Young girl knocked out a GM

Indonesia’s young star stuns Russian grandmaster
at Biel Festival
The Jakarta Post | Sports | Sat, July 27 2013, 1:55 PM

Indonesian chess players put in an impressive performance at the Biel Chess Festival, Biel, Switzerland, on Thursday with 10 of 12 of them booking wins.

Only one registered a draw and the other suffered a loss, according to a release.

Among the Indonesian entourage is GM Utut Adianto, who is playing his first competitive game after taking a long break.

Thursday was the fourth of 11 rounds in which Utut defeated Torsten Lang to collect an overall 3 points.

However, the most sensational performance was shown by 16-year-old Medina Warda Aulia, who stunned GM Alexander Cherniaev of Russia.

The Indonesian girl, who’s elo-rating is only 2286 compared to Cherniaev’s 2447, won after 47 moves in an English game.

Cherniaev initially managed to build better development than Medina, who was said to be too aggressive in her own buildup.

Medina fell to a weak decision on move 25. However, as Cherniaev failed to spot Medina’s slipup, the game became wild and complicated with entrapments.

On move 31, Cherniaev sacrificed a pawn with a view to entrap the black queen. Four moves later, the queen looked in danger before Medina initiated to sacrifice a bishop to save her queen.

The young player proved more accurate in the following moves in which Medina managed to liquidate piece number and hold a two pawn advantage. Cherniaev, 44, found himself in the corner when Medina opted to sacrifice a rook, which led his submission.

It was Medina’s first win over a grandmaster player.

Other Indonesian players winning their games included Muhammad Lutfi, Susanto Megaranto, Irene Sukandar, Masruri Rahman, Farid Firmansyah, Chelsie Monica Sihite and Dewi Citra. — JP

GM Alexander Cherniaev (2447)
WIM Medina Warda Aulia (2286)

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.d3 exd3 8.Qxd3 Nc6 9.Bg2 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Qb5 a6 13.Qb3 Nc4 14.Bf4 Na5 15.Qc2 Be6 16.Rad1 Rc8 17.e4 Bg4 18.Nde2 b5 19.e5 Nd7 20.h3 Be6 21.Qb1 Nb6 22.Nd4 b4 23.Nce2 Nac4 24.b3 Na3 25.Qd3 a5? 26.Bc1? Bc5 27.Bb2 Qe7 28.Kh2 Bd7 29.f4 Qe8 30.Rfe1 Nb5 31.f5 Qxe5 32.Nf4 Qf6 33.Nh5 Qh6 34.Bc1 Qxh5 35.Bf3 Bxf5! 36.Nxf5 Qg6 37.Be3 Qf6 38.Qxb5 Qxf5 39.Bxc5 Qc2+! 40.Re2 Qxc5 41.Qd3 Rfe8 42.Rxe8+ Rxe8 43.Bxd5?? Nxd5 44.Qxd5 Re2+ 45.Kh1 Re1+ 46.Kg2 Qg1+ 47.Kf3 Re3+! 0–1

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