Run to the Hills

Laurent Fressinet – Anna Olehivna Muzychuk
4th Trophée Anatoly Karpov; Cap d’Agde, October 28, 2015
Dutch Defence A80

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bf4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Ng5!? 8. Ne5 Qb6 9. Rb1 Ne4 transposes into the game Vaisser – Grétarsson, 9th International Open, Cappelle-la-Grande 1993. 8. ... Nf8 9. Be5 h6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Bd3. After 11. h5 g5 Black stands well. 11. ... Rg8 12. Ne2 Ng4 13. Bxg7 Rxg7 14. c3 Qd6 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. 0-0-0 N8d7 17. Nf4 Ne4 18. Rhg1 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. c4 g4 22. Nh4 Qf6 23. Rh1 Rh7 24. g3 e6 25. Ng2 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 0-0-0 27. Nf4 Kb8 28. Kb1 e5! 29. dxe5 Nxe5 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qc3 Qe7 32. a3

32. ... Nd3! Black has very convincingly equalized. 33. Rh8 Nxf4 34. exf4 Rxh8 35. Qxh8+ Kc7 36. Qd4 Qd6 37. Qxd6+ Kxd6 ½ : ½. “A draw with Black against Fressinet is a good result”, then Anna said. “I probably stood a little worse after the opening, but the time control doesn’t really allow us to evaluate everything. It was not easy to find the best way through. I got the idea 28. ... e5 that offered me counter-play. In my opinion, then, Black stands better, but I was short of time. I had only got two or three minutes left, and anything concrete. As for fourth place, first of all, I will try to play at my best. We’ll see if I can manage to qualify for the semifinals”.