Grand master Utut draws with Seirawan<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one grand master Utut Adianto
\naccepted American grand master Yasser Seirawan's offer to draw at
\nthe 25th move in their third-round duel here yesterday.<\/p>\n
The draw, earlier than Wednesday's, which was agreed upon at
\nthe 29th move, enabled the 1991 U.S. champion, who has an elo
\nrating of 2,605, to maintain a 2-1 lead. It cut to half, Utut's
\ntargeted 10-point increase in his present elo rating.<\/p>\n
This means that whether Utut wins or loses tomorrow, his
\npresent elo rating, 2,590, will rise or drop by five. If he ties
\nagain, it will remain the same.<\/p>\n
\"I was relieved to be able to neutralize his advantageous
\nposition at the 25th. I immediately proposed a draw,\" Seirawan,
\nwho turned Utut's first move of d4 into the Queen's Gambit
\nTartakower opening, a variance of the Queen's Gambit, which
\nbrought him victory on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
But the proposal was only Seirawan's strategy to win the game.
\nThe Damascus-born American told The Jakarta Post he hoped Utut,
\nwho was under pressure to win after falling to him on Tuesday,
\nwould emotionally reject his offer and ruin himself in his
\nfurther moves.<\/p>\n
But that did not happen. After considering the offer for about
\n20 minutes, Utut, who won the Biel Open in Switzerland last
\nAugust, said \"Yes\".<\/p>\n
\"I accept his offer with remorse. I know the draw would not
\nbenefit me. But had I turned down his offer, I would not have
\nbeen able to win the game, either. I was left with 19 minutes
\nwithin which I have to make 15 moves,\" said Utut.<\/p>\n
From the beginning, it was Utut who had an advantageous
\nposition. At 7th move, Seirawan, whom Utut has not beaten so far,
\nwasted time by moving his bishop to g4 only to retract it to e6
\nat the 8th move. Up to the 18th move, Utut was quite successful
\nin heavily encumbering Seirawan's moving possibility.<\/p>\n
But Seirawan's 19th move of f6, which was outside Utut's
\ncalculation, shattered Utut's plan to \"easily wrap him up\". The
\nsmall move, to Utut's dismay, proved to form a veritable bulwark
\ntoo strong to penetrate. (arf)<\/p>",
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