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Stavroula Tsolakidou vs. Anna Muzychuk

Date: August 11, 2026
Round: 2
White: Stavroula Tsolakidou (2433)
Black: Anna Muzychuk (2529)
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 Cairns Cup"]
[TournamentID "08102026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Board "4"]
[White "Stavroula Tsolakidou"]
[Black "Anna Muzychuk"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

[Event "Cairns Cup 2026"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.08.11"]
[Round "02"]
[White "Tsolakidou, Stavroula"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/events/2026-cairns-cup/02/Tsolakidou_Stavroula-Muzychuk_Anna"]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:42]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:16]} 2... g6
{[%clk 1:30:49]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 3... Bg7 {[%clk 1:30:43]} 4. Bg2 {[%clk
1:31:51]} 4... d5 {[%clk 1:29:23]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:32:07]} 5... O-O {[%clk
1:29:25]} 6. c4 {[%clk 1:32:29]} 6... c6 {[%clk 1:28:38]} 7. Nc3 {[%clk
1:32:44]} 7... dxc4 {[%clk 1:25:41]} 8. e4 {[%clk 1:33:04]} 8... b5 {[%clk
1:25:43]} 9. Qe2 {[%clk 1:32:58]} 9... b4 {[%clk 1:23:52]} 10. Nd1 {[%clk
1:31:54]} 10... Ba6 {[%clk 1:23:44]} 11. Re1 {[%clk 1:31:22]} 11... e5 {[%clk
1:21:49]} 12. dxe5 {[%clk 1:27:11]} 12... Nfd7 {[%clk 1:20:32]} 13. Ne3 {[%clk
1:19:31]} 13... Nc5 {[%clk 1:15:30]} 14. Qc2 {[%clk 1:11:46]} 14... Qd3 {[%clk
0:43:16]} 15. Bf1 {[%clk 1:08:29]} 15... Qxc2 {[%clk 0:42:28]} 16. Nxc2 {[%clk
1:08:50]} 16... b3 {[%clk 0:38:25]} 17. Ne3 {[%clk 0:39:18]} 17... c3 {[%clk
0:35:15]} 18. Bxa6 {[%clk 0:23:32]} 18... cxb2 {[%clk 0:33:49]} 19. Bxb2 {[%clk
0:23:48]} 19... Nbxa6 {[%clk 0:34:12]} 20. axb3 {[%clk 0:21:55]} 20... Nb4
{[%clk 0:29:34]} 21. Bc3 {[%clk 0:17:26]} 21... Nbd3 {[%clk 0:23:20]} 22. Red1
{[%clk 0:10:09]} 22... Nxf2 {[%clk 0:19:14]} 23. Kxf2 {[%clk 0:10:34]} 23...
Nxe4+ {[%clk 0:19:37]} 24. Kg2 {[%clk 0:11:01]} 24... Nxc3 {[%clk 0:20:01]} 25.
Rdc1 {[%clk 0:11:26]} 25... Nd5 {[%clk 0:16:20]} 26. Nxd5 {[%clk 0:11:52]} 26...
cxd5 {[%clk 0:16:45]} 27. Rc7 {[%clk 0:12:18]} 27... a5 {[%clk 0:09:51]} 28. Rd7
{[%clk 0:12:08]} 28... Rfb8 {[%clk 0:07:54]} 29. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:08:28]} 29...
Rxb3 {[%clk 0:08:18]} 30. Rdxa5 {[%clk 0:08:49]} 30... Rxa5 {[%clk 0:08:42]} 31.
Rxa5 {[%clk 0:09:15]} 31... Rb2+ {[%clk 0:08:53]} 32. Kh3 {[%clk 0:07:10]} 32...
h6 {[%clk 0:08:42]} 33. Ra8+ {[%clk 0:07:22]} 33... Kh7 {[%clk 0:08:35]} 34. Ra7
{[%clk 0:07:45]} 34... Kg8 {[%clk 0:09:00]} 35. Ra8+ {[%clk 0:08:11]} 35... Kh7
{[%clk 0:09:25]} 36. Ra7 {[%clk 0:08:38]} 36... Kg8 {[%clk 0:09:44]} 37. Ra8+
{[%clk 0:08:01]} 1/2-1/2