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.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. R W Smith vs V Small |
| ½-½ | 45 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
2. P Garbett vs Chandler |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B33 Sicilian |
3. E M Green vs O Sarapu |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
4. R Perry vs K Jensen |
| 0-1 | 30 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | C45 Scotch Game |
5. C Laird vs B R Anderson |
| ½-½ | 70 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
6. P W Stuart vs P Clemance |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A35 English, Symmetrical |
7. B R Anderson vs R W Smith |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A04 Reti Opening |
8. Chandler vs R Perry |
 | 1-0 | 18 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B72 Sicilian, Dragon |
9. E M Green vs P W Stuart |
| ½-½ | 60 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A84 Dutch |
10. O Sarapu vs V Small |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | D80 Grunfeld |
11. K Jensen vs C Laird |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | C44 King's Pawn Game |
12. P Clemance vs P Garbett |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation |
13. R W Smith vs K Jensen |
| 0-1 | 30 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A57 Benko Gambit |
14. V Small vs B R Anderson |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
15. C Laird vs Chandler |
 | ½-½ | 13 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B30 Sicilian |
16. P W Stuart vs O Sarapu |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A14 English |
17. R Perry vs P Clemance |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
18. P Garbett vs E M Green |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B83 Sicilian |
19. P W Stuart vs P Garbett |
| 1-0 | 71 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A10 English |
20. O Sarapu vs B R Anderson |
| 1-0 | 63 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A65 Benoni, 6.e4 |
21. E M Green vs R Perry |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | D94 Grunfeld |
22. Chandler vs R W Smith |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B72 Sicilian, Dragon |
23. K Jensen vs V Small |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
24. P Clemance vs C Laird |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
25. B R Anderson vs K Jensen |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1977 | New Zealand Championship 1977/78 | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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