Anastasia on Her Own

As guest star of the 3rd International Chess Festival “Black Pawn” held from November 1–3, 2019 at Brest Athletics Arena in Brest, Belarus, in the morning of Friday the 1st, 15th Women’s World Chess Champion Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk played an exhibition blitz game against the Belarusian chess robot Anastasia. Of course, all’s well that ends well, and at last Muzychuk — who was playing White — won, even though not without pathos, as at first the robot seemed to gain the upper hand. In any event, “It was an interesting experience that I’d like to repeat”, Muzychuk finally said. Photos: Valeriya Korol/Газета “Заря” (Zarya Gazette).