Krivec takes Jababeka women's chess tourney, Irene finishes third
Krivec takes Jababeka women's chess tourney, Irene finishes third
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
WIM Jana Krivec of Slovenia came out on top over Georgian
veteran WGM Nana Alexandria to win the Jababeka Women's
International Chess Tournament on Thursday.
Krivec added half a point for a total tally of nine points
after she drew with local young star WFM Irene Kharisma in 22
moves, the only game ending in a draw on the final day of the 11-
round, US$7,000 tournament.
Krivec's record of two draws, one loss and eight wins tied her
on nine points with Alexandria, but she triumphed thanks to her
defeat of the Georgian in their meeting in the ninth round.
Alexandria, who won a 57-move game over bottom-ranked
Malaysian Roslina Marmono on Thursday, was not disappointed at
finishing runner-up.
"The tournament is interesting. I'm satisfied with my play,"
Alexandria, at 56 the oldest of the 12 contestants, told The
Jakarta Post.
It was her fourth tournament in this country, having played in
the last women's international tournament here in 1997, finishing
third.
Irene was already assured of an International Master norm --
the first step toward full IM accreditation -- from her earlier
record in the tournament, but she did not take risks against
Krivec.
"I was ahead slightly in the middle of the game, but I just
reshuffled my pieces to consolidate the position. I didn't see
any chance of launching an attack with her also being content
with her position," said Irene, who finished in third place on
7.5 points.
With participants in the fifth-category tournament holding an
average elo rating of 2,148, the 14 year old's performance will
add 45 points to her current rating of 2,092, said Sebastian
Simanjuntak, the deputy secretary-general of the Indonesian Chess
Association (Percasi).
Other local players with positive results included 2,219-rated
Upi Darmayana Tamin and 2,091-rated Evi Lindiawati, who finished
fourth and sixth respectively.
"Upi will add between five and 10 points to her rating. Evi
will probably get 30," Sebastian said.
Upi and Evi played with black pieces on Thursday to beat
Stefani Dian Cheri and Adelaida Zakharova of Russia respectively.
The results have boosted Percasi's confidence ahead of next
month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
"With this young batch...with their fighting spirit, I guess
we may hopeful about winning gold at the SEA Games," Percasi's
executive chairman Eka Putra Wirya said.
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Final standings
1. WIM Jana Krivec (Slo) 9 pts
2. WGM Nana Alexandria (Geo) 9 pts
3. WFM Irene Kharisma (Ina) 7.5 pts
4. WIM Upi Darmayana Tamin (Ina) 7 pts
5. WIM Angela Khegai (Uzb) 6.5 pts
6. Evi Lindiawati (Ina) 6.5 pts
7. WIM Lisa Lumongdong (Ina) 5.5 pts
8. Stefani Dian Cheri (Ina) 5 pts
9. Adelaida Zakharova (Rus) 3.5 pts
10. Sri Vidawati (Ina) 3 pts
11. Hui Dawn (Sin) 2.5 pts
12. Roslina Marmono (Mas) 1 pts.