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New Zealand Championship 1977/78 Tournament

Craig Laird8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Ortvin Sarapu7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Ewen McGowen Green7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Murray Chandler6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Vernon Albert Small6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Peter Wykeham Stuart5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Kai Jensen5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Paul Garbett5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Philip Clemance5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Bruce R Anderson4/11(+2 -5 =4)[games]
Roger Perry3/11(+2 -7 =2)[games]
Robert Wayne Smith2.5/11(+1 -7 =3)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
New Zealand Championship 1977/78
The 85th New Zealand Championship congress took place from the 27th of December 1977 to the 8th of January 1978. It was hosted by the Civic Chess Club at the YWCA in Wellington and sponsored by Windy Music, a local private radio station. The prize fund attracted a strong field that included Ortvin Sarapu, Murray Chandler, Paul Garbett, Vernon Small, Philip Clemance, Ewen Green, Bruce Anderson, Kai Jensen, Peter Stuart, Craig Laird, Robert Smith and Roger Perry.

The final result produced a surprise winner in the form of Craig Laird and although he may have had a share of luck his win was fully deserved.

Crosstable:

1 Laird * 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 2 Sarapu 0 * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 3 Green 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 4 Chandler ½ 1 0 * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 6½ 5 Small 1 0 ½ 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 6 6 Stuart 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 5½ 7 Garbett ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 8 Jensen 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 1 1 5½ 9 Clemance 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 5 10 Anderson ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 0 4 11 Perry 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ 3 12 Smith ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ * 2½

Primary source: New Zealand Chess Magazine, Vol. 4 No. 1 (February 1978), pp. 4-17.

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R W Smith vs V Small  ½-½451977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
2. P Garbett vs Chandler  0-1491977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B33 Sicilian
3. E M Green vs O Sarapu  ½-½281977New Zealand Championship 1977/78E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
4. R Perry vs K Jensen  0-1301977New Zealand Championship 1977/78C45 Scotch Game
5. C Laird vs B R Anderson  ½-½701977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. P W Stuart vs P Clemance  ½-½201977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A35 English, Symmetrical
7. B R Anderson vs R W Smith  0-1441977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A04 Reti Opening
8. Chandler vs R Perry 1-0181977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B72 Sicilian, Dragon
9. E M Green vs P W Stuart  ½-½601977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A84 Dutch
10. O Sarapu vs V Small  1-0261977New Zealand Championship 1977/78D80 Grunfeld
11. K Jensen vs C Laird  0-1411977New Zealand Championship 1977/78C44 King's Pawn Game
12. P Clemance vs P Garbett  ½-½471977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
13. R W Smith vs K Jensen  0-1301977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A57 Benko Gambit
14. V Small vs B R Anderson  ½-½261977New Zealand Championship 1977/78C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
15. C Laird vs Chandler ½-½131977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B30 Sicilian
16. P W Stuart vs O Sarapu  ½-½411977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A14 English
17. R Perry vs P Clemance  ½-½491977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
18. P Garbett vs E M Green  0-1331977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B83 Sicilian
19. P W Stuart vs P Garbett  1-0711977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A10 English
20. O Sarapu vs B R Anderson  1-0631977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A65 Benoni, 6.e4
21. E M Green vs R Perry  1-0441977New Zealand Championship 1977/78D94 Grunfeld
22. Chandler vs R W Smith  1-0481977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B72 Sicilian, Dragon
23. K Jensen vs V Small  ½-½201977New Zealand Championship 1977/78A07 King's Indian Attack
24. P Clemance vs C Laird  0-1311977New Zealand Championship 1977/78B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
25. B R Anderson vs K Jensen  0-1401977New Zealand Championship 1977/78C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-13-19
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  Jonathan Sarfati: Craig Laird won this by playing the best chess!

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