Draw in open chess

Press, 21 March 1983, Page 27

Draw in open chess

Two of New Zealand's best chess players. Vernon Small and Roger Nokes, both from Christchurch, shared first place in the Canterbury Chess Club's open championship at the week-end.

The pair dropped only half a point each in the tournament played under 40 minutes a man. time control. A good entry included seven from Nelson.

Small and Nokes met in an interesting encounter, agreeing to a draw, each player having 30 seconds left on their clock. Small exercised a lot of pressure throughout the 40 moves, and missed a couple of strong chances, but Nokes hung on tenaciously. The draw was a good result.

Third place went to Peter Cribbett.

The B grade was won by Mark Wilson, with S. Ward and M. Schwass second equal.

The director of play for the tournament was Mr Derek Bunn.

Results (players from Canterbury, unless otherwise stated):

Round 1: Nokes beat Boyce (Nelson); Small beat Clements; Lloyd beat Dolejs (Nelson); P. van Dyck beat M. Hampl; Tom van Dyck (Nelson) beat B. Nijman; J. van Ginkel (Nelson) beat D. Scott; A.

Nijman beat Ward; Cribbett beat Wood; Leese drew with T. Jordan (Timaru): Wilson lost to M. Schwass (Nelson); Alexander beat P. Fergusson (Nelson); Gloistein beat J. Nokes; G. Davies beat A. Fisher (Nelson); Q. Johnson, a bye.

Round 2: Nokes beat Cribbett; Small beat Alexander, Lloyd beat Gloistein; P. van Dyck beat Davies; T. van Dyck beat M. Wilson; van Ginkel beat Schwass; A. Nijman lost to Leese; R. Wilson beat Scott; Boyce beat Ward; Clements beat Wood; Dolejs lost to Fergusson; Hampl beat J. Nokes; B. Nijman beat Fisher Johnson lost to Jordan.

Round 3: R. Nokes beat Davies; Small beat van Ginkel; Lloyd lost to T. van Dyck; P. van i.-yck beat Fergusson; A. Nijman lost to M. Wilson; Cribbett beat B. Nijman; Leese beat R. Wilson; Gloistein beat Clements; Boyce beat Jordan; Dolejs drew with Fisher; Alexander drew with Hampl; Scott lost to J. Nokes; Ward beat Wood; Jordan beat Schwass. Round 4: R. Nokes beat T. van Dyck; Small beat Leese; Lloyd drew with Boyce; P. van Dyck beat Gloistein; van Ginkel beat Davies; A. Nijman beat Fergusson; Cribbett beat Alexander; R. Wilson beat Ward; Clements beat Schwass; Dolejs beat Johnson; Hampl lost to B. Nijman; M. Wilson beat T. Jordan; Scott beat Wood; J. Nokes drew with Fisher.

Round 5: R. Nokes drew

with Small; Lloyd beat Jordan; P. van Dyck lost to M. Wilson; T. van Dyck drew with Cribbett; van Ginkel beat Leese; R. Wilson beat Clements; Davies lost to Boyce; Dolejs beat Hampl: Wood lost to Johnson; Schwass beat J. Nokes; Alexander beat Gloistein; A. Nijman beat B. Nijman; Scott beat Fisher. Ward beat Fergusson.

Round 6: R. Nokes beat van Ginkel; Small beat M. Wilson; Cribbett beat Lloyd; P. van Dyck drew with R. Wilson; T. van Dyck beat Boyce; Alexander beat A. Nijman; B. Nijman beat Leese; Gloistein beat Scott; Davies beat Schwass; Hampl beat Clements; Dolejs beat Jordan; J. Nokes beat Ward; Fergusson beat Wood: Fisher drew with Johnson. Round 7: R. Nokes beat M. Wilson; Small beat T. van Dyck; Cribbett drew with van Ginkel; Lloyd drew with Alexander, P. van Dyck beat Boyce, Hampl beat Jordan; Leese beat J. Nokes; B. Nijman beat Gloistein; Dolejs beat R. Wilson; Wood drew with Fisher, Schwass beat Scott; Ward beat Johnson; A. Nijman beat Davies; Clements beat Fergusson. Final points: Small and R. Nokes 6%, Cribbett 5, P. van Dyck, T. van Dyck, van Ginkel, Dolejs 4ti, Lloyd, A. Nijman, Alexander, B. Nijman, M. Wilson 4, Leese, R. Wilson, D. Boyce, Hampl 3MI. Gloistein, Davies, Clements, Ward, Schwass 3, Jordan, Nokes, Johnson 2ti, Scott, Fergusson, Fisher 2, Wood Vz.