At the start of the final of the 64 Russian tournament Viktoriya Motrichko could not believe that she would win. Her opponent and friend Elena Miskova had to play a beginning position that was giving a clear advantage to one of the colours.
Motrichko decided to play a tactic micro-match. ‘I had to play the weakest colour in the 1st game of the micro-match. From the start I played for a draw and succeeded in that. The 2nd game was then more comfortable for me and I won!’, she says with a big smile on her face.
While Miskova and Motrichko are both playing on the same top level in this draughts game, they meet each other often in tournaments. ‘Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, but both of us always fight for it. Games are games and being friends is something different.’
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