 115 D36 V39 4 t,:z zE.', i' 26 Z FRANKEL LJE t,31 L4 tJ54 L8 W43 L18 tr23 L17 4 flawkes,P-BarlowrM :i/ 27 HR GOLD OT w35 D25 L9 V49 L?1 v11 015 L14 4 i 2rz, 28 T VAN BODEGRAVEN GA L? U40 rJ43 D?l 113 D33 U38 115 1 l.e4 c5 2.NR e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 Ne7 5.Na3 Nec6 Z 2, 29 U RAMSAY CI Ll u32 L23 U41 L24 r.r35 L'17 rJ38 4 6.Nc2 Nd7 7.d4 Be7 8.8d3 0-0 9.0-0 f6 ifr'2%% 30 M SINCLAIR PE w14 v42 L6 111 rJ38 119* 120 W36 4 10.exf6 Bxf6 ll.Rel Re8 12.8f4 e5 13.dxe5 :z /fr?fr 31 E BRESKA AC L26 L23 L3B U52 V11 L17 ti51 W44 4 2 GA 3? COURTNEY 115 L29 D40 U53 D50 L23 W47 H43 4 Ndxe5 l4.Nxe5 Bxe5 f5.Qh5 Re6 l6.Qxh7+ H itzHB/ 33 DA VINCENT AC v'17 L5 L24 D54 $47 D2B D22 Lz'.l 3Vz Kfl 17.Qh5+ g6Qh7+ s6 18.Qh7+ Bg7 3/r SE UADDINGTON GA L12 l,/16 L19 D17 L36 r,54 u42 L22 3lz l9.Rxe6 Be6 20.Qxg6 1.0 35 B REEDER HH L27 U17 L21 L',t7 tJ51 L29 tJ54 042 31/z 36 MK MORRISON AC 118 U52 D42 115 U34 115 D25 130 3 g4l 45. Bh3 Rd6 44.h41 Not 44...gxh4 46.Rel + 37 ZH KINGSTON KP L21 U22 D15 113 L49 L42 Dt+s ut+7 3 Anderson,B-Srnith,RW KdS 47.Re8 + Kc7 48.Rc8 + +-. 45.fxg4 Rf6+ 38 A JONES T'T 116 L21 W31 r,t51 130 U43 128 L29 3 Notes by Bob Smith 46.Ke2 R.t4 47.a3 Rxg4 48.K8 Rxh4 49.Kg3 39 EA OTENE AC 114 L17 U48 L13 v16 rJ40 L24 L25 3 40 SHEEHAN HH LB 128 D32 u45 l,/,42 139 D1l L23 3 f .d4 Nf6 2.c4 96 Opting for a sharp opening Rhs 50.8h3 Re5 5r.Kg4 Rel 52.Rd3 NdS R 41 SHEEHAN HH D50 D48 U51 3 for a "must-win" game. 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.R T u22 L14 116 L29 131 s2...h6!? 53.Kg5 Rgl+ 54.Kh6 Rg6+ 42 DS CAPPER CI r.153 130 036 110 110 U37 L34 D35 3 0-0 6.8e3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Ncl 55.Kxh7 Rd6 56.Rxd6 Not 56.Re3 *? Ne6 -* 43 PJ VOSS GA 111 LJ48 128 tJ39 L?6 138 U50 L32 3 Bruce adopts a positional approach rather than 44 GU I,IEARS NS 130 U53 Dt+g 120 l'r54 L27 D40 131 3 56...Kxd6 57.Kg7 Ke7 58.Kg8 Ne6 59.Bg2lf /+5 the full-blooded 9.h4!? or 9.0-0-0. 9...e5 R GORDON HH D 13 L54 L 10 140 r,r53 L47 037 t'50* 3 59.Bg4 Nd4 and Nc2 -*. 59...f5 60.d8/Q? t+6 G RAKOCZY RO 119 L34 151 Lj48 139 155 bye rt52 3 c5!? l0.Nb3 exd4 ll.Nxd4 Ne5 l2.Be2 Tirne trouble. But if 60.Bb7 Nc7 6l.Bc6 f4 47 JG GILLESPIE CI L25 135 rJ53 D34 133 W45 L32 L37 ZVz Striving for activity at all costs. l3.Nc2 Be6 62.Kg7 Ne6+ 63.Kg6 Nd4 -+. 60...Nxd8 48 J COOK t.JE L7 L43 139 L46 t.J52 151 D41 H54 ?YZ 49 II,IL' !''Y L I E IN w52 118 D44 L27 H37 ZYz 14.Na3 Rather than weaken with 14.b3, but the Nc7 64.Kg7 6l.Kg7 Ne6+ 62.Kg8 f4 63.8b7 50 BK CLARK PE 120 H51 L8 L22 D32 D4'.l L43 L45* 2 knight is not well-placed here. 14...Qc7 With Ke6 65.Kf8 Ke5 66.892 Nd5 67.Ke8 Nef 51 KR AUSTIN NP L9 150 1146 138 135 U/r8 131 L41 2 ideas of ...Rd8, ...b5 and ...d5, but this proves 68.8b7 Nd5 69.Bc8 A 70.8h3 Nd 7r.Kd7 52 SB SHEEHAN HH L49 136 L?2 131 148 bye tJ53 L46 2 HOIJARD PE ut+6 bye 2 impossible. 15.0-0 RfdS l6.Racl Discouraging Kf4 0-r 53 AJ L12 144 L47 L32 L45 L5? 54 SUTTON HH L?6 L34 135 L/+8 '11lz ...b5 and ...d5 ideas. 16...Qe7 l7.Bg5 Nc6 B L5 rl45 033 L44 Looking at the d4 square. 18.Nc2 ReE To discouragef4. 19.Rcdl Nd4!? 19.."Rbd8 would be too awful. 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.Nd5 lf 2l.Qxd4

8 Chess 1994 North Island Rapid Championship NZ team for 31.st Chess Olympiad

When the dust of crunch finishes 1AF KER Cr H21 rJ7 rr12 D3 D4 Ul1 D2 D5 6 Selection of the New Zealand teams to play in With no asssisLance from this year, team settled at the end of the eighth 2RJ DM CI U19 LJ6 U29 D1 rJ8 D5 D1 D3 6 the 3lst Olympiad in Saloniki, Greece, towards members are self-funding and some have 3 r,l SINCLAIR PE IJ14 IJ25 IJ16 Dl D5 I,,8 D7 D2 6 round of the North Island Rapid 4RA DOUDEN OT U28 t9 |17 D2 Dl L7 u11 t13 6 the end of the year has been completed. A reported efforts being made to obtain individual Championship, there were no 5JD SARFATI t'E IJ39 D8 U1O tI16 D3 D2 IJ9 D1 6 major change in the men's team is that Ben sponsorship. NZCF is launching a direct appeal 6MP CI rr37 U34 U19 111 H23 rr18 6 fewer than six players tied on SCHUASS L2 rr7 Martin, who is studying in London, has for funds and invites contributions. 7 Dl'J GUTHRIE 0T LJ35 L1 U14 V.17 W20 t4 D3 L6 51lz first, with five of them North 8J TURNBULL PT IJ31 D5 I'18 L'10 L2 L3 V14 II'15 5Y. confirmed that he will not be available to play. lslanders who became joint 9LR JACKSON uE ri30 L4 028 u13 tJ23 ti10 L5 ti18 5% The teams (in alphabetical order) are: Congress best games 10 }il,' VAN DER HOORN PE L'24 T'15 L5 I.8 U28 L9 U26 II21 5 holders of the title. Men, Russell Dive, Anthony Ker, Tony Love, Joint NZ Champion Peter McKenzie has been 11 PAR VETHARANIA}I UA 117 lt21 U35 U29 u6 Ll L4 t23 5 The six all finished on 6 points, 12J HOLLoUAY U23 V22 L1 120 rJ34 118 tr19 1116 5 Stephen Lukey, Peter McKenzie and Bob Smith. awarded the best game prize from the 1993-94 and three of them were unbeaten 13 DS cAppER ct L29 u26 r.139 L9 Li17 rr20 1116 L4 5 Women, Fenella Foster, Isabel Mclntosh, NZ Championship for his win over John 14 Mt, rJyLrE rN L3 U33 L7 D34 Lr35 W28 L8 V24 41/z with four wins and four draws in Rosaleen Sheehan and Vivian Smith, with Edith Sutherland Chess, Feb 1994, p6]. 15 |rt NYBERG llJE tJ38 110 D23 128 rJ33 rJ22 rJ20 L8 41/z [NZ the tournament. The winners were 16 JA MCDONALD cA u26 t32 L3 L5 t,t31 U19 L13 L12 4 Otene as nontravelling reserve. The best game prize for the Reserve Jonathan Sarfati (the 1993 17R GORDON HH u1l rJ18 L4 L7 113 tJ31 L21 U30 4 All players except Isabel Mclntosh have Championship has been awarded to Matthew 18 JL SUTHERLAND OT l.l34 117 L8 I'30 I/29 U12 L6 L9 4 Russell advised available, Rosaleen winner), Anthony Ker, 19 LB FARRINGTON trE L2 V37 H25 L6 U26 L16 L12 U33 4 that they are and Vincent for his win from Alan Aldridge, while Dive, Mark Sinclair and Michael 20R oLMEDo UH r,J36 L29 U32 U12 L7 113 115 Lr28 4 Sheehan's mother will be travelling with the Aaron Batthelor has won the prize for the best Schwass - who shared the title - 21 PS r.,HrTE L1 L35 Vt37 131 r.'30 V29 V17 L10 4 team. game in the Major Open. These games, 22 sE TJADDINGToN GA bye L'12 U38 123 U25 115 130 l'r32 4 and NZ Rapid Champion Tony 23 JJ HAZUR Cr 112 rJ36 D15 U22 L9 L6 H29 L11 3y, The Olympiad will open on Novernber 30 and annotated, will appear in the next issue of NZ Dowden, who, as a South lslander 24 KR AUSTIN NP L1O 111 131 I,'38 D27 U34 U25 L'II+ 3Y, end on December 17, with the FIDE Congress Chess. Kl,l IJP tJ33 3Yz was eligible for a share of the 25 oKEY L3 119 035 L22 u37 L24 V34 starting on Decetnber 13. 26A BARLO["' r,JE 116 113 1136 tJ39 119 W32 110 D27 3tz prize money but not the title. 27 KA r.JoNG pE L32 L34 130 rJ36 D21 Vt35 DZB D26 3tz After seven rounds there were 28E FRoST WE L4 rr30 D9 rJ15 110 L11 D27 L20 3 NE rr13 five leaders on 5th - Sarfati, Ker, 298 DELLACA ri20 L2 111 118 L21 L23 H37 3 30 EA oTENE AC L9 t?8 H27 L18 L21 V33 U22 L17 3 Sinclair, Dive and David Guthiie. 31 BK CLARK pE L8 L39 V24 W21 116 L17 L32 U36 3 Appeal for suppott ln the final round Sarfati drew 32H COURTNEY GA U27 115 L2O L33 H36 L26 V3'I L22 3 lrE 125 114 bye u32 130 3 with Ker and Dive drew with 337 RENNIE 115 t38 119 31 H RENNIE L18 II27 L6 D14 Ll? L21 U35 L25 7YZ To all Chess Friends, Sinclair. 35 PM HARNETT CI L7 1121 Ll1 D?5 L1I+ L27 L34 V3B 2'IZ Guthrie, who had lost only to 36J cooK r,rE 120 123 L26 L27 L32 U38 U37 L31 2 Tlte New Zealand Chess Federation and our top ployers share determination to continue our 37R HUELIN NP L6 L'19 L21 bye U38 L25 L36 l?9 2 Ker and drawn with Sinclair, was national representation in lhe Chess Olympiad, being heA bte this year in Thessaloniki, Greece. 38 1 RENNIE 115 bye L?2 L24 L37 L36 133 135 1 paired to meet Schwass, on 5 39 PC KING CI L5 II31 L13 L26 1 However, lhis year the Hillary Cotnmission has declined to support us, on lhe grounds that the points after beating John legi.sbtion under which the comtnission operales refers to "plrysical" sports and chess does not Sutherland in round 6. Schwass qualify. The Sports Foundation shares lhe same view. I'IZCF consi.ders this interpretalion to be too won to gain a share of the top narrow, but this year it is a regreltable of lite. r rr: :: SoUf H i l.{[['NDTI,CHAMPI0NSiIIp:r:. for foct honours. Dowden, who lost to r,,,r:r:199-4 As IWCF'sfunds comefrom afiliationJees and tournamenl levies, it does not heoe the resources Guthrie in round 5, was also on 5 CliristchritCh. BoylI Htgn,.SeUoof ,,iKrhni Road,,Riccarton points. ln the last round he met Mund"yr 2,.suntemuei, tofund teams, so participation is self-furulingfor the players and their clubs. Fortunatety, this has Dave Capper, who had recovered .....,... ir29riAucusIi.ilo..,Ffrddv' , not aflected the strength of the team, and no-one selected has dropped out through bck offinancial ,, tt::,.:,: ,, , Tournamen!: Diiector,:Pat. JorUan,;,;, Ls from a first round loss to Nelson's , :t, , ,,:,,,,.. support. I'IZCF grateltllor the dedication of our internalional pkryers and recognises lhe benefits Bruce Dellaca to win five of his lheir experience brings lnme lo chess in New Zealand. next six games. Dowden won, to ' (03) While tlte plrryers have accepted responsibility for their participation, a.dditionalfinancial assistance gain top , Tel: 338-4274 res a share of the money. will be helpful and welcome, and will he appreciated by the plqers. The charnpionship was run by Civic CC, with Tim Frost as Donations can be sent to l,lZCF Olympiad Appeal, tournament director, and as the P O Box 313O, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :,,Canteibuiy::CC,, President,,Mark C.uy,,,,,,,, venue for the North Island Wellington. Championship was not. available Christchurch All contrihutions will he acknowledged in I'lZ Chess. the toumament was played in i r"r: (03) ,52:6eeli.* W A Poole, Wellington CC's club-room. i: President, I'IZCF 10 lJ Chess l1 Letter To the Editor

