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Anna Muzychuk vs. Bibisara Assaubayeva

Date: August 10, 2026
Round: 1
White: Anna Muzychuk (2529)
Black: Bibisara Assaubayeva (2538)
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 Cairns Cup"]
[TournamentID "08102026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Board "3"]
[White "Anna Muzychuk"]
[Black "Bibisara Assaubayeva"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qg4 Nf6
8. Qg3 O-O 9. Be2 d5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. e5
Ne8 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Nc7 14. Na4
Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Qd3 Nb8 17. b3 Nd7
18. f4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Qe3 a5 21.
Rae1 Raf8 22. Nb2 Nc5 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24.
cxd3 a4 25. bxa4 Qb4 26. g3 Qxa4 27. Rf2
h6 28. Rfe2 Qa3 29. d4 Qxe3+ 30. Rxe3
Ra8 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Rxa2 33. Rxc6
Rd2 34. Rd6 Rxd4 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3
Rxh2 37. Rxd5 Ra2 38. Rd7 Ra3+ 39. Kf2
Rb3 40. Kg2 Ra3 41. Kf2 Rb3 42. Kg2 Ra3
43. Kf2 Rb3 1/2-1/2