Meanwhile, on the other side of the venue, the other Indonesian players also had a tough battle to face. On board 11, Medina was frowning deeply, staring at the board intently as she tried her best to get a breakthrough against her opponent right now.
She really underestimated her opponent here. At first, the woman thought that Alexander Motylev, already 45 years old, would play conservatively, waiting for her to strike first before taking immediate action. However, Medina forgot one thing here, and that was the rating difference between the two.
Yeah, even though Alexander Motylev was old, he still had his own pride here, especially against a lower-rated opponent like her. There was no way he would wait on the back against an opponent he deemed weaker. Hell, if anything, this was the perfect match for him to go aggressive, an opportunity to reminisce about his handsome past while also not worrying too much about getting defeated in the game.
