Asian Continental 2012-Irene on Perfect four

Indonesian WGM Irene K Sukandar continued her streak of winnings after systematically defeat Mongolian WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs in a long and exhausting game. Their game started as Queen Indian defence in Petrosian variation and after a sharp middle exchange, Irene gain the upper hand. This also combined with the Mongolian ladies handling the white side playing less faster than Irene. Before the first time control Batchimeg "Chime" Tuvshintugs put herself in time trouble. The game turn around significantly for Black after White played the 35.Qh8+, Black get the tempo she needed and win a nice combo and a piece up for two pawns.

White later decided to go into a long Queen endgame and dully won the game. She is on 3000+ performance rating now. For this winning Irene now on perfect four in this 11th Asian Continental Chess Championship, women section in Ho Chi Minh City. The other girls played a draw on all top boards:

Top board result on Women Section of 11th Asian Continental Chess Championship:
1 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2363 3 0 - 1  WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2288

2 WGM Ding Yixin CHN 2353 2½ ½ - ½ 2½ GM Zhao Xue CHN 2549
3 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2451 2½ ½ - ½ 2½ WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2301
4 WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2430 2 ½ - ½ 2½ WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2356

Rank after Round 4


1 WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2288 4.0
2 WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2301 3.0
3 GM Zhao Xue CHN 2549 3.0
4 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2451 3.0
5 IM Mohota Nisha IND 2321 3.0
6 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2356 3.0
7 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2363 3.0
8 Wang Jue CHN 2364 3.0 0.0 2243 4.0
9 IM Tania Sachdev IND 2417 3.0
10 WGM Ding Yixin CHN 2353 3.0

Round five will feature Irene facing  GM Zhao Xue , more pairing and result link.

Ronde empat Asian Continental Chess 2012 - Irene K. Sukandar Masih di Angka Sempurna


Pagelaran catur benua Asia 2012 atau Asian Chess Continental Championship terus berlangsung di Ho Chi Minh City. Pergulatan paling menarik sekarang tertuju pada pecatur Irene K. Sukandar yang terus bertahan di angka sempurna hingga babak ke empat.


Di babak ini Irene menghadapi pecatur Mongolia Batchimeg Tuvshintugs. Pecatur yang di-nick name "Chime" ini pernah study di Amerika dan di ajang kejurnas Amerika tahun 2006 mencatat hasil sensational dengan mengalahkan tiga GM lokal di sana. Partai Chime yang memegang buah putih berlangsung dengan pembelaan Hindian Ratu oleh Irene. Dengan pengaturan waktu pikir yang kurang tepat, atau berpikir terlalu lama, Chime masuk ke krisis waktu di babak pertengahan. Melalui  langkah di 35.Qh4+, Irene berhasil mengambil alih inisiatif walaupun korban bidak dan mencapai posisi babak akhir dengan unggul satu perwira tapi kalah jumlah bidak. Di babak permainan akhir Irene memilih unggul satu bidak dan bermain panjang tapi teoritis menang.


Lawan lain di section Women ini bermain draw dan sementara Irene ada di angka sempurna 4/4. Lawan selanjutnya adalah pecatur kuat dari China GM Zhao Xue yang sudah berpengalaman di ajang internasional.


Lihat partai:

Batchimeg Tuvshintugs - Irene K. Sukandar 0-1

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2012 11th Asian Continental Chess Championship Round 3

Ho Chi Minh City are hosting one of Asian most prestigious chess event this week. The Asian Continental Chess Championship joined by GM Le Quang Liem, GM Wesley So, GM Ni Hua and many more. The event also paralel with Women section that joined by top Asian female, only minus the top two tigress GM Hou Yifan and Koneru Humpy.  This is celebrated by ex world champion GM Zhao Xue, IM Bathkuyag Munguntuul and WGM Tan Zhonyi as the three highest rated.

Indonesian contingent fly in Vietnam with full team, included GM Megaranto Susanto and friends. For the women section, this is the first full spirit new dream team including WGM Irene K Sukandar, Sihite Chelsie Monica, Medina Aulia, Dewi Aa Citra  and friends. The girls team achieved much dramatic early result, in early round rising star Medina Aulia (2172)  defeated WGM Guo Qi (2360), followed by her sibling Virda Rizka Aulia (1769) overcome another WGM Swathi Ghate (2286).

