Awam Wahono draws final match to win 2003 Pusam Cup<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan<\/p>\n
FIDE Master (FM) Awam Wahono drew with Grand Master (GM) Edhi
\nHandoko in 16 moves to win the Pusam Cup chess tournament here on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n
Also during the final round, GM Cerdas Barus and International
\nMaster (IM) Ivan Situru agreed to a draw after just 11 moves,
\neach player leaving the board with a half a point.<\/p>\n
The play was also indifferent in the matches between Hasian
\nPanggabean and GM Ardiansyah; Aris T.L.S. and Antung Selamet;
\nTaufiqurachman and FM Nurdin Askali; and Yangdi Said and Johan
\nGunawan. All four pairings ended their matches in under 15 moves.<\/p>\n
Cerdas finished the tournament in second place, followed by
\nEdhi in third. All three collected 7.5 points with six wins and
\nthree draws in the nine rounds, but Awam outscored Cerdas on the
\nProgressive Score (PS) system, and Cerdas outscored Edhi.<\/p>\n
Edhi and Awam were both agreeable to a quick draw, with the
\npair saying they were drained from playing two rounds a day since
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
\"I did not need to push myself for a win. I'm satisfied with
\nwhere I am. If I became too ambitious in trying to secure a win,
\nI could have ended up with a defeat. I did not have the stamina,\"
\nsaid the 43-year-old Edhi, who finished in fourth place at last
\nyear's tournament.<\/p>\n
As soon as the draw was agreed to, Awam looked pleased with
\nthe result. His pleasure only increased a few minutes later when
\nhe learned the Ivan-Cerdas match also had ended in a draw,
\nensuring Awam first place and the top prize of Rp 7.5 million
\n(US$833) from the total of Rp 37 million on offer.<\/p>\n
\"I ran out of energy, too,\" Awam said of his game with Edhi.<\/p>\n
\"So when he offered me a draw I gladly accepted it,\" Awam, who
\nrepresented Indonesia at the 1990 and 2002 Chess Olympiad, said.<\/p>\n
Susanto Megaranto, the 2002 champion and top seed at this
\nyear's tournament, had to be content with fourth place, half a
\npoint behind the top three finishers. The 16-year-old beat fellow
\nWest Java native Denny Sonjaya in a game that extended to 70
\nmoves.<\/p>\n
In nine rounds, Susanto posted seven wins and two losses,
\nagainst Cerdas and Junaid Pamungkas.<\/p>\n
His teammates on the junior team, Taufik Halay and Tirta
\nChandra, also represented themselves well at the tournament, with
\nTaufik taking 6.5 points and Tirta 6 points.<\/p>\n
Any of the some 160 participants from 12 provinces taking part
\nin the tournament who finished with at least 6 points
\nautomatically received a National Master (NM) title.<\/p>\n
Among the newly crowned National Masters were local players
\nTaufiqurachman and Eko Rusyanto.<\/p>\n
Next year, the tournament, which began in 2002, could see an
\nimprovement in the level of competition, with the organizing
\ncommittee saying it is considering inviting foreign players.<\/p>",
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