Month: June 2024

By Tournament Organiser FM Bob Smith Grandmaster Murray Chandler has chosen Weiyang Yu’s win over Leo Baker as the best game of the recent 46th Trusts Chess Open. 14-year-old Weiyang has a habit of picking up best game prizes; she also won this prize at the New Zealand Women’s Championships in 2022. Her winning effort this year follows, with Murray’s comments. “YU v BAKER, French Defence, 1-0 (31 moves) Early on White speculatively sacrifices her d-pawn for open lines and

The team along with NZCF President Nigel Metge and Vice-President Paul Spiller A team of 5 is off to Krakow, Poland to play in the World Seniors Teams event from 1 to 12 July this year. FM Bob Gibbons, Grant Kerr, Anthony Booth, Nigel Cooper and Thomas Beier will be representing NZL and we wish them every success. Follow them on Facebook – we will try and get results and updates posted there regularly. Nigel Cooper at the 1962/3 NZ

Dear Chess players! We are saddened to learn of the sudden deaths of well-known chess players Peter Weir (b.1952) of Auckland and Bruce Gloistein (b.1938) of Otago. Chess players everywhere express their condolences to their families. Obituaries will follow but we have been advised that Peter’s funeral will be:St George’s Presbyterian Church, 2 The Terrace, Auckland; Tuesday 25th June 12.30pm On a personal note, I first met Peter in 1970 when we shared a room at Congress in Nelson that