Sir, Having received the April issue of "NZ May I respectfully suggest the editors enlist Chess" my cursory examination has revealed a the help of a proofreader. These kind of AUSTRALIAN CH ESS E NTE RPRISES disquieting trend. There appears to be an unnecessary errors damage the reputation of upsurge in the number of errors in game scores what is otherwise an extremely worthwhile Suite 6, The Vi!!age Gentre and diagrams, as well as typographical mistakes. publication. 29-31 Windsor Road While appreciating the work put into producing Yours for chess, KELLYVILLE NSW 2153 the magazine, I feel more care must be taken to Bob Smith 61-2-629-3667 ensure each issue is of a consistently high Tel: standard. The Edi0ors Reply Fax: 6l-2-629-1403 On glancing through the April issue, I noted The editors dislike errors as much as Bob. Most the following errors (there are probably tnore): of the 50 games and game positions (with about On page 5, Otene-Smith 23.g4 e4 should be two dozen diagrams) were played over at least ACE's TOP 10 PC PROGRAMS 22.94 e4. The next two moves of the game have three times in the course of production, hrst to been omitted - 23.Kd2 KI7. The absence of check the text presented and often twice after ACELO A$ these makes it quite difficult to follow the game. typesetting, when proofreading and after Also on page 9, the black pawn on h6 in the correcting. Eliminating errors is a question of I. CHESS GENIUS 2.0 237 5 225 Le-East diagram should be a black bishop. time as well as care, and as readers can 2. MCHESS PRO 2353 225 Also on page 9, in Metge-Cooper, the white appruciate there is quite a volume of material to 3. HIARCS MASTER 2.0 2300 199 pawns on e5 and b5 should be white bishops. process in each issue. Transcribing from 4. FP.ITZ 2 227 5 t75 On page 16, Dive-Noble should be l-0 not contributors' supplied copy is a major lask, and 5. ZARKOV ] 2200 125 they could assist by submitting game scores on 0-1. 6. COMPLETE CHESS 2120 89 On page 21, in Kasparov-Yusupov, I strongly disk, compatible with Wordperfect or Chessbase KASPAROV'S 2000 t9 suspect there is a white rook missing from the - although our technical experts can usually 7. GAMBIT 81) seventh rank. translate from other formats. We apologise, but 8. CHESSMASTER 4OOO 2000 And on page26, in the Linares report, during can't promise more than our best in the time 9, STAR WARS CHESS I 800 89 a single paragraph "comparisorts" becomes available to eliminate all errors. Your points are IO. CHESS MANIAC 0 89 "comprisons" and "performance" is instead valid, and noted. "perofmrnace. " Later on the same page p.s. We resent that "probably more"! Kasparov lost a "gfame" to "Lauthier" (who I ACE's TOP 5 CHESS BO suspect was really "Lautier"). _qKs l. GUIDE TO COACHING JUNIOR CHESS PLAYERS tr994 Computer Chqss Championship 2. INTERFERENCE 3. LAWS OF CHESS 'fhe24th annual Association of Computing 4. KOALA CHESS CLUB HANDBOOK Machinery Computer Chess Championship 1 DEEP THOUGHT t+ c, Rs6000, 100 mips, 12-16 was held June25-27,1994 over 5 rounds. processors, /r000k nodes/s 5. AUSTRALIAN YEAR BOOK OF CHESS T993194 DeepThought II cleaned up the tournament 2 ZARKOV 3'/Z C, HPT35, 87 mips, 15k nodes/s despite having default to MChess in SPECIAL OF'T'ER - ALL 5 BOOKS FOR A$49.9.5 to != STAR-SOCRATES 3 C, Connection machine 512 round I when the IBM facility lost all power processors, 1000k nodes/s just before the scheduled start tirne and they NOtt Pascat, 90 Mhz Pentium , YOU CAN USE YOUR CREDIT-CARD TO PAY IN were unable to get it back in time. 5= CRAY BLITZ ZYz Fortran, 4 C94 processors, AUSI'IIAI.IAN DOLL,A]IS OR WE CAN INVCTC,E YOT..I IN NZ Zarkov was really the star performer, 1000 mips, 750k nodes/s tiICHESS PRO C, 90 Mhz Pentiur, 9k DOI,LARS IlI YOU PR]iFER. PLE,ASE REML:MBER T'O ADD beating SLar-Socrates' Cray multiprocessor nodes/s 1O% IiOR POST'AGI' AND HANDLING. super-computer, and giving DT I a good 7= I.lCHESS c,90 Mhz Pentium,3Tk run for its money; all on a machine only nodes/s EVALUATOR 7k nodes/s abouL lt/z times faster than a Pentium. c, 486 DX4/100, I NNOVAT I ON C, Mac PolrerPC, 4k nodes/s Chees promotlons, publlcatlono and supplles. Home ol the Koala Ghess Club. was second year for This only the 10 SPECTOR c, 486DX2/66, 11 mips, 3k Innovation and the frrst year for Evaluator nodes/s and Spector, so not ,a lot was expected of thern. t2 NZ Chess 13 107 LACUNZA A KP 1128 1756 1695 82 HOSKYN GA rJA 79 600 1570t, NZCF Combined Rating List for l-1994 108 FRASER C cA 136'l 1743 unr 83 PEDRESCHI I,I ct 1516 15 599 1716 109 SCHI.'ASS MP CI 414 25 17t3 9 1695 84 PATERNA JC AC 1'535 7 597* unr Standard Tournaments rated in this period are the NZ Championship, NZ Women's Championship, 1't0 RAIJNSLEY LD AC 232 1738 6 1754 85 SARECZKY G rJT 203 596 unr 111 EAST S PT 1103 11 1733 13 1804 85 HUDSON S cA 1176 8 s91 6 1637* NZ Junior, NZ Under-16, NZ Reserve, NZ Major Open, Women's Major Open, Papatoetoe 112 POST MJ uA 393 16 1Ti0 14 1794 87 SADLER lr{ cA 1 160 590 unr Invilational, Civic Wellington Upper Hutt Wanganui and Auckland Club Champs, Civic Otago and 1',t3 TURNBULL J Pt 1149 19 1730 13 1772 88 BORREN Ail KP 30 588 1556 114 JEFFERIES A cA 1002 17?9 unr 89 MCCAUGHAN DJ oT 12\6 5 588 7 1632 Auckland Easters, Otago Minis, Papatoetoe Summer Cup, Civic Summer Cup. 115 CHIN HY ot 1379 1727* 8 1663 90 JOHNSON O CA 632 587 1638 116 NIJMAN AJ cA 72 1727 9 "t777 91 ROSSITER PE HA 1367 587 unr Rapid Toumaments rated in this period are the NZ Rapid Championship, Latvian Gambit, 117 REID AV NA 562 1722 1 825* 92 SHEAD DB HA 120 10 587 1623 't 18 FRANKEL Z uE 19t 6 1715 5 ',t715 93 I.'YLIE MIJ tN 1265 ',17 584 15 1509 Kapiti 30:30, North Shore Rapid Ch'p, WCC Junior Petherick, North Shore Rapid Open, Otago 119 BEESLEY RA AC 633 10 1712 13 1526 94 I,IACKTJAY-JONES RA Westpac 30:30, Otago Summer Rapid, All-Canterbury Ch'p, WCC Summer Rapid. 120 EDMONDS I,I cA 1365 14 1712 9 1470 rN ,I?031058 11 582 unr 12'.! Et.IETT BG NS 855 1712 12 '.t7'.t1 95 BUIS M PT 579 unr GLOVER R PE 1200 '1711 1795 95 THOi'ISON R AC 1513 578' 1 848* Only players who have played in the last 2 years and are known to belong to an afhliated club of 123 ADAMS Jt{ cA 126 1704 1468* 97 BOJTOR J HP 302 577 6 1605 the NZ Chess Federation are listed. Each line shows Rank, Name, Club, Code, Standard games 1ztt BANKS GB PT 659 14 1704 6 1879 98 SNELSON PR rls 328 57s 6 1506 1?5 HAIR PI NS 993 1703 6 1612 99 VAN DEN HEUVEL A played this period, Standard rating, Rapid garnes played this period, Rapid rating. An asterix 126 l.lETGE Kl't PT 309 8 1695 181 0 AC 1708 11 1575 unr indicates a provisional rating. Ranking is based on sLandard rating where one exists. 127 IJALKER G PE 1522 1691* 1418* 2OO RENTNER G cA 1362 1571 unr 128 GILL G AC 913 169? 6 1711 201 COCKCROFT JM NS 1241 1570 1 510 129 JACKSON LR l,JE 1333 23 1692 19 '.t719 202 DIXON HA cr 1',19 12 1569 1291* r..rARTrN 1 Br,rs oT 552 2385 2311 55 Moor Ko uE 1162 1953 1913 130 BARROIJ G LJE 595 1689 2 1667 203 LUKETINA I UH 925 1 568 unr 2 SMALL VA CA 16 2317 2363 56 GIBBONS RE GA 37 1952 1 885* 131 PRICE AJ uH 286 10 1688 16?8 204 GEIiC U oT 1380 1567 unr 2',1 3 KER AF Cr 383 2294 9 2285 57 LE Y IJA 956 19LO 2130* 132 GOODIJILLIE C HA 635 1683 unr 205 0'coNNoR JA r.,T 527 1566 unr /. GARBETT PA NS 2 2291 13 2264 58 r.roNRAD PG PE 600 6 1936 1933 133 ROBERTS EN KP 955 1681* 1544 206 GOLD HR ori 798 23 1565 23 ',t557 5 NoKES Rr NS 178 2289 6 2283 59 i,IARNER G PE 253 5 1930 5 1 835 134 T IDEY SB rJT 1656 1581* 6 1613* 207 FROST E HEI 180 22 1562 't4 1509 5 DrvE RJ Cr 159 18 2263 5 22aO 60 cooPER DJ rJA 350 1 1928 1959 135 ALDRIDGE AL cr 412 30 1680 13 1667 208 CROMBIE UR HA 276 't 560* unr '1925* * 7 SARFATI JD L.,E 251 2262 10 2?98 61 TBAILA R AS 1706 unr 't36 BAY - PETERSEtil o 209 SCARF R AS 1097 1 560 1481 8 LJATSON BR NS 206 2239 2?50 62 NIJHAN B CA 394 1923 9 1920 NP 1704 unr 1678* 210 STEWART MI HT 367 1 560 unr '192? 9 suTToN RJ Cr 3 17 2?37 2067* 63 HAIIKES PD GA 101 unt HEREI'IAIA D uH 1352 1678 1801* 211 PRICE S HP 1119 1559 6 113e 10 SARAPU O AC 1 2225 6 22?'l 64 FENERIDIS A IJE 6 1919 1936 138 JOEL C AC 990 1677 unr 212 I,IAZUR JJ cr 103 13 1 558 1595 11 NoBLE r,rF PE 255 6 2?21 2?26 65 STEVENSOI'I T tJE 728 1912 1851 139 FOORD MRR oT 55 11 1676 B 1680 213 POCOCK G Ii GA 1709 1557* 6 1522* 12 GREEN EM NS 7 2219 2169 66 GUTHRIE DIJ OT 1'I9O 21 1911 23 1771 140 VOLOGZHAN I N v uA 1403 167t, unr 214 EASTERLOU I,IL rJTI 1 148 1 555 1422 13 sr'rrTH Rr., rJT 88 11 2213 15 2259 67 SPENCER-SMITH GJ 111 VAN DAM SML AC 43 1673 unr 215 MORROIJ D t,T 883 1 555 unr 14 GREEN PR AC 199 2209 6 2206 oT 410 7 19'.t0 unr 112 HILL H KP 1126 1670* 1 598 216 STEPHENSON SCR 15 MCLAREN LJ GA 314 2208 6 2211 68 PARIS PO NS 1569 1902* unr 143 PATEL D tJT 1516 1670* unT AS 1 151 1555 unr 16 LUKEY SG CA 696 11 2195 213? 69 FOSTER Frir NS 315 11 1888 6 650* 1 l+l+ LAMBOURNE GJ 0T 903 5 1667 I 1657 217 wrNToN i4 cA 1179 1555* ',1747* 17 MCKENZTE PD CA 697 11 2187 15 2053 70 BENNETT HP HA 89 11 1878 15 912 145 STOREY DJH PT 1285 8 1663 1 590 218 sroTT CJ HP 979 1553 1665 18 DREYER HP AC 160 11 2184 13 2127 71 SIDNAM GSCK NS 671 10 1878* 6 807* 146 HALL S wA 1707 1660* unr 219 PHILLIPS J L,lE 1320 1552 1548 19 HAMPL 1869 r.