I MadeinGermany. 1 I Notabadthing , NEW ZE.ALAND CHESS Registered at Post Office Headquarters, Wellington as a magazine. Vol.7 No.2 April 1981 80 cents onyournext i i I Look for this siqn when you shop for travel Themoreyoufly @lurthansa GERIIAN AIRLINES Royal lnsuranc€ Bldg. 109-113 Oueon St., I Auckland, N.Z. Karpov 0scar winner - againl Tel,: 31529 P.O. Box .1427 - l I 1 ZE^XLAND NElll ZEALAND CHESS is published NEW CHESS bi-monthly by the Ners Zealand Chess Association, P.O. Box 8802, Symonds St-l.eet, Auckland. Months of issue are February, Apri1, June, August, october and December. Unless othemise stated, the views expressed may not necessarily be those of the Association. Vol.7 No.2 April 1981 EDI TORIAL I take over as Editor of New Zealand gest a play EDITOR: Robert W,Smith,9 James Laurie St Henderson, different Iine of or take Auckland B. Chess with mixed feelings - perhaps best apart some hapless Grandmaster's ana- described as a combination of dread and lysis. My initial panel is 0rtvin Sar- ASSOCIATE EDIT0RS: Peter Stuarr, Orrvin Sarapu IM, Tony Dowden (Otago), job Vernon Sna1l (Canterbury) and Mark Evans (Wellington). anticipation; similar'to one's first apu, Vernon SmaIl, Ewen Green, Peter interview or sitting down opposite Ort- Stuart, Peter l^lei r and mysel f . AII have vin Sarapu to play a game chess. represented Al1 contributions should be sent to the Editorrs address. Unused manuscripts of New Zealand internationatrly. The dread emanates mainly ex- will not be returned unless stamped, addressed envelope is enclosed. from the This idea has been tried several years ago ceptionally high standard set for New ago but failed, apparently because of a Zealand Chess by my fore-runners. I can Iack of interest by readers. I am cros- only hope to continue the magazine at sing my fingers for better luck this somewhere near the qua'lity produced by time. This column could be an invaluable DEADLINES: T'tre deadline for both copy and adverrising is the 6th of the month past preceding the month of issue. editors. and perhaps unique chance for you to The anticipation is the result of the pick the brains of some of New Zealand's distinct personal challenge that produc- leading players. So please send in your ing a nafional chess magazine will be. querl es. In some am ADVERTISING RATES: 930 per ful1 page, g15 per column or half page, g7.50 per circles I known(affectionat- Final1y, I welcone alI cons,Eructive half colrm. eIy, ! hope) as a "stirrer". During my criticisms of the magazine or ideas for period as Editor I hope to live up to new features. Involvement is the key to 'Iivelythat name by pronnting controversy and the success of any venture and I am sure discussion through these pages. that past editors would agree their task The public SUBSCRIPTI0N RATES: These are annual and are in New Zealand dollars. airing of different ideas can- would have been impossible without the not do anything but good for chess. To contributions of chess players through- New Zealand overseas (Surface nail) illustrate the idea, recently millions out the country. $5.00 $6.50 of cricket fans openly abhorred but sec- retly welcomed the underarm bowling inc- Bob Smith. Airmail: Australia & SouLh Pacific $9.00 Asia & North America $10.00 ident South America, Europe & Africa in Australia. People who had never $11._5U heard of the game before were discussing Note: All enqui-ries regarding advertising or subscriptions should be sent it over breakfast the next day and Roth- CONTENTS to mans offered one- The Administration Officer, New Zealand Chess Association, P.0. Box 8802, $20,000 for a return Symmds Street, Auckland, day match shortly after. How powerful is Letters to the Editor Pg 34 controversy: So, keep those letters com- 0bituary - Peter K. Lamb Pg 35 I ng. Local news Pgs 35&36 Generally, my format for New Zealand Howick-Pakuranga Open Pg 37&38 Chess remain ACKN0WLEDGMENT: Thanks are due to IBM for their d.onarion of IBM Selecrric will the tried and true for- Who's For a [,Jry Grin? Pg 39 rhe mula adopted previous Typewriter used to produce this magazine. by editors - a mix Junior Chess Pg 40 of local and international news, puzzles The Biggest Chess CIub? Pg 40&41 and articles by leading players. One idea VernonSmaII-AProfile Pgs 42,43,44 I am keen te re-institute(starfting next 0verseas News Pgs 45,46,47 , issue) is a questions and answers section, 4B similar to the '!What's the Best Move" col- Combi nati ons Pg 49 umn in American Chess Lffe and Review Games Section Pgs 50,5 1,52 magazine. The idea is for readers to 53, 54 write in and pose questions to a panel of Book Reviews Pg 55 top players, concerned with either posit- "Brain-rot"and other forms Pg 56 ions from their own games(e.9. what should of the game. I have done or what do you think of this move?), positions from other games or from opening analysis where they may sug- LETTERS TO an affiliated club would eventually have a national rating; LOCAL NEWS Reid reports b/ that a greater number of tournaments lIBIIUABY- Upper Hutt: Anton would affect the national ratings(thjs The Upper Hutt Championship for 1980 was THE EDITOR won Alan Johnston and Jul- would perhaps remove the current anomaly by Chris Bell, points each the low- of some players playing too few games ian Mazur with six - Dear 5ir, PEIER I(. IAMB grade was and having Iudicrous ratings compared est winning score since the A Active" official discrimin- limited to the top 10 players in the club ation against female chess players by to their abilities). Two arguments against my proposals in 1973. (Perhaps the trend towatds lok, the New Zealand Chess Association cannot scores jn xhe national chmpionships is be ignored. would be: It is with a sense of great Ioss and Some players' sorrow that we record the death of Peter caxching on?a6q The NZCA applied for, and received, a 1/ ratings would reflect only Lamb on March 9, 1981. grant from the Ministry of Sport and their ability against other club Detailed scores - A. Johnston(losses to One of the most popular and respected Recreation to defray travelling expenses nembers. However, rnost clubs have some Bell and Fisher), C. Bell(losses to Mazur i.ncumed sending members who regularly participate in members of the Upper Hutt Chess Club, and Hurley), J. Mazur(losses to Johnston in a i0 "man" team io Peter had been unwell the MaIta O1ympiad. outside events, so this would affect the for some tirn but and Hurley) 6 points out of 8, 1=; A. Hur- raLings his untimely death at the age of 43 came 0f this grant the five New Zealand- of internal events; 1ey 5%, 4; G. Fisher 4, 5; R. Ferguson 3, resident male 2y' The highest rated players of, a club as a severe shock to his many friends 6; G. Carter 2r", 7; A. Price and A. A11- team rembers each received stand and associates. $540 and the four New Zealand-resident to lose rating points, which sobrook 7'4, 8=. could For 13 years he was Secretary of the female team members received $270 each. affect their selection for nation- In the past inequftable distribution aI or international events. Upper Hutt Chess Club, and his yeoman The B grade was won by Simon Brown with service position morny of NZCA InitialIy the second point would be a to this and the 7rJ9, followed by Peter Reid and Andrew funds has been 'justified" by hours gave the assertion that, as +,he majority contentious issue, but as pointed out he free,ly to the club, es- Boughen on 6%, 14. Sims 6" l,l. Winter 5k'.. of pecially the New Zealand Congresses chess players are male, males shou'ld re- in a letter to the Ed.itor in NZ Chess with ceive the majority any funds available. December 1980, selections based solely of 1975/6 and 1979f80 when he was Assis- C grade - W. Mclean(8/g) 1, M. Sinclain of on tant Director of PIay and the Upper Hutt However, the funds in question did not natings may well not be equitable" (6h) 2, R. Weston, G. Cunningham, C. Web- My proposals, no 40/40 tournaments, were recognised by his originate from chess players only they if intnoduced with ber, M. Hewson, P. McMillan(6) 3=; W. - change methods, fellow club members at the 1980 Annual were funds provided by the New Zealand to the current selection Carroll (5k) 8".. tax payer. couid result in highly rated players General Meeting when he was elected a refusing to play in club events f,or fear Life Member of the Upper Hutt Chess Club. D grade - G. Walker(9/9i) l, J. Lewis, The Human Rights Commfssion was set up jeopar- Peter's to stop this type of blatant discrimin- of losing rating points and thus administrative qualities were G. Sims, P. Steeg, P. Bingham(5) 2=, R. ation. dising their chances of national or in- well-known and the Wellington Chess League Jewson, C. Jackson(4) 6= ... took advantage of them when he served them One wonders what they would make of ternational seiection. Thus up and coming players would lose as a cornmittee member. NZCA's act.ions . A game from the A grade: the chance of playing against New Zea- As a chess-player he was extremely diff- C.