Маша и Медведь (Masha and the Bear)

Zhansaya Daniyarqyzy Abdumalik – Mariya Muzychuk
5th Women’s World Chess Team Championship; 成都市 (Chéngdū), April 20, 2015
Sicilian Defence B33

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. g3 0-0 15. Bg2 Bg5 16. 0-0 Be6 17. f4 Bh6. For 17. ... Bf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. b3 Qd8 19. Qd2 f6 see Bogut – Filippov, 22nd ECU Club Cup, Feugen 2006. 18. Nce3 Nd4 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 f6 21. Kh1 Ra7 22. Bh3 Qe8 23. Qd1 Qc6 24. Qd3 Qc5 25. Rad1 a4 26. Rd2 b3 27. a3 g6 28. Rdf2 exf4 29. gxf4 Bg7 30. f5 g5 31. Rd2 Nc6 32. Rc1? After which Black skewers White’s two Rooks with the Bishop. After 32. Qe2 Ne5 33. Ne3 Ra6 White’s position remains tenable.

32. ... g4! 33. Bxg4 Bh6 34. Rg1 Ne5! 35. Be2+ Qxg1+ 36. Kxg1 Nxd3 37. Rxd3 Bc1 38. Nc3 Bxb2 39. Nb5 Rg7+ 40. Kf2 Be5 41. h3 b2 42. Rd1 Rg3 43. Bf1 Rb3 44. Rb1 Rc8 45. Kg2 Kf8 46. Kf2 Ke7 47. h4 Bg3+ 48. Kg2 Rg8 49. h5 Bh4+ 50. Kh2 Bf2 51. Bg2 Rg4 52. Bh3 Rg1 0 : 1.

Mariya Muzychuk
Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich