Utut, Seirawan draw in exhibition match<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one grand master Utut Adianto
\nand American grand master Yasser Seirawan tested each other's
\nacuity in a two-round rapid chess exhibition here yesterday.<\/p>\n
The short games, which ended with draws at the 58th move in
\nthe first and the 63rd move in the second round, were part of
\ntheir preparation for the other four-day duel sanctioned by the
\nworld chess body (FIDE). The results of the duel meet, slated to
\nstart today, will affect their elo ratings.<\/p>\n
FIDE's latest elo ratings scored Utut, who won the Biel Open
\nin Switzerland last August, at 2,520 and Seirawan, the 1991 U.S.
\nchampion, at 2,585.<\/p>\n
Seirawan was coaching Jan Timman of the Netherlands during the
\nFIDE-sanctioned world championship matches against Russian
\nAnatoly Karpov here last year.<\/p>\n
At the end of the warm-up games, Utut claimed he had a greater
\nchance of winning in the second round. \"But I'm short of time to
\nconvert my advantageous position into a victory,\" Utut said.<\/p>\n
Utut dominated the queen-side column after Seirawan, who
\nopened the second-round with the Slavia opening, blundered in the
\n23th move by moving his rook to the left in order to survive the
\ntime ruling.<\/p>\n
This awkward positioning cost Seirawan one of his pawns.
\nHowever, Utut could not capitalize on it and only managed to tie.<\/p>\n
Given that it was Seirawan who had the advantage of playing
\nthe white pieces, \"this result is enough for me, \" Utut said of
\nhis failure to score a victory.<\/p>\n
The demonstration, held at the Janur room of the Kelapa Gading
\nSports Club, North Jakarta, used the Bobby Fischer time control,
\nwhich allows each player 20 minutes to finish each game with an
\nadditional amount of 10 seconds for each move.<\/p>\n
Today's duel, scheduled for this afternoon at the same venue,
\nwill apply regular time control, where each player is allotted 40
\nmoves in two hours, followed by 20 moves in one hour plus 20
\nseconds per move.<\/p>\n
The winner will be the player who scores more than two points.
\nIf the scores are level after four games, the match will be
\ndeclared a draw. The winner will get a US$3,000 cash prize and
\nthe loser $2,000. (arf)<\/p>",
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