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WGM and IM Irene Sukander is one of the top players in Indonesia, the two-time Asian Women’s Chess Champion, and she earned a Grandmaster norm at the Asian Continental in 2012. Although her numerous chess accomplishments required an investment of time, Irene did not shirk her studies. She studied English literature in Indonesia, and Irene earned a Masters Degree in International Relations at chess powerhouse Webster University in St. Louis. Irene was already a well-known and accomplished chess player, but we saw her fame explode when due to an unusual set of circumstances she participated in a live, high stakes chess match with 1.25 million online viewers! Irene reflects on that match, and the ways it changed her life both for better and for worse. We also discuss Irene’s current chess goals, the unique chess culture in Indonesia, ways to popularize chess for women, and many more topics. There is much to learn from Irene, so I hope you enjoy this conversation as I did. Please read on for more details, timestamp and related links. Mentioned: Ray Robson, Eric Rosen, Ilya Nyzhnik, Le Quang Liem, Susan PolgarLadies Knight Podcast interview with Jen Shahade:https://open.spotify.com/episode/108CgkISEvilraOmayh887?si=9df44dab494b4bb1Biel Open, Jakarta Post article about Irene:https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2021/04/09/meet-irene-kharisma-sukandar-the-grandmaster-thrust-into-the-spotlight.html Mentioned: GM Mikhail Botvinnik, Chess Informant’s, Hort-Karpov 1981 Mentioned: GM Judit Polgar, GM Maia Chiburdanidze, GM Hou Yifan, GM Ju Wenjun, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.comMentioned: IM Levy Rozman a/k/a Gotham Chess , Dewa Kipas, Here is Peter Doggers’ Chess.com story- Cheating Controversy Results in Most Watched Chess Event of All Time-https://www.chess.com/news/view/most-watched-chess-stream-in-history-dewa-kipas Mentioned: Episode 36 with IM Eric Rosen, Episode 130 with IM Eric Rosen Mentioned: Reykjavik Open Chess Tournament- https://www.reykjavikopen.com/, Kopi Luwak Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/irene_sukandar/?hl=enTwitter- https://twitter.com/irene_sukandar?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorTwitch- https://t.co/tIJGJkZzLp?amp=1Chess.com If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
