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Game of the Week XXII: Muzychuk, Anna (2535) – Mammadzada, Gunay (2443)

Game of the Week XXII- Muzychuk,Anna (2535) - Mammadzada,Gunay (2443)

Nowadays, most players are not enthusiastic about studying endgames, especially when it comes to pawn endgames. The main arguments are:

  1. “It does not happen often.”
  2. “If it happens, I can figure a way out by calculation.”

Actually, pawn endgames do not happen often because most people do not know how to navigate this type of  endgame and try to avoid it at all costs. If you are not good at pawn endgames, check your endgames and you will likely be able to notice how many times you did not trade your pieces because you were not confident in your pawn endgame technique.

Additionally, the calculation is not as simple as it looks! Also, remember that you will not have enough time for thorough calculation close to the end of the game.

Because of this, it is important to regularly increase endgame knowledge by studying theory and solving endgame puzzles.

Game of the Week is: Muzychuk, Anna (2535) – Mammadzada, Gunay (2443)

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Contributors:

Grandmaster Vasif Durarbayli

Edited by Della Almind

Vasif

Vasif Durarbayli is a highly accomplished Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster. He was born on February 24, 1992, in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, and began playing chess at the age of six. Durarbayli quickly showed a talent for the game, winning several national and international chess competitions as a young player. He holds the record for being the youngest player ever to represent the Azerbaijani Olympic chess team, achieving this feat at just 14 years old. To this day, his record has yet to be broken or renewed. He also won the World Youth Chess Championship U14 and the European Youth Chess Championship U18. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2007 at the age of 15 and became a Grandmaster in 2010, at the age of 18. Throughout his career, Durarbayli has competed in and won numerous prestigious chess tournaments, including the Azerbaijani Chess Championship twice (in 2021 and 2023). He was also ranked among the top 16 players in the World Cup in 2021. Durarbayli has represented Azerbaijan in several Chess Olympiads. Currently, he resides in St. Louis, MO.

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