{ Cr 6',16 2176 2185 72 ION GJ NS 301 6 862 147 BOSTJELL TJ rJA 670 1659 1557* 220 JONES r,'M or 764 1550 1484 20 TJANSINK R OT 9 2170 14 2'188 r3 RUPASINGHE SD I.JE 1027 1861 1 839 148 EDL'ARDS RE or 618 1659 1527 221 MrLNE DJO NS 862 1549 6 1537 21 LovE AJ oT 176 20 2144 15 2171 74 vrNcENT r,,tB oT 986 19 1859 15 756 1l+9 VECOVSKY t.,IP 0T 1092 1659 't7 153t, 222 Ll)4 D Ac 1243 18 1547 unr 22 sPArN GA GA 182 7 2133 2153 75 LYNi,t Kr.' HA 32 1853 unr 150 IJH I TLOCK HP r.JA 35 1659 unt 223 BENSoN C CA 1087 1545 unr 23 STUART Pr,r NS 5 2123 12 2',182 76 VAN PELT J I.'T 327 '181,6 unr 151 MCDONALD P AC 't740 11 1652* unr 224 LlVAll I PT 1057 1543 unr 24 cooPER PR AC 573 2121 2143 77 BOSIJELL TJ IJA 51,7 4 1835 1 783 152 ABURN S r.JE 644 4 1650 9 1738 225 GLOISTEIN B CA 54 1542 Unr 25 KER Cil PE 503 2109 20t+4 78 SINTON PJ OT 551 1835 71 839 't53 BOYD DJ NS 700 11 1649 34 1824 226 CUNNINGHAH PD UH 323 10 '1530 5 1547 26 BoYD KM OT 395 17 209'.1 23 ?007 79 CARTER GS UH 238 10 1833 1 721 154 COATES S CA 1359 16t7 6 1657 227 BENNETT RH HT 965 1524 1421 27 ANDERSoN BR cA 296 '11 2085 unn 80 DUNN P WE 558 1833 1 928 155 SHEAD AT NS 886 10 1647 151t, 228 YOUNG P Ac 61? 1'l 1523 unr 28 |JEIR PB NS 52 2085 12 1976 81 coNNoR BP PE 198 1828 1 896 156 BOOTH AJ HP 259 1616 6 1603 229 KING PC cr ?68 B 1522 1558 JACKSON 29 JR NE 29 2084 unr 82 BURNS CJ r.JA 1300 22 18?6 91 573 157 TJOOD RJ cr 163 6 '.t615 1 598 230 STORCHNEGGER O 30 ALDRIDGE GJ CI 405 7 2OBO ?072 85 GILES ML HA 1584 1821* \ 711* DI,{ 1 t+l 158 STRACY uH 64 16 1613 695 HT 1683 521* unr 31 I,{ETGE JN PT 10 2076 6 2037 84 EVANS DJ NS 1309 1817 1 731 159 TJONG K WE 1261 16 16ttz 17 1633 231 KARrM F r.lE 1749 11 517* 5 1975* 32 FREEMAN 1'rR NP 151 5 2067 2085 85 PITTS GL NS 1073 1815 1 962* 160 GARI'IONSUAY T !'JE 1748 5 16t+1* unr 232 MCINTOSH J KP 1137 51 5* 1623* LEONHARDT 33 U NS 11 2OI+8 2O7B 86 I,JINFIELD AI.J CI 845 19 1810 51 580 161 AIMERS G oT 392 1539 B 1468* 233 RICHARDSON NJ AS 'I158 515 unr 34 D0TJDEN RA oT 148 2011 ?3 2?00 87 CRAIG R HH 1507 1806* 1 896* 162 HISTRY P NS 1467 '.1633 18 1885 234 SIMPERINGHAM E 35 HoPEUELL NH AC 379 10 2034 2104 88 NOTLEY DG HP 377 180/I 1 859 '.1632 1 11 p 163 SHAIJ G or 1221 501 AC 1693 514 unr 36 ABRAHAMSON CA 1161 11 2031 15 1933 89 ERTMBLE r,rT t,T 218 1803 1 772 164 CAPPER DS U.3 7 1629 1 600 235 GIBB JL OT 551 6 513 1 1397 '19?1 CI 37 LIASTNEY S CA B3O 6 2O3O 6 90 SMITH VJ WT 345 11 1BO1 61 696* 165 FUATAI F PT 1231 11 1625 1701+* 236 IJORN J PT 975 8 512 't781 38 PoMERoY AJ ct 13 ?0 2028 . 2013 91 LEZARD G HE 727 1799 1 719 166 HANCOCK G cr 1t+65 1625 unr 237 BYFORD CS CI 139 5 507 1828* 39 s I NCLA I R r.{ rJE 1361 17 2019 13 1953 92 BLAXALL CS AC 698 1798 6'.!775 167 CHOO TN AC 1 121 1623 1793 238 VAN BODEGRAVEN T 40 BARLoU r,{J NS ?91 2015 5 2137 93 CATER JE llJT 117 1794 61 T3B 168 OKEY Ktl NP 48 1623 1655 GA 909 6 504 400 41 SIEADMAN MVR CI 201 7 2013 unr 94 VETHARA}IIAI'I PAR 169 JACKSON RK AC 733 16?? 7 15t+6 239 STARR A HP 1763 unr 5 503* 42 LAM DKIJ AC 1305 7 2008 6 1729* rJA 550 5 1793 5 1795 170 STANTON RA KP t+t+g 1622 17?5 240 Ms H CA 1596 500 61 8* 43 HART R NS 507 2006 1897 95 BELL Cr'{ UH 242 10 1788 1667 171 BISHOP RF cA 1 1620 1653 241 KAY JB CI 56 11 499 397 '1918 175 44 SPILLER PS HP 162 2OO1 96 SIJAYNE ED AC 1143 11 1787 9 1775 17? NUVAL N AC 1685 1620* BZt 2* 242 PArNo RR Cr 1111 31 498 5 488 45 RoBTNSON JP rJT 526 10 2000 2010 97 EDUARDS DIJ CA 672 1784 1691 '173 HOFFMANN F wE 1213 1618 1527 243 LILLIS D CI 1O1O 497 582 vAN 1911 coMPToN 't775 46 DrJK P Cr 391 12 2000 98 AA CA 970 11 14 1650* 't74 DAVIES G cA 433 1617 unr 244 I.JH I BLEY J ,PTKP 1 131 195 5 106 47 CARPINTER BA PE 15 199t, 1884* 99 BLAXALL NR AC 699 1772 1 833 175 BAY - PETERSON o 245 WILSON C 962 8 t94 553 48 TUFFERY PB CA 961 1982 1918 OO I.IATH I ESON JS NS 71 1771 1412* HA 1738 1613* unr 246 SULLIVAN GE NS 1206 493 6 145 1967 LATIMER '17 49 ELLtor DB NS 977 1974 01 B AC 1591 1767 unr 176 DOLEJS D NE 351 1604 1790 247 BOAG P CA 1095 492 512 50 ilcNALLY I AC 673 17 1973 13 1802 02 CASILANG A AC 1197 'IO 1766 unr 177 HETGE RC Pr 1246 '.t4 1604 13 1752 248 CooK F UH 355 9 192 647 51 HAASE GG oT 28 13 1966 1900 03 MCPHERSON A CI 1385 11 1762 1 602* 178 PALMER BP 1604 unr 249 sr'rrTH HH 1018 487 53/,* t+5t+ ur 114'.1 c 52 SUTHERLAND JL oT 19 1959 22 1861 04 GRAINGER S UE 1O8O 11 1758 4 1775 179 DAVIS JM cA 1302 1603 1663 250 DRAKE AS UH 227 10 484 unr T,JHEELER 1961* GoRIS t+81+* 53 B AC 386 17 1959 13 05 R GA 1140 1757 6 1806 180 RE[.JET I t.{ uH 1353 10 1602 1168 251 EVANS T NS 1754 unr 12 54 JoRDAN Ar.J Cr 511 13 1956 1950 06 CUMMINGS N CA 1617 6 1756 6 2141 1Bl TAUPAKI A GA 1575 1601* 6 1759* 252 SYKES J UT 1682 7 481* 6 l+02* NZ Chess l5 253 LANGLEY DB NS 692 1479 1616 327 DELLACA B NE 1650 1382* unr 401 GA 1192 1288* unr 476 PORTER A PT 1702 8 unr 254 RAMSAY L' CI 59 21 1479 1434 328 STEWART J riA 1508 1381 955* 102 PE 1491 1285* 1 368* 477 ATKINSON J cA '1327 unr 255 REID A UH 926 10 1479 unr 329 GOECKEL H GA 1514 10 1380 unr 403 I'T 708 1285 1 334 /+78 BEVIN lt'l or 1561 12 1371 256 LEAN D CA 1578 1476* unr 330 STIMPSON J PT 1 100 1380 unr 404 OT 1278* 1 170* 479 MORRISOiI R 1568 '.1476 1090 PT unn 257 UALLIS P PT 1104 8 6 1596 331 PRESToN JN rir 107 11 1379 8 893* 405 OT 45? 5 1?77 I 1 296 480 GREEN!'JOOD C PE 1625 1214* 258 BELL DI T,lA 168 1475 1565 332 STErNER il AC '1692 ',!1 1379 unr 106 AC 1536 7 1277* unr /+81 PROCTOR P rJE 1593 1159* 259 TRUNDLE GE GA 45 5 1175 14?8 333 coLLrNS L PT 9BB 8 1374 unr 407 UA 582 1275 unr RITCHIE ? AC 1538 10 unr 260 HEALEY R CI 332 1474 5 1158* 334 SPENCER-SI,uTH PA 408 HP 1566 1272 6 1 502 483 GOOOIER ? AC 1540 9 unr 261 JOHNSTONE RB NS 165 1474 6 1498 NS 35V ',t373 5 1531 409 UH 1758 10 1268* unr 484 ROWELL T oT 1590 5 1324 262 ALLSOBROOK AJR 335 CLARKSON RD or 796 13V1 1356 410 F AC 136 1263 unr 485 POLLARD B vT '17?3 unr UH 283 9 1473 1557 335 I{EARS GIJ NS 92 1371 18 1480 411 NS 1263* 11 1 375 486 LINDSAY P 1291 1570 ,| rN unr 263 DUFFIELD T OT 1173 6 1470 8 1463 337 REID DI.{ oT 1182 6 1369 unr l+12 UE 1756 unr 6 262* 487 NATH VK rN 1293 unr 264 PETROVE EI.{ ],IP 994 1 468 1429 338 TAYLOR DC PT 1503 15 1367 13 1439 413 HA 1663 1261 unr 488 JONES GM NS 312 1209 265 AUSTIN KR NP 870 1167 1468* 339 VAN ZOOI.IEREN J 414 PE 1629 6 '.t258 5 1 362 489 JUVENTIN I,I rJA 1743 1142* 256 KRUINIGER J CA 1599 1462* unr oT 901 6 1366 1146 415 PT 532 1258 13 1 211 SHAI', J ilE.1618 unr 267 I.ICINTOSH IH OT 760 15 1462 1559 340 ANNAKKAGE U AC 1694 "t1 1363* unr 416 UH 'lt+29 1256* 914* 491 I.IATSON G tJA 1509 unr 258 PLEDGER TK IJE 602 1460 5 1737r, 3/.1 NICHoLSON B tlA 922 1363 unr 417 t,T 587 1252 unr 492 ].iAKOARE D oT 1402 8 1212* 269 OGIER J IN 1065 1159 unn 342 TURNER P PT 'I?70 8 1362 1328 418 KP 1457 1250* 1 1 95* 493 SULLIVAN GJ UH 772 1107 270 GILES BJ NS 1459 1457 22 1591 343 UARMAN ? AC 1532 10 1361* unr 419 AC 1576 1?49* unr 494 CARTER I'I PT 1368 13 1376 271 REID PT 1102 1157 1435* GORDON 1 I I 344 R HH 1169 356 1311 I 120 KP 1357 11 1249 5 1 253 495 DOOLEY S uE 1303 1252 272 ARVIN EH HP 889 1454 1466 345 KELLY S CA 651 1351 1133 421 PE 1524 1249 1 172* 496 HAY V oT 198 12 91 8* 2r5 GULLIVER IiI HA 1166 1454 unr 346 GRUBB IR IJE 1616 1352 7 1384* 422 PT 999 8 12t+8 1 336* 497 TRESKA E UT 805 11 unr 274 JONES LR UE 679 145? 5 1374* 347 PARLANE LN PT 1I+4 11 1352 unr 423 t",A 578 1248 unr 498 CHILVERS C HP 1/+80 1'.t27 ',t450 275 BATCHELOR A OT 15BO ?1 23 1575 348 EVERITT TH OT 1219 13t+7 8 1293* I 424 NS 304 1247 1Z 1 434 499 BURNS G KP 1 54',1 1217* 275 DAGNINO F AP 1316 1 450 1 559* 349 MCDOUGALL U AC 758 1347 1409 425 AS 1096 1247 8 1 416 500 r,{oRSE D HA 1515 1 589* 277 Ltj4 T rJT 1684 1 450* unr 350 r'rr CHAEL A PT 1567 8 1316 1561* 126 AC '1031 1'.t 12t 6 unr 501 LUI E HA ',|259 unr 278 PATTINSON N PI 1267 1149 1502* 351 PATSTON G CA 1180 13t+6 unr 127 NS 1338 1244 1 435 502 ENGELAAR J vT 1721 iln n 279 PYNE T IN 1069 1449 9 '.t170* 352 IJATT R OT 1591 unr 7 1346 428 CA 1579 1244* unr 503 CLARK BK PE 1498 1306 280 POIJELL RA IJE 873 1448 't574 353 I,JI LSON J UA 1661 1313* unt 429 HP 't470 1243* 1 384* 504 BOYD H oT 1408 unr 't341 281 BURN MR GA 1466 6 1447 972* 354 BENNETT ST AS 1156 unr 430 UH 248 10 1242 1 208 505 CHILVERS M HP 1481 1111* '.t413 '.t478 282 HAMPTON R PT 375 8 6 355 MILLAR B GA 1344 1341* unr 431 OT 902 5 1212 14 1 495 506 SHEEHAN T HH 1500 5 1 285* 283 VOSS PJ GA 1601 16 1443 unr 356 TAYLOR S HA 1257 1341 unr 432 UA 124?* unr 507 POTROZ L NE 1373 't440 1660 1126* 284 BEN-ISRAEL L GA 685 1333 357 JULIAN C CA 1643 unr 1339* 433 NS 1378 7 ',t240 13 1 ?89 5OB LARKMAN BDI NS 1595 1 098 VAN DEN HOVEN H 285 358 SOUTHGATE B CI 929 17 1 338 1359 431 UT 1518 7 1210 unr 509 cooK J uE 1651 'l t+ 10 1 390* 'lt+4O cA 1597 1122* 359 VAN DEN BOSCH K 435 PT 1?49 1240 unr 510 MOORE J HE ',1751 1 2 1 280* 286 GRAND F I ELD AI,' OT 1342 1139 unr HP 1668 10 1 338* 6 1365* 436 CA 1639 1240* unr 511 HUNT J uH 1524 10 '1096* 287 ]'IAHAKI HA GA 1430 1436 1268* 360 I.{ACDONALD JR AS 1088 1337 9 1413 137 F CA 1638 1237* unr 512 toNG D UT 1rJO unr 288 RUSSEL T CA 1360 6 1132 unr 361 MCGURK A IN 1071 11 't337 8 1299* 438 CA 904 1237 unr 513 DAVIS A PT 1398 unr '1275 289 ROY M PE 1556 unr 1431* 352 ANDRIOLIC F PE 1336 1507 439 CA 't714 1234* unn 514 ilcNABB ti{ CA 987 6 1 528* 290 CAMERON I PT 1394 I 1129 unr 363 BELL A PT 1615 1 333* 1221 110 UH 187 9 1233 1 178 515 NEILSON S HA 1247 11 unr 291 HIPKINS B AC 320 10 1429 unr 364 I.,IADDINGTON E CI 1687 12 1332* unr 441 IJE 145'.t 15 1232 15 1 561 516 PAGE A AC 1690 10 unr ',t428 -NS 292 HooToN BR Pt 1117 8 1457 365 TJHITEHOUSE A 1677 1332 unr 442 PT 6?1 1231 1 438* 517 STOREY J PT 1407 8 unr '1278* 295 I'INSOR BM NS 365 1428 18 1159 356 HENRY R IJE 1358 8 1329 443 PT 1698 8 1227* 5 1 28t, 518 HOTJARD AJ PE 1515 6 1 150 294 BERKELEY R OT 1488 21 1425 17 1382 367 BERRY il NA 1557 unr 1328* 144 HP 1478 6 1?26* 6 1 262 519 VAN DER BERG G 295 CARADOC-DAVIES B I,{CCALL A IN 1064 11 1328 unr 445 UH 285 10 1225 unr KP 1543 079* 5 1325* OT 137t+ 1425* 4 1293* 369 HP 1176 11 1327 1379 446 Pr 520 ALLPRESS K T,lT 1519 075* unr 296 JORDAN PJ CA 1177 1122 '.t456 370 AA 1167 't325 137'.! NS 131 1224 12 '.t|11 521 DTMOCK A CA 1611 oT3* 1',t6* 297 RENOUF T PT 1107 1122 1435* 371 ur 1317 1324 '1635* 447 NS 854 't224 19 1387 522 STAPLES B HP 1563 unr 5 oT3* 298 SHARDY Z CI ?33 12 1420 1372{, 372 AC 1210 1B 1323 1312* 448 J GA '1448 1221 1256* 523 APELU I OT 1592 unr 067* 299 TOUPAKI A NS 1710 11?0* Lrnr 373 LJE 818 1322 112t+ 149 PE 1525 1221* 1 333* IJEBBER CH GA 267 10 067 200 3OO ,.