Tirta and Gerhana in chess wins

JAKARTA: Tirta Chandra and his female compatriot Gerhana extended their winning streaks after beating their opponents in their respective age categories at the ASEAN Junior Chess Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

Tirta, who held black, beat Aron Quang of Malaysia in the seventh round of the Under-18 competition while Gerhana, who is in the Under-8 field, eased past Alia Anim, also from Malaysia.

Both players have now collected 6 points each. Indonesia is competing in the tournament with 11 boys and 4 girls. Also ending the seventh round in triumph were Aris Haryanto (U-14), Nicholas Sebastian (U-10), Olrenzo (U-8), Amalia Andrea (girls U-14) and Irene Karisma (girls U-10).

Thursday also contested the eighth round matches in the afternoon, but the results were not available. The final round will be played on Friday.-- JP