As the game between Irfan and Anna came to an end, all the people around them gave a round of applause for them both. They applauded for two things: one was because their game was the last one of the tournament, and the second was because with this win, Anna had just earned her first-ever IM norm in her career. She was still pretty young, just 15, yet her achievement was already among the best in the country. Everyone predicted that her career would be climbing higher and higher, and some even had a wild thought that she wouldn't stop in the women's section and delved deeper into the open section like the legendary Judit Polgar and Hou Yifan.
However, that was another story for the future. For now, Anna tried so hard to put on a polite smile as everyone was congratulating him.
"Good job, Girl! You are creating history today!"
"Anna, can I have a photo with you?!"
"Hey, hey, don't push around!"
"I should be the first one!"
"Can I have your number?!"