Up to round three the highlight story from Indonesian team are WGM Irene K Sukandar defeating WGM Tan Zhongyi.. This result pulled Irene into top standing with perfect three, accompanied by Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, who victory over Eesa Karavade making here the same perfect three as Irene.

In round three Irene quickly dulled Tan Zhongyi's Catalan. Only in move Tan Zhongyi's unwise 12.b4 (12.a4 +/-) giving Irene full control on middle board. Tan soon lost a pawn and Irene's Knight easily dominated the middle board and delivering lethal thread as soon as the game reach 30 moves.

chess-result links

Tan Zhongyi vs Irene K. Sukandar 0-1
11th Asian Continental Chess Women 2012

Japfa Chess Festival Jakarta 2012

Jakarta's largest chess festival, the Japfa Chess Festival concluded last week. There were three events that need to highlight here. First is the Japfa Women International, participated by three overseas WGMs. This is the event to train local girls. WGM Anna Burtasova won this event, eventhough she "sincerely" give away two points to WFM Medina Aulia and WIM Monica Chelsie Sihite.

Japfa Women International 2012:

1 WGM Burtasova Anna RUS 2276 6.5
2 WFM Medina Warda Aulia INA 2172 6.0
3 WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya ARM 2269 5.5
4 WIM Sihite Chelsie Monica INA 2181 4.5
5 WGM Gutsko Anastasia UKR 2328 4.5
6 Jelsen Yemi INA 2016 3.0

Japfa Open 2012 won by IM Tirta Chandra Purnama, ahead of many his colleagues. GM Megaranto Susanto was missing from the final standing, he was "sent" to Campomanes Rapid Chess at Mallaca in the last two rounds.
 
Japfa Terbuka / Open 2012:
1 IM Tirta Chandra Purnama INA 2455 DKI 8.0
2 NM Armansyah Putra INA 2310 Jambi 7.5
3 IM Salor Sitanggang INA 2394 Jatim 7.5
4 IM M. Ivan Situru INA 2368 Sumsel 7.5
5 IM Ronny Gunawan INA 2371 Jatim 7.5
6 GM Ardiansyah Haji INA 2419 Riau 7.0
7 IM Dede Liu INA 2400 Dki 7.0
8 FM Johan Gunawan INA 2384 Banten 7.0
9 FM Kasmiran INA 2390 Sumsel 7.0
10 NM Octo Dami INA 2217 Bali 7.0
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr70800.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1


Japfa Women 2012 won by untitled Ummi Fisabillah ahead of many her "senior". Ummi is just 12 years old.
 
1 Ummi Fisabillah, MPW INA 1690 DKI 7.5
2 Aay Aisyah Anisah, MPW INA 1823 Jatim 7.0
3 WFM Dita Karenza INA 1834 Kaltim 6.5
4 NM Felica Trenseno INA 2081 Dki 6.0
5 WFM Dewi A.A. Citra INA 2226 Kaltim 6.0
6 WCM Evi Lindiawati INA 2126 Dki 6.0
7 Virda Rizka Aulia, MPW INA 2023 Dki 5.5
8 Khadijah Qa INA 1776 Dki 5.5
9 NM Norasa Verdiana INA 2107 Kalsel 5.5
10 Nadya Anggraini, MPW INA 1945 Kaltim 5.0

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr70801.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1

Interesting snapshoot courtesy of WIM Chelsie

Japfa Round 1 Anna Burtasova Surprised by local

As reported by Director of SCUA (Utut Adianto School of Chess),  local chess player Medina Aulia surprised WGM Anna Burtasova and defeat the Russian in a French Opening as black. This is a the second decisive result of round one Japfa Women International, the other was GMW Anastasia Gutsko (Ukraina)-Yemi Jelsen 1-0 and GMW Evgeniya Doluhanova (Armenia)-MIW Chelsie Monica Sihite 0,5-0,5.

Anna Burtasova who recently more focus on chess journalism met a tough defence by Medina and then losing in 44 moves, before blundering on 21.Bg4, allowing Black to win a combination of two pawns ahead.

Chess game provide by potretcatur.blogspot.com

more result in chess-result : http://www.chess-results.com/tnr70639.aspx?lan=1

2012 Japfa Chess Festival Jakarta

Jakarta will again host the Japfa Chess Festival, start tomorrow April 15th 2012. The event will be also included a women international tournament that participated by Anastasia Gutsko (2328), Anna Burtasova and Indonesian locals.

Complete line up for Women International Tournament:

1. WGM Gutsko Anastasia UKR 2328

2. WGM Burtasova Anna RUS 2276
3. WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya ARM 2269
4. WIM Sihite Chelsie Monica INA 2181
5. WFM Medina Warda Aulia INA 2172
6. Jelsen Yemi INA 2016

This is the second attendant of Anna Burtasova as in 2011 she also participated here. Chesslink URL address for update here.


The tournament poster here.

Ian Rogers in Jakarta 2012

GM Ian Rogers was visiting Jakarta last week, March 9th 2012. He was invited by SCUA (Sekolah Catur Utut Adianto / Chess School). During his visit he was giving a chess lectures to audiens from the chess school. SCUA had been producing Indonesia's main army such as GM Susanto Megaranto and Irene K. Sukandar.

Rogers was on his trip from Holland to Australia and decided to transit on Jakarta on this purposes. Rogers had visited Jakarta during the World Chess Championship FIDE Zone XII 1993. With this visit and promotion of chess we expect Indonesia to continue in building strenght in this sport. Pictures below as shared by official's social network pages.

Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012 with player voted by fans

As excited as what we can expect, Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012 will soon started in. The line up confirmed by organizer are:

Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian
Radjabov Teimour
Hikaru Nakamura
Fabiano Caruana

this will join by other three invitees by organizer. But what make the blog headline is the possibility of the 10th player being choose by fans. On twitter GM Jon L. Hammer (@gmjlh) put in support to GM Michael Adams, while Mikhail Golubev (@mikhail_golubev) support Ponomariov. So who you gonna vote, here the list and the voting website:

Mamedyarov Shakhriyar (AZE) 2752
well, we already got Radjabov, Shak is not doing well lately.


Wang Hao (CHN) 2733
though Chinese player tend to go "safe" in high rated, but Wang's consistent rating in top is deserved this place.

Kamsky Gata (USA) 2741
will have hard work due to US Championship running on this near date

Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) 2727
an ideal contender to fight against top dogs, Ruslan is strong and need more opportunity, he is still very young

Adams Michael (ENG) 2735
still favorite by many, Michael just win the Bunratty Master last week.

Giri Anish (NED) 2717
with Fabiano Caruana make it to top ten, Anish should start his rivalry into more hard work, otherwise the spot will be stealth by the Italiano-American.

Le Quang Liem (VIE) 2698
same to Anish and Fabiano on this generation rivalry, Le is the second Asian player in the vote list

Polgar Judit (HUN) 2709
very popular choice, well, for a female chess player. Will no surprise if Judit make it from the vote

Shirov Alexei (LAT) 2701
we still need more fire on board!

Jobava Baadur (GEO) 2706
slowly try to steal the show from the rise of Armenia and Azeri player. Jobava is the highest Georgian player, Georgia is the third country which put chess in very serious competitive culture.

Sutovsky Emil (ISR) 2700
well, quite surprise included in the list, but the Sutovsky is the next 2700 player to be fair!

McShane Luke J (ENG) 2691
same generation to Fabiano and Anish Giri, Luke need more luck to be included in this very high profile competition.

Hou Yifan (CHN) 2639
well, wait... Hou is the second female and third Asian here. Putting Hou to fight against top dogs perhaps will put Magnus and Kramnik into cold sweating,.. for afraid of losing!

Choose wisely folks!

The voting URL link of course >>> http://russiachess.org/news/all/vpervie_zriteli_vibiraut_odnogo_iz_uchastnikov_memoriala_talya/

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