Quinteros leads chess
NZPA-Reuter Jakarta The game between Murray Chandler, of New Zealand, and Eugene Torre, of the Philippines, was adjourned after five hours in the grand master Asia chess tournament at Jakarta yesterday. Torre, with 8.5 points and the adjourned game, and Miguel Quinteros, of Argentina, with 9.5 points, dominated the play. The end of the twelfth round saw Mershad Sharif, of Iran, move into third place behind Quinteros and Torre, when he stopped the game in 34 moves over Ardiansyah (Indonesia), and secured 8.5 points. The standings (with adjourned games in brackets).—A. M. Quinteros (Argentina), 9.5 points; Eugene Torre (Philippines), 8.5 (1); Mershad Sharif (Iran), 8.5; R. Marearinas (Philippines), 8 (1); Aroval Bachtiar 6.5 (1); Sharazi (Iran)v 6.5; O’Kelly (Belgium), 5 (1); M. Chandler (New Zealand), 4.5 (2); Luiz Chiong (Philippines), 4.5 (2); Craig Laird (New Zealand), 4.5 (1); J. Sampouw (Indonesia), 4 (1); Ardiansyah (Indonesia)), 3 (3); Christie Hon (Malaysia), 2.5; Herman Suradireja (Indonesia), 2.5.
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Press, 22 May 1978, Page 28
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