Utut, Spaniard draw at Biel Open

JAKARTA: Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto of Indonesia was held to a draw by International Master (IM) Julen Arizmendi of Spain in the third round of the Biel Open chess tournament in Biel, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

"With the black pieces against Arizmendi, I used a Sicilian Dragon defense. After battling for six hours and 45 minutes, and 102 moves, a draw was unavoidable," Utut said in a press release.

Seven players are tied atop the leaderboard with a perfect three points each. Utut, who won his previous matches, was tied on 2.5 points with other nine players.

The Biel Open, which Utut won in 1994, has drawn 114 players from 28 countries for this year's event. --JP

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Sentul to host FIM Asia event

JAKARTA: The Sentul auto racing circuit will stage the second series of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, from Aug. 1 to 3, according to a press release from the track's management.

The motorbike competition will see the Supersport 600cc and Underbone 125cc contested, with riders expected to come from Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, England and Indonesia.

The first of a four competitions in the series of the Asian Karting Open Championship will also be staged on the same dates.

The management has also announced two domestic events -- Touring Car and Drag Bike -- in the following two weeks as part of the circuit's 10th year anniversary. --JP