NZ Stalwart Passes Away

While checking out some New Zealand news this morning, I was quite shock to find out about the passing of Gordon Hoskyn, one of his country's chess stalwarts. I first met him way back in 2005 when I visited NZ for the 112th Congress in Wanganui. He was a gentleman, always willing to help. According to this site, Mr Hoskyn died after "a long battle with cancer".

Here are a couple of games from the 112th Congress, major section.

NZL-ch Major op 112th
King, Matthew
Hoskyn, Gordon A
B88

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. Qf3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. O-O-O e5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Qg3 Bxd1 15. Rxd1 Nh5 16. Qf3 exf4 17. Rd5 Qd8 18. Rxh5 fxe3 19. Qh3 Bg5 20. Ne2 Qf6 21. g3 Qf2 22. Kd1 h6 23. Qf5 Rae8 24. g4 Re5 25. Qxf2 exf2 26. Ng3 Rxe4 0-1

NZL-ch Major op 112th
Hoskyn, Gordon A
Rosario, Amiel
B96

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. fxg5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qh5 Qa5+ 14. Kd1 Qb4 15. g6 Qxb2 16. gxf7+ Kd7 17. Rc1 dxe5 18. Bf6 Ba3 19. Bd3 Qxc1+ 20. Ke2 Qxh1 21. Bxh8 Qxg2+ 22. Kd1 Qg5 23. f8=N+ Bxf8 24. Qf7+ Be7 0-1