Danny Yuswanto takes Wotulo Memorial chess tournament<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master (GM) Norm Danny Yuswanto of
\nIndonesia topped the Wotulo Memorial International Grand Master
\nChess Tournament after winning his last session with a total 9.5
\nMatch Points (MPs) on Monday.<\/p>\n
Danny, whose elo rating is 2487, defeated GM Normunds Miezis
\nof Latvia, who has an elo rating of 2601, in the 40th move of the
\nSicilian opening during the tournament's last session at the
\nClarion Golden Hotel after grueling days of competition played
\nover 13 sessions<\/p>\n
\"I wasn't surprised by the result because I expected that I
\nwould win the tournament,\" Danny told reporters.<\/p>\n
Not only did he have the highest score of the tournament, but
\nhe also complied with his GM Norm last Thursday when he defeated
\nNational Master (MN) Sugeng Prayitno in the eighth session.<\/p>\n
Playing chess since the age of seven, Danny has to produce at
\nleast 70 percent victories from a total 24 matches before he can
\nofficially use the GM title.<\/p>\n
\"I have played 13 sessions in the Wotulo Memorial and I need
\n11 more sessions. It will take one or two more tournaments to
\nfulfill the requirement,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"But I'll have to wait for invitations to play other GMs
\nbecause there won't be many of them competing in open tournaments
\nabroad. I would prefer a round robin tournament to improve my
\npoints.\"<\/p>\n
Danny said he would play in a chess tournament in Manila in
\nMay.<\/p>\n
\"As it is an open tournament using the Swiss system (pairing
\nof equal rankings) it will be difficult for me to get enough
\npoints to be able to use the GM title.\"<\/p>\n
\"There is no guarantee that any GMs will compete in the
\ntournament. I must meet at least 2 GMs in a tournament to
\nincrease my points for the promotion.\"<\/p>\n
The Wotulo Memorial featured seven foreign GMs.<\/p>\n
National Master (MN) Yoseph Majella became the second
\nIndonesian chess player to attain the International Master (MI)
\nNorm after scoring a victory over MI Dede Liu on the 33rd move of
\nthe Sicilian opening.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Saturday, MN Cecep Kosasih defeated Indonesian
\nSugeng Prayitno to earn his MI Norm.<\/p>\n
In second place was GM Krunoslav Hulak of Croatia with 8.5 MPs
\nafter defeating the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Master
\n(MF) Awam Wahono on the 47th move of the Sicilian opening, while
\nAustralian G. Darryl Johansen finished third collecting 8 MPs
\nafter defeating MN Sugeng on the 42nd move of the Slavic opening.<\/p>\n
Collecting 7.5 MPs, MN Cecep is grouped together with GM Zaw
\nWin Lay of Myanmar and MI Dede.<\/p>\n
GM Krishnan Sasikiran finished seventh with 7 MPs followed by
\nGM Stefan Djuric of Yugoslavia and MN Yoseph Majella with 6.5
\nMPs. GM Normunds Miezis shared 6 MPs with Mongolian GM Dashzeveg
\nSharavdor. (nvn)<\/p>",
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