Irene takes 2002 junior chess title

Irene takes 2002 junior chess title

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Irene Kharisma from South Sumatra emerged on Tuesday as the
champion of the girls' U-14 division at the Rp 6 million (US$600)
Rider-Enerpac National Junior Chess tournament in Bekasi, West
Java.

The nine-year-old Irene amassed a clear lead of 8 Match Points
(MPs) from nine matches in the four-day tournament. Her closest
contenders were Amalia Andra and Christine Elizabeth from Jakarta
who finished second and third with 6 MPs each.

Irene's final stroke was when she defeated Tri Prisma of West
Java in the ninth match.

Meanwhile, Sulung Wahyuningsih of Central Java grabbed the
girls' U-18 title after defeating Desy Rahmawati to collect 7
MPs. Finishing second with a lower progressive score was Evi
Lindiawati of Jakarta also with 7 MPs and third was Suharyani of
West Java with 6 MPs.

In the boys' division, Aris Haryanto of West Java topped his
competitors with 7.5 MPs after defeating Hastomo of Jakarta.
Surya Wahyudi of Jakarta also won 7.5 MPs with a lower
progressive score to finish second, while Ferry Ferdiansyah of
Riau collected 6.5 MPs for third place.

Hadi Suprianto of East Java grabbed 7 MPs to take the U-18
title followed by Chairil Nardi of Aceh with 6.5 MPs. Ravi
Octaviana was third with 6MPs.

The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) is recruiting
talented players from the tournament for its long-term program
called the Dream Team.