Ukrainian Championships: Kuzubov, Muzychuk win

by Sagar Shah
11/28/2014 – The Ukrainian Championship was a strong tournament with an Elo average of 2659 (category 17). Before the last round three players shared the lead and after a last-round win Yuriy Kuzubov won on tie-break. Things were much clearer in the women's tournament. Here Anna Muzychuk smoothly won with 7.0/9, not losing a single game. Report and games...
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Kuzubov and Muzychuk win Ukrainian Championships 2014

The Ukrainian Championships took place in Lviv from 11th to 22th November 2014. The men's tournament was a 12-player round-robin, the women's a ten-player one. With an average Elo of 2659 (category 17) the men's event was particularly strong. The fact that Ukrainian superstar Vassily Ivanchuk took part made the tournament even more interesting.

Brillant but unpredictable: Vassily Ivanchuk

Before the last round the atmosphere was quite heated up because three players shared the lead with 6.5/10 each: Yuriy Kuzubov (2661), Pavel Eljanov (2719), and Ruslan Ponomariov (2711)

Yuriy Kuzubov

Ruslan Ponomariov

In the last round Yuriy Kuzubov, who had the best tie-break, faced his direct rival Ruslan Ponomariov, while Pavel Eljanov had to play the lower-rated Alexander Zubov (5.5). But of course Zubov was not be underestimated as he had beaten Kryvoruchko and Areshchenko in the previous rounds.

Pavel Eljanov at the beginning of his crucial last round game against Alexander Zubov

