Sasha too strong for Andrean<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Alexandra Kosteniuk doubled her lead over Indonesia's dream team
\nsquad in the Japfa Chess Match after beating Andrean Susilodinata
\nin the second game at the VOC Cafe and Gallery in North Jakarta
\non Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Russian women's grand master also beat her 12-year-old
\nopponent in the first game the day before.<\/p>\n
She will now face 16-year-old Tirta Chandra in two games
\nbeginning on Wednesday before taking on 14-year-old Susanto
\nMegaranto in the final two games.<\/p>\n
Although it was the world runner-up he was up against, to lose
\nout 2-0 must have upset the Indonesian team, who had been
\nconfident before the contest.<\/p>\n
However, Andrean did not look a player with a good
\ninternational reputation, especially in the second game where he
\nwas under pressure almost from the start.<\/p>\n
Playing Black, he employed a Caro-Kann defense against
\nKosteniuk's e4 opening.<\/p>\n
The first ten moves consisted of a buildup with both sides
\nbeing evenly balanced until Kosteniuk switched her Queen to the
\ne2 square to provoke Andrean into greedily going after material
\nadvantage.<\/p>\n
He took the bait, which resulted in the game promptly swinging
\nin the Russian's favor.<\/p>\n
\"It is normally played. I have seen the move before,\" she said
\nabout her 11th move. \"But no one took d4,\" she said about
\nAndrean's response.<\/p>\n
Andrean must have been shocked by Kosteniuk's Bishop maneuver
\non the d-file in the following moves as not only did his Queen
\nhave little room to escape, he was also deprived of the castling
\nright. The Queen was then gone.<\/p>\n
\"Andrean must have overlooked the Bishop maneuver. It was a
\ndismantling move,\" said Indonesian team coach GM Utut Adianto,
\nwho watched the game in the analyzing room. Eka Putra Wirya, the
\nchairman of the organizing committee, was also on the scene.<\/p>\n
Although she had established a big advantage, Kosteniuk
\nappeared unable to bring the game to an easy and immediate
\nconclusion.<\/p>\n
\"I had a winning position, but then I was not precise myself,\"
\nshe said.<\/p>\n
With the Queen still on the board and other pieces still
\nactive, Kosteniuk's offensive was massive, forcing Andrean, who
\nin contrast had his pieces undeveloped, to move his King to and
\nfro to dodge a mating net.<\/p>\n
Andrean tried to hang on but finally crashed out after 54
\nmoves. Both of his remaining two pieces were doomed while
\nKosteniuk's h-pawn marched to promotion.<\/p>\n
Japfa Chess Match (Day 2)
\n White: WGM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2469)
\n Black: Andrean Susilodinata (2244)
\n Result: 1-0<\/p>\n
1.e4-c6 2.d4-d5 3.Nd2-dxe4 4. Nxe4-Bf5 5.Ng3-Bg6 6.Bc4-e6 7.Ne2-
\nBd6 8.h4-h6 9.Nf4-Bxf4 10.Bxf4-Nf6 11.Qe2-Qxd4 12.Be5-Qc5 13.O-O-
\nO-Bxc2 14.Bd6-Bxd1 15.Rxd1-Qa5 16.Bxe6-fxe6 17.Qxe6+-Kd8 18.Bb4+-
\nQd5 19.Be7+-Kc7 20.Bd6+-Kb6 21.Qe3-Ka6 22.Rxd5-Nxd5 23.Qa3+Kb6
\n24.Qc5+-Ka6 25.b4-b6 26.b5+-Ka5 27.Qa3+-Kxb5 28.Qd3+-Ka5 29.Nf5-
\nb5 30.Qa3+-Kb6 31.Bc5+-Kb7 32.Nd6+-Kc7 33.Nf7-Rg8 34.Qg3+-Kc8
\n35.Nxh6-Re8 36.Nf7-Re1 37.Kd2-Ra1 38. Nd6+-Kd8 39. Qg5+-Nf6 40.
\nQxg7-Rxa2+ 41.Ke3-Nd7 42.Qh8+-Kc7 43.Qxa8+-Nxc5 44.Ne8+-Nxe8
\n45.Qxe8-Ra3+ 46.Ke2-Ra4 47.Qf7+-Kb6 48.h5-b4 49.h6-b3 50.h7-Re4+
\n51.Kd2-Rd4+ 52.Kc3-Rd3+ 53.Kc4-Rd8 54.Qe7, 1-0<\/p>",
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