{CGOUAN A KP 15?7 unr 5 1419* 371 uT 531 1322 unr 450 OT 1316 't218 unr 525 cox r.JR KP 1456 unr 063 301 FREDERIKSON J UH 1214 8 1116 1491 375 rN 1511 1319* 8 1 050* 451 CA 738 1217 1343 525 MENoN P Vfi 1716 060* unr 302 sil'rMs c vT 1719 '1415* unr 376 AC 74 18 1319 28 't310 452 PT 998 1213 unr 527 MCCANDLESS A OI 1769 '12 057* unf 303 VINCENT DA AC 1414 28 1414 15 1495 377 rN 1343 1318 1075* 453 OT 't676 1210* unr 528 KRINKEL DC NS 1571 052* 't267* 30/+ HARVEY M OT 1487 1413 1337 378 GA 1521 1318* 1268* { 454 PT 1396 1210 1 184 529 sl,llTH A IN 1294 051 unr 305 JOYCE C PI 1697 8 1408* 1315* 379 cr 1183 17 1318 455 HH 1197 6 1210* 1271 550 BOEKHOLT E UH 1308 9 050 1189* NG 1154 5 306 L AS 1l+O7 unr 380 HP 250 1316 6 1'rtl t 456 GA 1054 11 1207 unr 531 STANNARD J IlP 16?3 unr 1 050* 307 HEPERI DJN OT 1OO4 4 '1106 7 1544 381 HP 1310 1316* 1574 457 t,T 1315 1207* unr 532 BARLoTJ A VtE 1753 8 019* 2 1421* ANSELL 1395 5 3OB D PT 1/105 unr 382 cr 334 1312 unr I 458 P PT 1271 1?06 unT 533 MCLEAN D WE 1744 1 047* 5 1 038* 309 CRAIJFORD UT 1720 unr 2BB 131 1 R 1405* 383 NP 1171 I 159 UT 1718 1 200* unr 534 HORSBURGH R WE 1565 unr 1016* 310 DALE CL NS 1468 't405 1438 38tt CA 1328 131 0 unr 160 UH 1351 1 197 '1291 535 SHAU B NS 1T35 037* unr 311 HURLEY 1O7O 1 -unr P IN 1l+01 unr 385 ur 1722 306* unr 161 PT 1269 1 195 536 LE BROCO I.IJ NS 1586 035* 1 1 1076 31 2 G I LMOUR t.I IJT 1678 7 1401 unr 386 AC 1537 11 1 f02* unr 462 OT 't34 1 190 8 1317 537 VINCENT DAJ OT 1192 032 unt 313 BALDWIN P HP 322 1399 6 1122 387 OT 10/+3 1302 unr 463 PT 1268 1187 unr 538 GIACAMAN B VT 1724 031 * unn STARR 1771 1 314 R HP unr 5 1398* 588 Ac 1539 10 102* unr 464 OT 1531 6 1187* unr 539 0']'|ALLEY S tiE 1501 029* 1 053* LJARD HA 1587 1 1 M 1398* 183* 389 cr 1319 15 301 * 1346 465 OT 1217 1 186* 7 1251* 540 HUI,IPFREYS K UT 17'15 028* unr 316 LJHITAKER B AC 1011 18 1398 1224 390 AC 1695 11 1 30't 6 1417* 466 IN 1564 10 1 186 15 1284 541 sYr'roNS A NS 1572 022* 117'.\', 317 ROIJGHTON E KP 1530 unr 5 1397* 39',t AC 1489 1',! 1297 unr 167 UE 1752 5 1 180* 4 1005* 542 IJOODHAMS TD NS 1242 o22 978* 318 BANNISTER C OT 895 1396 7 1229* 392 cr 1409 13 1297 1 518* 168 KP 788 1 179 5 1271 543 HART J PT 1173 8 021* unr 319 UONG DL CI 1386 1395 907* 393 HP 387 1296 6 1430 469 I'T 1314 1178 6 1301 544 BELL M PT 1646 020* 't221 '.t192 320 SIHMONS JR CI 469 1'.! 1392 394 PT 1371 8 1296 't3 't499 470 NP 1 705 unr 1'.t78* 545 MANNING JI,' NS 1340 020 unr 321 FARRINGTON LB IJE 1164 16 1389 10 151 1 395 c I 97t+ 6 1295 '1325 IN 1717 9 't178* unr 546 KUPENGA F PT 1647 017* unr 322 ROBBIE CG NS 359 '1387 unr 396 0T 1183 1295 7 1181+* 172 CA 1713 't177* unr 5/r7 DURBIN J UH 1600 014* unr 323 ASHE ]'I AC 802 11 '1386 unr 397 HH ',1387 1293 1473 473 OT 905 1176 8 1292 548 oNG K HP 1177 6 014* 5 1110 324 BROUGHTON J HA 944 1386 1418 598 AC 1689 10 1291* unr 471 T H 549 CHAND P VI 173? 01 3* unr 325 IHELWALL IR OT 1OO5 1385 unr 399 NS 1608 1290* 1127* CA 712 1173* unr 550 FERRARO F NS 1589 unn 101 1 326 JOHNS DP NS 1234 1384 12 1116 400 Ac 816 22 1289 't154 175 PE 665 1 171* 1171* 551 HALL D NS 1339 007 unr 16 NZ Chess t7 IJH I TE SJ UH 949 1 003 1166 Club codes i CALLANDER A rN 1674 996* unr New Zealand News T'HATARAU I,I 1725 98/r* unr ur The name Eva Breska WT is starting to tournament, with 617 , ahead of Ian McNally 5% PHILLIPS D GA 1620 3 980 6 1 208 AS Ashburton PIRIE B KP 1351 980* unr AC Auckland Chess Centre appear in results and rating lists, but it does not and Brian Latimer 5. Next were B Wheeler and JARDINE C AC 1680 9 977 unr identify a new player. It is the maiden name of G Spencer-Smith4th. Therewas a field of 20 in STEPHENS RC uH '126t+ 't0 973 1 086* CA Canterbury GALES AE NS 693 970 5 996* CI Civic Eva Tweddell. the tournament, run by Auckland Chess Centre. BRIDGER S uH 1423 I 968 640* GA Gambit trcu'rs Somogyvary, now 73 and well-known PETERS P KP 1634 unr 967* Auckland University Rapid 1 HA Hamilton in Wellington as moving force in the Hungaria RENNIE T r,,E 1502 963* 3 139 Auckland University CC has held its third CLAYTON D PT 1505 961* unr HP Howick-Pakuranga Club some years ago, has won a holiday in St,{ I TH G rJA 1405 958 878* HH Hastings and Havelock North open rapid tournament. Bob Smith was back to I,IISA A AC 1041 957 6 983 Budapest by winning the correspondence chess Invercargill defend his title from^[he field of 49, with strong NATH VN rN 1295 957* unr IN championship of the World Federation of FOREi4AN A uE 1542 948* 1014* Kapiti competition expected' from Paul Garbett, KP Hungarians. He entered the tournament nine LAI.'TON D rJA 1510 947* unr NE Nelson (Gambit) Leonard Mclaren, Peter Stuart, and Martin COLEMAN G PI 1?71 946 1163* years ago, with the finals taking the last three HILL D KP 1635 unr 938* NP New Plymouth Dreyer. There was a wide range of ability, with years. Louis scored l2t/zll4 in tlie final, with 571 BRITTEN R uT '1726 927* unr NS North Shore large numbers of both strong and inexperienced 572 BECKT.IANN P AC 1588 17 922 1259* OT Otago three draws, but acknowledges that thc rules 573 CHEIJ RT uE 1594 5 920* 7 1 110 players. allowed contesLants to use any assistance 571 SCOTT D PT 1504 918* unr PT Papatoetoe This allowed the opportunity for a large 575 I.JILKINS JC NS 1755 unr 10 9'.t7* PE Petone (Gambit) available in making their moves. 576 MULLANE SJ NS 1573 91 0* 1113* number of upsets, and one of the more UH Upper Hutt Edward Swayne, who is studying in 577 DAVIES A KP 16?8 unr 894* successful players was under-rated Robert 578 MUNNS M ur 1731 889* unr WT Waitemata Australia, played in the Doerbel Cup in SHEEHAN S 1736 5 886* unf Phillips PT, who recorded wins in succession 579 HH WA Wanganui Canberra at Easter, and scored 3/7 in the Open 580 KINGSTON R KP 1630 unr 5 875* WE Wellington over the much higher-rated Robert Coris and 581 GIANOTTI P uH 1583 10 874 unr section, which was won by IM Darryl Johansen Craig Blaxall. 582 ARNOLD R HT 1727 870* unr and GM Ian Rogers on 617. George Trundle 583 HARRIS P r,,,A 1493 869* 1179 Smith's victory over McLaren in round 5 put 584 MOAR K UE 17t+5 unr 3 867* went across and played in the Major section, Abbreviations him on track to win the tournament, but after 585 JUDKINS G cA 17t+2 866* 6 1336* restricted to players under 1700 rating. He 586 MCPHERSON A wE 1746 unr ? 865* Abbreviations used in game scores in NZ Chess: losing to Mclaren in round 4 Garbett was in no TIBBLE A 1679 865* unr scored 417 and won a grade prize for first equal ur mood for further losses and he put paid to 588 SUTTON R HH 1552 861* 1129 0-0 castling Kingside in the under 1400 section. 589 GLAMUZINA JV HA 1681 860* unr 0-0-0 castling Smith's hopes in round 6. Last-round wins 590 HARROD D HP '1622 unr 858* Queenside 59'l TAYLOR S uH 1760 8 857* unr x capture Auckland CA enabled Paul Garbett and Leonard McLaren 592 FRASER P AC 1641 7 854* unr + check There has been a change of officers in to share first on 6, with Smith third on 51h.. 593 LUUAO T uT 1734 848t unr ++ checkmate Auckland Chess Association. Peter Stuart has 591 BURTON T oT 1533 6 811* unr Canterbury CC 595 RUDLAND M PT 1355 840 unr ep captures "en passant" been elected president and David Boyd 596 1'IASON K KP 1544 833* 121.1* Mattherv Edmonds has won Canterbury CC's ! good move serretary, with Martin Dreyer as treasurer. 597 FARGHER J ufi 1761 10 821* unT !! good Colthart Cup tournament with 5/6, droppiug a 598 KUCERA A Hr 1729 801 * unr very move 599 PENTNEY CR NS 16rJ unr 792* tr the only move Auckland CC point with a loss to Dean Edwards. Alistair ',l607 600 VAN STRATEN D NS 791t, 5 1 133* t? Speculative, with good prospects Auckland Chess Centre has a new set of Compton and Nick Cummings 4th shared 601 FITZGERALD A Pt 1427 789* unr ?! doubtful prospects 602 THOMSON G rJT 1520 783* unr Speculative, officers following elections a[ the annual second place, ahead of Edwards, Colin Fraser 603 KELLY A AC 1696 750* unr Position is equal meeting. Aidan-B. Iloward was elected and Geoff Davies on 4. 604 KNIGHTON P oT 1381 745* unr O Position is unclear 605 COUTTS S NS 1642 unr 741* president in succession to Nigel Metge, and Stephen Lukey has won Canterbury CC's +- White is winning 606 BENNETT l,,l HA 1741 729* unr other officers are: Vice-president, Barry rapid tournament with a 6/6 picket fence. Nick 607 IIACKINTOSH I,'E or 1?25 5 711 unr -+ Black is winning Williams ; secretary, Bruce Wheeler; treasurer, Cummings was runner-up with 5, losing only to 608 SHEEHAN S HH 1555 5 69'.t* unr + White has a clear advantage 609 AUTHIER A UT 17?B 685* unr Chris Jardine; club captain, Bryan Latimer; the winner, and was well clear of Alistair t,I unr 510 HART Pr 1475 7 667* + Black has a clear advantage executive, Peter Caukwell, Terry Tangi, Brian Compton 3th and Matthew Edmonds 3. 61"1 KUCERA A l',T 1703 660* unr 61? TJARD D KP 1432 609* 1 209 1 White has slight advantage Whitaker. Kapiti 30/30 613 HUGHES S oT 1534 5 589* unr Russell Dive and Mark Sinclair shared frrst 611+ DETTE J uH 1762 10 567* unr + Black has slight advantage Jenkins Trophy 615 HARDER O vT 1733 535* unr place with 4thl5 in a field of 28 in the Kapiti Waitema[a CC, who beat North Shore 616 GALEA D uH 1499 532* 1010* with compensation for material 30/30. Sinclair won from Martin Post in the last l3th:6th late last year to win the Jenkins Cup, round, while Dive was a pawn up against symbol of Auckland chess club supremacy, Jonathan Sarfati but accepted a draw. Sarfati, defended the trophy against Auckland Chess Dive and Sinclair led with maximum points Centre late in March. WaitemaLa held the trophy after 3 rounds, and in round 4 Sarfati drew with by winning the match l2:8. Sinclair when the latter had a better position. Auckland Easter Two draws left Jonathan Sarfati in third place Daniel Lant won the Auckland Easter on 4 witlr Ross Jackson, who finished strongly after an upset loss to Micahel Nyberg in round

