Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tohu ia i a Aotearoa i roto i te waru o ngā whakataetae o te Ao o te Chess mai i te tau 1976 ki te tau 1992, e tākaro ana i runga i te papa 1 i te tau 1982, 1984 me te 1988. Ko tana hua pai ko tana tuatahi o te Olympics i te 22nd Chess Olympiad
Ko Haifa 1976, i te wa i eke ai ia ki te 7/9, ka mutu te tuatoru o nga Grandmaster Larry Evans mo te mētara parahi i runga i te papa 3.