Chess in Indonesia: a portrait of Medina Warda Aulia

by Arne Kaehler
7/15/2020 – With a rating of 2360 Medina Warda Aulia is currently 11th on Indonesia's ranking list, and number two on Indonesia's women's ranking list - number one is Irine Kharisma Sukhandar. The 23-year old Aulia is an International Master, Indonesia's youngest Women Grandmaster, and in 2015 she had a peak rating of 2415. But as she told the Indonesian magazine "Tempo" she now studies chess harder than ever before. | Photo: Medina Warda Aulia's Instagram Account
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Medina Warda Aulia

Quotes from the Tempo article ("From Barbies to Chess Pieces") about Medina Warda Aulia.

Despite only being able to play online, the Woman Grandmaster still prepares herself to participate in a number of tournaments next year. Medina, who is coached by Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Shcherbakov, plans to take part in the Chess Olympics, the World Chess Championship, SEA Games, and the National Games. "Many tournaments have been cancelled, there will be more competitions next year," said the Philippines SEA Games gold medalist.

She also said that there are three stages in a game of chess. The first stage is like mathematics with numerous formulas and theories involved in the opening moves. The second stage is where players act like magicians as they employ strategies to deceive their opponent. In the final stage, they change their behaviour again, this time mimicking that of an accountant who moves carefully and precisely. "One wrong step, and it is game over," she said. "This also applies in personal life."

12-hour live stream of an online simul by Medina Warda Aulia

Three games by the Indonesian IM and WGM

 

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Topics: indonesia, Medina Warda Aulia
Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.

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chessdrummer chessdrummer 8/5/2023 01:56
Mashallah!
herr_doktor herr_doktor 7/15/2020 09:56
Very brief but welcome article. Most chess players have only heard of GM (and Senator) Adianto from Indonesia.
Keep 'em coming Chessbase!
marek1969 marek1969 7/15/2020 01:21
Fantastic game against Sokolov !!!!
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