IM/WGM Irene Kharisma Sukandar
Twice Asian Women's Chess Champion. Five-time Olympian. Indonesia's top-ranked female since 2006 and first WGM.
Wins the Greg Hjorth Memorial (Melbourne, Australia) and Borneo Rapid (Malaysia) events.
Wins silver in the Rapid Mixed Pairs at the Asian Indoor Games (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)
Women's World Championship (first-round); Forbes Indonesia 10 Inspiring Women; wins the World Open Women's Championship (Philadelphia, USA).
Women's World Championship (first-round); wins the Moscow Open (G section round-robin).
Awarded the International Master title; wins the Asian Women's Continental Championship for the second time (Sharjah, UAE); wins the Australasian Women's Masters (Melbourne, Australia).
Wins Indonesia's first SEA-Games Gold Medals in women's chess in the Rapid and Blitz sections (Naypyidaw, Myanmar); wins the Alexander the Great Open (Halkidiki, Greece).
Wins the Asian Women's Continental Champion (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).
Enters the FIDE Top 100 Players (Women) list; attains three IM norms; wins fourth consecutive Indonesian Women's Championship; =1st at the Brunei Invitational IM
Becomes the first Indonesian woman to be awarded the Women's Grandmaster title.
Attains all three WGM norms, the final one at the Dresden Olympiad, to become WGM-elect; wins the Rector Cup (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
Awarded the Women's International Master title.
Becomes the highest-rated Indonesian female player after winning her first Indonesian Women's Chess Championship; wins the ASEAN Age Group U/18 Girls (Jakarta, Indonesia).
Wins the individual silver medal on Board 3 at the 36th Chess Olympiad (Women) in Calvia with 10/12, earning the Women's FIDE Master title.
Starts playing chess
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2018
2017
March 2019: Kartini Magazine
January 2019: Forbes Indonesia 30 Under 30
October 2017: TV Interview on Mutiara Indonesia
August 2017: Endgame Magic with Karsten Mueller
August 2017: Chessbase Interview
April 2016: Forbes Indonesia 10 Inspiring Women
August 2014: Tromso Olympiad Press Conference
March 2013: Chessdom Interview
Twenty years after my first chess tournament, I am still in love with the game. As well as remaining an active player, I love sharing my knowledge and passion for chess to help others enjoy the same wonderful experiences that the game has given me.
I am available for private coaching and group workshops, lectures, simultaneous or other exhibitions, tournament reports and game analysis, commentary and of course tournaments.
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