2002.07.22-29. Round Robin 11 rounds. 12 players. Rating average 2446. Category VIII. GM norm 8. IM norm 5.5. GM norms: Antoaneta Stefanova, Cerdas Barus. IM norms: Irwanto Sadikin, Susanto Megaranto.
Indonesia registered the country’s 8 best chess players, excluding GM Utut Adianto, out of 12 participants in this event. Unfortunately no one could manage to claim the champion trophy.
The only girl IM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria saw off the competition, scored 1.5 points above his nearest contender Indonesian IM Cerdas Barus.
Myanmar chess player, IM Nay Oo Kyaw Tun, despite of his bloated rating of 2500+, could not escape his fate from being the tailender of the tournament.
Wismilak belongs to the big four cigarette companies in Indonesia. This event seems to be the last international chess tournament sponsored by Wismilak considering FIDE rules out smoking in a playing hall.