Jennifer Skidmore Smith vs. Catherine Dodson

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jennifer Skidmore Smith"]
[Black "Catherine Dodson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1943"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 d5 7. e5 Nf5 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 b5
10. Bd3 g6 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. Bxf5 gxf5 14. d4 Rc8 15. Be3 Qb6 16. Kh1 a5 17. Ng3 Ba6
18. Re1 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc5 21. Ndxf5 exf5 22. Nxf5 O-O 23. e6 Kh8 24. Qg4 Rg8
25. Qh4 Rg6 26. exf7 Rf8 27. Ne7 Rg7 28. f5 Bxe7 29. Rxe7 Rgxf7 30. Rae1 Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Rxf6
32. g4 R8f7 33. Kg2 h5 34. h3 hxg4 35. hxg4 Kg7 36. Kg3 Rc6 37. R1e6 Rc3+ 38. Kf4 Bc8
39. Rxf7+ Kxf7 40. Re2 Bd7 41. g5 d4 42. f6 Bc6 43. Re7+ Kf8 44. Re2 d3 45. cxd3 Rxd3
46. g6 Bd5 47. Rc2 Be6 48. Rc6 Bd7 49. Ra6 Rc3 50. Rxa5 Rc6 51. Kg5 Rc1 52. g7+ Kf7
53. Ra7 Rg1+ 54. Kf4 Ke6 55. Rxd7 Kxd7 56. f7 Rxg7 57. f8=Q Re7 58. Qf5+ Kd6 59. Qd3+ Ke6
60. Qc4+ Kd7 61. Qxb4 Re4+ 1-0