Top Russian coach polishes Utut's skills<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chess Association's training
\ndirector, Eka Putra Wirya said yesterday his chief intention of
\nhiring internationally reputed chess coach Mark Dvoretsky of
\nRussia was to further polish and sharpen the skills of the
\ncountry's No. One player, Grandmaster Utut Adianto.<\/p>\n
\"The Russian coach was hired specially to train Utut as I'm
\nkeen to see him become one of the world beaters. I want Utut to
\nbe at least ranked among the world's top 30 players,\" Eka, who is
\nalso the owner of the Jakarta-based Enerpac chess school, told
\nAntara.<\/p>\n
Utut, whose elo rating is 2605, is currently ranked 55th in
\nthe world. The 31-year-old Indonesian chess wizard is one of the
\ninstructors at the Enerpac chess school.<\/p>\n
Dvoretsky, reportedly the best chess coach in Russia, a
\ncountry which has traditionally produced world-rated players in
\nthis cerebral sport, arrived in Jakarta last Monday. He has been
\ntraining Utut intensively since Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Russian was hired for US$2,000 for the two-week non-stop
\nintensive \"training course.\"<\/p>\n
\"It is money well spent as I believe the coach will be able to
\npolish and hone Utut's performance and help catapult his world
\nranking from the 55th to 30th or even higher,\" Eka, who was named
\none of the country's best sports managers last year, said.<\/p>\n
Utut himself is full of praise for Dvoretsky's training
\nmethods. \"He is a great coach, his mastery of chess techniques is
\nquite extraordinary.\"<\/p>\n
He said he is exhausted after only three days of training
\nunder the tutelage of the Russian. \"But I have to live with it as
\nI'm determined to improve my world ranking. I also don't want to
\ndisappoint Pak Eka who has been so generous in hiring Dvoretsky
\nto train me specially,\" Utut said. (bas)<\/p>",
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