Susanto ties with Zander in U-16 meet<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess player Susanto Megaranto drew
\n1.5-1.5 with non-seeded Severino Zander of the Philippines in the
\n45th move of the Scandinavian opening during the sixth game of
\nthe Asian Continental Boys Under-16 championships at the NPC
\ntraining center in Bataan, the Philippines, some 160kms from
\nManila.<\/p>\n
Susanto, who held the white pieces, was able to surround all
\nof Zander's pieces in lane seven and only allowed his rook to
\nmove. The blockade was maintained until the 28th move.<\/p>\n
But in the 29th move, Susanto suffered a time crisis and had
\nonly four minutes left for nine moves. With only two minutes left
\nfor five moves, Susanto was unable to find a winning solution.<\/p>\n
He accepted Zander's offer to draw after the Filipino forced
\nhim to give up his queen.<\/p>\n
Zander tops the standing with 5 Match Points (MP). Susanto,
\ntop seeded in the event, was second with 4.5 MPs but he
\noutclassed seeded Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines who also
\ncollected 4.5 MPs. Susanto will face Barbosa in the seventh game.<\/p>\n
Separately, executive chairman of the Indonesian Chess
\nAssociation (Percasi) Eka Putra Wirya said that the association
\nwould send junior chess players to the European Chess
\nChampionships to increase their competitiveness.<\/p>\n
\"The junior players only have the chance to compete in
\nSoutheast Asian-level tournaments or Asian-level tournaments at
\nthe most. But now we will send them to Europe,\" he was quoted by
\nAntara as saying.<\/p>\n
\"Sometimes they play very well and produce surprises but at
\nother times they lose after making unnecessary blunders due to
\ntheir psychological imbalances.\"<\/p>\n
Percasi spokesman Kristianus Liem cited an example in the age-
\ngroup world chess championships in Oropesa del Mar in Spain in
\nOctober when Susanto (13), Taufik Halay (13) and Andrean (10)
\nmissed the association's target of entering the world's top
\nthree.<\/p>\n
\"Victory was right before their eyes but it turned into tragic
\ndefeat because they seemed to lose concentration,\" said
\nKristianus, also a chess observer. (ivy)<\/p>",
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