by Mariya with black pieces won this exciting game in round 08 with a French Defence opening.
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010. She was European women’s champion in 2004 and a two time Russian Women’s Chess Champion.
Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion from April 2015 to March 2016. She is also a twice women’s champion of Ukraine, World Team and European Team champion with Ukraine in 2013 and bronze medal winner of the 2012 and 2014 Chess Olympiad with Ukraine.
[pgnv]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Nc3 a6 9. Qe2 b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Na4 Qd5 12. Kb1 Bd7 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Bb5 15. Qd2 Qxd2 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Rxd2 Nd7 18. c6 Nf6 19. Rd4 Nd5 20. Ne5 Ke7 21. Re1 Rhg8 22. g3 Ra4 23. Nd3 Kf6 24. Nc5 Ra7 25. Nd3 Rga8 26. Nxb4 Nxb4 27. Rxb4 Rxa2 28. Kc1 Rd8 29. Kb1 Ra5 30. f4 Rd6 31. c4 bxc4 32. Rxc4 Rd2 33. h4 Rb5 34. b4 Ke7 35. Re3 Kd6 36. Rec3 Rbd5 37. Rc2 R2d3 38. Rb2 Rb5 39. Ka2 Rxg3 40. Rd4+ Rd5 41. Rxd5+ exd5 42. b5 Rg8 43. Re2 Rb8 44. Re5 Rxb5 45. Rxf5 Kxc6 46. Rf6+ Kb7 47. Rxf7 h6 48. Ka3 Rb1 49. Rd7 Kc6 50. Rh7 d4 51. Rxh6+ Kd5 52. f5 d3 53. Rh7 c5 54. Rd7+ Kc4 55. f6 Rf1 56. f7 Kc3 57. Ka4 d2 58. Kb5 c4 59. h5 Rf5+ 60. Kc6 Rxf7 0-1[/pgnv]