A lot of prestige was at stake and the player with the best nerves would become Ukrainian champion, that is, champion of a country with an outstanding chess culture. In such a situation it is difficult to play to your full potential. But Yuriy Kuzubov rose to the occasion and played a fantastic game to overcome former World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov. Of particular note is the way in which Kuzubov sacrificed a pawn in the middlegame to activate his pieces and to put pressure on his opponent.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 The opening that was tried in the fourth game of Carlsen Anand match 2014. It is a quite system but as Alejandro Ramirez has already mentioned on his ChessBase DVD on the Sicilian Taimanov, it contains a good amount of venom. Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Now we are into hard core King's Indian Attack territory. d5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.0-0 b6 By not castling soon on the kingside, Black wants to keep his options open. Sometimes he will play Bb7, Qc7 and 0-0-0. 8.Re1 Bb7 9.c3 Qc7 10.e5 This was quite an unusual decision by Kuzubov. The fact that he played c3 and delayed e5 meant that he was waiting for Black to show his cards. But before Black decides where to put his king, Kuzubov makes the committal e4-e5. But I am sure he was prepared as can be seen from his next moves. More in the spirit of the position would have been the useful waiting move 10.a3 and now if Black goes 0-0-0 then a3 comes to good use as we can break with b4 and if he 0-0 then e4-e5 would be perfect. 0-0-0 10...0-0 11.e5 11.b4 10...Nd7 11.Nf1 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 Would give Black loads of counterplay. 11...d4 preventing White from building up a strong pawn chain the center with d4. 11...Ncxe5? taking with either knight on e5 is bad because White has a nice tactical idea. 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Bf4! Bd6 14.Bxe5 Bxe5 15.Qh5! A very nice and unusual tactic. Bd6 15...Bf6 16.Rxe6+ Kd8 16...Kf8? 17.Rxf6! gxf6 18.Qh6+ Kg8 19.Ne3 it's all over. 17.Re2± once again the exposed nature of the Black king determines the White advantage. 16.Rxe6+ Kf8 17.Re2 g6 18.Qh6+ Kg8 19.Rae1± With better co-ordination, White is better. 11...Ndxe5? leads to same position after 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Qe2 12.Bf4 was also possible. 12...dxc3 13.bxc3 b5 13...0-0 would have been safe and sound. 14.d4 cxd4 15.cxd4 0-0 16.Ne3 16.Qxb5 Rab8 17.Qe2 Nb6 is typical pawn sacrifice in such structures. The black knight gets a wonferful outpost on d5 and Black is able to generate strong counterplay. 16...b4 16...a6 might have been much better. 17.d5! A beautiful breakthrough by Kuzubov. Ncxe5 17...exd5 18.Nxd5 Qd8 19.e6 fxe6 20.Qxe6+ Rf7 21.Bf4+- With a crushing position for White. 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 18...Qxe5 19.Bb2± 19.Bb2! One of Kuzubov's strength. He can see and assess positions beyond forcing lines. Here he understands that even though he is a pawn down, he has loads of counterplay because his pieces are so active and well placed. It's difficult for Black to find all the accurate moves in such situations. Bf6 20.Rac1 Qb8 This seems like the most logical queen retreat. 20...Qa5? 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Nc4+- 20...Qb6? 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Nc4+- 20...Qe7? 21.d6 Qxd6 21...Qd7 22.Rc7+- 22.Bxb7 20...Qd8 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.dxe6 Bxg2 23.Nxg2+- 20...Qd7 21.Red1 21.Nd1 21.Nc4 continuing in the agressive stye would have been a good idea. Nd7 21...Nxc4 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Rxc4 22.dxe6 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Bxb2 24.exf7+ Rxf7 25.Qxb2 White has a pleasant position. 21...Nd7! Ponomariov finds the best defensive move. 22.dxe6 fxe6?! 22...Bxg2 was necessary. 23.Kxg2 fxe6 24.Qxe6+ Rf7 White's advantage is restricted the the minimum. 23.Qxe6+ Rf7 24.Rc6!? A highly imaginative move that threatens Bd5 but White had a more direct and beautiful way to win. 24.Bf1‼ was an extremely difficult move to find but would have given White a winning advantage thanks to the threat of Bc4. Nf8 25.Qb3+- 24...Nb6 24...Bxb2 25.Bd5 Ne5 26.Rxe5 Bxe5 26...Qxe5 27.Qxf7+ Kh8 28.Qxb7+- 27.Qxf7+ Kh8 28.Qd7± 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Rd6 Bxg2 27.Kxg2± Though the material is even, the main difference is in the safety of two kings and activity of the pieces. White is leaps and bounds ahead in both the departments and hence his advantage is pretty obvious. Qc8 28.Qe4 Qc4 29.Qf3! Keeping the queens on is the right decision when your opponent's king is weak. Qxa2 Ponomariov goes for broke. He understands that his position is lost on the kingside and hopes that the b-pawn will to some extent distract White. 30.Ne3! The knight eyes the juicy f5 square. 30.Rxf6 Rxf6 31.Qxf6 would be selling yourself too cheaply. Qd5+ 32.Kg1 Nc4= 30...Kh8 31.Re2 31.Nf5 was equally strong. 31...Qa1 31...Qb3 32.Rxb6+- 32.Nf5 Raf8 33.Nh6 good enought to win but not the best. 33.Qh5 was extremely strong. The threat is Qxf7 followed by Re8 and Black has absolutely no good way to deal with it. Qa4 33...Rc7 34.Re8+- 34.Qxf7 Rxf7 35.Rd8++- 33...Rc7 34.Rde6 34.Qh5! 34...f5 35.Re8 Qg7 36.Nxf5 Rcf7 37.g4 Kuzubov has not really played the most accurate moves but his position is still completely winning. Qf6 38.R2e6 Rxe8 39.Rxf6 This is definitely due to time pressure. 39.Rxe8+ Rf8 40.Qe4! The three pieces are enough to finish off Black. Nd7 41.Re7! Nc5 41...Rf7 42.Rxd7 Rxd7 43.Qe8++- 42.Qe3 Na6 43.Re6+- 39...Rxf6 40.Qf4 Kg8 The 40 moves have been made and Kuzubov keeps his advantage. The rest is easy with 30 minutes added to your clock. 41.Qxb4 Ref8 42.Ne7+ Kg7 43.Qd4 h6 44.f4 Kh7 45.Kg3 R8f7 45...Rxf4 46.Qd3++- 46.Qd8 Rf8 47.Qd3+ Kg7 48.Qd4 Kf7 48...Kh7 49.h4+- 49.Qe4 Kg7 50.h4 R8f7 51.g5 hxg5 52.hxg5 Rxf4 53.Qe5+ 53.Qe5+ Kf8 53...Kh7 54.g6++- 54.Ng6+ Kg8 55.Qh8# A fine game by Kuzubov which showed his feel for dynamic chess. 1–0
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Kuzubov,Y2661Ponomariov,R27111–02014B4083rd ch-UKR 201411.2

