Utut scores hat trick at Biel Masters c'ship<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto scored a
\nhat trick in the Biel Masters chess championship in Switzerland
\non Wednesday with a win over International Master Dejan Antic of
\nYugoslavia.<\/p>\n
Despite playing black, Utut showed a flair that drew the
\npraise of chess enthusiasts watching the tournament. Local media
\nhas dubbed Utut Mr. Iron Determination on account of his cool
\nhead.<\/p>\n
Utut and Antic stood equal after the first 13 moves of the
\ngame in which they both used the Queen Indian defense.<\/p>\n
Antic attempted a new but makeshift variant in the 14th move
\nwhich proved fatal. He later admitted to having learned the
\nvariant from Indian Grand Master Viswanathan Anand's 1996 defeat
\nof world champion Anatole Karpov before Wednesday's game.<\/p>\n
Utut then took total control of the match and Antic's
\nresignation became a simple matter of time. Playing under
\npersistent attack from Utut, the Yugoslavian gave up after 36
\nmoves and three hours and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
The victory left Utut perched on top of the leader board along
\nwith Alexander Mikhaelevsky of Israel, the only other player to
\nhave maintained a 100 percent record in the tournament. The two
\nwill square off in the fourth round.<\/p>\n
Russian-born Mikhaelevsky beat fellow International Master
\nTomas Polak of the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n
Utut defeated Grand Master Neboisa Ilijin of Rumania in the
\nfirst round on Monday and International Master Hans Juerg Kaenel
\nof Switzerland in the second round on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Other results on Wednesday included Portisch of Hungary's
\ndefeat of Benital of France, Tukmakov of the Ukraine's defeat of
\nNernet from Switzerland and Kallai of Hungary's victory over his
\nSwiss opponent Liardet.<\/p>\n
Portisch, Tukmakov, Pavolvic, Kallai, Pikula and Cherniaev
\nshare second place in the provisional standings with 2.5 points
\napiece.<\/p>\n
A total of 58 players from 15 countries are competing in the
\ntournament which has a 42,000 Swiss francs purse. Of the 58, 13
\nhold the title of Grand Master, including one female. Fourteen
\nInternational Masters and five International Chess Federation
\n(FIDE) Masters are also competing.<\/p>\n
The winner will earn 7,000 Swiss francs. (lnt)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/utut-scores-hat-trick-at-biel-masters-cship-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }