Indonesian GM Utut gets another 2nd place in Biel<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's top chess player Utut Adianto lost
\nhis usual self-control in the final round of the Biel Masters
\ntournament in Switzerland Friday, costing him his bid for a
\nsecond title.<\/p>\n
Utut, Biel winner in 1994, managed only a draw with Dejan
\nPikula of Yugoslavia in the match, a result that gave another
\nYugoslavian, Milos Pavlovic, the championship trophy despite a
\ndisappointing draw with lowly Oliver Niklasch of Germany in
\nFriday's other game.<\/p>\n
Pavlovic, who placed himself in front midway through the 12-
\nday event, finished first with 8.5 points. Utut was half a point
\nbehind for second spot.<\/p>\n
Niklasch shared the third place with Zurab Sturua of Georgia
\nand Vladimir Tukmanov of Ukraine on 7.5.<\/p>\n
Pavlovic, the only unbeaten player in the 58-field
\ncompetition, took home the winner's 42,000 Swiss francs check.<\/p>\n
Playing in a must-win situation, Utut appeared to force a
\nquick downfall of Pikula when he opted a trompovsky attacking
\ngame plan. But Utut rocked his own plot as early as the game
\nstarted with a makeshift opening variant that allowed the
\nYugoslav a slight upper hand.<\/p>\n
A frustrated Utut offered a draw in the 12th move after seeing
\nno single way to victory. Pikula did not think twice to accept
\nthe equal ending.<\/p>\n
\"Perhaps God has proposed that I finish as a runner-up. I was
\ntoo nervous in that decisive match,\" Utut said in a statement to
\nThe Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The only consolation for Utut, who also finished second last
\nyear, was a five-point increase to his elo rating of 2,610.<\/p>\n
Other results Friday included Tukmakov's defeat of Alexander
\nMikhailevsky, Vadim Milov's win over Nino Gurieli, the only woman
\nin the tournament, Lajos Portisch's victory over top seed Vadim
\nMilov and Alexander Cherniaev's defeat of Hans-Juerg Kaenel.<\/p>\n
Utut will leave for Warsaw today to take part in the Koszalin
\nOpen. It is almost certain that he is to top the seeding list in
\nhis debut in the tournament, which kicks off tomorrow. (amd)<\/p>",
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