Indon Earns WGM Title

Indonesian chess has just had another important milestone. Irene Kharisma Sukandar has become her country's first ever woman grandmaster after a string of excellent performances that included a fine run at the recent Dresden Olympiad. The Jakarta Post reports.

38th Olympiad
Sukandar, I.
Seps, M.
B96

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3 b5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Kb1 Kb8 13. Qe3 b4 14. Nce2 Be7 15. c3 Qb6 16. cxb4 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Nc5 20. Nc3 Rc8 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Be7 23. Be2 Na6 24. Bf3 Bg5 25. Qd3 Rhd8 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Qe4 Rd7 28. Qxb7+ Rxb7 29. Ne4 Be7 30. Nb3 Nb4 31. Rf1 Bf8 32. Nc3 Nc6 33. Rde1 Rd8 34. Rf4 Bb4 35. Rc4 Na5

After 35...Na5

36. Rxb4 Rxb4 37. Nxa5 Rc8 38. Nb3 Rf4 39. Re2 Rcc4 40. Kc2 Rf5 41. Kd3 Rc7 42. Nd4 Rf1 43. b4 Rd7 44. a4 Rf4 45. Re4 Rf2 46. Rg4 f6 47. Ne4 Rf1 48. Nc5 Rd5 49. exf6 Rxf6 50. Kc4 Rd6 51. Ne4 1-0

38th Olympiad
Caoili, A.
Sukandar, I.
A28

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bb4 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qg4 Nxc3 9. a3 Bf8 10. Bg5 d6 11. Qh4 Qd7 12. bxc3 Qe6 13. Bd3 dxe5 14. Bxh7 g6 15. O-O Qg4 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Rfe1 Qxh4 18. Rxe5+ Be7 19. Rxe7+ Kf8 20. Bxh4 Bg4 21. f3 Rxh7 22. Bf6 Be6 23. Rxc7 Rh5 24. g4 Ra5 25. Rxb7 Bxc4 26. Rbd7 Re8 27. Rd8 Bb5 28. c4 Ba4 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Bc3 Ra4 31. Bb4+ Kg7 32. Rd8 Bc6 33. g5 f5 34. Kf2 a5 35. Bf8+ Kf7 36. Bd6 Rxc4 37. Be5 Ke6 38. f4 Kf7 39. Rd6 Be8 40. h4 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Rc6 42. Rd5 a4 43. Ra5 Rb6 44. Ra7+ Ke6 45. Ra8 Kf7 46. Ra7+ Ke6 47. Ra8 Kf7 1/2-1/2