Nasib Ginting wins chess meet

YOGYAKARTA (JP): Master International Nasib Ginting won the prestigious men's event at the national chess championships as team Jakarta took the overall title here yesterday.

Nasib of Jakarta collected 7.5 points to top the rankings ahead of his teammates Grand Master Edhi Handoko and Ivan Jonathan who earned six points each.

Jakarta won another three divisions of the six-day competition through junior men's players Irawan and Erwin Yulianto and junior women's Lisa Lumongdong. The three chess players were unbeaten during the championships which fielded 254 participants from 20 provinces throughout the country. (mun)