Guramishvili wins title

Guramishvili wins title, Medina nails WIM norm

Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 10/29/2011 8:00 AM

The championship title of the Japfa International Grandmaster chess event went to Woman Grand Master (WGM) Sopiko Guramishvili of Georgia, but local hopeful Medina Wardah Aulia still ended the six-day tournament on Friday in Jakarta with her head held high.

The young Indonesian chess talent defeated WGM Jana Krivec of Slovenia in the final of 10-round competition to collect five points overall, which won her a Woman International Master (WIM) norm.

The WIM norm is the first stage into obtaining a full WIM title. “It is her first WIM norm,” said Kristianus Liem, an Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) official in charge of development affairs.

The double round-robin competition, in which all six women’s players — three Indonesians and three foreigners — faced each other twice, was one of 11 divisions played in the sixth Japfa Chess Festival.

It was a surprise win for Medina over Krivec, given the fact that the Indonesian player had an Elo rating of 2112 compared to Slovenian’s 2290.

In the final standings, Guramishvili was in first place with six and a half points, followed by Krivec’s six points, Russian WGM Anna Burtasova’s five and a half points, Medina’s five points, WIM Chelsie Monica Sihite’s four and a half points and Dewi Aa Citra’s two and a half points.

Kristianus said the home players, who were members of the Indonesian team preparing for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), had begun the tournament with equal chances to shine.

“Chelsie has the potential to raise her norm after the tournament because she was stable during the event. Medina and [Dewi] Citra were stable, too, but surprisingly, Medina made it to the end,” he said.

Kristianus hoped players’ game experience would boost their fighting morale for the SEA Games, to be hosted in Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra, from Nov. 11–22.

“The chess festival was the final tryout for our national players before heading to Palembang,” he said, adding that the team was scheduled to fly to Palembang on Nov. 2.

Indonesia will send 14 players, comprising eight men and six women, in a mission to win two of its goal of 15 gold medals in the Games.

Grand Master (GM) Susanto Megaranto, the men’s team ace, won the Open category.

Indonesian chess patron GM Utut Adianto said that the six-strong women’s competition, which was the new format created in six years of Japfa Chess Festival organization, was expected to shape up Indonesian players’ chess games.

“We organized the event based on our urgency of need. We used to hold matches between the top two players. We saw that such matches do not have the same urgency anymore. We have three young women’s players and we need to develop them through competitive fields. That’s why we held a tournament by inviting three players from foreign countries,” said Utut, who is becoming a lawmaker.

The Japfa Chess Festival was held a week after the US$55,500 Indonesia Open, which featured 35 foreign players from 20 countries among the participants.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com

Monas Monument

National Monument, known as Monument or Tugu Monas Square is located at Monas field, Central Jakarta, was built in 1960. The National Monument is one of the memorial is erected to commemorate the resistance and the Indonesian people's struggle against the Dutch colonialists.

Form of memorial that one is very unique, is the cornerstone obeliks marble yoni phallus-shaped fertility symbol based on Hindu culture. This monument towering as high as 132 meters (other versions say 137 meters height is calculated with the existing space under the ground 5 meters).

At the top there is a National Monument that sustains the cup-shaped bronze torches weighing up to 14.5 tons and 35 kg of gold coated. Torch or flame burning is a symbol of the spirit of struggle of the people of Indonesia who was never extinguished in achieving independence. It is said that at the time of Indonesia celebrates 50 years of independence in 1995 a number of Indonesian businessmen donated a number of gold so that the total weight of gold that coats the flame of freedom on top of the Monas to 50 pounds. The National Memorial was built in an area of ​​80 hectares. The architect who designed this monument is Soedarsono and Frederich Silaban, a consultant Ir. Rooseno, began construction in August 1959, and was inaugurated August 17, 1961 by President Sukarno. Monument was officially opened to the public on July 12, 1975.

Court of the peak with an area of ​​11 meters x 11 meters can accommodate as many as 50 visitors. At around the body there evelator emergency stairs made of iron. From the top of the monument Monas courtyard, visitors can enjoy views across the city. Directions to the south stands firmly in the distance Mount Salak in Bogor regency, West Java, stretching north sea with small islands scattered about. While the West extends the Soekarno-Hatta Airport every time it appeared the plane took off. From the top platform, 17 feet to the top, there are flames made of bronze, weighing 14.5 tons and a diameter of 6 m, consists of 77 parts are united. the top courtyard of the monument in the form of " the Fire will never go out" which means that symbolizes the Nation Indonesia so the fight has never subsided all time. High court of the cup from the bottom of 17 m and 8 meters of space history museum. Area of ​​a square-shaped courtyard, measuring 45 meters x 45 meters, is the preservation of sacred number Proclamation of Independence (17-8-1945).

visitors area of Monas, who will climb the peak of the court of Monas monument or museum, can be through the entrance on the plaza surrounding the park Merdeka Square, in the north of Monument Park. Nearby there is a fountain and statue of Prince Diponegoro who was riding a horse made of bronze, weighing 8 tons.
The statue was created by Italian sculptor, Prof.. Coberlato as a donation by the Consulate General of Honores, Dr. Mario in Indonesia. Through the tunnel that is 3 feet below the park and cross the road this monument, the entrance of visitors to the top of Monas monument fenced "Yellow Bamboo". Basic foundation of monument as high as 3 meters, at the bottom there is the living history museum of the national struggle with the size 80 x 80 meters wide, can accommodate around 500 visitors.

On all four sides of each room there are 12 window displays or dioramas devoted life events since the time of the ancestors of Indonesia. Entire walls, pillars and marble floors for a total of 48 dioramas. In addition, the amphitheater-shaped independence space located in the cup Monas monument, depicting the attribute map of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia archipelago, Independence Day, red and white flag and state emblem and the gate door that read the script Proclamation Independence of Republic Indonesia.

Kota Tua (old city) - West Jakarta

tourism and culinary Old City Also serving Culinary Arts and Attractions, the special thing in this region is Cultural Heritage Buildings and museum located in the area such as Jakarta History Museum,

Puppet Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum and the Bank museum. the Open Area is Fatahillah  Park that will take you to The Jakarta Tempo

Here's  the locations which we will explore by bicycle:

Sunda Kelapa harbor
is the traditional port of ships used from ancient times until now.

Kali Besar (big river)
we will see the legacy bridge built by the Dutch cities, including the water system.

Pekojan (plot 9)
formerly known as ethnic Arab village where he lives. Some of the old mosque stood here. One of them is Masjid An Nawier. Masjid An-Nawier has a distinctive architectural style blend of the Middle East, China, Europe, and Java. We can see a Chinese typical ornaments stuck to the doors of the mosque and the construction of the sash accented Java. Masjid Jami An-Nawier Pekojan is one of the old mosque in Jakarta today, was built in the 17th century in the era of Dutch colonial.

petak 9
is the settlement of ethnic Chinese since ancient monastery that has a lot. Along with the entry of Christianity, there was a mixing of cultures here. One is

Chinese Catholic Church architecture - St Mary de fatima
The church was established about  1952, with Chinese architecture, in the absence of a cross like the other churches. The main yard is pretty good and interesting, look at his right side there is a statue of the  Mary and little kids look so beautiful surrounded by plants. While on the left a statue of Jesus that hangs in a tower.

Here we will also see the problems of dense settlement, with increasing population. but also we will visit one of the famous places in this 9 acre plot that is:

Jakarta the capital city of Indonesia

Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) is the capital of the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta is the only city in Indonesia that has province-level status. Jakarta is located in the northwest part of Java Island. Once known as the Sunda Kelapa (before 1527), Jayakarta (1527-1619), Batavia or Jaccatra (1619-1942), and Djakarta (1942-1972).

Jakarta has an area of ​​approximately 661.52 km ², with a total population of 9,588,198 inhabitants (2010). Jakarta metropolitan area (Greater Jakarta) with a population of around 23 million inhabitants, is the largest metropolitan area in Indonesia or a sixth of the world.

Jakarta is located on the north island of Java, at the mouth of the Ci Liwung, Jakarta Bay. Jakarta is located in the lowlands at an average altitude of 8 meters above sea level. This resulted in Jakarta is often flooded. South of Jakarta is a mountainous area with high rainfall. Jakarta crossed by 13 rivers all of which empties into the Bay of Jakarta. The most important river is Ci Liwung, which divides the city into two. Eastern and southern borders Jakarta and West Java provinces in the west bordering the province of Banten.

Thousand Islands is an administrative district located in the Jakarta Bay. Approximately 105 islands located as far as 45 km north of Jakarta.