The Indonesian Open took place from October 10-17 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and was a success by all counts. It was an immensely strong open inasmuch as of the 106 participants, no fewer than 79 were FIDE titled. The top seed was Dutch GM Ivan Sokolov (2690 FIDE) followed by defending champion Chinese GM Li Chao (2681 FIDE), French GM Vladislav Tkachiev (2662) and Chinese junior Yu Yangyi (2651).
Defending champion Chinese GM Li Chao
The tournament was a resounding success for Yu Yangyi, who scored 7.5/9, edging out his compatriot Li Chao on tiebreak. He scored a very impressive 2825 performance and added a hefty 19 Elo to his rating. Li Chao was second with a similar score but worse tiebreak. Local hero Indian GM Shekhar Ganguly Surya came in third with 6.5/9.
Also of note is 13-year-old Wei Yi's second GM norm, bringing him very close to the title.
Li Chao helped interpret a short interview done with Yu Yangyi, who unfortunately speaks little outside his native Mandarin.
18-year-old Yu Yangyi
You played your countryman and translator (smiles) Li Chao in the sixth round with leadership of the tournament at stake and you both played for a win instead of making a friendly draw?
We fought hard for over three hours. But still we did not overdo it while trying to take advantage of any chances that arose so it was still a draw in the end.
So what is your target in IOCC 2012?
I just want to play well and to collect as many points as possible.
What do you think of your performance and to be the leader of IOCC 2012?
I have played well but did not imagine I would be leading. I just play with full concentration and wait for any mistakes by my opponents.
In round eight you will now have to face another countryman from China, this time GM Lu Shanglei.
Of course I have found out who my opponent would be and have also looked up his openings and will play accordingly. If I play well I should be able to win.
Last year our translator GM Li Chao (smiles) became champion of IOCC 2011. Do you think you can emulate his achievement?
This tournament is strong and I will try my best. Becoming champion would be very nice but I will just focus on playing my best.
What do you think of Indonesia?
Indonesia is very nice and so I feel content to be here.
Rk |
Tit |
Name | FED |
Rtg |
Pts |
TB |
1 |
GM |
Yu Yangyi | CHN |
2651 |
7.5 |
53.0 |
2 |
GM |
Li Chao B | CHN |
2681 |
7.5 |
49.5 |
3 |
GM |
Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND |
2610 |
6.5 |
52.0 |
4 |
GM |
Sokolov Ivan | NED |
2690 |
6.5 |
49.5 |
5 |
GM |
Bocharov Dmitry | RUS |
2603 |
6.5 |
46.5 |
6 |
GM |
Tkachiev Vladislav | FRA |
2662 |
6.5 |
46.0 |
7 |
GM |
Fedorchuk Sergey A. | UKR |
2647 |
6.5 |
45.0 |
8 |
GM |
Korneev Oleg | ESP |
2591 |
6.5 |
45.0 |
9 |
GM |
Dzhumaev Marat | UZB |
2516 |
6.5 |
43.0 |
10 |
GM |
Grigoryan Avetik | ARM |
2572 |
6.0 |
52.0 |
11 |
GM |
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | VIE |
2635 |
6.0 |
48.5 |
12 |
GM |
Iordachescu Viorel | MDA |
2637 |
6.0 |
47.0 |
13 |
IM |
Lou Yiping | CHN |
2444 |
6.0 |
41.0 |
14 |
GM |
Lu Shanglei | CHN |
2526 |
5.5 |
53.5 |
15 |
GM |
Gagunashvili Merab | GEO |
2584 |
5.5 |
50.0 |
16 |
GM |
Chatalbashev Boris | BUL |
2535 |
5.5 |
48.0 |
17 |
GM |
Gomez John Paul | PHI |
2523 |
5.5 |
47.5 |
18 |
IM |
Wang Chen | CHN |
2469 |
5.5 |
47.5 |
19 |
GM |
Xu Jun | CHN |
2506 |
5.5 |
47.5 |
20 |
FM |
Wei Yi | CHN |
2454 |
5.5 |
47.5 |
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