Ruben tops Hamdani, Edhi ties Danny

Ruben tops Hamdani, Edhi ties Danny

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master (GM) Ruben Gunawan beat
FIDE Master Hamdani Rubin in the 56th move using the Sicilian
defense in the semifinal of the 34th Chess Olympic Games national
selection tournament here on Monday.

In other semifinal action, International Master Danny Juswanto
forced a tie with GM Edhi Handoko in the 76th move employing the
Modern defense. The four chess players all qualified to represent
the country in the Olympics from Oct. 28 to Nov. 14 in Istanbul.

Sixteen women's players are still competing for two places on
the team. Indonesian Chess Association Master (PM) Evi Lindiawati
of Jakarta took over the top position from National Master (NM)
Susianah Handayani with 4.5 Match Points.

Sharing the top position is PM Yenny Riayaningrum, who forced
a tie with NM Neiko Rasaki of West Java in the 39th move using
the Ancient Hindu defense. (ivy)