Walking on Sunshine

Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk – Dronavalli Harika

Women’s World Chess Championship Knockout Tournament; blitz game 2; Krasnaya Polyana, March 31, 2015

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Muzychuk must now be very careful only to avoid a stalemate! 45. Rh6+ Ke7 46. e5! Nxa5 47. exd6+ Kd7 48. Bxc5 Nb7 49. Bb4 Re8 50. c5 Nd8 51. Rh7+ Kc6 52. Rc7+ Kb5 53. b7 Nc6 54. Rc8 Re3+ 55. Kd2 Rh3 56. Rxc6! 1 : 0. “After winning Bronze medal in World Championship still it is very depressing, this is what sport is...”, Harika finally tweeted.

Anna Olehivna Muzychuk congratulates her younger sister. Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich.