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Ummi beats international master L’ami at JAPFA chess tournament
Woman FIDE master (WFM) Ummi Fisabilillah of Indonesia outwitted international master (IM) Alina L’ami of Romania in the third round of the JAPFA Grandmaster and Woman Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2019 in Yogyakarta.
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Indonesian woman FIDE master (WFM) Ummi Fisabilillah plays against international master (IM) Alina L'ami of Romania in the third round of the JAPFA Grandmaster and Woman Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2019 in Yogyakarta on Saturday. (JP/Bambang Muryanto)
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oman FIDE master (WFM) Ummi Fisabilillah of Indonesia outwitted international master (IM) Alina L’ami of Romania in the third round of the JAPFA Grandmaster and Woman Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2019 in Yogyakarta on Saturday.
The victory takes the 19-year old one step closer to the title of woman international master (WIM).
In Saturday’s battle, Ummi found a way to victory after L’ami made a blunder mid-bout. Ummi, who has an Elo rating of 2201, played offensively against L’ami (Elo 2293), the champion of JAPFA Chess 2013, to eventually own the match.
“I’m really happy to be able to defeat an opponent with a higher Elo rating,” said Ummi in a post-game interview in Yogyakarta.
Ummi has shown progress as of round three, with draws respectively against woman grandmaster (WGM) Gong Qianyun of Singapore (Elo 2381), the second-seed in the tournament, in Thursday’s opening round, as well as compatriot woman international master (WIM) Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia Citra (Elo 2205) in Friday’s second round.
Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) head of development and achievement Kristianus Liem said Ummi, who played the French Defense, opted for a strategic retreat at a point during the game.
“It was quite an uncommon move, because, [this] extra time [of retreating] triggered Alina to makes some inconsistent moves,” said Kristrianus, referring to the effect that gave her the advantage.
