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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
New Zealand Championship 1975/76 Tournament

Ortvin Sarapu7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Murray Chandler7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Lev Aptekar7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Vernon Albert Small6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
William Albert Fairhurst6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Peter Bryan Weir5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Lindsay H Cornford5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Richard John Sutton5/11(+3 -4 =4)[games]
Ewen McGowen Green5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Peter Wykeham Stuart4/11(+0 -3 =8)[games]
Philip O Paris3.5/11(+2 -6 =3)[games]
Paul Garbett3.5/11(+2 -6 =3)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
New Zealand Championship 1975/76

Sarapu, Aptekar and Chandler shared first place.

Sources:

Wikipedia article: New Zealand Chess Championship

The Press, 9 January 1976, p.10
The Press, 17 February 1976, p.34

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O Sarapu vs W Fairhurst ½-½411975New Zealand Championship 1975/76C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
2. V Small vs E M Green  ½-½401975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
3. L Cornford vs O Sarapu  ½-½361975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B56 Sicilian
4. P W Stuart vs P Paris  ½-½611975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A37 English, Symmetrical
5. W Fairhurst vs R J Sutton  ½-½371975New Zealand Championship 1975/76E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
6. V Small vs P Garbett  ½-½161975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B42 Sicilian, Kan
7. E M Green vs L Aptekar  ½-½221975New Zealand Championship 1975/76E77 King's Indian
8. Chandler vs V Small  ½-½371975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B22 Sicilian, Alapin
9. P Paris vs W Fairhurst  ½-½401975New Zealand Championship 1975/76C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
10. P B Weir vs R J Sutton  ½-½521975New Zealand Championship 1975/76C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
11. E M Green vs P W Stuart  ½-½271975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A02 Bird's Opening
12. P Garbett vs Chandler  ½-½391975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
13. W Fairhurst vs L Aptekar ½-½571975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A44 Old Benoni Defense
14. P W Stuart vs W Fairhurst  ½-½501975New Zealand Championship 1975/76A12 English with b3
15. P W Stuart vs P B Weir  ½-½241976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A12 English with b3
16. L Aptekar vs V Small  ½-½461976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A48 King's Indian
17. W Fairhurst vs L Cornford  ½-½931976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A46 Queen's Pawn Game
18. O Sarapu vs E M Green  ½-½211976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
19. E M Green vs L Cornford  ½-½251976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A12 English with b3
20. O Sarapu vs R J Sutton  ½-½191976New Zealand Championship 1975/76C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
21. V Small vs P W Stuart  ½-½161976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B30 Sicilian
22. W Fairhurst vs V Small  ½-½141976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B06 Robatsch
23. P W Stuart vs P Garbett  ½-½101976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A12 English with b3
24. L Aptekar vs Chandler  ½-½521976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A16 English
25. O Sarapu vs L Aptekar  ½-½71976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A43 Old Benoni
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