With this win, Kuzubov moved to 7.5/11. All eyes were now on the battle between Eljanov and Zubov. After a queenless middlegame the players reached some kind of an equal/slightly better endgame. From that point onwards Eljanov, who had white, manoeuvred his pieces like a magician. He lined all pieces up against the isolated d5 and quenched all possible counterplay by Zubov. It is a game worth studying over and over.

 
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Eljanov played the entire tournament is fantastic fashion except for his loss to Kuzubov. Before the start of the last round he was tied at the top with Kuzubov and a win would definitely give him a shared first place. 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 The Carlsbad pawn structure in the Queen's Gambit Declined leads to quite a few strategic battles. c6 6.Qc2 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 looks to be slightly better for White on the surface but black players are holding on to it without too many difficulties. The most recent example being Ding Liren- Kramnik from the Petrosian Memorial 2014. 6...Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Nh5 8...0-0 9.Nge2 lead to lines which have given White good results and that is the reason why more and more players are going for this variation with ...Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nge2 g6 11.0-0 11.0-0-0 is more popular but Eljanov decides to play solidly. 11...0-0 12.Rae1 The central pawns are slowly going to roll forward now. Ndf6 13.Nc1 Ng7 14.f3 c5 Often in many queen pawn positions c5 is a knee jerk reaction to the move f3. 14...Bf5 would have been the exchange that Black was looking for but White is in time to prevent it. 15.e4!± 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.Nb3 Qb6 17.Nd4 Usually in such structures there are mutual weaknesses on e3 and d5. But White has the added advantage of having a strong knight on d4 which gives him a small edge. Bd7 18.Qb3 Qxb3 19.Nxb3 let us follow one of the best technical players in the world as to how he converts such an equal endgame. Rac8 20.Kf2 Defending the e3 pawn and putting the king to some good use. h5 21.Rd1 Rfd8 22.Rd2 Kf8 23.Rfd1 The rook doubling on the d-file will surely put pressure on Black. Ke7 24.Bb1! The idea is very nice. I would not want to reveal it right now! Bc6 25.Nd4 Nge8 26.a3! A beautiful little move making way for the bishop to be placed on a2 so that it can attack the d5 pawn. I am really in awe as to how Eljanov as little by little improved his position and Zubov has not been able to do much against it. Nd6 27.Ba2 Nde8 27...Nc4 28.Bxc4 dxc4 29.Nxc6+ bxc6 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Rxd8 Kxd8 32.e4± Is a clear edge in the knight endgame with a extra kingside pawn. 28.h4! Nc7 29.e4! Rd7 29...dxe4 30.Nxc6+ bxc6 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Rxd8 Kxd8 33.Bxf7± If Eljanov would not have played h4 a few moves ago then g5 would have been possible here. 30.e5 Nh7 31.b4 Threatening b4-b5 trapping the bishop. Rdd8 32.b5 Be8 33.a4 Nf8 34.Nde2 The d5 pawn cannot be saved. Nfe6 35.Bxd5 35.Nxd5+ Nxd5 36.Bxd5 Nc5 37.Nc3± 35...Nxd5 36.Nxd5+ Kf8 37.Ndf4?! trying to simplify the position a little too quickly. Better was 37.Nec3± to keep control over the position. 37...Rxd2 38.Nxe6+ Ke7 38...fxe6 39.Rxd2± 39.Rxd2 Kxe6 40.f4 Ke7 41.f5!? Eljanov understands that because of his premature exchanges, he has given up some of his advantage and figures out that playing radically is his best hope for something now. a6 41...gxf5 42.Ng3± 42.Nf4 Rc4 42...Rc4 43.Nxf5+ Ke6 44.Nd6+- 41...Rc4 42.f6+ Ke6 43.Rd8 Bd7 44.Ke3 Rxa4 45.Nd4++- 42.Nf4 gxf5 43.bxa6 bxa6 44.a5 Rc4 44...Bb5= 45.g3 Ra4 46.Nd5+ Kf8 46...Ke6 was better. 47.Nf6 Bb5 48.Nxh5 Rxa5 Black is still clinging on in the position. White has to be accurate to convert his advantage. 49.Nf6 Kg7 50.Ke3 Kg6? 50...Ra3+ 51.Kf4 Rd3 gave Black better drawing chances. 51.Rd8! Ra3+ 52.Kd2 Ra2+ 53.Kc3 Ra3+ 54.Kb4 Re3 55.h5+! Kg5 56.Rg8+ Kh6 57.Rh8+ Kg7 58.Rg8+ Kh6 59.Rh8+ Kg7 60.Rh7+ Kf8 61.h6 The h-pawn cannot be stopped and the game is over. Rxe5 62.Rh8+ Ke7 63.h7 a5+ 64.Kc3 Re3+ 65.Kd4 Rd3+ 66.Kc5 A beautiful technical game by Eljanov. It is true that near the 40th move mark he did run out of steam and let Black come back into the game but towards the end he once again played a series of very accurate moves and won the all important last round. 1–0
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Eljanov,P2719Zubov,A25881–02014D3683rd ch-UKR 201411.1

