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Carissa Yip vs. Alice Lee

Date: March 12, 2026
Round: Grand Final Reset — Match 15 — Game 1 (Rapid)
White: Carissa Yip (2351)
Black: Alice Lee (2412)
Result: 0-1
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Yip, Carissa"]
[Black "Lee, Alice"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
[WhiteFideId "2090732"]
[BlackFideId "30941822"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:04:16"]
[BlackClock "0:07:29"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.12"]
[EndTime "18:02:11"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:25:19]}  c6 {[%clk 0:25:18]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:25:19]}  d5 {[%clk 0:25:27]} 3. e5 {[%clk 0:25:27]}  c5 {[%clk 0:25:35]}
4. c3 {[%clk 0:25:34]}  Nc6 {[%clk 0:25:43]} 5. Bb5 {[%clk 0:25:43]}  cxd4 {[%clk 0:24:57]} 6. cxd4 {[%clk 0:25:45]}  Bf5 {[%clk 0:24:49]}
7. Nc3 {[%clk 0:25:43]}  e6 {[%clk 0:24:54]} 8. Nge2 {[%clk 0:25:17]}  Nge7 {[%clk 0:24:40]} 9. h4 {[%clk 0:24:29]}  h6 {[%clk 0:24:23]}
10. h5 {[%clk 0:23:22]}  a6 {[%clk 0:24:25]} 11. Bd3 {[%clk 0:22:47]}  Rc8 {[%clk 0:23:29]} 12. a3 {[%clk 0:22:48]}  Qb6 {[%clk 0:22:27]}
13. Na4 {[%clk 0:22:01]}  Qa7 {[%clk 0:22:32]} 14. b4 {[%clk 0:19:13]}  Be4 {[%clk 0:19:58]} 15. O-O {[%clk 0:14:41]}  Nf5 {[%clk 0:15:39]}
16. Bb2 {[%clk 0:14:50]}  Be7 {[%clk 0:13:23]} 17. Rc1 {[%clk 0:13:44]}  O-O {[%clk 0:13:09]} 18. Nc5 {[%clk 0:13:46]}  Bxd3 {[%clk 0:10:56]}
19. Qxd3 {[%clk 0:13:50]}  Bxc5 {[%clk 0:11:04]} 20. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:09:47]}  a5 {[%clk 0:11:13]} 21. g4 {[%clk 0:08:30]}  Nfe7 {[%clk 0:11:14]}
22. Qd2 {[%clk 0:07:57]}  axb4 {[%clk 0:11:10]} 23. axb4 {[%clk 0:08:06]}  Qa4 {[%clk 0:09:57]} 24. Bc3 {[%clk 0:08:13]}  b6 {[%clk 0:08:42]}
25. Ra1 {[%clk 0:08:22]}  Qxa1+ {[%clk 0:08:51]} 26. Bxa1 {[%clk 0:08:30]}  bxc5 {[%clk 0:08:59]} 27. dxc5 {[%clk 0:07:47]}  Rb8 {[%clk 0:09:09]}
28. Bc3 {[%clk 0:07:55]}  d4 {[%clk 0:08:34]} 29. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:07:36]}  Rfd8 {[%clk 0:08:43]} 30. Qb2 {[%clk 0:05:40]}  Rxd4 {[%clk 0:08:46]}
31. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:04:34]}  Rxb4 {[%clk 0:08:55]} 32. Qc3 {[%clk 0:04:43]}  Rxd4 {[%clk 0:09:04]} 33. f3 {[%clk 0:04:51]}  Nxe5 {[%clk 0:08:49]}
34. Kf2 {[%clk 0:05:00]}  N7c6 {[%clk 0:08:37]} 35. Ke2 {[%clk 0:04:17]}  Rd3 {[%clk 0:08:12]} 36. Qa1 {[%clk 0:03:56]}  Nd4+ {[%clk 0:07:40]}
37. Kf2 {[%clk 0:04:01]}  Rxf3+ {[%clk 0:07:40]} 38. Kg2 {[%clk 0:04:10]}  Rf4 {[%clk 0:07:31]} 39. g5 {[%clk 0:04:16]}  hxg5 {[%clk 0:07:29]} 0-1