Out of Sight

Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk – Marie Rachel Sebag
4th Trophée KARPOV; Cap d’Agde, October 29, 2015
Sicilian Defence B52

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. 0-0 Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne5 9. Re1 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Nf6 11. b4 cxb4 12. cxb4 e5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Bb2 Be7 15. Qh3 Kf7 16. Nd2 e5 17. Qd3 Rhf8 18. Nf3 Kg8 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Ng5 h6

21. Ne6 Rfe8 22. f4 Bd8 23. f5 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Qf7 25. Qf3 Rac8 26. Rac1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd7 28. h3 g6 29. g4 gxf5 30. gxf5 Rc8 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rc1 Kg8 34. Kg2 Nd5 35. Kf3 Nxb4 36. a3 Nd3 37. Rxc6 bxc6 38. Bc3 Kf7 39. Bd2 Nc5 40. Nxc5 Bxc5 41. Bxh6 Bxa3 42. h4 Bb2 43. Bd2 d5 44. h5 e4+ 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. h6 Be5+ 47. Kg4 d4 48. Bb4 e3 49. Bf8 Kf7 50. Bb4 d3 51. Kf3 Bd4 52. h7 d2 53. Ke2 Kg7 54. f6+ Bxf6 55. Bc5 Bg5 0 : 1. “It’s only a rapid game”, Marie Rachel eventually minimized. “This time I didn’t disintegrate: I won and climbed up. I took my time thinking. In my other games, I played a bit too fast. Against Karpov (round ten), particularly, I had a good position, but I was just ‘letting it go’ and I lost. Now I feel very tired. I’m not able to concentrate”.

Mariya Muzychuk vs. Marie Rachel Sebag
Photo: Europe Échecs (@EuropeEchecs)