Resurgent Edhi wins 10th round

Resurgent Edhi wins 10th round

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Edhi Handoko regained some pride on Tuesday night with a victory over Bangladesh's Master International Zillur in the 10th round of a chess tournament in Dhaka.

The win put Edhi back in fifth place with 5.5 points, along with home favorite MI Reefat bin Sattar. Edhi slid to the eighth place after a defeat to Reefat on Monday.

Edhi's only teammate at the tournament, Ruben Gunawan, kept his hopes of reaching the Master International title alive despite a draw with MI Magomedov of Uzbekistan. Ruben now collects 4.5 points, with three games in hand. He will take the coveted title if he manages at least 6.5 points.

Ruben will play Indian chess wizard MI Kashi, GM Serper of England and compatriot Edhi, Antara reported. (amd)