Evi leads at Anniswati chess event<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Evi Lindiawati pulled clear at the top of the standings after
\nfour rounds of blitz matches in the inaugural Anniswati Memorial
\nCup chess tournament at the Peninsula Hotel here on Monday.<\/p>\n
Evi, one of the four-strong national women's squad for the
\n2000 Chess Olympiad, defeated all four of her opponents, who were
\nStevanie Dian, Mia R., Imasniti and Steven Punyaman.<\/p>\n
Three players followed half a point behind her -- veteran Upi
\nD. Tamin, Susiana Handayani and Yulianti.<\/p>\n
Upi, also a former Olympiad squad member, was held to a draw
\nin the third round by Sulung Wahyuni.<\/p>\n
Blitz games allow the players 25 minutes of thinking time.
\nAfter four rounds were completed, the players will move to the
\nTanah Abang Chess Center, where they will play the five remaining
\nrounds.<\/p>\n
Another nine rounds, which will be played in conventional
\nchess, are to follow until Sunday.<\/p>\n
Earlier, committee chairman Rafiq Kamaludin said during the
\nopening ceremony that the tournament sought to revive enthusiasm
\nfor chess among Indonesian women, who were once inspired by Upi's
\nsuccess of becoming Asian champion in 1996.<\/p>\n
Thirty six women's players are taking part in the tournament,
\nnot only to pursue a total of Rp 7.5 million (US$750) in cash
\nprizes but also to vie for a place in the national team for the
\n2003 South East Asia (SEA) Games in Vietnam.<\/p>\n
\"We are looking for between five and ten players to be
\nrecruited for a training camp. But we will have to complete the
\nother two series in the tournament before we determine the
\nshortlisted candidates,\" Eka Putra Wirya, the executive director
\nof the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi), said.<\/p>",
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