200 contest Enerpac meet

JAKARTA (JP): Almost 200 chess players are currently taking part in the Kiani-Kertas Enerpac tournament.

The tournament was opened by Cholid Gozali, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Chess Association, Thursday. It is being held at Wisma Catur Sumanti and runs until Feb. 3.

The players come from Jakarta, West Java and East Java. They consist of two Grandmasters, 17 International Masters, four Fide Masters, 25 National Masters, four Preliminary Masters and 146 ordinary players.

The 15-day tournament is offering total prize money of Rp 7 million. (lnt)