Swift silver for Susanto in chess

Swift silver for Susanto in chess

TAGAYTAY CITY, Philippines: Indonesia's young Grand Master Susanto Megaranto was forced to settle for silver after losing the chess blitz final to Vietnam's Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen on Monday.

The 18 year old defeated Singapore's Jason Goh Koon-Jong in the semifinals; he shared bronze with the Philippines' Eugenio Torre.

"We're quite satisfied with the silver in this competition," chess team manager Harbiansyah Hanafiah was quoted as saying by Antara new service after the match, noting tha Indonesia did not medal in the event in 2003 in Vietnam. -- JP