Young Indonesian GM in sight

Young Indonesian GM in sight

JAKARTA (JP): Four Indonesian children -- nine-year-old Taufik
Hailay, Hastomo, 10, Evi Lindawati, 10 and Abuzal, 9 -- are
projected to earn Grand Master titles in five or six years' time,
according to Eka Putra Wirya, the owner of the Jakarta-based
Enerpac chess school.

Eka said that the children, who are attending the school four
times a week to improve their skills, were dubbed "most talented"
by the school's teachers. She said they should be given a chance
to represent Indonesia in next year's world chess championships
for their respective age groups.

But they must first win next year's national championships for
their respective age groups. Only the one with the highest score
will be sent to the world championship, Eka told The Jakarta Post
yesterday.

The national, as well as the world chess championships,
feature under-10 to under-20 age groups, with a two-year age
interval. (arf)