Utut triumphs at chess tournament

Utut triumphs at chess tournament

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Grand Master Super Utut Adianto was
unbeatable on Friday against six opponents in a simultant chess
tournament at Ibis Hotel Mangga Dua.

Utut took three-and-a-half hours to beat the six players. They
were Sigit Wijayanto, Kiu Sen, Ramli, Robin Harjono, Rosita
Latief and Yundi Dwiguna.

The quickest game lasted only 15 minutes against Sigit, a
Gadjah Mada University student. University student Yundi was able
to hold off Utut for 65 minutes. Utut's other wins were clocked
in at 20 minutes (against Ramli), 40 minutes (Robin) and 50
minutes (Rosita).

The six players are finalists from tournaments held at six
Ibis hotels which began on Sept. 30 in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and
Surabaya. The Hotel Arcadia also participated in the tournament.

Rosita won at Ibis Slipi, Ramli at Ibis Cikarang, Kiu Sen at
Ibis Mangga Dua and Ibis Kemayoran, Yundi at Ibis Tamarin and
Hotel Arcadia, Sigit at Ibis Malioboro, Yogyakarta, and Robin at
Ibis Rajawali, Surabaya.

The six players are currently competing in the grand final
which runs until Sunday. A total cash prize of Rp 15 million is
being offered by the organizer. (lnt)