Ben Hague lived on a knife’s edge all tournament, from the first round on where he survived a deadly attack against Vishal. His last round game had more roundabouts than Canberra, as Daniel was winning, then Ben, then it was a draw, which both sides spurned many times. You can view this game and al the others on the New Zealand Chess N [...]
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Ben Hague lived on a knife’s edge all tournament, from the first round on where he survived a deadly attack against Vishal. His last round game had more roundabouts than Canberra, as Daniel was winning, then Ben, then it was a draw, which both sides spurned many times. You can view this game and al the others on the New Zealand Chess N [...]
George Trundle Memorial Round 8
Photos in this post by Helen Milligan
We had a quiet day today. Intermittent showers and exhaustion from the previous few days (tourism, not chess) put paid to our enthusiasm. Also, the tournament is hotting up and norms are on offer so all the players in the hunt are being a bit more serious. See for yourself.
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George Trundle Memorial Round 7
Today was zoo day since time ran out yesterday. Is Auckland zoo worth going to? One can see every exhibit in under two hours even at a slow pace so it is definitely not Toronga park zoo in Sydney, but especially for families with small children, it is a great little place. It is laid out in continental sections with lots of information, playg [...]
George Trundle Memorial Round 6
Auckland is not only a water but also a garden city. We thought we would check out Kiwi fauna today with a visit to the zoo. First a little walk around the lake.
The birdlife is extremely friendly. This could be due to the fact that people feed them. As soon as you arrive, ducks, swans, seagulls, pigeons etc, come over to see if you have any [...]
George Trundle Memorial Round 5
Arty, Vishal, and I took a bus down to the harbour today to see some sights. Auckland is the ultimate water city, with the Tasman Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Ferry’s go to different places, including Davenport, regularly. In the background is the historic ferry terminal and in the foreground, the biggest seagull I [...]
George Trundle Memorial Round 4
Today started quite nicely. IM Vishal Sareen and his wife Arty joined me on a walk up to Mt Eden to check out the view. Although it had rained earlier, by late morning it was sunny.
As you can see below, a few minutes after the above picture was taken, Auckland showed us it’s volatile temperament. Luckily the sheet of ice cold rain pa [...]
George Trundle Memorial Round 3
There must be some hallucinogen in the Auckland water supply judging by my game today. Of course, I should have played 11.f4 and play a normal Kings Indian type of position. Ok, playing on both sides is ok too, but 19.a5 is stupid. Attacking with not all pieces developed never works. 19.Qb4 with the idea of b4 is fine.
After that, it just go [...]
George Trundle Memorial Round 2
Well folks, today did not go exactly as planned 🙂 I was expecting d4 and decided to react with a surprise of my own, but something I new nothing about. This explains my “novelty” Qg4 on move 9. Correct is the natural Nc6 but I was reluctant to play it, being worried about 10. Nb5. It’s not as scary as it looks. My next mi [...]
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