Batumi, Rd. 8: The lead changes again

by André Schulz
4/29/2016 – The Women's Grand Prix in Batumi remains lively even though round eight saw an unusually high number of draws: in five of the six games the point was split. Anna Muzyzuk was the only player who could win. She defeated Zhao Xue which allowed her to catch up to the leaders. With 5.0/8 Anna Muzychuk now shares the lead with Nana Dzagnidze and Valentina Gunina.
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Valentina Gunina, Nana Dzagnidze and Anna Muzychuk lead after eight rounds

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In round eight five of the six games of the Women's Grand Prix in Batuni were drawn, an unusually high number of draws in this tournament. But there was no lack of fighting. Almira Skripchenko and Valentina Gunina, for example, played for more than 80 moves before they decided to split the point.

Anna Muzychuk, who played against Zhao Xue, was the only who managed to win. In a modern line of the Italian Game a position had a stronger attack than her opponent which then led to a better endgame and a win.

Anna Muzychuk

Zhao Xue

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 Bb6 Prophylactically avoiding attacks by the white pawns. 5...d6 6.b4 6.a4 A move that on a professional level has never been played before. At a suitable moment White wants to follow up with b4 to harass the bishop b6. d6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 a6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.b4 Ne7!? Inviting White to play Bxf6. This would shatter Black's kingside structure but open the g-file on which Black could attack. 11.Qb3 Qd7 12.d4 exd4 13.Bxf6 gxf6 After taking on d4, Black's f-pawns are doubled pawns and isolated. 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 Black cannot keep the two bishops and decides to settle her opponent with an isolated pawn on d4 however, White in return gets the c-file. 14...d5!? 15.exd5 Bxd5 15.cxd4 d5 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.0-0 Rg8 18.g3 0-0-0 19.b5 a5 20.Rac1 b6 21.Rfe1 Threatening Rxe7. Qh3 22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Nc4
23...Qg4 23...Nf4 does not help Black. 24.Qf3 Ne6 25.Nxb6+ Kb8 26.Qa8# 24.Qc2 Qd7 Black has no time for attacking moves such as 24...h5 : 25.Nxb6+ Kb8 26.Nxd5 Rxd5 27.Qxc7+ Ka8 28.b6-+ 24...Rd7!? however, might have been better. 25.Re4 25.Ne3 Rge8 25...Nxe3 26.Rxe3 Kb8 27.Rc3 Rc8 28.Rc6± 26.Qc6 Forcing an exchange of queens and liquidating to a better endgame. Qxc6 27.Rxc6 Nb4 28.Rxf6 Rxd4 29.Rxf7 Nd3 30.Rd1 Ne5 31.Rxd4 Nxf7 32.g4 Re6 33.Nf5 c5 34.bxc6 Ne5 35.Kg2 Nxc6 36.Rd6 Rxd6 37.Nxd6+ Kc7 38.Nb5+ Kd7 39.f4 Ke6 40.Kf3 Nb4 41.h4 Nd3 42.Nc7+ Kd6
43.g5 hxg5 43...Kxc7 44.gxh6+- 44.hxg5 Nb4 45.Nb5+ 45.g6 was also possible: Nc6 46.g7 Ne7 47.f5 Ng8 47...Ke5 48.Nd5+- 48.f6 Nxf6 49.Ne8++- 45...Kd5 1–0
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Muzychuk,A2555Zhao,X25041–02016C54Fide Women's Grand Prix8.4

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Almira Skripchenko and Valentina Gunina

Round 8 on 2016/04/28 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
½-½
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
½-½
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
½-½
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5

