Under the Autumn Star

Mariya Muzychuk – Tigran Alexandrovich Gharamian
4th Trophée KARPOV; Cap d’Agde, October 26, 2015
Modern Defence B06

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be3 d6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 Bb7 7. h5 b4 8. Nd5 a5 9. h6. For 9. f3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 see Domínguez Pérez – Mamedyarov, 1st SportAccord World Mind Games; Rapid Event, 北京 (Beijīng) 2011. 9. ... Bf8 10. Bd3!? Miss Tactics prepares for a quite interesting Knight pseudo-sacrifice. 10. ... e6 11. Bg5 f6

12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. e5 Be7. If 13. ... dxe5 then 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. Bxd8 Nxd2 16. Bf6 Rg8 17. Kxd2 with a slight edge to White. 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. f4 Bxg5 16. fxg5 0-0 17. Nh3 Nd7 18. 0-0-0 e5 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Be6 Re8 21. Bf7 Rf8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rf5 25. Rhf1 Qg8 26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. Nf4. Perhaps 27. Qb7 Qb8 28. Qxb8+ Rxb8 29. Rd5 would have offered better chances of securing an advantage. 27. ... Qxd5 28. Nxd5 Rg8 29. Nxc7 Rxg5 30. Rxd6 Rxg2 31. b3 f4 32. Nd5 f3 33. Ne3 Rg6 34. Rd5 Nf7 35. Rf5 Nxh6 36. Rxf3 Rg5 37. Rf8+ Kg7 38. Ra8 Nf7 39. Nc4 h5 40. Ra7 Rd5 41. Ne3 Rg5 42. Nc4 Rd5 43. Ne3 Rg5 44. Nc4 Rd5 ½ : ½.

Mariya Muzychuk vs. Tigran Alexandrovich Gharamian
Photo: Europe Échecs (@EuropeEchecs)