Harvest Moon

Anna Olehivna Muzychuk – Tigran Alexandrovich Gharamian
4th Trophée KARPOV; Cap d’Agde, October 28, 2015
Caro-Kann Defence B12

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. h5 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Be3 Qb6 9. b3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. a3 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 e6 14. Nh3 Bd6 15. Qd3 Ne7 16. Nd2 a6 17. Bf4 0-0 18. Qe3 Bxf4 19. Nxf4

19. ... Nc6 20. Ng6 Qxd4 21. Ne7+ Kf7 22. Qxd4 Nxd4 23. Nxc8 Nc2+ 24. Kd1 Nxa1 25. Nd6+ Ke7 26. Nxb7 Bb5 27. Nc5 Bxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Nc2 29. f3 Rc8 30. b4 Nxa3 31. Ra1 Nc2 32. Rxa6 Nxb4 33. Rxe6+ Kf7 34. Rb6 Rxc5 35. Rxb4 Rc7 36. Nb3 g6 37. hxg6+ Kxg6 38. Rb6 Re7+ 39. Kf2 Rf7 40. Nd4 h5 41. Nc6 Kg5 42. Nd8 Nxg4+ 43. Kg2 Ne3+ 44. Kf2 Ng4+ 45. Kg2 Ne3+ 46. Kf2 Ng4+ 47. Kg2 ½ : ½. “It was a very important game for qualification”, Grandmaster Romain Édouard said. “A direct clash with a complicated theoretical Caro-Kann (with a quick Pawns advance to g4 and h4). At a some point White seemed to stand very well, but Tigran has beared the brunt of it. Eventually the position was equal”.

Muzychuk vs.Gharamian. Photo © CapÉchecs.