Susanto down to fourth place

Susanto down to fourth place

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Susanto Megaranto dropped to fourth
position with 5.5 Match Points (MPs) in the Asian Continental
Boys Under-16 chess championships at NPC training center in
Bataan, some 160km from Manila in the Philippines, on Wednesday.

Susanto, top seeded in this event, seemed to be out of luck
and could not keep up with host player Christian Arroyo in the
eighth game. After six hours, Susanto agreed to tie in the 105th
move by Sicilian Alapin opening.

In the following ninth game, Susanto also tied with Dino
Ballecer after 60 moves by Slavia defense.

Host player Zander Severino tops the standings with 7.5 MPs
followed by Anh Tri Tranh in the second place with 6.5 MPs and
second seeded Oliver Barbosa, who also collected 6.5 MPs,
finished in the third place. (ivy)