'New board must approach government'<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
With Jeffrie Geovanie taking over as chairman of the Indonesian
\nChess Association (Percasi) on Tuesday, the country's number one
\nGrand Master, Utut Adianto, is urging the association to seek
\nfinancial support from the government.<\/p>\n
Jeffrie was elected chairman after winning the support of 26
\nof the 27 provincial chapters at the association's conference in
\nSemarang, Central Java.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old, who acted as deputy chairman of the
\nassociation last term, succeeds Machnan Kamaluddin.<\/p>\n
\"Given the support from the provincial chapters, which appears
\nto be huge, Jeffrie should not waste this momentum to carry on
\nwith what he already has on his agenda for national chess,\" Utut
\ntold The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
\"Institutions with structural links to the government should
\nbe approached. The government must show its goodwill toward
\nchess.<\/p>\n
\"Look, Vietnam (chess) has enjoyed total support from its
\ngovernment,\" Utut said, referring to Indonesia's biggest chess
\nrival in the region.<\/p>\n
\"Consolidation within the provincial chapters must also be
\npursued in an attempt to produce more strong players in areas
\noutside of Java,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The new chairman will lead a five-strong team to establish the
\nnew board of Percasi.<\/p>\n
Utut is a member of the team, despite a previous announcement
\nthat he intended to resign from the organization to concentrate
\non his chess.<\/p>\n
\"It is a difficult for me to reject (the offer to join the
\nteam). But I will have to bargain. If possible, I do not need to
\nbe included on the board,\" said Utut, who will compete in the
\nWorld Chess Championship in the Netherlands in December<\/p>",
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