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Utut Adianto chess school to hold spectacular competition for 27th Anniversary
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Promotional poster for Utut Adianto chess school's online discussion. (JP/Courtesy of Utut Adianto School of Chess)
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ndonesia’s leading chess school, the Atut Adianto chess school, will hold a competition featuring 27 pairs of players. On the main stage, international master (IM) Medina Warda Aulia will face off against IM Sopiko Guramishvli of Georgia. Grand master (GM) Novendra Priasmoro will meet IT Jodi Setyaki, who has just graduated from university. Both players are from Jakarta.
As for local champions, 2019 national women’s champion and national women’s master (NWM) Farika Mariroh of East Java will meet NWM Gracelia Paramesthi of Bali. Cash prizes of US$1,000 to $1,842 are up for grabs.
The matches will be live streamed on Sunday on SCUA TV. Open matches will also be organized on Saturday.
In addition to the matches, an online discussion will also be organized and aired on SCUA TV on the same day. The discussion, titled "Mental Toughness for Champions", will feature Indonesian chess figures like grand master (GM) Susanto Megaranto, women’s grand master (WGM) Irene Kharisma Sukandar, school founder and GM Utut Adianto, school director Kristianus Liem and Eka Putra Wirya.
