Muzychuk Twins

Mariya Muzychuk – Anna Muzychuk
Women’s Grand Prix Series 2015-2016; Monte Carlo, October 8, 2015
Grünfeld Defence D85

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 0-0 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. 0-0 Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 b6 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. d6 Nc6 19. Bb5 Nxe7 20. h3. For 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. dxe7 Rxe7 22. Qd8+ Bf8 23. Qb8 Qe6 24. Rfe1 see Aleksandrov – Shirov, 37th Olympiad, Turin 2006. 20. ... Bxf3. If, instead, 20. ... Be6 then 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. dxe7 Qa3 23. Nd4 Qxe7 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Qa4 with a small plus for White, Hagen – M. Andersen, BSF Cup, Copenhagen 2012. 21. Qxf3 Rec8 22. dxe7 Qe6 23. e8=Q+ Rxe8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rfe1 Bf8 26. Qb3. Finally, here is Mariya’s novelty! The older try was 26. e5 a5 27. Re4 Bc5 28. Rf4 Qxe5 29. Rxf7 Qe4 30. Qxe4 ½ : ½ Sundararajan – Gupta, 43rd Indian Chess Championship, Visakhapatnam 2006. 26. ... Qxb3 27. Rxb3 Bc5 28. Kf1 a5 29. f3 a4 30. Rd3 a3 31. Rc1 Kg7

32. Rxc5. The easiest way to build harmonious relationships with her own family... :). 32. ... bxc5 33. Rxa3 ½ : ½.

Mariya Muzychuk
Photo: FIDE Grand Prix 2015

Mariya & Anna Muzychuk
Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich