RI beats Portugal in Chess Olympiad

RI beats Portugal in Chess Olympiad

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian chess players booked a 2.5-1.5 VPs
victory over the Portuguese in the men's event while the women
settled for a tie result with Bangladesh in the seventh round of
the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul on Saturday.

Hamdani Rudin was the hero of the day when he beat D. Fernando
at the 42nd move.

Meanwhile three other chess players settled for tie results.

Grand Master (GM) Edy Handoko tied with A. Fernandes at the
34th move, Ruben Gunawan shared the point with L. Galego at the
36th move and Cerdas Barus played three times longer than his
compatriots before ending in a tie result with P. Dias at the
101st move.

Indonesia collected 16 VPs while Germany is still leading with
20.5 VPs. Indonesia met Moldova on Sunday.

In the women's event, Upi D. Tamim beat R. Hamid after
finishing their 45th move and in contrast Ai Zakiah had to bow
out to Z. Sultana after the 33rd move.

Bangladesh and Indonesia shared the last point when Evie
Lindiawati settled for a tie with N. Khan after 49 moves.

The women collected 10 VPs and met Wales on Sunday. China
still leads with 16.5 VPs. (nvn)