l8 NZ Chess 19 2 and won the grade 2 pize. Michael Nyberg and Neville Easterlow on 4, followed by John Regional Schoolpupil Championships won grade 3 with 3, after scoring upset wins van Pelt, Vivian Smith, Bruce Tidey and Otmar The four regional schoolpupil championships Andrew Shand second in the under 12 section. against Steve Aburn, Jackson and Alan Stochnegger, all 3th. There was a field of 16. Matthew Perry and James McGowan won prizes Aldridge. Grade 4 was shared by Clenys Mills, The under-400 tournament, contested by 18 held during the May vacation attracted well over Zoe Kingston, Guy Burns and Erin Roughton players while the Summer Cup was being 120 players, with the largest field, 55, in for best scores by non-club members. with 2 each. Mark Ncble was tournament played, was won by top seed Dipan Patel with Auckland. There were no major surprises, with A teams event was held in conjunction with director. 616. Clear second on 5 was Alf Jones, followed experienced players taking the top places. the tournament, with best four scores counting. by Prakash Menon on 4th. Then came Tony Burnside won this event from Shirley Boys High Otago Auckland Kesseler 4, Jack Engelaar and Craig Simms 3rl. School. National rapid champion Tony Dowden, who In Auckland the three-day event was held at Bob Smith also took out the next tournament, now lives in lnvercargill, won the Otago Chess Auckland Chess Centre with Ball as Otago the A round robin, this time with 5/5. Second Quentin Club's Westpac autumn open rapid tournament, tournament director. Daniel Lam, one of the Dunedin, David Guthrie and Aaron on 3t/2 was the fast-improving Otmar ln conceding only one draw, to Tony Love. On the looked on track to win Batchelor built up a clear margin in the field of Storchnegger, followed by B Tidey 2th, J van favourites for title, 5thl6 in the field of 18, he finished a full point point a 23, with eiglrt rounds played over two days. Pelt and V Smith 2. Placegetters in the other the tournamcnt, dropping only half a in clear of Love (who drew three games) and Peter round robins: B, B Palmer 5t/2 1, J O'Connor draw with Russell Metge in round 7. David drew only with Aaron and took the title Sinton, who lost to John Sutherland and carne 3 2, V Williams and M Gilmour 2tV, 3:; C, P However, Lam had to catch an international with 7t/218, while Aaron also drew with M from behind to draw with Love and beat Shields and A Kesselet 2thl4 I :, C Walker 2 flight to Hong Kong so was forced to default his Bevin to finish on 7. Bevin 5th was third ahead Kendall Boyd in the last round. 3; C (a 5-round Swiss), Engelaar and game to Winnie Ong. This gave Russell Metge of I Apelu. David Guthrie lost to Love in round 2 and Jack Adam Rosner 4 l:, Steve Lawson and Gary a clear run to take his second Auckland S Tran, N Chin and R Hellyer each scored 5 Dowden in the last round, but won his other Collingwood 3th 3:. schoolpupils' title. to head tl-re under-l8 unrated group. D Ge'llatly four games to finish fourth. Ilarnish Cold and Crade prizes: Under 16, W Ong and D Goudie with 4th. headed the under-I4 unrated group, D Pasehnic scored 3t/z to share the B grade Invercargill Chess Club under 14, P Chin; under 12, M Antonchich half a point ahead of C Black, J Garthwaite and prize. (Robert Mackway-Jones reports) After drawing l:; and J Wai under 10, C Morris; best girl, J T Halliday. L Garthwaite achieved best female The first in the Otago CC series of breath from hosting the last Congress, the l:; won the team prize. championship minis has been completed. Invercargill CC is again in full swing for 1994. ong. score and Kings Blue Results: A, Tony [,ove 2thl3 1, John A change in the administration sees Gary Wellington NZ Final Sutherland lth 2; B, David Guthrie 5/5 l, McLean as President, Robert Mackway-Jones A field of 19 in the Wellington tournament The four winners and runners-up qualify for Geof[Lambourne3th 2; C, Ilarnish and continues Gold as Secretary/ Treasurer and Moss played over two days at Petone CC's clubroom the NZ final, which will be played at Petone CC Gibb 515 John van Zoomercn3t/2.3; Captain. Membership has John l:, Wylie as Club at the Central Bowling Club in Petone, with in the week commencing September 5. The D, Michael Bevin and Fred Ryan 516 1:, increased slightly overall and we finally have Mark Noble as tournament director. venue has been changed from Dunedin, and a Victor Hay and Alec McCandless 4 3:. some junior players (3). Disappointedly though Ian Grubb ran ou[ the winner with 5t/216, proposal is before NZCF for a coaching clinic The giant outdoor chess set in the Octagon is some longer term metnbers have called it quits. conceding Martin Soh (New to be held in conjunction with the event. now in use and its potential was dernonstrated at On a bright note Tony Dowden lrom Dunedin a draw to Plymouth) in the final round. Michael Nyberg the official opening when the Mayor' of is teaching in Invercargill this year and has Auckland I nter-schools was second on 5, with Martin Soh Lhird on 41h., Dunedin, Richard Walls played Otago CC life joined the club. Tony is also providing coaching The Auckland Inter-schools teams tournament, followed by Bryan Clark, Teresa Sheehan and member Arthur Patton. The set is available for for the juniors and other interested members. being played from June through to August, has Rosaleen Sheehan on 4. Rosalecn and Teresa play every weekday. Rounding up last years Club Championship - A attracted 26 A grade teams, who are playing in Grade lst R Mackway-Jones, 2nd M Wylie. shared the prize for best player under 16, with Papatoetoe CC four sections. There are nine teams in the B The B Grade was won by Garry Putt and the C the third Sheehan sister, Shanta taking the girls' Graham Banks 7/8 won the Papatoetoe CC grade, which is being played in two sections. Grade by Andrew Callender. A club team lead prize. Raymond Chew and Sam Sheehan shared Summer Cup, dropping a point in a loss to Don Six teams from the A grade and lour from the by Moss Wylie travelled to Dunedin to take part the prize for the best player under 12. Storey. Russell Metge 6th was second and B grade will qualify for tl.re finals, to be played in the annual quadrangular match between OLago As a majority of this field hold rapid ratings, Jarnes Turnbull 6 third. Therewas a field of 30, in the third term. "8", Invercargill, Ashburton and Timaru. this event was NZ-rated. and the B grade was won by C Wilson and R Graham Banks is tournament director. Timaru were this year replaced by the Otago Phillips on 5, ahead of A Michael and I Canterhury University team. We are pleased to say that Wellington Inter-schools Cameron on 4th. A Laughland and Alma rZ Thor Russell took top honours in the Invercargill took the trophy by a point. Our Hosts for the 1994 Wellington region's inter- Porter tied in the C grade. Canterbury Schoolpupils' event, run over three first win for some years. schools teams tournament this year will be days at Canterbury Chess Club, with Matthew Waitenrata Rongotai College, and the event will be held on Waitemata CC's hrst tournarnent of the year, Edmonds as DOP. Wednesday, July .27. Last year 26 teams the Surnrner Cup, was won by Roh Srnith, with Matthew McNabb was runner-up, with James competed, and it is expected that that number 5t/216. He drew with his wife, Vivian, in the McGowan and Mathew Perry 3:. Russell and will be equalled or exceeded this year. last round. Second equal were John Robinson McNabb also took first and second in the under- Mark Noble will be tournament director. 16 section, while Paul Chudley was first and 20 NZ Chess 2t Coming events World U/16 teams event Second look at Blackburn Cup position The Chess Federation of ,Malta is holding the Scott MacLeod luly 2,3 Waitakere Trust Open, second chess Olympiad for teams under 16 The April '94 edition of NZ Chess included an 30...Kh7 31.Qh5+ leads to the previous note, organised by Waitemata CC. years old, September 2 - 9 this year. There will article on the Blackburn Cup match played by while 30...Kf6 31.Qf5+ also wins. July 16 New Plymouth CC Open be teams of four players, plus one reserve. fax between the Wanganui and Papatoetoe clubs. 3l.Ng3!! 40t40. FIDE world champion Anatoly Karpov is Eight of the ten games were adjourned and the White continues his attack despite belng two August 20-21 Papatoetoe Open, 40 in 90, 15 honorary president of the organising committee results determined by adjudication. One of the exchanges down. Now he threatens 32.Nf5+, and be present to finish. will throughout the tournament. adj udicated positions in particular demonstrated mating, as well as Qh5+ leading to the note at August 29- the dangers of this procedure - that the resulting move 29. This means that Black must defend f5. September 2 South Island Championship, judgement may be faulty. I refer to tlre game Only his rooks may do this. 3l...RdE fails to Christchurch. FIDE gets Indian sponsorship between G Hoskyn WA and D Taylor PT, 32.Qh5+ Kg7 33.Qg5+ Kh7 34.Nf5! Rf7 September 5-9 NZ Schoolpupils' final, FIDE has found a sponsor for the current series which was determined to be a draw by perpetual 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Qg7+*. This leaves Wellington. of World Championship matches, and this check. I give my own analysis, which should a 31. ... RhfS Labour Weekend greatly strengthens FIDE's hand in fighting off forced win for White. 