BODNARUK vs MUZYCHUK – FIDE WOMENS WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 ROUND 2

Anna Muzychuk

This game is from round 2 of the 2018 FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship. It is between Anastasia Bodnaruk with White against Anna Muzychuk with Black.

This game features a Sicilian Sveshnikov. To learn more about the Sicilian Sveshnikov, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Bodnaruk,Anastasia (2426) - Muzychuk,Anna (2564)

FIDE WCC 2018 Khanty-Mansiysk (2.1), 06.11.2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0–0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c4 Bg7 White should prevent ...e4. 

15.cxb5 B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations [15.Rb1 e4 16.Be2 bxc4 17.Nxc4 0–0 18.f4 Rb8 19.Kh1 Rb5 20.Ne3 Rxb2 21.Rxb2 Bxb2 22.Qd2 Bg7 1/2–1/2 (39) Ivanchuk,V (2731)-Lautier,J (2682) Odessa 2006] 

15...e4 16.Bc4 Bxb2 17.bxa6 Rb1 is the strong threat.The position is equal. 

17...0–0 18.Nc2 Strongly threatening Rb1. 

18...Bxa1 19.Qxa1 

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19...Ng6ƒ Black has some pressure. 

20.f4N [20.Nd4=; 20.Nd4 f4 21.Re1 Re8 22.Bb5 Re5 1–0 (51) Pinkas,K (2390)-Gladyszev,O (2280) Gyongyos 1995] 

20...exf3 21.Rxf3 Ne5 22.Rg3+ Kh8 

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23.Qd4 [23.Nd4³] 

23...Qf6 [23...Qc7!µ 24.Bd3 Rg8] 

24.Kh1? [24.Bf1!= and White stays safe.] 

24...Rg8 [Black should play 24...Rfc8–+ 25.Bd3 Qh6] 

25.Rxg8+ Rxg8 26.Bf1 

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26...f4! 27.Ne1 Qf5 [27...Kg7µ] 

28.Bd3 Qg4 29.Bb5 f6 30.a7 f3 31.Qxg4 Nxg4 32.Nxf3µ Endgame aiming for Bc6. KRN-KBN 

32...Ra8 33.a4 Rxa7 

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34.Nd2 [34.Kg1µ was necessary.] 

34...Rc7–+ 35.Kg1 Rc1+ 36.Nf1 Ne3 37.Kf2 Nxd5 38.Ne3 Nc3 39.Bd7 Ra1 40.Nf5 d5 41.Bc6 Rc1 42.Bd7 Rc2+ 43.Kf3 

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43...d4! 44.Nxd4 Rd2 45.Ke3 Rxg2 46.Kd3 Nd5 

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47.h4? [47.a5] 

47...Rg3+ 48.Kd2 Nb6 49.Bc6 Ra3 50.Nc2 Nc4+ 51.Ke2 Ra2 52.Kd1 Nb2+ 53.Kd2 Nxa4 54.h5 Nb6 55.Kc3 

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55...Ra5 Hoping for ...Rc5+. 

56.Bf3 Kg7 57.Kd3 f5 58.Nd4 Kf6 59.Ke3 Nd5+ 60.Kf2 Nf4 61.Nc6 Ra2+ 62.Ke3 Kg5 63.Ne5 Ra3+ 64.Kf2 Nd3+ 0–1