Danny produces second surprise

Danny produces second surprise

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian international master Danny Yuswanto
produced his second surprising win when he toppled English
grandmaster Julian Hodgson at the BNI chess tournament yesterday.

It was Danny's strong composure that earned him the precious
victory. With the time-control ticking down at the end of the
game, the two players struggled all the way to survive.

Both players had only three minutes left to finish their game
when Hodgson started to lose control. He resigned after 75 moves
which lasted nearly six hours, the longest game in the tournament
so far.

"Every chess player -- no matter who he is -- is prone to
collapse in such a nerve-racking game," international arbiter
Harry Jauhari commented.

Hodgson, the tournament's top seed, suffered his first defeat
after eight matches. He now shares second place on the table with
Indonesia's Ruben Gunawan at 5.5 points each.

German grandmaster Joerg Hickl managed only a draw with Ruben
yesterday, but remained on top with 6.5 points. He moved a step
closer to the winner's US$5,000 prize money.

Danny, an up-and-down player who seeks a grandmaster standard,
shocked compatriot grandmaster Utut Adianto in the fourth
competition day last Thursday. Danny has to win his remaining
three games if he is to take the grandmaster title.

Utut wasted the advantages of playing white when he drew with
Vladislav Tkachiev of Kazakhstan. Both players shared third place
on 5 points each.

Utut, Indonesia's No. 1 player, will suffer a reduction on his
elo rating of 2,605 if he fails to score 7.5 points in the two-
week tournament. (amd)