Chess meet lures top players

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's three grandmasters -- Utut Adianto, Edhi Handoko and Ardiansyah -- and defending champion international master Ruben Gunawan are to take part in the Rp 25 million (US$10,638) Intisari Cup chess tournament from Oct. 6 to Oct. 9 here.

Utut is the only player who will receive a bye into the last- 32 round of the tournament, to be held at the F. Sumanti chess hall in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, and the nearby Auditorium building.

The tournament, organized by the Intisari monthly magazine and PT Asia Sejahtera Perdana Pharmaceutical, has not been sanctioned by the world chess governing body FIDE. (arf)