Capsizing

Zhansaya Daniyarqyzy Abdumalik – Anna Olehivna Muzychuk
4th Trophée Anatoly Karpov; Cap d’Agde, October 23, 2015
Spanish C92

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Ng3 g6 16. Rb1 c5 17. b3 Nc6 18. d5 Nce5 19. Nh2 c4! For 19. ... Nb6 see Drenchev – Scripcaru, 30th International Open, Teteven 2015. 20. f4 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Nf3 h5 23. b4 a5 24. a3 axb4 25. axb4 Nb6 26. Qxd3 Nc4 27. Kh2 Ra2. The powerful position of Black’s forces fully compensates Anna for the sacrificed Pawn. 28. Nf1 Bh4 29. Rd1 Bf2 30. N1d2? Ne3 31. Rh1

31. ... Qf6? A grave miscalculation. After 31. ... h4! 32. Rg1 (what else?) 32. ... Qf6 Black’s attack looks overwhelming. 32. g3 Rc8? 33. Qe2 Nxd5? Anna should have tried try to complicate things with 33. ... Bxg3+ 34. Kxg3 h4+ 35. Nxh4 Rc3. The rest of the game is quite crazy: 34. exd5 Ba7 35. Qe4 h4 36. Rf1 Rc4 37. Qe1 hxg3+ 38. Qxg3 Bxd5 39. Qg5 Qc3 40. Qxd5 Qe3 41. Kh1 Rcc2 42. Qe4 d5 43. Qxe3 Bxe3 44. Nb3 Bb6 45. Ra1 Rxa1 46. Nxa1 Rc4 47. Bd2 d4 48. Ne5 Rc7 49. Rc1 f6 50. Rxc7 Bxc7 51. Nxg6 Kf7 52. Nh4 Ke6 53. Nb3 Kd5 54. Kg2 Kc4 55. Nc5 Kd5 1 : 0.

Zhansaya Daniyarqyzy Abdumalik vs. Anna Muzychuk
Photo: Europe Échecs (@EuropeEchecs)