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8th Indonesia National Championship, Jakarta/Bandung 1964-5

12 Nov 2012Published11 Aug 2014Updated

8th Indonesia National Championship Challengers, Jakarta 1964


1	Ong, Yok HwaOng, Yok Hwa		Jakarta
2	Nainggolan, Manuntun Halomoan SofjanNainggolan, Manuntun Halomoan Sofjan DOB: 1935.02.20.		Jakarta
3	Sanusi, Gatot ImamSanusi, Gatot Imam		Jawa Timur
4	Salman, MSalman, M		Kalimantan Selatan
5	Wotulo, Max ArieWotulo, Max Arie FIDE ID: 7102747. POB: Langoan . DOB: 1932.08.05.	7102747	Jakarta
6	Sitompul, BonarSitompul, Bonar		Sumatera Utara
7	Oey, Beng LiangOey, Beng Liang		Jawa Tengah
8	Masroni HSMasroni HS		Jawa Tengah
9	Suwandhio, EddySuwandhio, Eddy FIDE ID: 7101104.	7101104	Jakarta

8th Indonesia National Championship Challengers Play-Off, Jakarta 1964


1	Ong, Yok HwaOng, Yok Hwa	Jakarta
2	Nainggolan, Manuntun Halomoan SofjanNainggolan, Manuntun Halomoan Sofjan DOB: 1935.02.20.	Jakarta

8th Indonesia National Championship Final Match, Jakarta/Bandung 1965

				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	VP
1	Ong, Yok HwaOng, Yok Hwa		Jakarta	0	0	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	6.5
2	Bachtiar, ArovahBachtiar, Arovah FIDE ID: 7100205. POB: Banjarmasin . DOB: 1934.03.25. Peak Elo: 2400 (1971).	7100205	Kalimantan Selatan	1	1	1	½	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	4.5
VP	: Victory points.

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Challengers. Jakarta. 1964.11.??-?. Round Robin 9 rounds. 9 players.
Challengers Play-Off. Jakarta. 1964.11.??-?. Match. 2 players.
Final. 1965.??.??-?. Jakarta/Bandung. Match 12 rounds. 2 players.

The runner-up MHS Nainggolan. Photo © Putaran Ketiga Sirkuit Grandmaster Asia Pertama 1978.

The runner-up MHS Nainggolan. Photo © Putaran Ketiga Sirkuit Grandmaster Asia Pertama 1978.

The 8th National Championship had the same format as the previous one. The first stage was a round robin competition called Tournament of Challengers held at Jakarta in November-December 1964. The winner would play the defending champion in a 12-round match as the final stage. The match was held in 1965 at two cities, Jakarta and Bandung.

The Tournament of Challengers became a two-horse race between MHS Nainggolan and new kid on the block, Ong Yok Hwa. The tournament ended in a tie between the two so the winner to decide in a play-off match. Ong defeated Nainggolan and won the right to challenge the defending champion Arovah Bachtiar.

In the final stage Arovah played strongly in the first three rounds. He practically rolled over Ong. He led 3-0. At the time the rule stated that the defending champion would keep the title if (s)he beat or drew the challenger. Therefore Arovah needed only 3 more points to keep the title. What happened next was something out of ordinary. Ong suddenly rose to the occasion and forced Arovah to get only 1.5 points for the next 8 rounds. The final score was 6.5-4.5 for Ong. Ong didn’t even need the last round, 12th, to ensure his win.

A speculation off the chessboard claimed that Arovah could not play at his full strength because he was still tired considering Arovah (and Lim Hong Gie) just participated in a tournament at Davao, Philippines in December 1964. Whatever the real reason was Indonesia now had the new champion, Ong Yok Hwa aka Eddy Rusli.

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