RI beats Portugal in Chess Olympiad<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess players booked a 2.5-1.5 VPs
\nvictory over the Portuguese in the men's event while the women
\nsettled for a tie result with Bangladesh in the seventh round of
\nthe 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Hamdani Rudin was the hero of the day when he beat D. Fernando
\nat the 42nd move.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile three other chess players settled for tie results.<\/p>\n
Grand Master (GM) Edy Handoko tied with A. Fernandes at the
\n34th move, Ruben Gunawan shared the point with L. Galego at the
\n36th move and Cerdas Barus played three times longer than his
\ncompatriots before ending in a tie result with P. Dias at the
\n101st move.<\/p>\n
Indonesia collected 16 VPs while Germany is still leading with
\n20.5 VPs. Indonesia met Moldova on Sunday.<\/p>\n
In the women's event, Upi D. Tamim beat R. Hamid after
\nfinishing their 45th move and in contrast Ai Zakiah had to bow
\nout to Z. Sultana after the 33rd move.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh and Indonesia shared the last point when Evie
\nLindiawati settled for a tie with N. Khan after 49 moves.<\/p>\n
The women collected 10 VPs and met Wales on Sunday. China
\nstill leads with 16.5 VPs. (nvn)<\/p>",
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