Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite (born 2 November 1995) is an

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player and

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streamer. She received the

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of Woman International Master (WIM) in 2011 and has also represented Indonesia in five

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( Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Istanbul 2012, Tromsø 2014, Baku 2016, Batumi 2018).

Chess career

In June 2011, she has earned a Woman International Master title during the 12th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championship in

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. She scored 6.5 points (+5 =3 -1), finishing in joint first place with Võ Thi Kim Phung and

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but placing third on tiebreak points. Sihite Chelsie Monica

In August 2012, she participated in the

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. She scored 8.5 points (+8 =1 -4), finishing in eighth place, a point behind the winner,

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. In September 2012, she has earned her first

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norm during the 40th Chess Olympiad in

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. She scored 8 points (+7 =2 -1), the third-best individual performance on board two, behind

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and

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. Indonesian National Team team finished in 24th place. In November 2015, she has won Indonesia's 45th National Women Chess Championship in

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. She scored 8 points (+6 =4 -0), finishing outright first, half point ahead of Shanti Nur Abidah and

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. In June 2019, she has earned her second Woman Grandmaster norm during the JAPFA Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament in

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. She scored 6 points (+3 =6 -1), finishing the tournament in fifth place, a point behind the winner, Lương Phương Hạnh. 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.

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