Successful in Asia Zone, Utut joins elite circle<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A year of endless efforts deserved a reward as
\nIndonesia's Utut Adianto finally assured himself of a coveted
\nplace in the world's society of Super Grand Master.<\/p>\n
The memorable moment came after his impressive win in the Asia
\nZone 3.2 chess tournament in Genting Highland, Malaysia, on
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
Despite an indifferent draw at the 12th move, with his
\ncompatriot Master International Nasib Ginting, in his final game,
\nGrand Master Utut led the 28-field competition with nine match
\npoints. Filipino Grand Master Result Antonio came second with
\n7.5, followed by Nasib, who was just half a point behind.<\/p>\n
The victory gave Utut 10 extra points to add his previous elo
\nrating of 2,585. The 30-year-old Indonesian had also reserved
\nfive points after the Olympic of Chess in December, shooting his
\nrating to a minimum Super Grand Master standard of 2,600 when the
\nworld chess body announces the players' new elo rating next
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
The Super Grand Master title will earn Utut an automatic entry
\ninto the Interzone championship in August and other world-class
\ntournaments which feature chess players with elo ratings of no
\nless than 2,600. The Interzone tournament serves as the
\nelimination round for the world title match.<\/p>\n
Utut's success, to become the first Indonesian to join the
\nworld chess aristocracy, capped a one-year hard-fought, sometimes
\nfrustrating, struggle.<\/p>\n
The national number one chess player made his last trial to
\nbetter his rating when he challenged American Grand Master Yasser
\nSeirawan for a duel meet here in November. Utut suffered a 3-1
\nrout and dropped his 2,690 rating by five points.<\/p>\n
Russian-born Australian Irina Berezina took the women's
\nlaurels with 8.5 points in Genting Highland, leading her closest
\nrival Hoang Than Trang of Vietnam by just half a point.
\nIndonesia's best, Upi D. Tamin, managed only the fourth spot
\nafter collecting five points.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, eight foreign chess players from India, Pakistan,
\nAustralia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Singapore will tackle
\nnational talents led by Grand Master Ardiansyah during a week-
\nlong tournament in Yogyakarta, starting today.<\/p>\n
The event, featuring competitors with elo rating below 2,500,
\nwho play round-robin matches, is aimed at improving the ratings
\nof national players. (amd)<\/p>",
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