Thus, after eleven rounds of intense fighting two players emerged as winners with a score of 7.5/11 Kuzubov edged out his rival thanks to a better tie-break to become the 2014 Ukrainian Chess Champion. In some ways it was the right result as in their individual encounter Kuzubov had beaten Eljanov.

The tie-break had to decide: Yuriy Kuzubov (left) and Pavel Eljanov (right) both finished with 7.5/11. But Kuzubov won the title.

Yuriy Kuzubov, Ukrainian Champion 2014

 

Pavel Eljanov had to settle for second place

Anton Korobov finished third with a score of 7.0/11.

Yuriy Kuzubov and GM Nazar Firman look at the beautiful chess cake.

Kuzubov had every reason to celebrate because he not only won the tournament but gained 20 Elo points as well! The star player of the tournament, Vassily Ivanchuk, might want to forget this event quickly: he finished seventh and lost 11 Elo points

The winner's trophies

Final standings

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.g3 Be7 9.Bg2 0-0 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.a4 Qc7 12.g4 hxg4 13.hxg4 Nb6 14.g5 Ng4 15.Qd3 Qd8 16.a5 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Nc4 18.Qg3 Bxg5 19.b3 Nxa5 20.Rxa5 Qxa5 21.Qxg5 Be6 22.Qh5 f6 23.Bf3 1–0
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Ponomariov,R2711Areshchenko,A26551–02014B9083rd ch-UKR 20141
Ivanchuk,V2726Kryvoruchko,Y2706½–½2014C5083rd ch-UKR 20141
Kovchan,A2585Eljanov,P27190–12014B4783rd ch-UKR 20141
Bogdanovich,S2590Kuzubov,Y26610–12014E1183rd ch-UKR 20141
Zubarev,A2588Korobov,A26800–12014B5183rd ch-UKR 20141
Zubov,A2588Moiseenko,A27010–12014D3883rd ch-UKR 20141
Korobov,A2680Ponomariov,R27111–02014E1583rd ch-UKR 20142
Eljanov,P2719Ivanchuk,V27261–02014E1183rd ch-UKR 20142
Moiseenko,A2701Kuzubov,Y2661½–½2014C4183rd ch-UKR 20142
Zubov,A2588Kovchan,A2585½–½2014A1583rd ch-UKR 20142
Areshchenko,A2655Bogdanovich,S25901–02014B3283rd ch-UKR 20142
Kryvoruchko,Y2706Zubarev,A25881–02014B1283rd ch-UKR 20142
Ivanchuk,V2726Zubov,A2588½–½2014D5383rd ch-UKR 20143
Ponomariov,R2711Kryvoruchko,Y27061–02014E1683rd ch-UKR 20143
Bogdanovich,S2590Korobov,A26801–02014B9483rd ch-UKR 20143
Kuzubov,Y2661Areshchenko,A2655½–½2014B9783rd ch-UKR 20143
Zubarev,A2588Eljanov,P27190–12014B4083rd ch-UKR 20143
Kovchan,A2585Moiseenko,A2701½–½2014B3083rd ch-UKR 20143
Eljanov,P2719Ponomariov,R2711½–½2014D4783rd ch-UKR 20144
Kovchan,A2585Ivanchuk,V27260–12014B5283rd ch-UKR 20144
Moiseenko,A2701Areshchenko,A2655½–½2014D9783rd ch-UKR 20144
Zubov,A2588Zubarev,A25881–02014E9483rd ch-UKR 20144
