Friday, August 31, 2012

2012 Chess Olympiad Round 4 Indonesia draw England girls

Chess Olympiad happening in Turkey 2012 runs it way to round 4. In the top board, USA draw to India, Hikaru Nakamura won but Gata Kamsky lost a score to Pentala Harikrishna. Azeri also draw to Germany and give a chance to rivalry country Armenia sneak into the top standing by their win against unfortunate Phillipine, who hold strong until board four IM Oliver Dimakiling cracked by Gabriel Sargissian.

On the local country news, Indonesia lost its hopes to at least hold strong neighbouring country Vietnam. The final score is 0.5-3.5 with only IM Taufik Halay managed to hold on IM Nguyen Van Huy in board three. GM Megaranto Susanto gone to complicated English game against Le Quang Liem and lost in 45 moves. This is another important encounter to Megaranto against Le which ended up decisive.

Rather good news is to the girls, Indonesia hold England 2-2. Medina and Chelsie draw their important opponent. The turn of victory gone to board three, fellow "dream team" Dewi Citra Aa score her first important victory to Sarah Hegarty. In a lucky white against Black's sicilian, Dewi exchange blunder in the last part of game and won the final. But then missing chain in fourth person, fill by rookie Anisa Aisyah couldn't hold quite popular WFM Chevannes Sabrina, Anisa blundered in solid position on move 27.. Qe8 and lost quickly afterward.

Result for Indonesia 2012 Chess Olympiad round 4
Vietnam Rtg - 68 Indonesia Rtg 3½: ½
24.1 GM Le, Quang Liem 2693 - GM Megaranto, Susanto 2529 1 - 0
24.2 GM Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son 2639 - IM Purnama, Tirta Chandra 2384 1 - 0
24.3 IM Nguyen, Van Huy 2506 - IM Halay, Taufik 2361 ½ - ½
24.4 IM Nguyen, Doc Hoa 2505 - CM Firmansyah, Farid 2318 1 - 0

Indonesia Rtg - 44 England Rtg 2 : 2
28.1 WFM Medina, Warda Aulia 2218 - WGM Corke, Anya 2254 ½ - ½
28.2 WIM Sihite, Chelsie Monica 2162 - WFM Yurenok, Maria 2058 ½ - ½
28.3 WFM Citra, Dewi 2143 - WFM Hegarty, Sarah 2120 1 - 0
28.4 Aay, Aisyah Anisa 1818 - WFM Chevannes, Sabrina 2090 0 - 1

Di ronde empat, pupus harapan Indonesia untuk setidaknya menahan tim kuat Vietnam karena hasil akhir adalah suram 0.5-3.5 untuk tim Merah Putih. GM Susanto Megaranto yang kembali harus menghadapi musuh bebuyutan GM Le Quang Liem terpaksa menyerah setelah masuk ke permainan komplikasi di pembukaan Inggris. IM Taufik Halay berhasil menahan seri dan memberikan satu-satunya point di pertemuan ini.

Di bagian puteri sedikit kabar gembira dihasilkan dengan menahan seri tim England 2-2. Medina dan Chelsie sukses menahan lawan mereka. Giliran menang ada di papan ketiga oleh Dewi Citra memukul Sarah Hegarty di pembukaan Sicilia. Pembukaan ini cukup beruntung bagi putih dengan hasil 1-0 yang banyak dibukukan dalam turnamen ini oleh pemain putih dan menular juga ke kubu Indonesia. Kedua pemain saling melakukan kesalahan, di langkah 37 putih melakukan kesalahan yang kelihatannya tidak disadari hitam dan justru hitam yang melakukan kesalahan fatal berikutnya. Sayangnya "mata rantai yang hilang" di orang ke empat tidak mampu diemban Anisa Aisyah dan dia harus kalah melawan Sabrina Chevannes, terlihat kekurangan pemain keempat ini signifikan bagi tim Indonesia yang tidak membawa WGM satu-satunya Indonesia, dan pemain rating tertinggi puteri, Irene K. Sukandar.

Di berita Olimpiade Catur 2012 Turki lainnya, papan atas kubu Amerika Serikat harus puas dengan hasil 2-2 melawan tim kuat India. GM Hikaru Nakamura kembali membukukan kemenangan tapi mantan penantang juara dunia (dua kali) GM Gata Kamsky menyerah di tangan GM Pentala Harikrishna. Di papan negara pecahan Sovyet Azerbaijan gagal melajukan ambisi mereka dengan ditahan tim Jerman 2-2. Ini membuat rival negara Armenia mencuri kesempatan naik ke posisi atas dengan mengalahkan tim Phillipines. GM Wesley So dan rekan berhasil menahan GM Levon Aronian dkk tapi Oliver Dimakiling gagal menahan Gabriel Sargissian, Phillipine pun dipaksa naik peringkat.

Malaysia juga menderita kekalahan 0.5-3.5 melawan Finland. Tim Singapore yang dimotori GM Zhang Zhong eks China sukses 3.5-0.5 mengalahkan tim Panama.

