Three players join Olympics team

Three players join Olympics team

JAKARTA (JP): Three male chess players -- International Master
(IM) Danny Juswanto, Grand Master (GM) Edhi Handoko and GM Ruben
Gunawan -- have joined the national team to compete in the Chess
Olympics in Istanbul from Oct. 28 through Nov. 14.

The three players and FIDE Master (FM) Hamdani Rudin reached
the quarterfinals of the Olympics National Selection on Sunday at
the Sumanti Chess House in Central Jakarta.

In the women's side, National Master (NM) Susianah Handayani
and the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) Master (PM) Yenny
Riayaningrum shared the lead in the selection with a total of 4
Match Points.

Chairman of the organizers Eka Putra Wirya said, "The
qualifiers have described the country's team strength for the
Olympics. They are the best Indonesian players." (yan)