32.8f5! October 22-24 Petnne CC Open the challenge to its authority which has come Threatens Qg6+ +. How can Black defend 96? South lsland Rapid, Dune.din. from the PCA. (a) 32...Rf6 33.Qh4+ Kg7 34.Nh5+ +. (b) December 28- The sponsor is Sanghi Industries Ltd, oflndia, 32...Qe7 33.Qh5++. (c) 32...Qf7 33.Qh4+ January I I NZ Chanrpionship Congress whose managing director, Ravi Sanghi, is a Kg7 35.Qg5+ Kh8 35.Qb6+ KgS 36.Be6 +. and NZ Rapid Chanrpionship, well-known sponsor of chess. The six winners (d) 32...Rg8 33./Qh5+ Ke7 34.Qh7+ +. This Wanganui. of the first round will play off in the quarter- leaves November 30- finals for 210,000 Swiss francs in prizes (about vru% 32. ... Rxf5! December 17 1994 Olyrnpiad, Thessaloniki, $NZ2so,ooo). %% 33. Nxt5+ Kh7 Creece, These three matches are due to start on July 34. Qhs+ Kg8 22, and not unexpectedly they will be played in 35. Qc6+ Congress, 1995-96 Civic, Wellington. Sanghi Nagar,32km from Hyderabad in India. r2atM And now (a) 35...Kf8 36.Qf6+ Kg8 [36...Qf7 Congrtss, 1996-97 North Shore, Auckland. They will be played over 8 games, with the first ZHZ 38.Qxd8+ + or 36...Ke8 37.Ng7+ Kd7 to reach 4th Congress, 1997-98 Harnilton (tentative lhe winner. Position after 22...8xg6 38.Qe6+ +l 37.Ne7+ Kh7 38.Qf7+ and mates. application for centennial In a change from the previous pattern in which (b) 35...Kh8 36.Qf6+ Kh7 36.Ne7! Rg8 year). a challenger was found to meet the reigning After 23.Rxg6 hxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kf8 25.Rfl+ 39.Qf7+ Rg7 40.Qh5+ +. world champion, the semi-finals this time will Bf6 26.Rxf6+ gxl627.Qxt6+ Kg8 28.8e6+ Editor's note: The adjudicator pointed out that include the reigning champion. So to hold his Kh7 the adjudicator gives 29.Bf5 * with a draw White subrnitted analysis up move 29 and title, Karpov will have to win two matches. by perpetual check. In fact, White may force a to Papatoetoe Open brought forward lhen claimed a draw by perpetual check, when The semi-finals will be played in February win with... By Graham Banks the adjudicator commented: "As this is White's This year's has next year, with Sanghi Industries finding US Papatoetoe Open been brought declared intention, it means the game should be $500,000 in prize money. Sponsorship for the forward a week from the dates notified earlier, adjudicated a draw." That does not mean the because assistance the sponsors. finals has not yet been arranged but FIDE is of offered by adjudicator agrees with the claim, but that is as to The St Ceorge's Licensing Trust makes a hopeful that Sanghi Industries will hnd up %, *, far as the adjudicator can go. So the question is: grant year $US3,000,000 for this event. towards the event, but this they have Should White have claimed a draw or a win? also offered a highly suitable room in the FIDE has not yet announced the venue for the Papatoetoe Convention Centre as venue for the semi-finals, but it will be no surprise if the Third look event. The venue is not available for the sponsor wants them in India. Also, when checking the score, one of the weekend originally planned, but the advantages editors found that in the final footnote, after of accepting the offer are obvious. 38.Qe6+ +, Black can play 38...Kc6 and Consequently, the Papatoetoe Open will be escape from the net. This was referred back to held on the weekend of August 20-21, instead of Position after 28...Kh7 Scott, who replied: a week later. After 31...Rhf8, I incorrectly gave 32.Bf5! as 29. Qh4+! Ke6 The Prize fund is expecte.d to be $1500. leading to a win. In fact, White must give up 29...Kg7? 30.Qg5 + wins. his newly-activated knight immediately in order 30. Kh6 Qg4+ to force victory:

22 NZ Chess 23 Naturally not Rxdl as Rbl+ ends in mate. International news 2. Rg6! By Peter Stuart %'ffi' % % Black cannot take hxg6 or Rxg6 - mate follows Monaco the first round, by Malanuik and Vyzmanavin lru, by Rhl or Rd8. t% The most unusual tournament on the chess respectively, while Nigel Short got past Jaan 2. ... Re8 Amber" Ehlvest before losing to Ivanchuk. %%%ru,% 3. Rh6 calendar must be the "Melody tournament organised and sponsored by Joop Here is the game which saw off the world 7ru%%W,ru ,,,ffi The threat is RxhT* and Rhl + +. 3. ... Rel van Oosteroom, a Dutchman always looking for champion: % something different. This event is a double Kramnik - Kasparov This stops Rhl, and RdS+ is answered by Ne8! in which each pair of players play King's lndian (E93) vru%% 4. Rd4! round-robin twice on the same day, one game of rapid chess l.NB Nf6 2.c4 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 Again, the threat is RxhT* with mate. 96 Position after ll...Rhf8 4.... Re7*! and one of blindfold rapid. 6.8e2 e-5 7.d5 NbdT 8.8e3 Ng4 9.895 f6 and Vlad,irnir Krarnnik l0.Bh4 hS ll.Nd2 Nh6 l2.R Nf7 t3.Qc2 Bh6 The only defence against Rh7*. Viswanathan Anand 32.Nfs+ ! Rxf5 If 32...Kh7, 33.Qhs + +. games 9/11, achieving a 14.0-0-0 c5 l5.dxc6 bxc6 l6.Kbl a5 17.Na4 c5 5. KxeT fi/Q won the rapid with 33.Bxf5 Threatens Qg6+ +. Therefore Black solidy two-point margin over Vassily lvanchuk l8.Nc3 Be3 l9.Nd5 Bd4 20.Nb3 Bh7 2l.Nxd4 6. Kf7 Qel! must defend 96.33... QI7 If 33...Qg7 and Judit Polgar. Gata Kamsky was next on 6t/2, cxd4 22.f4 Rb8 23.Rhfl Nh6 24.c5 Bxd5 Srops 7.Rxh7* KxhT 8.Rh4+'l? Qxh4. 34.Qh4+ +. 34.Qh4+ Ks7 lt 34...Qh5 while Anatoly Karpov, his sojourn among the 25.exd5 Nf5 7. RdS+ Ne8! 35.Q16+ mates. 35.Qg5+ Kf8 If 35...Kh8 gods on Olympus ended, came down to earth in Here 7...Qe8* loses to 8.Rxe8* Nxe8 9.Re6! 36.Qh6+ Kg8 37.Be6.36.Qxd8+ Kg7 37.Qd7 points share ninth place with Nc7 10.Rd6 Ne8 11.Rd8 h5 12.Kg6! with mate scoring 4 to with a winning endgame. erstwhile World Championship rival Viktor '%'-'r to follow. %A; ,ru 8. Rhl! t2l Korchnoi. lndian took clear first place in the 9. Rfr!! The CM t blindfold with 8/11, alread of lvanclruk and E Threatening Rxe8* Qxe8* Kxe8 and RxI2, Endgame study on 7th. Krarnnik shared fourth with stopping all Black pawns from getting over the Kamsky % By Ortvin Sarapu second rank! Yasser Seirawan on 7. This brilliant endgarne study was created by Full scores: CM Anand l7 l; GM Kramnik 16 % % 9. ... h5 + my friend in Estonia, Juri Randviir, who plays 2; GM Ivanchuk l4th 3; GM Karnsky 14 4; A% A 10. Rxe8+ Qxe8+ radio chess simultaneously against 1000 ll. Kxe8 Kg7 GM J Polgar 11 5; GM Karpov lotb 6; GM players!! He is also on tv and radio, conducting and GM Seirawan 12. KeTl Ljubojevic l0 7; GM Nunn chess talks. He was champion of Estonia twice, 70; GM Piket 6% 26.lxe5 Nxh4 27.exd6 Ne5 28.Rxd4 Nf5 White cannot play RxD before his king is on 9th 8:; GM Z Polgar 1th and only after he reached 60 years ofage did he Korchnoi 12. 29.Rxf5 gxf5 30.Qxf5 Kg7 3l.Bxh5 Rh8 e3! There are still technical problems to solve! l1; GM 6 find his real talent in composing chess studies. 32.Rg4+ KfB 33.Qe6 Rb7 34.c6 Rxb2+ 12. Ke6 ... 35.Kxb2 Qb6+ 36.Ka3 Qcs+ 37.Ka4 Qc2+ 13. Ke6 Kg5 Moscow The first event in the PCA Crand Prix was 38.Kb5 Qb2+ 39.Ka6 Qe2+ 40.Kb7 Rh7+ 14. Kd Kg4 the now familiar knock-out 41.d7 l-0 15. Ke4 h4 held in April in Ke3! format with two-game rapid matches and, where 16. Piket v Ljubojevic The last hope for Black was 16.RxD? as then necessary, single garne lightning tie-breakers Played in Monaco after the Melody Amber 16...h3 l7.Ke3 c3! l8.Rfl Kg3 19.Rg1+ Kh2 with Black having draw odds. With only 16 ofwhom about six could hardly be said tournament, this match was won 6:2 by the draws! For example, 20.Rg5 a5 21.Rxa5 c2 etc. players, the event, young Dutch GM who won games l, 2, 6 and 16. ... Kg3 to belong to the elite GM class, pale similar 8 - a rather handsome victory which belied the 17. chesswise at least, was a shadow of Rxf2 cf five-point rating difference. lf 17...h3 l8.RfB c3 l9.Rg8+ Kh2 2o.Kf4! Or events such as the last two Tilburg tournarnents. result was second 1994 victory for 18...Kg2 19.Ke2 c3 20.Rg8+ KhZ2l.Kfll c2 The a Agdestein v Adams \n the White to play and win 22.Rc8 Klrl 23.KD and wins. Anand, who defeated Kramnik 2th-lt/z As part of the Norwegian Chess Federation's garnes were played; 18. RR+ Ke2 final, where two tie-break 80th anniversary celebrations a short mtach the first three games were drawn. On his way to If it is too dlfficult to solve, follow the play 19. Kf4 h3 between the former Norwegian soccer sLar and and enjoy the beauty of chess studies! 20. Rg3+ and wins! the hnal Anand eliminated Malaniuk, Smirin England's Michael'Adams was arranged. The l. Rdl! and Ivanchuk, while Kramnik beat Yudasin, result was a2:2 tie, White winning the hrst two The cornposer named it the dance of the rooks. A brilliant composition, one of the two best I Kasparov and Vyzmanavin. games, Black the hnal two. were eliminated in l. ... Rg8 have scen. Kamsky and Alexei Shirov A concurrent 5O-player Open was won by

