00:00 In chess, FIDE Master Christian Giancarlo Arca won his first international master norm
00:07 from his match in a Malaysian Open Chess Tournament just last week.
00:13 Darrell O'Clarence has the story.
00:15 After a record of 6 points, FIDE Master Christian Giancarlo Arca won his first international master norm
00:26 in the 18th IGV Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championships held from August 24 to September 3.
00:34 Arca defeated IM Ameya Oddy from India in the 4th round,
00:39 IM Gilbert Elroy Tarigan from Indonesia in the 6th round,
00:43 and Candidate Master Jun Yeng Tan from Malaysia in the last round to win the international master norm.
00:49 Arca finished 11th, 16th in the world from 34 title players who qualified for the Malaysian Chess Federation Standard Chess Tournament.
01:00 There are 3 IM norms. You need 3 IM norms to fully get the IM title.
01:10 Right now, I feel very happy because this is my first time to get the IM norm. I feel very inspired and motivated to further get the IM title.
01:22 To get the IM title, he was also invited by 14-year-old chess master to continue his exercises for his international chess tournaments.
01:34 I'm doing well in my preparations, my sparring, my daily training, reading books, and preparing for my opponent.
01:49 Arca also won his first international master norm in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2023 held from November 12 to 25 in Montesilvano, Italy.
02:00 I'm Daniello Clare, speaking Peaceful.
