Utut's dreams end with third defeat<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master Utut Adianto yesterday saw a triple
\nloss in his fifth round duel against chess wunderkind Nigel Short
\nof England at the 34th move.<\/p>\n
It was Utut's quickest decision to resign after holding Short
\ntwice in a row in the third and fourth rounds. Yesterday's win
\ngave Short a commanding 4-1 lead, with one game remaining.<\/p>\n
Short will maintain his elo rating and assure himself of the
\nwinner's prize money of US$10,000. Utut will receive half that
\namount, but has to accept the end of his dream of raising his elo
\nrating of 2,610. Utut will see his rating drop by 10 following
\nthe big loss.<\/p>\n
To keep his elo rating intact, Utut had to collect a total of
\n2.5 points in the six-round duel which will end today.<\/p>\n
Thus, even if world number 50 Utut wins today -- which is
\nquite unlikely, his total score will not exceed 2, half a point
\nshy of the compulsory break-even point.<\/p>\n
World number 14 Short not only took the full advantage of
\nplaying white yesterday, he sped along to ensure his winning
\nposition, 10 steps after his favorite e4 move was countered with
\na Caro-Kann defense by Utut.<\/p>\n
Short said he felt sure he would win the game after the 14th
\nmove, when he moved his e3 bishop to d4.<\/p>\n
That little, diagonal move destroyed Utut's defense. \"After
\nthe 14th move, Short gained vast mobility on almost all fronts,\"
\nsaid Djamil Djamal, the international judge who refereed the
\ngame.<\/p>\n
Utut, on the other hand, acted as if he were walking in mud.<\/p>\n
Short pressed his Indonesian rival hard. At the 34th move,
\nShort knew it was the time to end the game. He threw Utut the
\ngauntlet by placing his queen at e6 to confront Utut with a
\ndilemma.<\/p>\n
\"If Utut captured the queen, he would surely lose either his
\nrook or his only bishop. But if Utut did not remove the queen,
\nhis queen would be victimized and this would only make his
\nposition even worse. Whatever option he chose, defeat was
\ninevitable,\" Djamil said of the three-and-a-half hour game. (arf)<\/p>",
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