24 NZ Chess 25 GMs Ilya Smirin ISR and Grigory Serper UZB Karpov - Topalov Qxg6 43.fxg6+ Kxg6 44.Kxh2 and White is a with 7 points. l.d4 Nf6 2.NR c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.Nxd5 rook up (Keene). Nxd5 6.Qxd5 Be7 7.e4 0-0 8.Re2 d6 9.0-0 Nc6 New York t% %a',%t Kasparov,G-Kamsky,G "DX "',/,ru. lO.cl Be6 rr.QhS h6 l2.Rdl Re8 13.Bf4 Bf8 The New York Open was a double triumph for l.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 .*Eg% l4.Nd2 15.QR d5 r6.Qg3 Qe7 l7.exd5 Estonia - GMs Jaan Ehlvest and Lembit Oll s6 Ngf6 6.8d3 e6 7.NlR Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Bxd5 lS.Ilfl Qf6 r9.Nb3 Rad8 20.Rd2 Be6 shared first place on 1th, winning $7300 each. Nxe4 l0.Qxe4 Qc7 10...Nf6 was played by %%% 2l.Rc7 Rxd2 22.Nxd2 Bf5 23.Nc4 Re4 The seven players tieing for third on 7, Karpov against Kamsky himself [Dortmund "ffi, 24.Nef Bc8 25.Rdl Re8 26.h3 Q85 27.QR however, had to be happy with $700 each: (all % 19931, which continued l1.Qh4 [11.Qe2 Qb6 Kg7 28.8f4 Qe7 29.Nd5 Qe4 GMs) Benjamin USA, Grunfeld ISR, A Ivanov %%7Mr l2.O-O 0-0 13.c3 c5 14.dxc5l 11...Ke7! USA, Kaidanov USA, Lobron GER, Shabalov (threatening g5-4) 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qa5+ USA and Wolff USA. and Karpov held the gambit P and wonl f l.QS4 The final position was: Some "names" to finish further down included 95?! Weakening. f 2.Qh3 RgS f 3.Nd2 Akpian ARM, Alburt USA and Hjartarson ICE 6% %t 13.Qxh6?! 94 14.Nd2 Bf4 15.Qh7 Nf6 16.Qh4 on 6t/z; Miles ENC on 6; Culko USA and q))!\ Bg5 l7.Qg3 Bf4 draws by repetition. f3...BfB Yennolinsky USA on 572. % l4.Ne4 Bg7 f5.0-0! Gambiting a P for a huge ,,,m % % lead development. 15...8xd4 l6.Be3 Be5 Ehlvest - Tlschbierek in %t Black may as well have grabbed another P on Sicilian (867) .rrr&n g% b2. lT.Radl Nf6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 l9.Bh7 Rh8 l.e4 c5 2.NR d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 % 20.Qxh6 Be7 2O...Qe7 2l.Bc5l 22.Qxf6 Nc6 6.895 6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.fJ Be7 A% % Qxc5 RxhT 23.Rd8++. 2l.Qg7 Rf8 22.Rd3 Bd7 l0.Kb1 Qc7 11.h4 0-0 12.h5 Rfd8 13.94 d5 % 23.Bxg5+ White is now a P up for nothing, l4.d Nxe5 15.h6 Nc4l6.Rxc4 dxc4l7.hxg7 30.Nf6! Kxf6 3l.Be5+ Kxe5 32.Qxe4+ Kxe4 %w"lrufr large positional advanlage as well. Bc6 18.Qel Kxg7l9.Qh4 Ng8 20.Nxe6+ fxe6 33.Rel + Kf5 34.Rxe8 The point; White cornes with a 2l.Qxh7+ l-0 out the exchangeahead.34...Be6 f5.Rxf8 Bxa2 23...8xg5 24.Qxg5 Qd8 25.Qe5 The endgame is an easy win, but the middlegame is even Karpov maintained that the game continued: 36.Rc8 l-0 Dos Ilermanos easier, because Black's K and dark squares are 37...Kc6 38.Qe7 Kc5 39.Qe3+ Kc6 40.Nd8+ This Spanish town near Seville hosted a More Linares Games so weak. 25,..Qe7 26.Qc7 Bc8 27.Qa5 b6 Kbs 4l.Qe2+ Nc4 and that he had therefore category 16 tournament in April, won by the Notes by Jonathan Sarfati 28.Qe5! Ba6 29.B,e4l, Rc8 30.c4! Rg8 reached the time control safely. There were, Belarus GM Boris Gelfand with 6thl9. Anatoly Polgar,J-Kasparov,A 30...Bxc4 31.Bxc6*! Rxc6 32.Qb8+. 31.b3 however, two other equally reasonable ways to Karpov, for whom Spain has been a very happy Bb7 Ba8 33...Qxc5 reach the final diagram: 37...Kc6 38.Qe7 Kc5 32.Rfdl 3f.c5 bxc5 hunting ground over the years, couldn't repeat ,rrm, 34.Qxc5 bxc5 35.Rd7 is even more hopeless 39.Nd8 Kb5 40.Qe2+ Nc4, or 37...Kc6 his Linares triumph, having to settle for second than the endgame White rejected at move 25. 38.Nd8+ Kb5 39.Qe2+ Nc4; in either of these ,ru, ,'.ffi, place, a half-point in arrears. /ffi, 34.Rd6 c4 35.bxc4 c5 36.Bxa8 Rxa8 37.Qxc5 cases Karpov would have lost on time. There followed: GM Epishin RUS 5% 3; GM Rb8 38.93 39.Qd4 KfB 40.Qf6 l-0 As the exact number of moves played could Qb7 Topalov BUL 4t/2 4; GM Gulko USA, GM % % % not be esLablished, the correct ruling was to KarpovrA-Polgar,J Illescas ESP, CM Lautier FRA and GM J E% allow the game to proceed as though the time 2% 2.c3 4.exd5 exd5 5.NR Polgar HUN 4 5=; GM Morovic CHI 3th. 9; l.e4 c5 6 3.d4 d5 control had been reached. % %% % Nc6 6.8b5 c4 7.Ne5 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.0-0 GM Rivas ESP 3 10. + Qb6 After the discussion had been going on for Tru E:ffi, % Bd6 f 0.bJ cxb3 1L.axb3 Ne7 12.8a3 The start A curious incident arose when two games .*. some time, however, Rivas offered a draw of a typically Karpovian plan to exploit Black's finished in hectic time scrambles. While the H which Karpov immediately accepted; rather Be6 chief arbiter was monitoring the garne lllescas- A TV caught Kasparov red-handed cheating in weak dark squares. l2...Bxe5 l3.dxe5 strange as Kalpov had a winning position on the Lautier an assistant was watching Rivas-Karpov this position. He is better, but both players were r4.Qd4 NfS 15.Qc5 h5 r6.Nd2 f617.exf6 gxf6 board. This is an interesting parallel to the now f Kf7 l9.Ra4 20.Bxc5 h4 when the World Champion's flag fell. He was in severe tirne trouble 36..,Nc5?? Kasparov 8.Bb4 Qxc5 a62l.R celebrated touch-move controversy involving Bc8 23.Kf2 Rb8 24.b4 Re8 25.Nb3 unable, however, to remember cither the moves noticed his error after taking his hand off the 22.Rfal Kasparov at Linares (see below), though there Bb7 26.Na5 BaE 27.R4a2 Re6 28.8a7 RbS played or even the number of moves. The piece, and played it to E instead. Polgar was no video record available at Dos Hermanas. dark square agreed on the position after White's 37th protested, but the arbiter, Carlos Falcon, 29.Nb3 Bb7 30.94 While White's *:f. The World Champion would be rnore pleased overruled her. A week too late, a videotape of blockade holds Black's Q-side majority, White's with the following garne versus the young the incident was released for Spanish TV. If K-side majority can advance. 30...hxg3+ Bulgarian star: 36...Nc5? 37.Bc6+- Qh4 38.g3 Qh5 39.Bxe8 3l.hxg3 Re8? Black should have made room for Ng4 40.Re2 Nxh2 4l.Bxf7* KxfT 42.Qg6+ her Rb5. 32.g4 Nd6 33.Nd4 1-0

26 NZ Chess 27 U.K. offers many title opportunities Brittan, R FM ENG 2300 - 35.c5 Nc4 36.Bxc4 Rxc5 37.Rc3? 37.Rxd5 Emms, lM ENG 2525 still gives White chances. 37...dxc4 38.Kal By Ben Martin J Rxb5 39.BaJ f6! 40.Rxc4 e4! Clearing the al- Why does the U.K. have so many titled pressure on d4. 16.a5 16...Qxb4 is Qc7 h8 diagonal. 41.96 hxg6 A"Rc7 Qb6 43.h5 players? There and GMs interesting; after l7.Na64 bxa6 18.Rbl exd4 are 35 IMs 21 After 43.Rxg7+ KxgT 44.Rd7+ Kh6! White currently active, according to a recent "Chess 20.Nxbl Bb4 21.Nc3 Rhe8*, or % Qxbl+ runs out of checks. 43..gxhS 44.Rhl? A Informant. " One reason must surefy be the large 17.Rbl Bxc5 l8.Rxb4 Bxb4, Black has blunder, but White is lost in the long run. After number of opportunities to obtain norrns: many compensation the l7.Nb5 "/.ru for Queen. Qe7 44.Rc8+ Rxc8 45.Qxc8+ Kh7 46.Qe8 Rxff qualifying toumaments take place in Britain 18.8e2 Bh6 19.0-0 a6 20.dxd fxe5? Black 47.QxeA Qb5. 44...Qd4+ 45.Rc3 ef 46.Rdl each year. Foreign players are welcome, as should take the piece. 2l.Na3 d4 22.Qc2 dxe3 Qxdl+ 47.Qxdl e2 f8.Rc8+ Kh7 0-1 their presence is necessary for a tournament to 23.Nxa6+ bxa6 24.Qxc6 exf2+ 25.Khl Rd6 % sLatus. unclear.26...Bb7 27.Qxf2? have IM norrn or GM norm 26.Qc5? 26.Qc3 is e llowell - Flear Now it's even easier to hold such a White should rry 21 .RxD. After 27...Rc8 comes l.e4 e5 2.NR Nc6 3.8b5 a6 4.8a4 Nf6 5.0-0 tournament due to recent changes in FIDE 28.Rxf7! 29.Qt2 RgS 30.Rxb7+ KxbT Qe6 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Rb3 d5 8.dxe5 Re6 9.c3 Rc5 regulations. finishes are now 3l.BR+ with counterplay against Black's K. Black to move Quickplay r0.Qd3 0-0 l1.Nhd2 f5 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.N95 permitted, thereby eliminating adjournments and 27...Rg8 28.Rgl Rf6 29.Qh4 Rxg2! 30.Rxg2 Emms, having queened first, had the move, quickly played Ne5 14.Qg3 Qd6 l5.llc2 Bd7 r6.Nbl Bb6 allowing two rounds to be played per day. A Rg6 3l.Qh3 3l.Qf2 Qh4 32.Rfl Be3! wins. but he was short of time. He f 7.Nd4 RaeS l8.Ilf4 Nh5 19.Bxe5 Rxe5 nine-round tournament can be squeezed into five 31...Qh4 32.Qxh4 Bxg2+ 33.Kgl Bef* 60...Qde2?? and resigned after 6l.Qce8+! 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 2l.Qh4 96 22.t4 Bxd4+ days, making it easier for players with outside winning the Q on e2 - an unusual fork! lnstead, 34.Qf2 Bh3+ 35.Khl BxI2 36.88 f5 37.Ra2 2f.cxd4 Rxg5 24.Qxg5 KxhT 25.f5 Rxf5 commitments (such as a job) to cornpete. Rgl++ 0-l Black could have won. Can you see how? 26.Rxf5 Bxti 27.s4 Qb4 28.Rdl Bc2 29.Qd2 The recently-held second Caf6 Baroque [Solution at end of article] Qe7 30.Qxc2 Nf4 3l.Khl Qe3 32.Rfl Ne6 international tournament followed this format. Masters Tourney Oakham School 33.Rf6 Kh8 34.QI2 Qe4+ 35.Q8 Qel+ The ten-player round robin, sponsored by a The 1994 Oakham School Masters Tournament Here 's my last-round game, which Black 36.Qfi Qe4+ 37.QR Qel+ 38.Qfl Qe4+ central London restaurant, is the second in a was played at a more leisurely pace: nine needed to win for his GM norm. l9.Qg2 Qef 40.Qxd5 Qcl+ 41.Kg2 Qxb?+ series of tournaments designed to provide rounds in nine days. This year the format was a 42.Kg3 Qc3+ 43.QR Qel+ 44.QI2 Qe4 British players with norm opportunities. The Schevcningen tournament with two teams of Martin, B NZt, 2400 - 45.h4 c6 46.Q4 Qel+ 47.Kh3 Kg7 48.Rf7+ tirne control was 4Ol2 with a further 60 minutes nine facing each other. I was in team A, one of Thorhallsson, T ISD 2470 KgS 49.Rb7 l-0 each to finish the game. There were eight six FMs (playing for an IM norm) together with l.e4 c5 2.NA d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 rounds in the first four days and one round on three GMs. Team B conlained nine IMs playlng Nc6 6.895 6 7. QdZ Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.Nb3 Conqrrest - Emtns day five. Several of the players, myself for a GM norm. The venue was Oakham School Qb6 r0.A Rd8 r1.Kbl Qc7 12.llf4?! white r.d4 Nf6 2.c4 6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Rg5 c5 5.d5 d6 included, found the hectic schedule very tiring. in the quiet country town of Oakham. prevents 12...d5, but loses time. 12...a6 13.94 6.ef exdS 7.cxd5 NhdT 8.Nge2 0-0 9.a3 Ba5 Final results: IM N McDonald ENG 2390719 Team A was soundly beaten: not even the NeS r4.Qf,l b5 15.95 NfdT 16.h4 b4 17.Ne2 r0.Rbl h6 1l.Rh4 Ne5 12.b4 Bb6 l3.Rcl Bg4 1; FM A Summerscale ENG 2410 6t/z 2; FM A grandmasterscould reach the IM norm of 4thl9. Nc4 l8.Bcl The alternative is to play for h5 14.h3 Bhs 15.8g3 Rc8 16.Ilxe5 dxe5 17.94 Ledger ENG 2380 3; ... B Martin NZL 24OO 4 Final scores: Team A: GM G.Flear ENG 2525, and 96. 18...a5 19.f4 a4 20.Nbd4 Rb8 2l.Ng3 896 r8.Bg2 cxb4 19.axb4 Qd6 20.Qb3 Bd3 6:. Aaron Summerscale gained his final IM GM S Conquest ENG 2495 419 1:; FM C Black threatened ...e5 followed by...Na3+. 21.0-0 e4 zz.R.tdl QeS 23.Nf4 llc4 24.Qa'l 95 norm, increasing England's tally of international Lamourex FRA 2430 3th 3; ... B Martin NZI- 2l...Ndb6! White threatened 22.Bxc4 Qxc4 25.Nfe2 Rfd8 26.b5 Bd3 27.Qa2 Rc5 28.Na4 masters still further. 1 9. Total 27191. Team B: IM J Howell ENG 23.b3 beating off the attack. Now Black can Rxb5 29.Nxb6 Bxe2 30.Qxe2 Rxb6 3l'Qc4 A game frorn the event: 2495, IM P Wells ENG 2490, IM T recapture with the N. 22.f5 e5 23.f6 Bf8 Kg7 32.Rd4 Rxd5 33.Rxd5 Qxd5 34.Nxd5 Thorhallsson ISD 2470 jl9 l:; ... IM E pri6 24.txg7 BxgT 25.Nb5!? An attempt to Bernsten, S NOR 2080 - Martin, B 35.Bxe4 Nb4 16.Rc7 a5 37.Bxb7 a4 38.Be4 al FRA 2475 4/9 9. Total 54191. Howell, Wells complicate the position. After 25.Ndf5 Na3+ l.d4 Nf6 2.895 d5 3.Rxf6 gxf6 4.c4 c6 5.cxd5 39.Rcl Rd6 40.Kg2 a2 4l.Kg3 Rd2 42.Ral and Thorhallsson made CM norms. 26.bxa3 bxa3 Black has very dangerous threats. cxd5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.ef e6 8.Nge2 The start of an Kf6 43.f4 Ke7 44.K8 Kd6 45.Rcl Nc2 Although the opposition was strong (average ZS...Qc6 26.Na7 Qc7 27.Nf5 If 27.Nb5 Black ambitious plan. 8.Bd3 followed by Nge2, 0-0 is 46.llxc2 Rxc2 47.Rdl+ Ke6 48.Ke4 Rc4+ rating 2469), I was disappointed with my intcnded 27...Qd'l. 28.Nxd6 fails to 28...Nxd6 safer. 8...Bd7 9.Nf4 r0.Qd2 0-0-0 11.a3 49.Kd3 Ra4 50.Ral Kds 51.e4+ Ke6 52.fxg5 Qb6 meagre total. In many games I was simply 29.Nf5 Qc7 30.Nxg7 KxgT 3l.Qf6+ Kg8 32.h5 Kb8 12.b4 Ne7 White threatened 13.Ncxd5! hxg5 53.Kc3 Ke-5 54.Kb3 Ra6 55.Kb2 f6 0-l outplayed - a particular problem for me was not Bg4 and 33...Nc8. After 28.Nf5 Qxb5 29.Nxg7 13.Nd3 e5! Countering the flank attack with recognising danger in critical conditions and b3! Black has a strong attack. 27...8xf5 28.exf5 counterplay in the centre. l4,Nc5 14.dxe5 d4! choosing the wrong plan. I was consoled by a Na3* 29.bxa3 QxaT? 19...bxa3 is crushing. gives Black good chances after 15.exd4 or Qxd4 fellow sufferer on team A: "Look at it like this, The N on a7 can't run away [30.Nb5 Nc4]. 15.Ne2 dxe3 16.Qxe3 l7.fxe3 Nd5 Brittan-Emms. How Emms could have won: Qxe3 you're exchanging rating points for experience! " 30.axb4 Qh7 3f .Rh3? 31.Bg2 is unclear. 18.Kf2 Bh6. 14...8c8 15.a4 Nc6?! 15...Bh6 60...Qh3+ 6l.Kxh3 Qhr+ 62.Qh2 s4++ But team B didn't have it all its own way. 3r...Nd5 32.b5 Rdc8 33.c4 Nb6 34.Qc2 d5 16.a5 Qc6 17.Bb5 Qd6 is more consistent, with 29 28 NZ Chess NZCF Council Report Affiliated Clubs By Ted Frost fuhburton PO Box 204, Ashburton. Meets North Shore P.O. Box 33-587, Takapuna, Expert committee on Swiss CC, but so far with no success. Can anyone Mondays 7.30pm (Feb-Oct), Room I (upstairs), Auckland 9. Meets Wednesdays 7.30pm, A special general meeting of NZCF was held help? Public Library, corner Havelock and West Northcote Community Centre, cnr College in May, with the future of the Swiss system as Streets. Coniacts, Roy Keeling (03)86-936, Rd/Ernie Mays St, Northcote. Club capt, Peter its main business. The meeting decided by a Promoting Junior Chess StephenTaylor(03)85-761. Sluafi,24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont (09)445' narrow margin, as a matter of principle, to Disucssion has been opened up with Australian Auckland Chess Centre Meets Mondays 6377. adopt direct pairing, and it also decided to adopt authorities on transTasman cooperation to 7.l5pm, 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden, Auckland Otago 7 Maitland St, Dunedin. Meets regulations in which colours are a major factor develop our young chess players. The 1003. Tel (09)360-2042 club-room. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7.30pm. Tel in pairing. Queensland Junior Chess Association is Canterbury 227 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch. (03)477-6919 clubrooiir.' kes, Paul Vecovsky, To implement this, the meeting decided to set organising a Junior Pacific Cup, to be played by Meets Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Tel (03)366-3935 (03)478-0345. up an expert committee to consider proposals computer or telephone, and NZCF has club-roorn. Pres, Mark Guy, 9 Bennett St Papatoetoe Meets Wednesdays 7.30pm, St from affiliates and to recormtnend suitable expressed interest. (O3)352-699L. Sec, Pat Jordan (03)338-4274. George's Anglican Church Hall, LandscapeRd, regulations. Council decided that the expert The possibility of a New Zealand group Civic Meets Tuesdays 7.30pm, Turnbull House, Papatoetoe. Club capt, Graham Banks, 49 committee will be Auckland-based and has playing in the Australian Junior Championship, Lower Bowen St, Wellington. Sec, John Hutchinson's Rd, Howick (09)534-7951. appointed International Arbiter Bob Gibbons, which is held in the second half of each Gillespie, 164 The Ridgeway, Mornington Petone Garnbit Meets Thursdays 7.3opm Peter Stuart and Bob Stnith as its rnembers. January, is also being considered. (04)389-277s. Central Bowling Club, Roxburgh St, Petone. The committee will consider the FIDE rules, Gambit Sec, Ted Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Pres, Mark Noble, 97 Seddon St, Naenae, but will also examine Swiss rules from other Clubs in tertiary institutions Wellington 5 (04)764-098. Lower Hutt (04)567-0467. countries, particularly Britian, the US and Thanks to a large extent to the efforts of llarnilton Inquiries Pres, Hilton Bennett, 65 Te Rotorua Meets Thursdays 7 prn, Wohlmann Australia, before brlnging down its David Boyd in Auckland and Richard Berkeley Aroha St (07)855-1037. House, 3 Hinemoa St. Sec, Lorraine recommendations. The BCF rules have already in Dunedin, chess clubs have become much Ilowick-Pakuranga Meets Tuesdays 7.3Opm, St Willoughby (07)332-5683. been received and passed to the committee. more active in the Auckland and Otago John Ambulance Hall, Howick-Pakuranga Upper llutt Meets Mondays 7.30pm, Fraser Universities, and they are pursuing plans to Highway, Highland Park. Pres, Paul Spiller Cres. School Hall, Redwood St. Sec, Glen Recognition of arbiters revive inter-university competition. NZCF (oe)s3s-4962. Sullivan, 6a To[ara Street, Upper Hutt (04)528- Following a meeting of arbiters at the North Council is encouraging players to afhliate Hastings-Ilavelock North P.O. Box 184, 6783. Island Championships, Council has agreed that through the university clubs, as well as to join Hastings. Meets Wednesdays 7prn, Library, Waitemata Meets Thursdays 7.30pm, Kelston formal recognition of arbiters be pursued, and existing clubs. Council has agreed that student Havelock N High School, Te Mata Rd. Sec, Community Centre, cnr Great North Rd and has sought informat.ion from the countries players can affiliate through their university club Chris Smith (06)877-4583. Awaroa Rd, Kelston. Pres, Bob Smith, 2 mentioned above on their procedures for testing at thejunior affiliation rate, and also if they are Invercargill Meets Wednesdays 8pm, staff Autumn Ave, Glen Eden, Auckland 8 and giving official status to tournamentofficials. members of another club they can play in rated room, South School, Ness St. Sec, Robert (09)818-4113 or contact Steve Lawson BCF has responded. university tournaments without having to pay an Mackway Jones, 5 Pine Cres, Invercargill (09)8 l8-5137. A questionnaire for arbiters has also been extra afhliation fee. (03)217-1t54. Wanganui Meets Mondays, Chess and Camera circulated to those aheady recognised by NZCF Kapiti Meets Thursdays 7.30prn, Block E Club, Cooks Gardens. Pres, Gordon Hoskyn, (although they have no official status at Australian Master tourney Kapiti College, Margaret's Road, Paraparaumu. 7 Pehi St (06)343-6101; sec, K Yorston, 5 present), and to clubs. The inforrnation being ACF has advised that another Masters chess Pres, Ab Borren, P O Box 127, Paraparaumu Mirchell sr (06)343-37166. obtained is also being referred to the expert tournarnent is being held in Melbourne in late (04)298-4167. Sec, Bill Cox, 25 Jeep Rd, Wellington Meets Saturday nights in Blind committee dealing with the Swiss system. July and early August, as an opportunity for Raumati Sth (04)298-8589 Social Club, Westbrook House, 181 Willis players to gain IM norms. Several New Zealand New Plymouth ll Gilbert St, New Plymouth. Street. Ring bell at right of door. 6pm, juniors; Blackburn Cup players who have been approached are not Meets Tuesdays, 7.3oprn. Pres, R P Bowler, 7.30pm club play. Pres, Tim Frost, ll5l Hamilton CC is another late entrant for the available to play, but information about the 251 Coronation Ave (06)758-0797. Sec, Kcith C'ornford St, Karori (04)476- 3541. Sec, Ted 1994 Blackburn Cup competition, making five event has been circulated to others who might Okey , 253d Coronation Ave (06)758-881 I . Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori (04)476-4098. starters this year. Martin Post, of Wanganui, be interested. Auckland Chess Assn, sec David Boyd, 27 Wellington District Chess Assn Inc,, sec, Ted has been exploring the computer playing Aiton Avenue, Northcote; (09)480-5028. Pres, Frost, 17 Croydon St, Karori, Wellington 5; potential, and has opened up the prospect of a Electronic clocks Peter Stuart, 24 Seacliffe Ave, Belmont, (04)4'16-4098. link through Internet. This is being followed up FIDE has asked NZCF to nominate outlets Auckland 9. (09)445-63'17. and clubs will be advised of developments. which might handle the electronic chess timer NZ Correspondence Chess fusn, NZCF has been trying to track down the which has been ofhcially adopted, and NZCF P.O. Box 3278, Wellington. Blackburn Cup, to pass it to holders Papatoetoe has named NZ Chess Supplies. Sec, J W (Sandy) Maxwell, (04)237-4753. 30 NZ Chess 3l