Susanto extends winning run

Susanto extends winning run

JAKARTA: Susanto Megaranto extended his winning streak to
three at the Junior World Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar,
in southern Spain, after beating local hopeful Cuenca Jimenez
Jose in the third round on Tuesday.

Susanto's first two victims were also from Spain. The three
consecutive wins gave the 13-year-old Indonesian, who is
competing in the U-14 category, a perfect 3 points.

In the U-12 competition, Andrean's winning run came to a halt
when he was held to a draw by Li Haoyu of China. Andrean, who
finished seventh in the U-10 category last year, has now
collected 2.5 points after three matches.

Boy Reinhard, the other Indonesian representative playing in
the U-10 class, also settled for a draw in his match against
Wolfram Kevin of Australia. It was his third draw in as many
game. --JP