Students compete in PLN Cup

Students compete in PLN Cup

JAKARTA: Fifty two students from 26 provinces are taking part
in the five-day PLN Cup with the top players getting a chance to
make the junior national team.

The tournament, which began on Sunday at the PLN training
building, is split into two group of competitors -- elementary
school (SD) and high school (SMP/SMU) -- with a total of Rp 33
million up for grabs.

Hendry Djamals, an official of the Indonesian Chess
Association (Percasi), said the participants had qualified from
earlier tournaments in respective provinces.

"The top three from the groups will be included on the junior
national team for further training development," Hendry said on
the sidelines of the tournament.

PLN is the state electricity company whose president director
Eddie Widiono also heads Percasi. --JP