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16th Indonesia National Championship, Medan 1975

23 Jun 2014Published14 Jan 2020Updated

16th Indonesia National Championship, Medan 1975

					VP
1	Suradiradja, HermanSuradiradja, Herman FIDE ID: 7100167. POB: Sukabumi . DOB: 1947.10.14. Peak Elo: 2380 (1981).	7100167		2320	10.0
2	Sardjono, BingSardjono, Bing FIDE ID: 7101791.	7101791			9.0
3	Bachtiar, ArovahBachtiar, Arovah FIDE ID: 7100205. POB: Banjarmasin . DOB: 1934.03.25. Peak Elo: 2400 (1971).	7100205		2305	9.0
4	Kileng, BennyKileng, Benny FIDE ID: 7100086. DOB: 1954.06.06. Peak Elo: 2395 (1982).	7100086			9.0
5	Riduan, Abdul AzisRiduan, Abdul Azis				9.0
6	Suwandhio, EddySuwandhio, Eddy FIDE ID: 7101104.	7101104			9.0
7	ArdiansyahArdiansyah FIDE ID: 7100027. POB: Banjarmasin . DOB: 1951.12.05. Peak Elo: 2480 (1987).	7100027	m	2330	9.0
8	Arif, IskandarArif, Iskandar FIDE ID: 7100140.	7100140			9.0
9	Sinuraya, IrwansyahSinuraya, Irwansyah				9.0
10	Ginting, ThomasGinting, Thomas POB: Jakarta . DOB: 1959.05.09.				9.0
11	Oentoro, TohaOentoro, Toha DOB: 1943.10.23.				8.5
12	Tjan, Liem BunTjan, Liem Bun				8.5
VP	: Victory points.

		PGN 2014.06.23. 1 game. Incomplete.
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1975.11.??-?. Swiss 13 rounds. Unknown number of players. NM title 9. NM titles: Bing Sardjono, Benny Kileng, Abdul Azis Riduan, Eddy Suwandhio, Iskandar Arif, Irwansyah Sinuraya, Thomas Ginting.

Herman Suradiradja. Photo © Chessbase.

The Indonesian-first-GM-to-be Herman Suradiradja won the 1975 National Chess Championship held in Medan, North Sumatera, and deservedly so. He left a big chasing group one full VP behind. The pre-tournament favorite and defending champion IM Ardiansyah, Arovah Bachtiar, and seven other players belonged to that group.

The host North Sumatera didn’t fare too well in the championship. Their best players Irwansyah Sinuraya and Thomas Ginting could only achieve ranks of 9 and 10 respectively. Both players took solace by attaining an NM title.

Percasi (All Indonesia Chess Federation) no longer awarded the NM title based on the ranks but the VP percentages instead. The NM title required 70% or 9 VP in this 13-round championship.

Suradiradja then made a good use of his National Champion status to seize opportunities pursuing higher titles abroad. In 1975 he also won the 1st Asian Masters in Singapore. He registered his first IM norm in the tournament.

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