Final standings:

7.5 points  -- C. Barus (Indonesia)
7 --   E.  Torre (Philippines),  M. Gagunshvili (Georgia),  D. T.  Hai (Vietnam), D. Liu (Indonesia)
6.5  -- Z. Zhong (Singapore), S. Irwanto (Indonesia),  A. Wahono (Indonesia), T. Halay (Indonesia),  S. Megaranto (Indonesia)


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- GM Eugene Torre settled for a draw with  GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam in  the  ninth and final round and finished in a tie for second to fourth  places at the  end  of the  2011  Telin  International  chess tournament at  the  Graha Citra Caraka PT Telkom  here Wednesday.

Torre, at 59 still  the country’s most recognizable player after more than four decades,  finished with  seven ponts on six wins, two draws and  only one loss in the tough, nine-round tournament which attracted  110 players from seven countries.

The fifth-seeded Filipino  champion finished half a point behind eventual champion   GM Cerdas Barus of Indonesia.

Barus outwitted  compatriot IM Sadikin Irwanto to emerge as the solo winner.

Interestingly, Torre defeated Barus  in the sixth round but lost to Irwanto  the following round.

In the  eighth  and penultimate round,  Torre  defeated GM Zhang Zhong of Singapore.

Overall,  Torre finished in a tie with  top seed GM Merab Gagunashvili  of Georgia, GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam and   IM  Dede Liu of indonesia with seven points.

Gagunashvili, the highest-rated player here with an ELO of  2599,  outclassed Im Chanda  Purnama of Indonesia, while Liu  toppled GM Dibyendu Barua of India.

Zhang humbled  Sugeng Prayitno  of Indonesia, and GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia whipped   compatriot Andika Pitra to lead  four other players  in fifth to ninth places with  6.5 points.