Utut last at Beijing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian top men's chess player Grand Master
\n(GM) Utut Adianto suffered a humiliating loss at the Tan Chin Nam
\nCup championships at Hua Yuan Hotel, Beijing, after bowing out to
\nGM Alexander Onischuk (elo rating 2627) of the Ukraine in the
\n30th move of the last match on Monday.<\/p>\n
Utut only finished last with 2.5 Match Points (MP). GM Viktor
\nBologan (2641) from Moldova earned the sixth cup after collecting
\n5.5 MPs. Bologan earned a better tie-break score than GM Nigel
\nShort (England, 2677), GM Alexei Dreev (Russia, 2676) and GM
\nOnischuk, who all topped the standings with 5.5 MPs and pocketed
\nUS$5,250 each.<\/p>\n
\"This is my worst performance in the overall tournament,\" Utut
\nwas quoted by spokesman of the Indonesian Chess Association
\n(Percasi) spokesman Kristianus Liem as saying from Beijing.<\/p>\n
Bologan tied with host player GM Wang Zili (2603) in the last
\nmatch. \"I have conquered since the match began, but I made a
\nmistake in the middle of the match and I should have lost in the
\nlast move. Luckily, Wang accepted my offer to tie,\" Bologan said.<\/p>\n
Host players occupied the 5th to 8th spots. GM Ye Jiangchuan
\n(2670) was fifth with 5 MPs, GM Peng Xiaomin (2657) and GM Zhang
\nZhong was sixth and seventh respectively with 4.5 MPs each, GM Xu
\nJun (2668) was eighth with 3.5 MPs while Wang was ninth with 3
\nMPs. (ivy)<\/p>",
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