Fencible Masters Tt 1997

Fencible Masters Tt 1997
Compiled by Benzol

A Little History

The name 'Fencible' is derived from the word defencible. Retired soldiers mostly from Ireland and the midlands of England were encouraged to become members of the Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps. Those who signed up would get a new life in New Zealand and were offered free passage together with their families as well as a cottage and an acre of land to become theirs after a seven year term. For this they were expected to perform certain military duties including compulsory Sunday Church parade. The Fencible scheme was the largest Government funded early immigration scheme for Auckland. From 1847 to 1852 ten ships brought the Fencibles to Auckland where they founded the villages (now suburbs) of Howick, Panmure, Otahuhu and Onehunga. Many of their descendants still live in these areas today.

In 1997 to mark the sesquicentennial anniversary of Howick village Paul Stanley Spiller organized this tournament. It was sponsored by the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club and Spiller Enterprises Limited. Held in the Howick Bowling Club it was a nine round all-play-all which ran from the 24th to the 29th of March. The participants were Paul Anthony Garbett, Ewen McGowen Green, Aleksei Kulashko, Eddy Levi, Leonard J McLaren, Tim Reilly, Drazen Sermek, Vernon Albert Small, Robert Wayne Smith and Stephen John Solomon.

The Final Standings :

1st Solomon 8½ points (+8, =1, -0);

2nd Sermek 7½ points (+7, =1, -1);

3rd Garbett 5½ points (+4, =3, -2);

4th Small 4½ points (+2, =5, -2);

=5th Smith 4 points (+3, =2, -4);

=5th Reilly 4 points (+2, =4, -3);

=7th Kulashko 3 points (+2, =2, -5);

=7th Levi 3 points (+2, =2, -5);

=7th McLaren 3 points (+1, =4, -4);

10th Green 2 points (+0, =4, -5).

Round 1 March 24th
L McLaren vs E Levi, 1997
(C42) Petrov Defense, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
S J Solomon vs V Small, 1997
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0
P Garbett vs E M Green, 1997
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 38 moves, 1-0
A Kulashko vs D Sermek, 1997
(B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
R W Smith vs T Reilly, 1997
(B07) Pirc, 46 moves, 1-0
Round 2 March 24th
E Levi vs T Reilly, 1997
(B07) Pirc, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Sermek vs R W Smith, 1997
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 65 moves, 1-0
E M Green vs A Kulashko, 1997
(A36) English, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Small vs P Garbett, 1997
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
L McLaren vs S J Solomon, 1997
(C42) Petrov Defense, 54 moves, 0-1
Round 3 March 25th
S J Solomon vs E Levi, 1997
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
P Garbett vs L McLaren, 1997
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 51 moves, 1-0
A Kulashko vs V Small, 1997
(B40) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1
R W Smith vs E M Green, 1997
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0
T Reilly vs D Sermek, 1997
(A57) Benko Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1
Round 4 March 26th
E Levi vs D Sermek, 1997
(B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1
E M Green vs T Reilly, 1997
(A25) English, 37 moves, 0-1
V Small vs R W Smith, 1997
(E97) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
L McLaren vs A Kulashko, 1997
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 85 moves, 1-0
S J Solomon vs P Garbett, 1997
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Round 5 March 26th
P Garbett vs E Levi, 1997
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
A Kulashko vs S J Solomon, 1997
(C42) Petrov Defense, 68 moves, 0-1
R W Smith vs L McLaren, 1997
(B83) Sicilian, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
T Reilly vs V Small, 1997
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Sermek vs E M Green, 1997
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 6 March 27th
E Levi vs E M Green, 1997
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 44 moves, 1-0
V Small vs D Sermek, 1997
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
L McLaren vs T Reilly, 1997
(B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 0-1
S J Solomon vs R W Smith, 1997
(B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 71 moves, 1-0
P Garbett vs A Kulashko, 1997
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 69 moves, 1-0
Round 7 March 28th
A Kulashko vs E Levi, 1997
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
R W Smith vs P Garbett, 1997
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
T Reilly vs S J Solomon, 1997
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 0-1
D Sermek vs L McLaren, 1997
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 1-0
E M Green vs V Small, 1997
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8 March 28th
E Levi vs V Small, 1997
(B40) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
L McLaren vs E M Green, 1997
(B06) Robatsch, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
S J Solomon vs D Sermek, 1997
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 61 moves, 1-0
P Garbett vs T Reilly, 1997
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Kulashko vs R W Smith, 1997
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 83 moves, 1-0
Round 9 March 29th
R W Smith vs E Levi, 1997
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
T Reilly vs A Kulashko, 1997
(A58) Benko Gambit, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Sermek vs P Garbett, 1997
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 17 moves, 1-0
E M Green vs S J Solomon, 1997
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Small vs L McLaren, 1997
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

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