Dewi Citra Aa mengalahkan Sarah Hegarty 1-0


Le Quang Liem - Susanto Megaranto 1-0


Thursday, August 30, 2012

2012 Olympiad Round 3 Indonesia defeat Ecuador

Moving to round 3 of 2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul Turkey, Indonesia team manage to overcome quite an equal opponenets, team Ecuador. In the final score, the Red White team scored 2.5-1.5. By this result, Indonesia pocketed 4 points stayed at 44th position.

In the women party, Indonesian girls also face Latin team, Cuba. Top board and rising star Medina unlikely get her another luck and must submit 0-1 score to the opponents. A single victory stealth by Monica Chelsie Sihite against 2345 rating WGM Pina Vega Sulennis. Indonesian girls must satisfied with position 55th and three points collected so far.

Scoreboard for Indonesian team 2012 Olympiad Round 3:

Ecuador Rtg - 68 Indonesia Rtg 1½:2½

GM Matamoros, Carlos 2548 - GM Megaranto, Susanto 2529 ½ - ½
FM Guerra Tulcan, Lenin 2424 - IM Purnama, Tirta Chandra 2384 0 - 1
IM Macias Murillo, Bryan 2365 - CM Firmansyah, Farid 2318 0 - 1
IM Mieles Palau, Daniel 2370 - CM Muhammad, Luthfi Ali 2078 1 - 0

Bo. 15 Cuba Rtg - 54 Indonesia Rtg 3 : 1
WGM Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra 2344 - WFM Medina, Warda Aulia 2218 1 - 0
WGM Pina Vega, Sulennis 2345 - WIM Sihite, Chelsie Monica 2162 0 - 1
WGM Arribas Robaina, Maritza 2296 - WFM Citra, Dewi 2143 1 - 0
WIM Llaudy Pupo, Lisandra 2264 - Aay, Aisyah Anisa 1818 1 - 0

Hasil akhir di ronde tiga Olimpiade Catur di Istanbul Turki mencatat Indonesia 2.5 - Ecuator 1.5. Hasil bagian putera ini membawa Indonesia mengantongi angka 4 dan berposisi no.44, di atas Malaysia dan Singapore tapi sama dengan Vietnam. Di mana tim Vietnam akan menjadi ujian terberat pertama Indonesia di babak ke empat. Hasil di tim puteri masih lebih berat karena kalah 1-3 melawan tim Amerika Tengah Kuba. Untung Chelsie Monica mampu memberikan hiburan dengan mengalahkan WGM Pina Vega yang dua ratus point rating di atas Monica. Chelsie bermain putih dan menaklukkan permainan Sisilia lawan, di mana hingga langkah 40 telah berhasil membuat kombinasi skak mat karena lawan terburu-buru melangkah pion f4 di saat raja hitam sedang dalam posisi bahaya di kelilingi benteng putih.

Tayang ulang partai Monica Chelsie vs Pina Vega bisa dilihat di bawah ini:

Monica Chelsie Sihite - Pina Vega Sulennis 1-0


Wednesday, August 29, 2012

2012 Chess Olympiad Round 2 Medina Aulia Wins

Round two of 2012 Chess Olympiad gives the Indonesian team first real deal of tournament. The girls facing Bulgaria is hard encounter and finish in 2-2 score. Medina scores another wins to Iva Videnova in first board, got a check mate in 4 for the black king in 30 moves of Sicilian game. The men team facing Chile is out of luck, result 1.5-2.5 points slip away in board 2 and 3.

Round 2 results:
Indonesia - Chile 1½:2½
24.1 GM Megaranto, Susanto 2529 - GM Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 2575 ½ - ½
24.2 IM Purnama, Tirta Chandra 2384 - GM Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo 2533 0 - 1
24.3 IM Halay, Taufik 2361 - GM Flores Rios, Mauricio 2498 0 - 1
24.4 CM Firmansyah, Farid 2318 - FM Salinas Herrera, Pablo 2417 1 - 0

Indonesia - Bulgaria 2-2
7.1 WFM Medina, Warda Aulia 2218 - WGM Videnova, Iva 2317 1 - 0
7.2 WIM Sihite, Chelsie Monica 2162 - WGM Nikolova, Adriana 2299 ½ - ½
7.3 WFM Citra, Dewi 2143 - WGM Voiska, Margarita 2281 ½ - ½
7.4 Fisabilillah, Ummi 0 - WIM Raeva, Elitsa 2313 0 - 1


Memasuki ronde ke dua, tim Merah Putih Indonesia baru mulai menghadapi tim tangguh hasil saringan dari ronde pertama. Di tim puteri, Medina kembali membukukan kemenangan atas lawannya berating 2300an Iva Videnova dari tim Bulgaria. Sayang walaupun papan ke-2 dan 3 berhasil ditahan oleh Chelsie dan Dewi Citra, namun di papan terakhir Ummi tidak bisa menahan lawan WIM nya Elitsa Raeva. WGM Irene Sukandar absen dari tim Olimpiade adalah sebuah tanda tanya besar. Di bagian putera, Indonesia kalah satu point dari lawan tangguh Chili. Di hasil ASEAN lainnya, Vietnam dan Singapore tumbang, Filipina menang. Malaysia menang atas tim merah putih lainnya Monaca, kemenangan dibukukan oleh  IM Lim, Yee Weng (atas Villegas, Pierre) dan  IM Liew, Chee-Meng (atas  FM Gentilleau, Jean-Philippe).


