The 4-member team, Surya Wahyu, Mustofa Iqbal, Ahmad Riziq, and Ephesians Prismarantha, managed to outperform chess teams from various universities in Indonesia. They won in the team category. There are two categories of championship, namely open for general participants and teams for students.
One of the members of the Udinus chess team, Mustofa Iqbal, felt happy along with other Udinus students for winning first place, moreover, outperforming teams from other universities. The teams that competed also had above-average quality, according to him. How crazy is it.
"We are proud to have won first place in the national event to make Udinus proud. This is also a stepping stone for me to later compete again in the international arena," said Mustofa Iqbal.
Anggraini Retno Hapsari as the Head of Udinus Chess UKM was also proud to know the happy news. This has become a mandatory agenda for Udinus athletes to participate in competitions like this. Two things that are influential in this competition are experience and educational scholarships for outstanding students at Udinus.
"In addition to regular training, events like this are also a place for athletes to hone their skills in live matches. Students who also have an interest in chess should not hesitate to join us," he said.
The chess competition themed "Resurrection of the Mind Game: Chess Place Revival" was held on December 23-24, 2023 at Pancasila Sports Hall, Gadjah Mada University (UGM). After previously held 4 years ago. Udinus Chess UKM has also won the first place in the "Pemalang Open Cup Team Chess Tournament" (Humas Udinus/Alex. Photo: Dok. UKM Chess Udinus)
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