Andrean wins in seventh round game in Greece

Andrean wins in seventh round game in Greece

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Indonesia's sole competitor at the World Youth Chess Championship
in Greece, Andrean Susilodinata beat David Recuero Guerra in the
seventh round on Thursday.

"The seventh round matches started at 9:30 a.m. local (Greece)
time. Andrean finished his game at around 11.30. It needed about
two hours," Susilodinata Halim, Andrean's father and manager,
told The Jakarta Post by phone.

But Susilodinata, who is a university lecturer by profession,
failed to note the game details as to how many moves Andrean, who
competes in the under-12 category, needed to stop his opponent
and what opening did he choose in the encounter.

Susilodinata said Andrean, whose win over Andrea Dimant of
Brazil in the sixth round on Tuesday had earned him a tenth
position, claimed up further on the provisional standings.

"He may be in the fifth or sixth now, given his pairing in the
eighth round in which he plays on board number three," he said.

Andrean, who, until after seven rounds has registered 5.5
points from five wins, a draw and a loss, is playing leader Yuriy
Kuzubov of Ukraine and the game was underway until this article
was written.

The tournament, which is being played according to the Swiss
System in 11 rounds, features 847 players divided in the U-10, U-
12, U-14, U-16 and U-18 categories, according to
www.fideonline.com.

Time control is FIDE-sanctioned 90 minutes for the whole game
with 30 seconds increment for every move played.

Andrean, 11 years old, is a member of the national junior
team. Given his record in international tournaments, he is no
doubt one who can count his chess skills for the future.

However, he has appeared to be an cast-out in national chess
in the past four months, having denied an inclusion in the team
only because he was considered to unable to detach himself from
his dependency on his parent.

He saw his name in the competitors list as one of the two
juniors in the Surabaya International Championship last July only
to find that he was canceled out.

During the World Youth Chess Olympiad in Kuala Lumpur the
following two months, he was also excluded from the team, with
the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) again citing Andrean's
"childish" manner.

In Greece, Andrean may likely want to prove that he has not
been affected by Percasi's treatment on him. "Pray for us and
give us support. This must be a tough game against Kuzubov," said
Susilodinata.

With points collection up to date, Andrean has fared generally
well, according to Percasi executive director, Eka Putra Wirya,
who insisted here on Thursday that Percasi's faith in Andrean
should not be questioned.