 In August 1988, she won the under-12 "Boys" section of the World Youth Chess and Peace Festival in Timișoara, Romania.In October 1988, she finished first in a 10-player round-robin tournament in London, scoring 7–2, for a half point lead over Israeli GM Yair Kraidman.With these three results, she completed the requirements for the International Master title; at the time, she had been the youngest player ever to have achieved this distinction.