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Irina Krush vs. Zoey Tang

Date: March 4, 2026
Round: Champions Bracket Quarterfinal — Match 4 — Playoff Game 3 (Blitz)
White: Irina Krush (2234)
Black: Zoey Tang (2056)
Result: 0-1
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Tang, Zoey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "3"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[WhiteFideId "2012782"]
[BlackFideId "30952530"]
[WhiteElo "2234"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "WGM"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:05"]
[BlackClock "0:01:45"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.05"]
[EndTime "07:37:38"]

1. c4 {[%clk 0:03:03]}  e5 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:03]}  Bb4 {[%clk 0:03:05]} 3. Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:55]}  Be7 {[%clk 0:03:05]}
4. d4 {[%clk 0:02:38]}  e4 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 5. e3 {[%clk 0:02:03]}  c6 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 6. Nxe7 {[%clk 0:02:02]}  Qxe7 {[%clk 0:02:57]}
7. d5 {[%clk 0:02:00]}  d6 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 8. Ne2 {[%clk 0:01:56]}  Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 9. Nc3 {[%clk 0:01:51]}  O-O {[%clk 0:02:50]}
10. b3 {[%clk 0:01:46]}  cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 11. Nxd5 {[%clk 0:01:20]}  Nxd5 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 12. cxd5 {[%clk 0:01:21]}  Nd7 {[%clk 0:02:41]}
13. Bb2 {[%clk 0:01:22]}  Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:39]} 14. Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:19]}  Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:38]} 15. Be2 {[%clk 0:01:12]}  Qg5 {[%clk 0:02:25]}
16. O-O {[%clk 0:00:48]}  Rfe8 {[%clk 0:02:26]} 17. Kh1 {[%clk 0:00:47]}  h5 {[%clk 0:02:23]} 18. f4 {[%clk 0:00:40]}  exf3 {[%clk 0:02:23]}
19. gxf3 {[%clk 0:00:41]}  Qh6 {[%clk 0:02:14]} 20. Rg1 {[%clk 0:00:36]}  Rac8 {[%clk 0:02:07]} 21. Rac1 {[%clk 0:00:18]}  h4 {[%clk 0:01:56]}
22. e4 {[%clk 0:00:04]}  Bg6 {[%clk 0:01:49]} 23. Qf2 {[%clk 0:00:04]}  Qd2 {[%clk 0:01:44]} 24. Rxc8 {[%clk 0:00:03]}  Rxc8 {[%clk 0:01:43]}
25. Ba3 {[%clk 0:00:03]}  Rc2 {[%clk 0:01:44]} 26. Re1 {[%clk 0:00:05]}  Nd3 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 0-1