Living in the Material World

Mariya Muzychuk – Lela Javakhishvili
5th Women’s World Chess Team Championship; 成都市 (Chéngdū), April 23, 2015
Sicilian Defence B34

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Qxd5 Rb8 11. Bc4 0-0 12. 0-0 Qc7 13. f4. For 13. Bb3 Bxe5 14. Qc5 a5 15. Rd5 Qxc5 16. Rxc5 d6 17. Rxa5 Bf5 see R. Bagirov – Cebalo, 30th MTO Open, Biel 1997. 13. ... d6. Obviously, if 13. ... Rxb2 then 14. Bb3 trapping the Rook. 14. exd6 exd6 15. Bb3 Re8

16. Qd2 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bc3 18. Qf2 a5 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Rbd1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rb4 22. Re1 Re7 23. Rxb4 axb4 24. Qe3 Qa7 25. Qxa7 Rxa7 26. Rd1 Bxb3 27. axb3 Rc7. Much Ado About Nothing. It is just a dead drawn endgame. 28. Rxd6 Rxc2 29. Rd4 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Rc2+ 31. Kf1 Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Rc2+ 33. Kf1 ½ : ½.

Mariya & Anna Muzychuk
Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich