Susanto survives first test

Susanto survives first test

JAKARTA (JP): Young Indonesian chess player Susanto Megaranto
survived the first test in the Asian Continental Boys Under-16
championships at the National Power Corporation (NPC) training
center at Bataan, the Philippines, on Tuesday.

Top seeded Susanto defeated host player Lorjon Limbohan 1.5-
0.5 in the 50th move using the Caro Kann defense. He will face
John Paul Gomez in the second round later on Tuesday.

The championships were attended by 24 players from seven Asian
countries including host the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam,
Mongolia, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. (ivy)