Partai Medina Aulia vs Iva Videnova 1-0

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

2012 Chess Olympiad Round 1 - Indonesia Menang Ronde 1 Olimpiade Catur

Weeks after London Summer Olympic and Paralympic, human greatest mind games, chess, launched its Olympiad version.  40th World Chess Olympiad began today at the Istanbul Expo Center, 27th August to 10 September 2012 is the dates. A record breaking 158 teams compete in the Open Section, while the Women Section has 124 teams participating.

From Indonesian team , playing in Istanbul are:

1 WFM Medina Warda Aulia 2218
2 WIM Sihite Chelsie Monica 2162
3 WFM Citra Dewi 2143
4 Anisa Aisyah Aay
5 Fisabilillah Ummi 0

is Women team. Team flying without WGM Irene Sukandar, but the team looks forward to stealth moments and grab some norms. Round 1 finished with easy 4-0 against Fiji team.

The men:
1 GM Megaranto Susanto 2529
2 IM Purnama Tirta Chandra 2384
3 IM Halay Taufik 2361
4 CM Firmansyah Farid 2318
5 M. Luthfi Ali 2078


seeding at no.62 Indonesian crushed Ethipian team in round 1 and look forward to face Chile team (seed 24) in round 2.
Lot of upset story, neighbouring Malaysia country produced one of them. IM Mok, Tze-Meng rating 2354 and finished Dutch legend GM Loek van Wely in a Kan counter attack Sicilian game. Team mates Lim, Zhuo Ren  rating 2120 also deadlock GM Daniel Stellwagen in just 25 moves Sicilian and get a draw. Malaysia still lost narrowly 1.5-2.5 in the final result.

Official web, live games and chess-result

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

2012 World Junior Chess Championship Guo Qi won Tie Break to Medina

Duo Indonesian female chess player, Medina Warda Aulia (2218) and Chelsie Monica Sihite finished their journey in Junior Chess Championship with good performance. Medina is finished 9.5/13 which mean the same point as tournament winner WGM Guo Qi, only that Medina tie break system inferior to all three contestant with the same score. Final standing on female 2012 Junior Chess Championship are:

1 WGM Guo Qi CHN 2358 9.5
2 WGM Ziaziulkina Nastassia BLR 2342 9.5
3 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia RUS 2414 9.5
4 WFM Medina Warda Aulia INA 2218 9.5
5 WIM Arabidze Meri GEO 2379 9.0
6 WGM Cori T Deysi PER 2413 8.5
7 WIM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2380 8.5
8 WIM Sihite Chelsie Monica INA 2162 8.5
9 Wang Jue CHN 2355 8.5
10 WIM Abdulla Khayala AZE 2217 8.5
and more at http://wjcc2012.chessdom.com/results-girls/

Both girls, Medina and Chelsie, performed above their rating and take time to enjoy upsetting upper hand opponents. In round 12 Medina upset Peruvian WGM Deysi T Cori in Queen Indian game and grab advantage from the opening line. She hold the ground all the way and secured a black victory. On round 13 Chelsie also close the tournament with a win, Chelsie scored 8.5/13. In the game against MNE's Jovana Vojinovic, Chelsie won the queen endgame and give her performance of 2319.

The male section was won by Alexander Ipatov , top ten in the final standing are below. CM Farid Firmansyah is in flat result, 7.5/13 and quite under performing.

1 GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2577 10.0
2 GM Rapport Richard HUN 2605 10.0
3 GM Ding Liren CHN 2695 9.5
4 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2562 9.5
5 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2635 9.0
6 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2567 9.0
7 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav UKR 2629 9.0
8 IM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2481 9.0
9 GM Huschenbeth Niclas GER 2532 9.0
10 IM Hansen Eric CAN 2472 9.0

Medina Warda Aulia Kalah Tipis di perebutan medali Kejuaraan Junior Catur Dunia di kota Athena. Walaupun mengantongi nilai 9.5/13 tetapi sistem tie break yang Medina miliki harus kalah dengan tiga pecatur lainnya. Alhasil hasil ini membuat perjuangan puteri Indonesia harus puas di posisi ke empat. Medina bersama rekan Chelsie Monica Sihite berhasil tampil di atas rating mereka dengan memberi perlawanan dan kemenangan terhadap lawan-lawan dunia yang lebih baik ratingnya.   Turnamen ini dimenangkan oleh pecatur China WGM Guo Qi. Hasil tanding Chelsie bisa dilihat di siniDua partai catur Chelsie dan Medina bisa dinikmati di bawah ini.    
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