Local chess players shine in JAPFA International Open 2000
Local chess players shine in JAPFA International Open 2000
JAKARTA (JP): Local chess players showed their style by
surpassing top foreign opponents in the second round of the JAPFA
International Open 2000 at Grand Bali Beach Hotel at Sanur, Bali.
National Master (NM) Achyu Iswana of Southeast Sulawesi
outshone International Master (IM) Zaw Win Lay of Myanmar after
40 moves by using the Spanish opening, Indonesian Chess
Association (Percasi) spokesman Kristianus Liem said in a media
release on Thursday.
Zaw, whose elo rating is 2633, had just finished competing in
the JAPFA Classic International and made an impressive
performance by defeating Super Grand Master (GM) Jaan Ehlvest of
Estonia (2622) on the final day of the tournament on Tuesday.
On another table, NM Johanis Spd from South Kalimantan beat IM
Rico Mascarinas of the Philippines in the 59th move using the
English opening. Both players suffered a time crisis and failed
to record their moves.
Another surprise came from NM Denny Sonjaya from Bandung, West
Java, who beat IM Mikhail Podgaets (2483) in 79 moves using the
Queen Indian defense with a Fianchetto variant. They battled for
about six hours.
However, eleven out of the 14 international GMs competing in
the event managed to outclass their domestic rivals. Ehlvest beat
NM Adang Gumilar in 53th moves. GM Alex Wojkiewicz (Poland, 2563)
defeated NM Agus Suboro. GM Ian Rogers (Australia, 2562) beat
Andersson YH, GM Eugene Torre (the Philippines, 2557) beat NM
Antung Selamat of South Kalimantan.
GM Dibyendu Barua (India, 2555) overwhelmed NM Arthur Paat of
Jakarta. GM Darryl Johansen (Australia, 2494) beat NM Ch. Anggoro
of Bali, GM Normund Miezis (Latvia, 2481) defeated E. Sukanda and
GM Sergey Beshukov (Russia, 2460) beat Hendra S.
Three Indonesian GMs were also victorious against their fellow
countrymen. GM Ruben Gunawan (2507) beat NM Buntoro, GM Edhi
Handoko (2435) beat NM Haryadi Sucipto and senior player GM
Ardiansyah (2396) defeated NM Johny Jurmansyah.
Indonesian female players who have earned two points are
International Female Master Upi D. Tamin, who beat Fikrul
Saifudin of East Java in 44 moves with the Reti opening. National
women's Master Diah Saidah, who beat an Australian in the first
game on Wednesday, drew with Shinta Kartika of Bali in the 47th
move using the Bird opening.
Youngster and Percasi Master Taufik Halay also earned two
points after defeating Adik Suprianto (2300). Taufik beat Yan
Roswa on Wednesday. While NM Susanto Megaranto, who finished
third in the world junior championships for under-12s, drew with
Risman Siahaan of Jakarta. (ivy)