Upi notches 2nd loss to Nana

Upi notches 2nd loss to Nana

JAKARTA (JP): Upi Darmayana Tamin yesterday extended her loss to
Georgia's woman grandmaster, Nana Alexandria, to 2-0 in their
five-hour second match at Hotel Indonesia. The 26-year-old
Indonesian, apparently short on experience and composure, fell to
the three-time champion of the former USSR at the 33rd move in
their first match on Sunday.

Upi, projected by the Indonesian Chess Association to be the
first Indonesian woman to earn a grandmaster title, yesterday had
her black king checkmated at the 45th move after blundering at
the 24th move. She also failed to use her e4 pawn to regain her
momentum when Nana's attacks lessened at the 31st move.

Upi now has two more matches to play today and Thursday against
the 46-year-old Georgian and six-time Olympic champion who beat
Dutch grandmaster Jan Timman in her heyday. Analysts said that if
Upi continues to play as awkward as yesterday, it might be
necessary to ask magician David Copperfield to help her gain a
victory. (arf)