PB Percasi General Chairman GM Utut Adianto is happy that young chess players are able to show their teeth. He said that this is a good sign of regeneration.
“The enthusiasm for this tournament has never waned in the 14th time, but there was one surprise this year, the champions were all young people. The seniors remained in the senior class, but the open class was dominated by the young people,” said Utut at the closing of the championship held in Jakarta, Friday (23/8).
“This is a very good sign that regeneration is going well. The potential is big but between the potential and the finished goods, this is not an easy job,” added Utut.
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On the last day of the competition, which featured the blitz chess category, aka blitz, female chess player WIM Ivana Lasama emerged as the champion. The young chess player from Papua born in 2004 was undefeated for seven rounds, winning 7 victory points (VP).
In the lightning category, Surya Wahyu Perwiratama from Central Java became runner up with the same points but Ivana is ahead solkoff. The third position is occupied by IM Yoseph Taher.
In addition to winning the blitz category, Ivana also won third place for the senior women’s class. The winner in this category was WCM Theodora Walukow and second place was occupied by WNM Nadya Anggraeni.
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Ivana also appeared in an international duel in the rapid and blitz category against Filipino chess player WGM Janelle Mae Frayna. Janelle Frayna won 6-3 vp and was entitled to a prize of US$600 dollars while Ivana received US$400 dollars.
Meanwhile, in the fast chess category, 16-year-old FM Satria Duta Cahaya emerged as the champion.
Meanwhile, Yoseph Taher is also always in the top three in the standard, fast, and lightning categories. The 25-year-old chess player was the champion in the standard chess category, then runner-up in the fast category and ranked third in lightning chess.
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Japfa’s Corporate Affairs Director, Rachmat Indrajaya, hopes that the tournament will attract more interest from young chess players. Young talents are expected to be further honed with regular competitions.
“The course of the Japfa Chess Festival this time was also full of surprises with the appearance of FM Satria Duta Cahaya, a 16-year-old chess player as the rapid chess open champion and daughter WIM Ivana Maria Lasama for the blitz open,” said Rachmat. (M-3)
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