Boy's 'dream team' challenges GM Ruben

JAKARTA (JP): A "dream team" from the Utut Adianto chess school will challenge Grand Master (GM) Ruben Gunawan, a member of the 2000 Chess Olympics Games team, on Sunday as a warm-up for the Merdeka Cup chess tournament in Kuala Lumpur from Sept. 1 to Sept. 3.

The dream team members -- National Master (NM) Susanto Megaranto, 13, NM Taufik Halay, 13, Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (PM) Tirta Chandra, 14, and PM Andrean Susilodinata, 10, will play simultaneous chess where each player is given 90 minutes to study their move.

Percasi spokesman Kristianus Liem said on Saturday system was similar to the one used in the Merdeka Cup.

The match will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the chess school on Jl. Siliwangi 15, Rawa Panjang in East Bekasi. Two other matches will be held at the same location on Monday and Tuesday, but the competitors will change, Kristianus said. (ivy)