Irene up against world No. 2 in chess matchup<\/p>\n
Musthofid, Jakarta<\/p>\n
After a convincing performance, Indonesia's top young chess
\nstar Irene Kharisma is poised for another challenge when she
\nmeets world number two Sopiko Guramishvili of Georgia in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The series of matches are scheduled to take place at the Utut
\nAdianto Chess School II in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, from
\nJuly 12 to 16.<\/p>\n
Two rapid and four classic games will be played. The rapid
\ngame allows 25 minutes of total accumulated thinking time for the
\nmatch compared to classic's 90 minutes with an increment of 30
\nseconds per move.<\/p>\n
\"The match between the two young chess stars, one of which
\ncould be the next world champion, will energize the Indonesian
\nchess scene,\" said a press release from the Indonesian Chess
\nAssociation (Percasi) said here on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Guramishvili, now 13, placed second in the girls' under-12
\ncategory at the 2003 World Youth Chess Championships, in which
\nIrene finished ninth.<\/p>\n
Guramishvili, who was born on January 1, 1991, has already
\nattained her Women's FIDE Master (WFM) title with her current
\nelo-rating of 2130 as of July.<\/p>\n
Her career-high rating was 2149 in January. Her latest
\nachievement was finishing tied for second place with two others
\nin the boys' under-16 Georgia national chess championships in
\nApril.<\/p>\n
Guramishvili is a member of the Nana Alexandria Chess School.
\nThe school is named after Georgia's best woman's player who has
\nbecome the world title contender twice.<\/p>\n
According to Kristianus Liem, a member of the organizing
\ncommittee, Guramishvili will arrive in Jakarta on Monday,
\naccompanied by father Tamaz and brother Ketevan Guramishvili.<\/p>\n
\"The match has been programmed as part of Irene's preparation
\nahead of the next world championships in Greece,\" Kristianus
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The organizers will provide a total of US$1,500, two-thirds of
\nwhich will go to the winner.<\/p>\n
The match will be another test for the 12-year-old Irene after
\nshe scored a 4-0 victory over To Li-Cheng during the Indonesia-
\nSingapore chess matchup in Jakarta in May.<\/p>",
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