Irene leads Corke 2-1 in chess series<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Local chess prodigy Irene Kharisma, 13, pushed Anya Sun Corke,
\n15, to the limit to emerge the winner in their third game of the
\nEnerpac Chess Match in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
FIDE Master (FM) Irene, who played black, stopped Corke, the
\nworld'syoungest women's grand master, in 24 moves using a Slav
\ndefense, according to committee official Kristianus Liem.<\/p>\n
Irene now leads 2-1 in the chess contest, which is scheduled
\nfor six games and will conclude on Wednesday. The two teenage
\nstars each won one rapid game on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Kristianus said Irene employed a complicated tactical
\nstrategy, which forced Corke to take a lot of time. Each player
\nis given 90 minutes of thinking time with increments of 30
\nseconds for every move.<\/p>\n
"Corke had only 40 seconds left on the clock while Irene had
\naround 20 minutes at the end of the game," Kristianus told The
\nJakarta Post by phone.<\/p>\n
"Irene sacrificed a pawn on move 14, followed by a bishop on
\nmove 20 to maintain the attacking initiative.<\/p>\n
Corke resigned four moves later as checkmate would have been
\nunavoidable in the next few moves, or she would have lost her
\nqueen, according to Kristianus.<\/p>\n
The match, which will award US$1,000 for the winner and $500
\nfor the loser, will continue on Tuesday with Irene playing white
\nand Corke on black.<\/p>",
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