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Iossif Davidovich Dorfman – Mariya Muzychuk
6th Snowdrops vs Oldhands; Poděbrady, December 1, 2013
Grünfeld Defence D76

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 0-0 9. 0-0 Re8 10. a3 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4. For 12. Qc2 e4 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. exd4 Bf5 see Shimanov – Navara, 16th European Chess Individual Championship, Jerusalem 2015. 12. ... c6 13. b4 Nac4 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 a5! Now Black gets a slight initiative, which Dorfman is hardly able to smooth out.. 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. a4 Qe7 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rd1 Qc5 21. Bf1 Rea8 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qd3 Bf8 24. Qxc4 Bxc4 25. Ba3

25. ... Bb3 26. Bxf8 Kxf8. After 26. ... Bxd1 27. Bb4 Rxa4 28. Nxa4 Rxa4 29. Rxa4 Bxa4 the Bishops of opposite colour nullify Black’s extra Pawn. 27. Rdc1 Bxa4 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Nxa4 Rxa4 30. Rxc6 Rxe4. Black has won a Pawn, but she has no chance to win, because all Pawns are on the same side of the board. 31. h4 h5 32. Rc7 Ke8 33. Kg2 Rd4 34. Kf3 Rd7 35. Rc5 f6 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Ke4 Rd4+ 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Ra8 Kf5 40. Ra6 Rb4 41. Kf3 Rb3+ 42. Kg2 Rb2 43. Ra5 Rb6 44. Kf3 Ke6 45. Kg2 e4 46. Ra4 f5 47. Ra5 Kf6 48. Rc5 g5 49. hxg5+ Kxg5 50. Rc8 Rb2 51. Rg8+ Kf6 52. Rf8+ Kg6 53. Rg8+ Kf7 54. Rg5 Kf6 55. Rxh5 e3 56. Kf3 exf2 57. Kg2 Kg6 58. Rh4 ½ : ½.

Mariya Muzychuk
Photo: Anežka Kružíková

The Fatal Eggs

Mariya Muzychuk – Iossif Davidovich Dorfman
6th Snowdrops vs Oldhands; Poděbrady, December 6, 2013
Sicilian Defence B90

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. f4 Nbd7 10. f5 Bc4 11. Ng3 Rc8 12. Qf3 Qa5 13. Bxc4. Less committal is 13. Bd2 ½ : ½ D. Popović – A. Brkić, 11th Croatian Team Chess Championship, Bol 2013. 13. ... Rxc4 14. 0-0-0 b5 15. Kb1 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. Bxf6 gxf6

18. Nxh5? This is a terrible blunder! The h-Pawn has been impregnated with a deadly poison. 18. ... Rxh5! Deep and very original game by Dorfman, involving the sacrifice of the Exchange twice! 19. Rd3. Not 19. Qxh5?? on account of 19. ... Qa3 with the deadly threat of ... Nb6-c4 followed by ... Qa3-b2 mate. 19. ... Nc4 20. Ka1 Rh4. Of course 20. ... Qa3 21. Rb1 Rh8 is also good. 21. Qf2 Rh8 22. Qa7. With Bishop and Knight against Rook and Pawn Dorfman goes on to win without much difficulty. 22. ... Be7 23. Rb1 Rg8 24. g4 Bd8 25. Rb4 Kf8 26. Qb7 Bb6 27. Rb3 Bc5 28. Rd5 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. Rd3 Kg7 31. Rb1 Rh8 32. Rh1 Rh4 33. Kb2 Kh6 34. Kc1 Nc4 35. Rf3 Kg5 36. Kd1 d5 37. Re1. Or 37. exd5 e4 and wins. 37. ... dxe4 38. Rxe4 Nd6 39. Re2 e4 40. Rg3 Kf4 41. Reg2 Bf2! 42. Rd3 exd3 43. Rxf2+ Ke5 0 : 1.

Mariya Muzychuk
Photo: Anežka Kružíková