Utut last at Beijing

Utut last at Beijing

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian top men's chess player Grand Master
(GM) Utut Adianto suffered a humiliating loss at the Tan Chin Nam
Cup championships at Hua Yuan Hotel, Beijing, after bowing out to
GM Alexander Onischuk (elo rating 2627) of the Ukraine in the
30th move of the last match on Monday.

Utut only finished last with 2.5 Match Points (MP). GM Viktor
Bologan (2641) from Moldova earned the sixth cup after collecting
5.5 MPs. Bologan earned a better tie-break score than GM Nigel
Short (England, 2677), GM Alexei Dreev (Russia, 2676) and GM
Onischuk, who all topped the standings with 5.5 MPs and pocketed
US$5,250 each.

"This is my worst performance in the overall tournament," Utut
was quoted by spokesman of the Indonesian Chess Association
(Percasi) spokesman Kristianus Liem as saying from Beijing.

Bologan tied with host player GM Wang Zili (2603) in the last
match. "I have conquered since the match began, but I made a
mistake in the middle of the match and I should have lost in the
last move. Luckily, Wang accepted my offer to tie," Bologan said.

Host players occupied the 5th to 8th spots. GM Ye Jiangchuan
(2670) was fifth with 5 MPs, GM Peng Xiaomin (2657) and GM Zhang
Zhong was sixth and seventh respectively with 4.5 MPs each, GM Xu
Jun (2668) was eighth with 3.5 MPs while Wang was ninth with 3
MPs. (ivy)