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Catherine Dodson vs. Beatriz Marinello

Date: July 23, 2026
Round: 9
White: Catherine Dodson (2065)
Black: Beatriz Marinello (2060)
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Catherine Dodson"]
[Black "Beatriz Marinello"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "WIM"]
[WhiteElo "2065"]
[BlackElo "2060"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 1... e6 2. d4 2... d5 3. Nc3 3... Nf6 4. Bg5 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 6...
h6 7. Bxf6 7... Nxf6 8. Nf3 8... Be7 9. h4 9... Bd7 10. Ne5 10... Rb8 11. c3 11... a6 12. a4
12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 13... Bf6 14. Qf3 14... Bc8 15. Rh3 15... c5 16. Rg3 16... Qc7 17. Qf4
17... Rf8 18. Rf3 18... Qd6 19. O-O-O 19... cxd4 20. cxd4 20... Bd7 21. Nxd7 21... Kxd7 22.
Qxd6+ 22... Kxd6 23. g3 23... Rfc8+ 24. Rc3 24... b5 25. axb5 25... axb5 26. Rd3 26... Rc4
27. Rxc4 27... bxc4 28. Rd2 28... Rb3 29. Bc2 29... Rb4 30. Be4 30... Bd8 31. Rc2 31... Bb6
32. Rd2 32... Ba5 33. Rc2 33... Ra4 34. Kb1 34... Rb4 35. Kc1 35... Bb6 36. Rd2 36... Rb3
37. Bc2 37... Rb5 38. Be4 38... f5 39. Bg2 39... Rb4 40. Kc2 40... Ra4 41. Kb1 41... Rb4 42.
Kc2 42... Ba5 43. Re2 43... Rb3 44. Re3 44... Rxe3 45. fxe3 45... e5 46. dxe5+ 46... Kxe5
47. h5 47... Be1 48. Bf3 48... Bxg3 49. Kc3 49... Bf2 50. Kxc4 50... Bxe3 51. Kd3 51... Kf4
52. Bd1 52... Ba7 53. Ke2 53... Kg3 54. Kf1 54... f4 55. Bc2 55... f3 56. Bg6 56... f2 57.
Be8 57... Kf3 58. Bg6 58... Ke3 59. Be8 59... Kd2 60. Bg6 60... Ke3 61. Be8 61... Kf4 62.
Bg6 62... Ke5 63. Be8 63... Kf6 64. Bg6 64... Ke5 65. Be8 65... Kf6 66. Bg6 66... Ke5 67.
Be8 67... Kf6 1/2-1/2