Seirawan maintains lead after a draw<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): American grand master Yasser Seirawan maintained
\na 1.5 - 0.5 lead over Indonesia's number one grand master Utut
\nAdianto when they came to a draw in the second round yesterday in
\nthe 29th move.<\/p>\n
For Utut, who fell to Seirawan at the 47th move in Tuesday's
\nbattle, yesterday's draw, agreed upon at 29th move, was obviously
\na better result.<\/p>\n
With the draw, Utut, whose elo rating has increased to 2,590
\nafter winning the Biel Open in Switzerland last August, has to
\nwin today's and tomorrow's matches to reach his targeted elo
\nrating of 2,600.<\/p>\n
For Seirawan, the draw was not a bad alternative either as it
\ndoes no harm to his present elo rating of 2,605.<\/p>\n
\"I am satisfied with the draw,\" said Seirawan who used the
\nSlavia opening to start yesterday's duel, in the scheduled four-
\nday match sanctioned by the world chess governing body (FIDE).<\/p>\n
The 1991 U.S. champion said he had tried to win the game by
\nadopting his typical quiet style -- the style which brought about
\nhis victory over world number one Anatoly Karpov in a rapid chess
\ntournament in Brussels in 1992.<\/p>\n
By doing so, Seirawan said he hoped he could gain an advantage
\nover Utut, who fortunately managed to pass the test put forth by
\nthe Damascus-born player.<\/p>\n
At the 10th move, Seirawan said, he was persuaded to trap Utut
\nby sacrificing the queen but he did not do that because, after
\nlong consideration, he was not sure whether deliberately losing
\nhis queen would profit him, though he did not think it was risky.<\/p>\n
\"I drew with him comfortably. A loss would have been harmful
\nto me psychologically,\" said Utut who convinced that Seirawan was
\nreluctant to attack him because his position was not superior
\nenough to beat him.<\/p>\n
Utut said he did not dare to adopt attacking maneuvers to
\nforce a victory, because he calculated that such venturesome
\nattacks would put him in an awkward position in the long run.<\/p>\n
Given his position, which was not good enough to strike a
\nvictory, \"I could be burnt to ashes if I force myself to win,\"
\nsaid Utut.<\/p>\n
Utut stressed that he did not want to repeat his small but
\ncostly mistakes which brought Seirawan to victory on Tuesday:
\nbishop at c7 and Seirawan's at h5 -- which resulted in the draw.
\n(arf)<\/p>",
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