Three players go to third round

Three players go to third round

JAKARTA (JP): Three of four young chess players secured their
places in third round of the Enerpac Master Tournament at the
Utut Adianto Chess School in Bekasi.

National Master (MN) Taufik Halay, 13, defeated MN Hendra
Johan 1.5-0.5 in Saturday's match. MN Susanto Megaranto, also 13,
defeated MN Yacobus Sampouw, the 1972 national champion, with the
same score. Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (MP)
Tirta Chandra earned a dramatic victory by defeating MN Asrul
Aray 1.5-0.5 in a playoff.

Percasi spokesman Kristianus Liem said in a fax the fourth
young player, Andrean Susilodinata, 10, was beaten 2-0 in a
playoff.

"Andrean, however, is still playing in the consolation group,"
said Kristianus. "In other rounds, three members of the
Indonesian chess Olympic team booked victories over their
opponents," he said.

MI Danny Juswanto beat MN Sutarto 2-0; GM Edhi Handoko beat MN
Haryadi Sucipto 1.5-0.5; and GM Ruben Gunawan beat MN Johny
Jurmansyah 1.5-0.5 in a playoff. MF Hamdani Rudin also won in a
playoff.

"Seeded player GM Ardiansyah beat MN Fabian Lumentut 2-0,
while the seeded MI Dede Liu defeated the only female
participant, MIW Upi D. Tamin, 1.5-0.5," Kristianus said. (nvn)