Barbosa finishes 3rd in Indonesian Open

FINAL STANDINGS:

7.0 pts — L. Chao (China), S. Ganguly (India)

6.5 pts — O. Barbosa (PH), V. Tkachiev (France), W. Yue (China), W. So (Philippines), A. Dreev (Russia).

6.0 pts — S. Megaranto (Indonesia), S. Mareco (Argentina), A. Wahono (Indonesia), A. Shabalov (USA), T. Kotanjian (Armenia), Z. Jun (China), D. Laylo (PH).

5.5 pts — N. V. Huy (Vietnam), R. Bitoon (PH), E. Ahmadinia (Iran), D.T. Hai (Vietnam), D. Reinderman (Netherlands), C. Sang (Vietnam), R. Antonio (PH), T. Aris (Indonesia), J. Gomez (PH), A. Nasri (Iran)

FILIPINO Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa drew his 9th and final round match on Wednesday to finish third in the Indonesia Open Chess Championship at the Lamerieden Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Barbosa tallied 6.5 points on 4 wins and 5 draws in a five-way tie for third but earned third place honors with a superior tie break over GM Vladislav Tkachiev of France (4th), GM Wang Yue of China (5th), countryman GM Wesley So (6th) and 7th placer GM Aleksey Dreev of Russia.

Barbosa failed to finish first after drawing with GM Dreev in the final round.

Tkachiev routed GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam, GM Wang drew with GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly of India and GM So edged compatriot GM Richard Bitoon.

Meanwhile, GM Li Chao of China beat GM Sandro Mareco of Argentina to capture the title with a superior quotient over fellow 7-pointer GM Ganguly.

GM Darwin Laylo downed Sofyan Jafar of Indonesia to finish in a tie for 8th to 14th spots with 6.0 points.  Correspondent Marlon Bernardino