Utut scores first win at MK Cafe Cup<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Utut Adianto made amends for a first-
\nround defeat with a win over Vil Syrtlanov of Russia in the
\nsecond round of the MK Cafe Cup chess tournament in Koszalin,
\nPoland, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
It took Utut 35 moves lasting three hours and 35 minutes to
\nforce Syrtlanov to resign in a match clearly under full control
\nof the Indonesian.<\/p>\n
Playing white, Utut made a decisive tactical change midway in
\nthe game. It paid dividends as Syrtlanov lost his queen in the
\n22nd move and, consequently, his self-confidence.<\/p>\n
\"I decided to switch to the Fianseto system for tactical
\nreasons after he tried to develop a complicated game in the 15th
\nmove,\" said Utut, who on Monday crashed to Natalia Zukhova of
\nUkraine, one of seven Grand Master Women competing in the event.<\/p>\n
Utut entered the tournament after finishing second in the Biel
\nMasters in Switzerland, where he improved his elo rating of 2,610
\nby five.<\/p>\n
Other results on Tuesday included: GM Curt Hansen-GM Michal
\nKrasenkow 0.5-0.5, GM Valery Neverov-GM Zbynek Hracek 0-1, GM
\nRobert Kempinsky-Zukhova 1-0, GM Romuald Mainkan-GM Emil Sutovsky
\n0.5-0.5, GM Nebojsa Nikcevic-GM Andrei Kharitonov 0.5-0.5,
\nInternational Master Orest Gritsak-GM Eduardus Rozentalis 0.5-
\n0.5.<\/p>\n
Ninety-two chess players from 23 countries are competing in
\nthe tournament in pursuit of the US$5,000 winner's purse. The
\ncompetition is restricted to players with a minimum elo rating of
\n2,300.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the Indonesian Chess Association Kristianus Lim
\nsaid Poland was one of only a few countries which regularly held
\ntournaments open to both sexes.<\/p>\n
Kristianus said Indonesia sent three female players to the MK
\nCafe Cup in 1996; International Master (IM) Maria Lucia, IM Upi
\nDamayanti Tamin and IM Lisa Lumongkong. The trio performed
\npoorly.<\/p>\n
\"We cannot send any of them now because we lack money,\"
\nKristianus said.<\/p>\n
After the MK Cafe Cup, Utut hopes to play in the Olympics of
\nChess in Helista, the capital of Kalmikya, a small state in
\nRussia, this September.<\/p>\n
\"Since the Olympics is for a team, we have to wait for the
\nworld chess body's decision about whether we qualify for the
\nevent. If we are picked, Utut will certainly be included in the
\nteam,\" Kristianus said.<\/p>\n
The Olympics is limited to countries which show progress in
\nthe sport. Selected countries can pick their own four players and
\ntwo reserves. (lnt)<\/p>",
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