Kryvoruchko,Y2706Bogdanovich,S2590½–½2014C6783rd ch-UKR 20144
Korobov,A2680Kuzubov,Y2661½–½2014E1183rd ch-UKR 20144
Bogdanovich,S2590Eljanov,P2719½–½2014E1783rd ch-UKR 20145
Ivanchuk,V2726Moiseenko,A2701½–½2014A2183rd ch-UKR 20145
Ponomariov,R2711Zubov,A2588½–½2014D3683rd ch-UKR 20145
Zubarev,A2588Kovchan,A2585½–½2014B0183rd ch-UKR 20145
Areshchenko,A2655Korobov,A2680½–½2014C8483rd ch-UKR 20145
Kuzubov,Y2661Kryvoruchko,Y2706½–½2014E4683rd ch-UKR 20145
Eljanov,P2719Kuzubov,Y26610–12014E1183rd ch-UKR 20146
Kovchan,A2585Ponomariov,R2711½–½2014B0883rd ch-UKR 20146
Moiseenko,A2701Korobov,A2680½–½2014E1183rd ch-UKR 20146
Zubov,A2588Bogdanovich,S2590½–½2014D1083rd ch-UKR 20146
Kryvoruchko,Y2706Areshchenko,A2655½–½2014B9083rd ch-UKR 20146
Ivanchuk,V2726Zubarev,A25880–12014E2083rd ch-UKR 20146
Areshchenko,A2655Eljanov,P2719½–½2014C6583rd ch-UKR 20147
Ponomariov,R2711Ivanchuk,V2726½–½2014B9083rd ch-UKR 20147
Korobov,A2680Kryvoruchko,Y2706½–½2014E1283rd ch-UKR 20147
Bogdanovich,S2590Kovchan,A25850–12014D7083rd ch-UKR 20147
Kuzubov,Y2661Zubov,A25881–02014D3683rd ch-UKR 20147
Zubarev,A2588Moiseenko,A27010–12014B4083rd ch-UKR 20147
Kovchan,A2585Kuzubov,Y26610–12014B9083rd ch-UKR 20148
Eljanov,P2719Korobov,A2680½–½2014E0483rd ch-UKR 20148
Moiseenko,A2701Kryvoruchko,Y2706½–½2014E2183rd ch-UKR 20148
Zubov,A2588Areshchenko,A26551–02014B5383rd ch-UKR 20148
Zubarev,A2588Ponomariov,R27110–12014B4083rd ch-UKR 20148
Ivanchuk,V2726Bogdanovich,S25901–02014C4983rd ch-UKR 20148
Ponomariov,R2711Moiseenko,A2701½–½2014E3783rd ch-UKR 20149
Kuzubov,Y2661Ivanchuk,V2726½–½2014C6983rd ch-UKR 20149
Kryvoruchko,Y2706Eljanov,P27190–12014B1283rd ch-UKR 20149
Bogdanovich,S2590Zubarev,A25880–12014C4183rd ch-UKR 20149
Areshchenko,A2655Kovchan,A25851–02014B0183rd ch-UKR 20149
Korobov,A2680Zubov,A2588½–½2014D5383rd ch-UKR 20149
Zubarev,A2588Kuzubov,Y26611–02014B5183rd ch-UKR 201410
Moiseenko,A2701Eljanov,P2719½–½2014D3083rd ch-UKR 201410
Ponomariov,R2711Bogdanovich,S25901–02014D3683rd ch-UKR 201410
Zubov,A2588Kryvoruchko,Y27061–02014E1583rd ch-UKR 201410
Ivanchuk,V2726Areshchenko,A2655½–½2014A4583rd ch-UKR 201410
Kovchan,A2585Korobov,A26800–12014B9283rd ch-UKR 201410
Eljanov,P2719Zubov,A25881–02014D3683rd ch-UKR 201411
Kuzubov,Y2661Ponomariov,R27111–02014B4083rd ch-UKR 201411
Korobov,A2680Ivanchuk,V2726½–½2014E1583rd ch-UKR 201411
Kryvoruchko,Y2706Kovchan,A2585½–½2014B0183rd ch-UKR 201411
Areshchenko,A2655Zubarev,A25881–02014B4783rd ch-UKR 201411
Bogdanovich,S2590Moiseenko,A27011–02014A0583rd ch-UKR 201411

