The Pertamina Indonesian GM Tournament 2024 was officially opened by the President of PERCASI (All Indonesian Chess Federation), GM Utut Adianto on 23 April 2024.
The tournament is taking place at Artotel Gelora Senayan, Jakarta. A total of 24 chess masters from eight different countries, resulting in an attractive competition mix with each having individual motivations to succeed.
The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Drs. Yohan, M.Si (Staf Ahli Bidang Inovasi Kepemudaan dan Keolahragaan Kemenpora RI), Lukman Djajadikusuma (Sekjen KONI) , Teuku Ali Usman (Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary Bank Mandiri Group), and Sendy Nurulita (Corporate Brand Officer PT Pertamina), as well as PERCASI Management Board Members.
In his speech, Dr. Drs Yohan, M.Si in discussing sports development, congratulated PERCASI as an example of a sports body that is collaborating with Pertamina for the development of its athletes.
This was well received by the GM Adianto, who after thanking both sponsors Pertamina and Bank Mandiri, expressed his hope that Pertamina would be able to continue its collaboration with PERCASI in sponsoring tournaments, increasing to two at the start, to help more Indonesian chess players achieve the grandmaster title.
In response, Sandy Nurulita stated that this was not the first time that Pertamina has stepped forward to support chess but this time has taken on the role of being the main sponsor.
The Pertamina Indonesian GM Tournament 2024 is taking place from 23rd April to 1st May 2024 and has two sections, GM and IM, each 12 player round robins, with all expenses paid together with stipends, and boasts a total prize fund of US$ 20900.