Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite

Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite (born 2 November 1995) is an Indonesian chess player and Twitch streamer. She holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2011). She has also represented Indonesia in five chess olympiads (Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Istanbul 2012, Tromsø 2014, Baku 2016, Batumi 2018).

Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite
Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite, 43rd Chess Olympiad 2018 in Batumi
Country Indonesia
Born (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995
Balikpapan, Indonesia
TitleWoman International Master (2011)
Peak rating2290 (May 2013)

Chess career

In June 2011, she has earned a Woman International Master title during the 12th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championship in Tarakan. She scored 6.5 points (+5 =3 -1), finishing in joint first place with Võ Thi Kim Phung and Zhansaya Abdumalik but placing third on tiebreak points.[1][2]

In August 2012, she participated in the World Junior Chess Championship in Athens. She scored 8.5 points (+8 =1 -4), finishing in eighth place, a point behind the winner, Guo Qi.[3][4]

In September 2012, she has earned her first Woman Grandmaster norm during the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. She scored 8 points (+7 =2 -1), the third-best individual performance on board two, behind Betul Cemre Yildiz and Irina Krush. Indonesian National Team team finished in 24th place.[5][6]

In November 2015, she has won Indonesia's 45th National Women Chess Championship in Jakarta. She scored 8 points (+6 =4 -0), finishing outright first, half point ahead of Shanti Nur Abidah and Medina Warda Aulia.[7]

In June 2019, she has earned her second Woman Grandmaster norm during the JAPFA Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament in Yogyakarta. She scored 6 points (+3 =6 -1), finishing the tournament in fifth place, a point behind the winner, Lương Phương Hạnh.[8][9]

In October 2020, she participated in the Asian Nations (Regions) Women Online Cup. She scored 5 points (+5 =0 -4) during the tournament stage and 3.5 points (+3 =1 -2) in the knockout phase. Indonesian National Team finished sixth during the tournament stage and took second place in the knockout phase, losing only to India in the final.[10]

References
  1. "12th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championship 2011 - FIDE Final Report".
  2. "12th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championship 2011 - Final Ranking crosstable".
  3. "World Junior Under 20 Chess Championships 2012 (Girls) - FIDE Final Report".
  4. "World Junior Under 20 Chess Championships 2012 (Girls) - Final Ranking crosstable".
  5. "40th World Chess Olympiad (Women) - FIDE Final Report".
  6. "40th World Chess Olympiad (Women) - Final Ranking crosstable".
  7. "45th National Women Chess Championship - Final Ranking crosstable".
  8. "JAPFA Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2019 - FIDE Final Report".
  9. "JAPFA Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2019 - Final Ranking crosstable".
  10. "Asian Nations (Regions) Women Online Cup 2020 - Final Ranking crosstable".
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