Utut labors to beat Liu

Utut labors to beat Liu

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's No. 1 chess player Utut Adianto had
to labor before overcoming wild card entrant compatriot Dede Liu
in the 47th move on an Indian Nimzo defense in the seventh round
of the Gunadharma International Chess Tournament here yesterday.

It was Utut's third win, placing him second to Hungary's Lajos
Portisch in yesterday's standings. Utut benefited from a 27th
move blunder by Liu, who captured a pawn which enabled Utut to
force a major exchange. Utut sacrificed his rook for a knight.

In another match, international master Ruben Gunawan, also a
wild card entrant, toppled Germany's Joerg Hickl after 47 moves,
despite playing with the black pieces. The Spanish defense opted
by Ruben proved efficient to put high pressure on Hickl. The
German lost a bishop in a moment of haste triggered by a time
crisis shortly before the 40th move.

Another winner of the day was Lubomir Ftacnik of Slovakia, who
beat the Philippines' Eugenio Torre after 50 moves. Ivan Sokolov
of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Portisch drew on the 33rd move on a
Queen's Gambit defense. (arf)