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Anna Zatonskih vs. Anna Sargsyan

Date: March 5, 2026
Round: Elimination Bracket Round 1 — Match 5 — Playoff Game 3 (Blitz)
White: Anna Zatonskih (2319)
Black: Anna Sargsyan (2315)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "51.5"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Sargsyan, Anna M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "1"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[WhiteFideId "14101572"]
[BlackFideId "13308130"]
[WhiteElo "2319"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:34"]
[BlackClock "0:00:04"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.05"]
[EndTime "22:46:29"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:03:03]}  Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:03]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:03:04]}  e6 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:05]}  d5 {[%clk 0:03:03]}
4. e3 {[%clk 0:03:07]}  Bb4+ {[%clk 0:02:50]} 5. Bd2 {[%clk 0:03:00]}  Bxd2+ {[%clk 0:02:49]} 6. Nbxd2 {[%clk 0:03:00]}  O-O {[%clk 0:02:49]}
7. Qc2 {[%clk 0:02:59]}  b6 {[%clk 0:02:08]} 8. Be2 {[%clk 0:02:59]}  Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:09]} 9. O-O {[%clk 0:02:58]}  Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:08]}
10. Rac1 {[%clk 0:02:53]}  Rc8 {[%clk 0:02:09]} 11. Qa4 {[%clk 0:02:35]}  a5 {[%clk 0:01:46]} 12. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:02:26]}  dxc4 {[%clk 0:01:41]}
13. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:02:21]}  Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 14. Nce5 {[%clk 0:01:59]}  Nxe5 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 15. dxe5 {[%clk 0:01:26]}  Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:09]}
16. Qc2 {[%clk 0:01:20]}  Qe7 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 17. Ba6 {[%clk 0:01:12]}  Rcd8 {[%clk 0:00:50]} 18. Bd3 {[%clk 0:01:10]}  f5 {[%clk 0:00:50]}
19. exf6 {[%clk 0:01:06]}  Nxf6 {[%clk 0:00:50]} 20. e4 {[%clk 0:01:05]}  Ba8 {[%clk 0:00:43]} 21. e5 {[%clk 0:01:02]}  Ng4 {[%clk 0:00:43]}
22. Bxh7+ {[%clk 0:01:01]}  Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:44]} 23. Be4 {[%clk 0:01:02]}  Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:00:14]} 24. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:01:03]}  Rxf3 {[%clk 0:00:06]}
25. Bxf3 {[%clk 0:00:43]}  Bxf3 {[%clk 0:00:07]} 26. gxf3 {[%clk 0:00:44]}  Nxe5 {[%clk 0:00:08]} 27. Qe4 {[%clk 0:00:42]}  Qg5+ {[%clk 0:00:06]}
28. Kh1 {[%clk 0:00:43]}  c6 {[%clk 0:00:04]} 29. f4 {[%clk 0:00:34]} 1-0