 

Women's tournament

The women's tournament was a ten-player round robin event. As mentioned in the previous report, Anna Ushenina quit the tournament after her first round loss against Iulija Osmak.

The tournament was dominated and won by top seed Anna Muzychuk (2545). The new Ukrainian Women's Champion, played a fine tournament: she scored 6.0/98 and remained unbeaten.

Anna Muzychuk scored a smooth victory, winning four, drawing four

The other GM in the field, Natalia Zhukova (2470), scored 5.5/8 and finished second.

Natalia Zhukova

16-year-old Iulija Osmak (2246) had a great tournament, scoring 6.0/9 and gaining a no less than 85.6 Elo points.

Anna Muzychuk (right) with the winner's trophy, Olga Kalinina holds the chess cake.

Lulija Osmak and Inna Gaponenko agree that presenting the players with a chess cake was a wonderful idea!

Final standings

 

Rg.   Name Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pkt.  Wtg1 
1 GM Muzychuk Anna 2545 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1   6.0 20.00
2 GM Zhukova Natalia 2470 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1   5.5 18.75
3 WFM Osmak Iulija 2246 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1   5.0 17.00
4 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2529 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1   5.0 16.50
5 IM Gaponenko Inna 2381 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1   4.5 16.50
6 WGM Kalinina Olga 2259 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 1 1   4.0 12.75
7 WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya 2284 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0   3.0 12.25
8 WFM Tarleva Vira 2127 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½   1.5 4.50
9 WIM Tantsiura Maria 2302 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ *   1.5 3.75
10 GM Ushenina Anna 2494                   * 0.0 0.00

Anna Ushenina withdrew after the losing in the first round against Iulija Osmak, and her results do not count.

