Batumi, Rd. 6: Anna Muzychuk takes lead

by André Schulz
4/27/2016 – In the top encounter of round six at the Women's Grand Prix in Batumi Anna Muzychuk won against Almira Skripchenko, who had led the table after round five. Anna Muzychuk now has 4.0/6 and is half a point ahead of five players with 3.5/6 each. Former Women's World Champion Mariya Muzchuk, who had started badly, played against Olga Girya and scored her first win.
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The top encounter of round six: Anna Muzychuk vs Almira Skripchenko

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 The so-called Kalashnikov-Variation. d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be7 More common is 7...b5 8.Nc4 b5 9.Ne3 Nf6 10.Bd3 10.g3 0-0 11.Bg2 b4 12.Ncd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bg5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.0-0 Be6 16.Nc7 Rad8 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qd3 a5 19.c3 Qe7 20.a4 Kh8 21.Rfd1 bxc3 22.bxc3 Qa7 23.Rd2 Ne7 24.Rb1 d5 25.Rb5 Qc7 26.Qc2 dxe4 27.Bxe4 h6 28.Re2 Nd5 29.c4 Nb4 30.Qc3 Rd4 31.c5 Qd8 32.c6 Nd5 33.Qc5 Qf6 34.Rb1 Nf4 1/2-1/2 (34) Morozevich,A (2711) -Moiseenko,A (2692) Berlin 2015 10...Nb4 11.Be2 Be6 The most popular line is 11...0-0 12.0-0 Be6 13.a3 Nc6 z.B.: 14.Ned5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nd4 16.Bd3 Rc8 17.Be3 Qd7 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Ne2 Rc5 20.Nxd4 Rxd5 21.c3 g6 22.Qf3 Rh5 23.Rfe1± 1/2-1/2 (73) Choisy,M (2182)-Benmesbah,N (2199) Montpellier 2015 12.a3 Nc6 13.Ned5 A new move. 13.0-0 would have transposed to the main line. 13...Nd4 14.Bd3 0-0 15.Be3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bg5 17.c3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Nc6 19.0-0 Ne7 20.a4 bxa4 20...Qb6!? 20...Rb8!? 21.Rxa4 a5 22.Bc4 Bd7 23.Ra2 Bc6 24.Qd3 Qc7 25.b3 h6 26.f3 Kh8 27.Rd1 Rad8 28.Rda1 Ra8 29.Kh1 f5?! Black is impatient and gives material to get counterplay. But it might have been better to remain passive to see how White wants to improve her position. 29...Bb7!? 30.exf5 d5 31.Bxd5 Bxd5 32.Nxd5 Nxd5 33.Qxd5 Qxc3 34.h3 Rad8 35.Qxa5 Qxb3 36.Qxe5+- Now White is two pawns up. Rd5 37.Qe6
37...Qb5? Now the rook on d5 is no longer pinned - but White can win immediately. 38.f6 Possible because Black no longer has ...Rd1+ winning the queen. Rxf6 39.Ra8+ Kh7 40.Qg8+ Kg6 41.R8a7 Rd7 42.Qe8+ Rff7 43.Qe4+ 1–0
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Muzychuk,A2555Skripchenko,A24531–02016B32Batumi WGP 20166

Anna Muzychuk

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Olga Girya (right, with Black) lost against Mariya Muzychuk

Nana Dzagnidze

Elina Danielian

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

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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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Javakhishvili,L2489Kosteniuk,A25571–02016E04Batumi WGP 20161
Khotenashvili,B2493Dzagnidze,N2535½–½2016E04Batumi WGP 20161
Muzychuk,A2555Muzychuk,M2561½–½2016C95Batumi WGP 20161
Skripchenko,A2453Danielian,E2445½–½2016C08Batumi WGP 20161
Gunina,V2497Girya,O24420–12016D11Batumi WGP 20161
Zhao Xue2504Batsiashvili,N2476½–½2016A13Batumi WGP 20161
Girya,O2442Zhao Xue25041–02016E32Batumi WGP 20162
Kosteniuk,A2557Batsiashvili,N2476½–½2016C84Batumi WGP 20162
Dzagnidze,N2535Muzychuk,A2555½–½2016D91Batumi WGP 20162
Javakhishvili,L2489Khotenashvili,B24931–02016D31Batumi WGP 20162
Muzychuk,M2561Skripchenko,A24530–12016B30Batumi WGP 20162
Danielian,E2445Gunina,V24970–12016D45Batumi WGP 20162
Muzychuk,A2555Javakhishvili,L24891–02016C19Batumi WGP 20163
Batsiashvili,N2476Girya,O24421–02016D11Batumi WGP 20163
Gunina,V2497Muzychuk,M25611–02016D70Batumi WGP 20163
Skripchenko,A2453Dzagnidze,N2535½–½2016B23Batumi WGP 20163
Zhao Xue2504Danielian,E2445½–½2016A15Batumi WGP 20163
Khotenashvili,B2493Kosteniuk,A2557½–½2016E04Batumi WGP 20163
Danielian,E2445Batsiashvili,N24761–02016D37Batumi WGP 20164
Javakhishvili,L2489Skripchenko,A2453½–½2016D20Batumi WGP 20164
Kosteniuk,A2557Girya,O24421–02016B10Batumi WGP 20164
Dzagnidze,N2535Gunina,V24971–02016D10Batumi WGP 20164
Khotenashvili,B2493Muzychuk,A2555½–½2016E60Batumi WGP 20164
Muzychuk,M2561Zhao Xue2504½–½2016C54Batumi WGP 20164
Skripchenko,A2453Khotenashvili,B24931–02016B19Batumi WGP 20165
Muzychuk,A2555Kosteniuk,A2557½–½2016B66Batumi WGP 20165
Gunina,V2497Javakhishvili,L24891–02016D57Batumi WGP 20165
Batsiashvili,N2476Muzychuk,M2561½–½2016E32Batumi WGP 20165
Zhao Xue2504Dzagnidze,N25351–02016A15Batumi WGP 20165
Girya,O2442Danielian,E24451–02016E35Batumi WGP 20165
Muzychuk,M2561Girya,O24421–02016B10Batumi WGP 20166
Javakhishvili,L2489Zhao Xue25040–12016E06Batumi WGP 20166
Dzagnidze,N2535Batsiashvili,N24761–02016D39Batumi WGP 20166
Muzychuk,A2555Skripchenko,A24531–02016B32Batumi WGP 20166
Kosteniuk,A2557Danielian,E24451–02016B07Batumi WGP 20166
Khotenashvili,B2493Gunina,V2497½–½2016D11Batumi WGP 20166

 

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