Utut in hot pursuit for world tour

Utut in hot pursuit for world tour

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Utut Adianto will begin
his quest for a ticket in the World Chess Championship by
participating in several overseas tournaments.

He will warm up in Liepaja's Super Tournament, which only
features rapid chess, in Latvia from Aug. 2 to Aug. 5. Each game
takes 25 minutes and Utut will play some world-class players
including Alexander Khalifman of Russia, Alexei Shirov of Spain,
Maxim Dlugy of the United States and woman chess player Victoria
Cimylte of Lithuania.

The Indonesian will also perform in the Continental Chess
tournament in Calcutta, India, from Aug. 8 to Aug. 19.

Artsanti Alif, spokeswoman of PT JAPFA Comfeed Indonesia Tbk,
said that three top chess players from JAPFA Chess Club, where
Utut also serves as an instructor, will compete in the first
ASEAN International Open Chess Championships, starting on Sunday
until Aug. 5 in Brunei Darussalam.

They are Salor Sitanggang, Fahmi Jauhari and Novian Siregar.

The Brunei event is offering US$3,000 for the winner, $2,000
for the runner-up and $1,000 for third place. It is scheduled to
be an annual event.

For the JAPFA team, the championship will also serve as a
warm-up before competing in an exhibition at the Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur from Sept. 8 to Sept. 17 and the
Jakarta League also in September. (ivy)