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1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 Be6 8.b3 Ne4 9.Bb2 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Bg4 11.b4 Nd7 12.Rc1 Bxf3 13.gxf3 dxc4 14.Bxc4 e5 15.Be2 exd4 16.Bxd4 Qg5+ 17.Kh1 Rfd8 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qb3 Nb6 20.a4 Qf6 21.Rc2 Nd5 22.b5 cxb5 23.axb5 a5 24.bxa6 bxa6 25.Rd1 Rab8 26.Qa3 Nb4 27.Rcd2 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Rb6 29.Qa5 Qc3 30.Rd8 Rf6 31.f4 Rf5 32.Qb6 a5 33.Qd6 Qc5 34.Qb8 a4 35.Rg8+ Kh6 36.e4 Rf6 37.f5 Qc1+ 38.Kg2 Qg5+ 39.Kh3 Qd2 40.Qf8+ Kg5 41.Qb8 Rd6 42.Qb5 Kh6 43.fxg6 fxg6 44.Qe5 Nd3 45.Qg7+ Kg5 46.Qe7+ Rf6 47.e5 Nf4+ 48.Kg3 Nxe2+ 49.Kg2 Nf4+ 50.Kg3 Nh5+ 51.Kh3 Qd3+ 52.Kg2 Qf3+ 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Ushenina,A2494Osmak,I22460–12014A0974th ch-UKR w 20141
Muzychuk,M2529Muzychuk,A2545½–½2014D1274th ch-UKR w 20141
Tarleva,V2127Zhukova,N24700–12014C4774th ch-UKR w 20141
Gaponenko,I2381Doluhanova,E2284½–½2014B9074th ch-UKR w 20141
Kalinina,O2259Tantsiura,M23021–02014B8374th ch-UKR w 20141
Tarleva,V2127Muzychuk,M25290–12014B4074th ch-UKR w 20142
Muzychuk,A2545Ushenina,A24941–02014B0074th ch-UKR w 20142
Zhukova,N2470Tantsiura,M23021–02014E1274th ch-UKR w 20142
Doluhanova,E2284Kalinina,O22591–02014B4274th ch-UKR w 20142
Osmak,I2246Gaponenko,I2381½–½2014B3174th ch-UKR w 20142
Muzychuk,M2529Zhukova,N2470½–½2014C5074th ch-UKR w 20143
Gaponenko,I2381Muzychuk,A2545½–½2014B4274th ch-UKR w 20143
Tantsiura,M2302Doluhanova,E22841–02014B9074th ch-UKR w 20143
Kalinina,O2259Osmak,I2246½–½2014C1174th ch-UKR w 20143
Zhukova,N2470Doluhanova,E2284½–½2014E5374th ch-UKR w 20144
Muzychuk,A2545Kalinina,O22591–02014D2074th ch-UKR w 20144
Tarleva,V2127Gaponenko,I2381½–½2014B3574th ch-UKR w 20144
Osmak,I2246Tantsiura,M23021–02014B2274th ch-UKR w 20144
Gaponenko,I2381Muzychuk,M2529½–½2014B1474th ch-UKR w 20145
Tantsiura,M2302Muzychuk,A25450–12014B1074th ch-UKR w 20145
Doluhanova,E2284Osmak,I2246½–½2014C4174th ch-UKR w 20145
Kalinina,O2259Tarleva,V21271–02014B9374th ch-UKR w 20145
Zhukova,N2470Osmak,I2246½–½2014A0974th ch-UKR w 20146
Muzychuk,A2545Doluhanova,E22841–02014A3074th ch-UKR w 20146
Muzychuk,M2529Kalinina,O22590–12014E0074th ch-UKR w 20146
Tarleva,V2127Tantsiura,M2302½–½2014B8374th ch-UKR w 20146
Gaponenko,I2381Zhukova,N2470½–½2014C6074th ch-UKR w 20147
Osmak,I2246Muzychuk,A2545½–½2014B1274th ch-UKR w 20147
Tantsiura,M2302Muzychuk,M25290–12014B2274th ch-UKR w 20147
Doluhanova,E2284Tarleva,V2127½–½2014B9074th ch-UKR w 20147
Muzychuk,M2529Doluhanova,E22841–02014B2274th ch-UKR w 20148
Zhukova,N2470Muzychuk,A2545½–½2014A0474th ch-UKR w 20148
Gaponenko,I2381Kalinina,O2259½–½2014B4274th ch-UKR w 20148
Tarleva,V2127Osmak,I22460–12014C1174th ch-UKR w 20148
Kalinina,O2259Zhukova,N24700–12014C5074th ch-UKR w 20149
Muzychuk,A2545Tarleva,V21271–02014D4574th ch-UKR w 20149
Osmak,I2246Muzychuk,M2529½–½2014C7774th ch-UKR w 20149
Tantsiura,M2302Gaponenko,I23810–12014B5774th ch-UKR w 20149

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