Life Is Not Always Work

沈阳 (Shěn Yáng) – Eateryna Aleksandrovna Lagno
10th Russia – China Friendship Match; Moscow, June 14, 2016
Grünfeld Defence D85

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Bb5 c6 9. Bd3 0-0 10. Ne2 c5 11. Qxd7 Nxd7 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Rd1 b6 14. f3 cxd4. A slight variation in theme from 14. ... Bb7 15. Kf2 Rac8 16. h4 e5 17. d5 c4 18. Bc2 Bf8 19. h5 Bc5 20. g3 Nf6 21. g4 g5 22. Ng3 Ne8 23. Ba4 Bxe3+ 24. Kxe3 Nd6 25. Bc6 Kf8 26. Bxb7 Nxb7 27. Rb1 Rc5 28. Rb4 Ke7 29. Nf5+ Kd7 30. a4 ½ : ½ Antón Guijarro – Gabuzyan, 17th Lake Sevan Chess Tournament, Martuni 2015. 15. cxd4 Bb7 16. Kf2 Rac8 17. h4 h6 18. Rc1 e6 19. Bb5 Nb8. Black originally solved all the demands that needed to be solved in order to reduce White’s plus to a symbolic minimum. 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Nxc1 Nc6 23. Nb3 Nb4 24. a4 Nc2 25. Bd3 Nb4 26. Bc4 Nc2

27. a5. 沈阳 (Shěn Yáng) is trying to make out something from a very balanced position. Kateryna Aleksandrovna has no difficulty in achieving a draw. 27. ... bxa5 28. Nxa5 Bc8 29. Nc6 Bd7 30. Nxa7 Nxd4 31. f4 h5 32. g3 Nc2 33. Bc5 Nd4 34. Ke3 Nc6 35. Bb5 Nb8 36. Be2 Nc6 37. Nb5 e5 38. f5 gxf5 39. exf5 Bxf5 40. Bxh5 Bh6+ ½ : ½.

沈阳 (Shěn Yáng). Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

Ekateryna Aleksandrovna Lahno. Photo: Eteri Kublashvili