Edhi holds Russian in Dhaka tourney

Edhi holds Russian in Dhaka tourney

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number two Grand Master Edhi Handoko
squandered a winning chance only to draw with Russia's GM
Krasenkov in an international chess tournament in Dhaka on
Sunday.

The tie put Edhi in the fifth place with 4.5 points, three
points away from pacesetter GM Mark Hebden of England. Krasenkov
stayed safely at third.

With three games left, another Indonesian Ruben Gunawan
remained far away from the coveted Master International title
despite his victory over local hero Ziaur Rachman on Sunday.
Ruben was placed seventh with four points.

Edhi took the pawn advantage halfway to the end game, but
committed too many unnecessary moves which allow the Russian to
fight back, Antara reported. (amd)