RI beats Brazil at chess Olympiad<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesia's men's squad beat Brazil while their female
\ncompatriots held Luxembourg to a draw on Monday in the 10th round
\nof the chess Olympiad in Calvia, Spain.<\/p>\n
International Master (IM) Susanto Megaranto, 17 years old,
\nmaintained his winning streak by defeating Grand Master Henrique
\nMecking to lead Indonesia to a 2.5-1.5 victory over Brazil,
\naccording to www.36chessolympiad.com.<\/p>\n
The team's other win was contributed by FIDE Master (FM)
\nTaufik Halay, who beat Ivan Nogueira while IM Dede Liu drew with
\nIM Cicero Braga and Tirta Chandra lost to FM Alexander Fier.<\/p>\n
In the ninth round on Sunday, Susanto emerged the only winner
\nas Indonesia overcame New Zealand also with 2.5-1.5 victory.<\/p>\n
Two back-to-back victories, which came at the backdrop of
\ntheir crushing defeat by the Philippines in the eighth round,
\ngave Indonesia an overall 21.5 points to stay in 45th place out
\nof 129 teams from 128 countries.<\/p>\n
Seven other teams collected equal points including England
\nwhom Indonesia faced in the 11th of 14-round world chess team
\ncompetition on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 14-year-old Irene Kharisma took her fourth
\nconsecutive win but the Indonesian women's team had to be content
\nwith a 1.5-1.5 draw with Luxembourg.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Irene delivered the only full point for the team
\nwith her win over Myriam Pleim. Evi Lindiawati drew with Grazyna
\nBakalarz while Norasa Verdiana was beaten by WGM Elvira Berend.<\/p>\n
It was Irene's sixth win during the tournament in addition to
\nfour draws to put her as the fourth best performer on board three
\n-- behind WGM Zhao Xue of China, IM Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine and
\nWIM Josefina Martinez of Venezuela -- with personal collection of
\n8 points.<\/p>\n
China dominated the women's competition, topping the standings
\nwith 24.5 points. Hungary was in a distant second place with 20
\npoints followed by the United States, India and Georgia with 19.5
\npoints each.<\/p>\n
The men's section saw Ukraine on top with 29 points, two
\npoints above second-placed and reigning champion Russia, while
\nArmenia was in third with 26.5 points.<\/p>",
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