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Utut Adianto
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Election portrait, 2023
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| Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council |
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| In office 20 March 2018 – 1 October 2019 Serving with Fadli Zon, Agus Hermanto, Taufik Kurniawan, Fahri Hamzah
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| Speaker | Bambang Soesatyo | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the People's Representative Council |
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| Assumed office 1 October 2009 |
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| Constituency | Central Java VII | ||||||||||||||
| Majority | 89,902 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
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Utut Adianto Wahyuwidayat
16 March 1965 Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Political party | PDI-P | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tri Hatmanti | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Padjadjaran University | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Chess player | ||||||||||||||
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Chess biography
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Utut Adianto Wahyuwidayat (born 16 March 1965), known as Utut Adianto, is an Indonesian politician and a famous chess player. He has been a member of the People's Representative Council since 2009. This council is like Indonesia's main law-making body.
Utut Adianto is part of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 2018 to 2019. Before he entered politics, he was a very skilled chess player. He earned the top title of Grandmaster from FIDE in 1986.
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Early Life and Education
Utut Adianto Wahyuwidayat was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 16, 1965. He was the fourth of five children in his family. He grew up in a place called Damai alley, which is close to Cipete Market in South Jakarta.
Utut went to Padjadjangan University for his studies. He finished his university education in 1989. After graduating, he started working for a company that focused on development projects.
Amazing Chess Career
Utut first became interested in chess because of his brother. When he was just 8 years old, in 1973, he started taking chess lessons. He joined the Kencana Chess Club to learn more about the game.
Becoming a Chess Champion
Utut quickly showed how talented he was at chess. In 1978, at the age of 12, he won the Jakarta Junior Championship. The next year, in 1979, he became the National Junior Champion. He continued to improve and won the Indonesian Chess Championship in 1982.
In 1986, Utut Adianto was given the title of Grandmaster. This is the highest title a chess player can achieve. At 21 years old, he was the youngest Indonesian to become a Grandmaster at that time. Later, Susanto Megaranto broke this record by becoming a Grandmaster at 17.
International Chess and Leadership
Utut Adianto also played in big international tournaments. In 1999, he took part in the FIDE World Championship in Las Vegas. This championship used a knockout style, where players are eliminated after losing. Utut lost in the first round to Daniel Fridman.
Beyond playing, Utut Adianto has also helped grow chess in Indonesia. He is the chairman of the Indonesian Chess Federation (PERCASI). Along with Machnan R. Kamaluddin, Eka Putra Wirya, and Kristianus Liem, he helped start a chess school in Indonesia. This school has trained many national chess players. In 2005, Utut Adianto was recognized as a FIDE Senior Trainer, which means he is a highly skilled chess coach.
Political Journey
In recent years, Utut Adianto has spent less time on chess. He has become very active in politics and government. On May 9, 2009, he was elected to the People's Representative Council (DPR). This is the lower house of Indonesia's parliament, where laws are made.
He continued to rise in politics. On March 20, 2018, he became the Deputy Speaker of the DPR. He was reelected in 2024, receiving 116,794 votes from the people.
Images for kids
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Utut and Iván Morovic at the Junior Chess World Championship 1980 in Dortmund.
