Indonesia to take part to Chess Olympiad in Germany
10/11/2008 17:43
Indonesia will take part in the Chess Olympiad in Dresden of Germany, with
hopes high of maintaining the performance the team showed in 2006, a paper said
in Jakarta today.
Indonesia posted the 40th place in both the open and
women's division two years ago in Turin, with the men's team spearheaded by the
country's No. 1, Grandmaster Utut Adianto.
In Dresden, where the world's
biggest chess competition will be played in a new format, Indonesia looks
content to maintain its previous position and also it does not rule out a
possible rise in the standings.
"All 15 former Soviet countries must be above
us. Ten western European countries and ten eastern European countries must also
be better than us," Utut was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.
"We also
have fellow Asians China, India and Vietnam, who are the teams to beat.
Therefore to finish in 40th place will be a good achievement. But we harbor
optimism of improving our ranking, " he said.
The competition, which features
open and women's teams from 154 countries and regions, will be played in 11
rounds, a change from previous editions.
The 2006 Olympiad was played in 13
rounds, while those held before 2006 featured 14 rounds.
Indonesia's open
team, led by captain Edhi Handoko, comprises Susanto, Irwanto Sadikin, Tirta
Chandra, Johanes Simbolon and Farid Firmansyah.
Sebastian Simanjuntak heads
the women's team, which consists of Irene Kharisma Sukandar, Evi Lindiawati,
Kadek Iin Dwijayanti, Desi Rachmawati and Dewi Citra.
Xinhua
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