Shi Jiazhuang is no.1 Asian Cities 2011

Shi Jiazhuang demonstrate as superior city in Asian Cities 2011, a chess team tournament held in Jakarta over last week. Shi Jiazhuang 石家庄 is an succesful industrial city in the north east of Hebei Province of China.

The team consist of GMs (Yu Yangyi, Li Chao B etc.) going perfect score in 9 round of swiss system. Silver / no.2 spot went to Astana (Kazakstan) and Bronze Tehran. Host Jakarta and Palembang from Indonesia continued as no.5 and 6, with Tagaytay of Philipine (and Wesley So) stand on no.4 prior.

In plain English, top result :
1. Shi Jiazhuang (China)
2. Astana (Kazaks)
3. Tehran (Iran)
4. Tagaytay (Phillipine)
5. Jakarta (Indonesia)
6. Palembang  (Indonesia)
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr48489.aspx?art=0&rd=9&lan=1&wi=1000

Indonesia's surprises result are FM  Hamdani Rudin win over GM Wesley So with black of Sicilian, and Evi Lindiawati (Tarakan team) win versus GM Wang Rui , also as black of Nimzo-Indian.

GM Wesley So - FM Hamdani Rudin

GM Wang Rui - Evi Lindiawati

17th Asian Cities Chess in Jakarta 2011

For up coming week, Jakarta is hosting 17th Asian Cities chess tag team tournament. Top rated team are from China, Philipine, Iran, and Kazahkstan. Quite a colorful composition of cities represent here, from Yangon, Seoul, Kahtmandu, Baghdad to Sidney (lead by IM Gary Lane). GM Wesley So (Tagaytay) looks like the highest rated participant around, followed by Yu Yanyi (Shi Jiazhuang).

'Host' Jakarta is represented by :
Jakarta (RtgAvg:2450)

1. GM Barus Cerdas 2443
2. IM Purnama Tirta Chandra 2404
3. GM Megaranto Susanto 2533
4. IM Lioe Dede 2418
5. FM Novita Anjas 2344

followed by other 'ally' cities :
Palembang (RtgAvg:2349)

1. FM Hamdani Rudin 2368
2. IM Halay Taufik 2346
3. FM Kasmiran 2346
4. IM Tirto 2337 
5. Kaisar Jenius Hakiki 2251

Tarakan (RtgAvg:2134)

1 WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma 2354
2 WFM Medina Warda Aulia 2035
3 WFM Sihite Chelsie Monica 2039
4 WFM Dewi Aa Citra 1994
5 WCM Lindiawati Evi 2106

Pekanbaru (RtgAvg:1559)

1 WCM Kadek Iin Dwijayanti 1919
2 Trenseno Felica
3 Wita Rahayu
4 Meriatul Qibtiyah 
5 Verdiana Norasya 1915

Palembang and Pekanbaru are cities of Sumatra Island and Tarakan of Eastern Kalimantan (Borneo).

The tournament will be hold till 28th April 2011, on swiss system. Round 1 just ended with full result here.

GM Cerdas Barus First Place in Telin Chess Jakarta

GM Cerdas Barus scored a memorable homeland victory over many strong GMs in the First Telin Chess Tournament, Jakarta first week of April 2011. Starting the event with some luck, facing lower rated opponents till round 4, Cerdas Barus made a convincing victory over GM Zhang Zhong in round 5. For only losing to GM Eugenio Torre and draw with GM Dao Thien Hai, Cerdas Barus awarded first place with 7.5/9.

Indonesia highest rated GM Megaranto Susanto stay to rank #10 with 6.5/9. Final top 10 :

1. GM BARUS CERDAS INA 2443 7.5
2. GM GAGUNASHVILI MERAB GEO 2599 7.0
3. GM DAO THIEN HAI VIE 2507 7.0 
4. GM TORRE EUGENIO PHI 2495 7.0
5. IM LIU DEDE INA 2418 7.0
6. GM ZHANG ZHONG SIN 2592 6.5
7. IM IRWANTO SADIKIN INA 2417 6.5
8. FM WAHONO AWAM INA 2372 6.5
9. IM HALAY TAUFIK INA 2346 6.5
10. GM MEGARANTO SUSANTO INA 2533 6.5

full result. And deluxe report by Chessbase + PGN + exclusive photos

1st Telin Chess International Jakarta

For a very long time, Jakarta is now hosting an International Chess tournament in Jakarta. Surely not an April Fool, the tournament started off in 1st of April in Telkom building Jakarta and consisted of participant no less than GM Merab Gagunashvili GEO 2599 and GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2592, both are resident from Singapore. Indonesian GM Megaranto Susanto is third seed followed by other neighbouring GM, Dao Thien Hai and GM Eugenio Torre. Indonesian masters are well presented with active player such WGM Irene K. Sukandar to senior like GM Herman Suradiradja, other International invitee is WGM Anastasia Karlovich from Ukraine and WIM Dhar Saheli from India.

First round finished will score favoring the top seed and round two pairing is in. See Chess-result here.

Round 1 top boards:

1. GM GAGUNASHVILI MERAB 1 - 0  WIM DHAR SAHELI
2. HUKOM DAVID 0 - 1 GM ZHANG ZHONG
3. GM MEGARANTO SUSANTO 1 - 0 0 SUSANTO ANDREAS
4. WCM LINDIAWATI EVI 0 - 1 0 GM DAO THIEN HAI
5. GM TOREE EUGENIO 1 - 0 HASAN BASRI
6. C.H. KARTINA GERHANA ----- GM BARUA DIBYENDU
7. IM JUSWANTO DENNY 1 - 0 RAHANGIAR JOHAN
8. WFM SIHITE CHELSIE MONICA 0 - 1 GM BARUS CERDAS
9. IM GUNAWAN RONNY 0 - 1 WFM MEDINA WARDA AULIA
10. NICOLAS RAHMAN 0 - 1 IM LIU DEDE