Games of rounds 1 to 8

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bd6 8.Na3 Ne4 9.Nxc4 Nxd2 10.Nfxd2 Bd7 11.0-0 Be7 12.Na5 Nxa5 13.Qxa5 c6 14.Qc3 0-0 15.Nc4 a5 16.Rfd1 Qc7 17.a3 a4 18.Ne5 Rfd8 19.Be4 Be8 20.e3 Bf6 21.Nd3 Ra5 22.Rac1 Rc8 23.Qc2 g6 24.Nc5 Rca8 25.Nd3 Rc8 26.Bg2 b6 27.Nb4 c5 28.d5 Bd7 29.Nc6 Bxc6 30.dxc6 Qe5 31.Rb1 Rb5 32.Qxa4 Rxb2 33.Rxb2 Qxb2 34.Rd7 Bg5 35.h4 Qa1+ 36.Rd1 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Javakhishvili,L2489Kosteniuk,A25571–02016E04Batumi WGP 20161.1
Khotenashvili,B2493Dzagnidze,N2535½–½2016E04Batumi WGP 20161.2
Muzychuk,A2555Muzychuk,M2561½–½2016C95Batumi WGP 20161.3
Skripchenko,A2453Danielian,E2445½–½2016C08Batumi WGP 20161.4
Gunina,V2497Girya,O24420–12016D11Batumi WGP 20161.5
Zhao,X2504Batsiashvili,N2476½–½2016A13Batumi WGP 20161.6
Girya,O2442Zhao,X25041–02016E32Batumi WGP 20162.1
Kosteniuk,A2557Batsiashvili,N2476½–½2016C84Batumi WGP 20162.2
Dzagnidze,N2535Muzychuk,A2555½–½2016D91Batumi WGP 20162.3
Javakhishvili,L2489Khotenashvili,B24931–02016D31Batumi WGP 20162.4
Muzychuk,M2561Skripchenko,A24530–12016B30Batumi WGP 20162.5
Danielian,E2445Gunina,V24970–12016D45Batumi WGP 20162.6
Muzychuk,A2555Javakhishvili,L24891–02016C19Batumi WGP 20163.1
Batsiashvili,N2476Girya,O24421–02016D11Batumi WGP 20163.2
Gunina,V2497Muzychuk,M25611–02016D70Batumi WGP 20163.3
Skripchenko,A2453Dzagnidze,N2535½–½2016B23Batumi WGP 20163.4
Zhao,X2504Danielian,E2445½–½2016A15Batumi WGP 20163.5
Khotenashvili,B2493Kosteniuk,A2557½–½2016E04Batumi WGP 20163.6
Danielian,E2445Batsiashvili,N24761–02016D37Batumi WGP 20164.1
Javakhishvili,L2489Skripchenko,A2453½–½2016D20Batumi WGP 20164.2
Kosteniuk,A2557Girya,O24421–02016B10Batumi WGP 20164.3
Dzagnidze,N2535Gunina,V24971–02016D10Batumi WGP 20164.4
Khotenashvili,B2493Muzychuk,A2555½–½2016E60Batumi WGP 20164.5
Muzychuk,M2561Zhao,X2504½–½2016C54Batumi WGP 20164.6
Skripchenko,A2453Khotenashvili,B24931–02016B19Batumi WGP 20165.1
Muzychuk,A2555Kosteniuk,A2557½–½2016B66Batumi WGP 20165.2
Gunina,V2497Javakhishvili,L24891–02016D57Batumi WGP 20165.3
Batsiashvili,N2476Muzychuk,M2561½–½2016E32Batumi WGP 20165.4
Zhao,X2504Dzagnidze,N25351–02016A15Batumi WGP 20165.5
Girya,O2442Danielian,E24451–02016E35Batumi WGP 20165.6
Muzychuk,M2561Girya,O24421–02016B10Batumi WGP 20166.1
Javakhishvili,L2489Zhao,X25040–12016E06Batumi WGP 20166.2
Dzagnidze,N2535Batsiashvili,N24761–02016D39Batumi WGP 20166.3
Muzychuk,A2555Skripchenko,A24531–02016B32Batumi WGP 20166.4
Kosteniuk,A2557Danielian,E24451–02016B07Batumi WGP 20166.5
Khotenashvili,B2493Gunina,V2497½–½2016D11Batumi WGP 20166.6
Zhao,X2504Khotenashvili,B24931–02016A30Batumi WGP 20167.1
Skripchenko,A2453Kosteniuk,A2557½–½2016C69Batumi WGP 20167.2
Gunina,V2497Muzychuk,A25551–02016E60Batumi WGP 20167.3
Girya,O2442Dzagnidze,N25350–12016E32Batumi WGP 20167.4
Batsiashvili,N2476Javakhishvili,L24891–02016A45Batumi WGP 20167.5
Danielian,E2445Muzychuk,M25611–02016A04Batumi WGP 20167.6
Javakhishvili,L2489Girya,O2442½–½2016D10Fide Women's Grand Prix8.1
Khotenashvili,B2493Batsiashvili,N2476½–½2016D02Fide Women's Grand Prix8.2
Dzagnidze,N2535Danielian,E2445½–½2016E17Fide Women's Grand Prix8.3
Muzychuk,A2555Zhao,X25041–02016C54Fide Women's Grand Prix8.4
Kosteniuk,A2557Muzychuk,M2561½–½2016A33Fide Women's Grand Prix8.5
Skripchenko,A2453Gunina,V2497½–½2016B10Fide Women's Grand Prix8.6

Standings after eight rounds

Schedule and results

Round 1 on 2016/04/20 at 15:00
Sd Title Name Rtg
Res.
 Title Name Rtg Sd
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
1-0
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
½-½
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
0-1
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
½-½
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
Round 2 on 2016/04/21 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
½-½
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
1-0
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
0-1
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
0-1
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
½-½
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
1-0
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
Round 3 on 2016/04/22 at 15:00
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
1-0
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
½-½
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
Round 4 on 2016/04/23 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
1-0
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
½-½
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
1-0
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
½-½
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
Round 5 on 2016/04/25 at 15:00
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
½-½
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
1-0
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
1-0
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
1-0
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
½-½
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
1-0
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
Round 6 on 2016/04/26 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
1-0
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
1-0
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
1-0
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
0-1
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
Round 7 on 2016/04/27 at 15:00
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
1-0
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
1-0
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
1-0
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
0-1
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
1-0
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
Round 8 on 2016/04/28 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
½-½
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
½-½
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
½-½
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
½-½
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
1-0
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
½-½
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
Round 9 on 2016/04/30 at 15:00
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
-
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
-
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
-
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
-
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
-
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
-
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
Round 10 on 2016/05/01 at 15:00
12 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557
-
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 11
1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489
-
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 10
2 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493
-
 GM Danielian Elina 2445 9
3 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555
-
 WGM Girya Olga 2442 8
4 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453
-
 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 7
5 GM Gunina Valentina 2497
-
 GM Zhao Xue 2504 6
Round 11 on 2016/05/02 at 11:00
6 GM Zhao Xue 2504
-
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2557 12
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476
-
 GM Gunina Valentina 2497 5
8 WGM Girya Olga 2442
-
 IM Skripchenko Almira 2453 4
9 GM Danielian Elina 2445
-
 GM Muzychyk Anna 2555 3
10 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561
-
 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2493 2
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535
-
 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2489 1

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