Hamdani forces Nasib to a draw<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian NM Hamdani Rudin surprisingly forced
\ncounterpart IM Nasib Ginting to a draw in the fourth round of the
\nBali Jeff-RCA Grandmaster Chess Tournament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Hamdani started with the Slavian opening and forced Nasib to a
\ndraw in the 40th move. The draw puts Hamdani in second place
\nthree Victory Points (VP) behind Filipino GM Rogelio Antonio who
\nhas 3.5 VP.<\/p>\n
Hamdani was a member of the West Java team that won a gold
\nmedal at the 1996 National Games.<\/p>\n
\"This is the first time I have played in an international
\ncompetition. I want to prove that I can also become a good chess
\nplayer,\" Hamdani said.<\/p>\n
Hamdani said he wanted to become a member of the Indonesian
\nChess Association team and get a monthly wage.<\/p>\n
Hamdani was scheduled to play Antonio yesterday and was
\noptimistic he could beat the Filipino.<\/p>\n
\"I met Antonio in Malaysia in 1989 during a rapid chess game.
\nI won against him and this is a good advantage for me.\"<\/p>\n
Antonio beat NM Zulkifli Tunasli in the 26th move.<\/p>\n
IM Ruben Gunawan and GM Edhi Handoko also won. Ruben beat NM
\nDanny Juswanto while Edhi won over IM Cerdas Barus.<\/p>\n
Other results:<\/p>\n
IM Salor Sitanggang vs IM Bobby Kurniawan 1\/2-1\/2, IM Tu Hoang
\nThong (Vietnam) vs IM Nelson Mariano (Philippines) 1\/2-1\/2, FM
\nIrwanto vs NM Maksum Firdaus 1\/2-1\/2, NM Tommy Supriyanto vs GM
\nArdiansyah 1\/2-1\/2.<\/p>\n
Rankings:
\n Antonio 3.5 VP
\n Hamdani and Ruben 3.0 VP
\n Hoang Thong, Cerdas, Danny, Bobby, Nasib, and Irwanto 2.0 VP
\n Nelson, Ardiansyah, Salor, Maksum and Tommy 1.5 VP
\n Kifly 0 VP. (lnt)<\/p>",
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