13th Indonesia National Championship Final, Jakarta 1972 |
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Final. 1972.06.??-??. Round Robin 13 rounds. 14 players. NM titles: Monang Sinulingga, Tigor Hutagalung, Pokan Damanik.

The event wasn’t all about a sad story.
Now Indonesia had a new champion in 28-year-old Jacobus Sawandar Sampouw who employed an interesting style. The Ujung Pandang born tended to play positionally with a big attention to the opening details, something that we couldn’t find from the past champions such as Bachtiar or Ardiansyah.
Another silver lining was the rise of Monang Sinulingga, a player from Tanah Karo, North Sumatera. Previously unknown he placed himself in the big five. Sinulingga beat olympians Ardiansyah, Eddy Suwandhio, and Tigor Hutagalung. He was a natural player meaning he didn’t know much about chess theories. Media blew up a myth that he was illiterate which was, of course, untrue. Sinulingga had soon become a very popular player in Indonesia.
Selected Games (viewer © ChessTempo)
![]() ![]() Jacobus Sawandar Sampouw 7100256 ![]() | ![]() ![]() Manuntun Halomoan Sofjan Nainggolan ![]() |
13th Indonesia National Championship Final
Jakarta

1-0 B42 Sicilian Kan: 5.Bd3
Sources
- Belajar Main Catur dari Master-Master Internasional dan Nasional 1981 (Ds FKN Harahap)
- Buku Panduan Percasi (Djamil Djamal) 1996
- MONANG SINULINGGA
- Putaran Ketiga Sirkuit Grandmaster Asia Pertama 1978
- Sejarah Catur Indonesia 1986 (Ds FKN Harahap)
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