This Is Dadang Subur Aka Dewa_Kipas Who Defeats GothamChess In An Online Chess Match!

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JAKARTA - Dadang Subur, who uses the account name Dewa_Kipas on Chess.com, suddenly went viral because he succeeded in overthrowing a chess player with the title of IM or International Master in an online chess match.

The top chess player named Levy Rozman. He uses an account name called GothamChess. The defeat that he experienced made fans lose their patience and reported the Dewa_Kipas account to Chess.com and was accused of cheating.

Even though the owner of the Dewa_Kipas account is a former member of Percasi who used to participate in various tournaments. He also won a chess championship in Singkawang.

“My father is a player who used to participate in tournaments. He also had become a member of Percasi and won many tournaments. One of them was ranked first in the 37th chess championship in Singkawang in 2005, ”said Ali Akbar who is the son of Dadang Subur, the owner of the Dewa_Kipas account.

The match, which took place on the Chess.com chess platform, took place on March 2, 2021. Angry GothamChess fans over the defeat caused a negative response which resulted in the blocking of the Dewa_Kipas account.

Unlike Dadang, Levy Rozman aka GothamChess is a professional chess master (IM). Rozman often broadcasts his matches on the Twitch platform. He is also a YouTuber with 696 thousand followers.

In addition to broadcasting their matches live, GothamChes also often provides fans with a number of tips on playing chess. The chess lessons he gave were also broadcast live.

This horrendous incident is a hot topic of conversation among users of the reddit forum. This topic also went viral on Twitter. The defeat of the chess master in the world took the virtual world by storm.

Dewa_Kipas Has Been Playing Chess Since College

Some people may be curious about the figure of Dadang Subur aka Dewa_Kipas. His appearance on Chess.com which is able to beat world chess players is a phenomenon in itself.

In fact, Dadang Subur started working in the chess field during his college days. At that time he joined the chess club and then participated in various chess tournaments. Dadang also decided to retire in 2011, after moving to the capital.

Dadang Subur's son, Ali Akbar, emphasized that his father did not cheat or cheat in this online chess game. He also uploaded a number of evidences, one of which was a photo of his father recording chess moves while competing on Chess.com. Ali admitted that he advised his father to play on the online chess platform.

He also added that his father made his online chess debut on February 12, 2021. Ali said that his father started online chess matches from scratch.

“As with video games, which all have to start at level one, my father also has to start from ELO 800 (the lowest ranking on chess.com). However, my father's ELO during the offline tournament was of course far more than that (around 2,500). "

In just three weeks, Dadang Subur alias Dewa_Kipas has won 232 matches. He also lost 90 times and suffered 10 draws. With that many wins, it's only natural that Dewa_Kipas could have an ELO rating of 2,300.

Some netizens responded to the incident by suggesting that a rematch be held and broadcast live. Until now, Ali only hopes that his father's Chess.com account called Dewa_Kipas can be reopened by the platform.

“There are no plans for the rematch yet, because GothamChess has not commented on anything. I didn't expect a rematch. Just asking to be opened to block it, "said Ali.