Utut keeps on winning in Biel<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto maintained
\nhis winning form on the second day of the Biel Master chess
\ntournament in Switzerland on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Utut used the full advantage of playing white to beat host
\nplayer International Master Hans Juerg Kaenel after 32 moves of
\nthe two-hour game. The Indonesian exploited the Queen Gambit
\nopening to wear out his opponent's patience.<\/p>\n
Utut admitted Kaenel, whose elo rating of 2,395 is far below
\nhis mark of 2,610, offered strong resistance throughout the game.<\/p>\n
"It was a tough match in which I had to sacrifice one of my
\nknights in the 13th move. The match developed into a more
\ncomplicated one after 22 moves," Utut said in his faxed release
\nmade available to The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
Running out of time, the Swiss failed to keep his composure in
\nthe intricate game. A blunder just a few minutes before the clock
\ncost him the match. A player is given two hours in the first 40
\nmoves.<\/p>\n
Russian IM Alexander Cherniaev produced the biggest upset of
\nthe day when he scalped top seed GM Vadim Milov of Switzerland.
\nCherniaev has an elo rating of 2,415 compared to Milov who is
\n2,640.<\/p>\n
The victory put Utut on top of the standings together with
\nCherniaev, Yugoslavia's GM Milos Pavlovic and IM Dejan Antic, IM
\nTomas Polak of the Czech Republic and IM Alexander Mikhaellevski
\nof Israel.<\/p>\n
In the third round, Utut will play Polak, whose elo rating of
\n2,525 matches that of a Grand Master.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday, Utut got his title bid off to a flying
\nstart with a win over GM Neboisa Ilijin of Rumania in the 43rd
\nmove through Sicilian Dragon defense. This defense is Utut's
\nfavorite variant.<\/p>\n
It took Utut four hours to force the Rumanian to resign.<\/p>\n
A total of international 58 players are competing in the
\nannual chess meet, vying for the total purse of 42,000 Swiss
\nfrancs. Of the participants, 13 are Grand Masters -- including
\none female -- 14 International Masters and 15 FIDE International
\nMasters.<\/p>\n
The winner will receive 7,000 Swiss francs. (lnt)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/utut-keeps-on-winning-in-biel-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }