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Zoey Tang vs. Anna Sargsyan

Date: March 7, 2026
Round: Elimination Bracket Quarterfinal — Match 9 — Game 2 (Rapid)
White: Zoey Tang (2356)
Black: Anna Sargsyan (2372)
Result: 0-1
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.07"]
[Round "52.2"]
[White "Tang, Zoey"]
[Black "Sargsyan, Anna M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "2"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "30952530"]
[BlackFideId "13308130"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[WhiteTitle "WGM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:26"]
[BlackClock "0:04:03"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.07"]
[EndTime "21:13:54"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:25:17]}  d5 {[%clk 0:25:18]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:25:26]}  dxc4 {[%clk 0:25:27]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 0:25:31]}  Nf6 {[%clk 0:25:35]}
4. e3 {[%clk 0:25:40]}  Be6 {[%clk 0:25:44]} 5. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:24:57]}  c5 {[%clk 0:25:51]} 6. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:24:18]}  cxd4 {[%clk 0:24:54]}
7. exd4 {[%clk 0:24:20]}  Nc6 {[%clk 0:24:49]} 8. Be2 {[%clk 0:24:17]}  Bd5 {[%clk 0:24:53]} 9. O-O {[%clk 0:24:08]}  e6 {[%clk 0:25:01]}
10. Nce5 {[%clk 0:23:06]}  Be7 {[%clk 0:25:07]} 11. h3 {[%clk 0:22:06]}  O-O {[%clk 0:25:12]} 12. Bf4 {[%clk 0:22:14]}  Rc8 {[%clk 0:24:39]}
13. a3 {[%clk 0:21:54]}  Qb6 {[%clk 0:24:26]} 14. b4 {[%clk 0:21:12]}  Rfd8 {[%clk 0:22:59]} 15. Be3 {[%clk 0:21:10]}  Bxf3 {[%clk 0:21:22]}
16. Nxf3 {[%clk 0:21:01]}  Nd5 {[%clk 0:21:22]} 17. Bd3 {[%clk 0:20:10]}  e5 {[%clk 0:18:50]} 18. Bf5 {[%clk 0:17:11]}  exd4 {[%clk 0:14:39]}
19. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:17:11]}  Nxd4 {[%clk 0:14:44]} 20. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:17:19]}  Qxd4 {[%clk 0:14:28]} 21. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:17:27]}  Rc4 {[%clk 0:14:30]}
22. Ne2 {[%clk 0:16:35]}  g6 {[%clk 0:14:13]} 23. Bd3 {[%clk 0:16:42]}  Rc7 {[%clk 0:14:08]} 24. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:13:24]}  Bf6 {[%clk 0:13:05]}
25. Ra2 {[%clk 0:12:04]}  Nb6 {[%clk 0:13:01]} 26. Bc2 {[%clk 0:11:28]}  Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:11:08]} 27. Bxd1 {[%clk 0:11:37]}  Rd7 {[%clk 0:11:13]}
28. Bb3 {[%clk 0:11:39]}  Rd3 {[%clk 0:10:17]} 29. Bc2 {[%clk 0:11:20]}  Rd2 {[%clk 0:10:22]} 30. Ng3 {[%clk 0:10:41]}  Be5 {[%clk 0:09:15]}
31. Ne4 {[%clk 0:10:18]}  Rd4 {[%clk 0:09:06]} 32. Ng5 {[%clk 0:08:38]}  Rd7 {[%clk 0:08:18]} 33. Bb3 {[%clk 0:08:34]}  Kg7 {[%clk 0:08:08]}
34. Nf3 {[%clk 0:08:12]}  Bf6 {[%clk 0:08:04]} 35. a4 {[%clk 0:07:58]}  h5 {[%clk 0:06:30]} 36. a5 {[%clk 0:07:48]}  Nc8 {[%clk 0:06:38]}
37. Rc2 {[%clk 0:07:38]}  Ne7 {[%clk 0:06:42]} 38. Rc1 {[%clk 0:05:20]}  Rd3 {[%clk 0:06:20]} 39. Ba4 {[%clk 0:04:46]}  Nd5 {[%clk 0:05:51]}
40. Bb5 {[%clk 0:04:29]}  Ra3 {[%clk 0:05:57]} 41. Rc8 {[%clk 0:04:05]}  a6 {[%clk 0:05:18]} 42. Bc4 {[%clk 0:04:08]}  Rc3 {[%clk 0:05:14]}
43. Nd2 {[%clk 0:02:50]}  b5 {[%clk 0:05:04]} 44. axb6 {[%clk 0:02:54]}  Nxb6 {[%clk 0:05:13]} 45. Rc6 {[%clk 0:02:53]}  Bd4 {[%clk 0:04:37]}
46. Nf3 {[%clk 0:01:53]}  Rc1+ {[%clk 0:04:05]} 47. Kh2 {[%clk 0:02:02]}  Bxf2 {[%clk 0:04:11]} 48. Bb5 {[%clk 0:01:26]}  Ra1 {[%clk 0:04:01]}
49. Bd3 {[%clk 0:01:34]}  h4 {[%clk 0:03:23]} 50. Nxh4 {[%clk 0:01:41]}  Bg1+ {[%clk 0:03:27]} 51. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:50]}  Ra3 {[%clk 0:03:32]}
52. Rd6 {[%clk 0:01:38]}  Nc4 {[%clk 0:03:23]} 53. Rd8 {[%clk 0:01:11]}  Bb6 {[%clk 0:03:23]} 54. Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:56]}  Rxd3+ {[%clk 0:03:30]}
55. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:02]}  Ne5 {[%clk 0:03:25]} 56. Ra8 {[%clk 0:01:09]}  Bf2 {[%clk 0:03:31]} 57. Nf3 {[%clk 0:01:12]}  Nxf3+ {[%clk 0:03:38]}
58. gxf3 {[%clk 0:01:20]}  Rxf3 {[%clk 0:03:46]} 59. Rxa6 {[%clk 0:01:28]}  Rb3 {[%clk 0:03:54]} 60. Ra4 {[%clk 0:01:26]}  Be1 {[%clk 0:04:03]} 0-1