Till the World Ends

Mariya Muzychuk – Elina Danielian
5th Women’s World Chess Team Championship; 成都市 (Chéngdū), April 25, 2015
Caro-Kann Defence B19

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. 0-0-0 Ngf6 13. Ne4 0-0-0 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rhe8 18. c4 c5 19. Rc1!? Mariya manages to find a theoretical novelty in a well-known position. 19. ... e5 20. d5 Qd7 21. Nh4 e4 22. Bc3 Qg4 23. Rhe1 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Be5

25. g4 Nxg4 26. Rg1 Nf6 27. Rxg7 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rd7 29. Nf5 Nxh5 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Nd6+ Kd7 32. Nxf7 Nf4 33. Re3 b5! 34. f3 bxc4 35. Rxe4 Nxd5 36. Rxc4 Kc6 37. Kb2 h5 38. Rh4 Re2+ 39. Kb3 Re3 40. Rxh5 Nxc3 41. Kc4 Na4 42. Rh6+ Kc7 43. Kb5 Nc3+ 44. Kxc5 Nxa2 45. Ra6 Nc1 46. Rxa7+ Kb8 47. Rd7 Rxf3 48. Nd6 Ne2 49. Kb6 Rb3+ 50. Nb5 Kc8 51. Rd5 Nc3 52. Rc5+ Kd8 53. Rxc3 Rxc3 54. Nxc3 ½ : ½. Draw by insufficient (mating) material.

Mariya Muzychuk vs. Elina Danielian
Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich