Alice Lee vs. Alexandra Kosteniuk

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 Cairns Cup"]
[TournamentID "08102026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Board "5"]
[White "Alice Lee"]
[Black "Alexandra Kosteniuk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4
Nf6 3. c4 c6 4.
cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3
Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7.
e3 Bg4 8. Be2 e6
9. Qb3 Bxf3 10.
Bxf3 Na5 11. Qc2
Bd6 12. Bg5 Rc8
13. O-O O-O 14.
Rfc1 h6 15. Bh4
g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3
17. hxg3 Nc4 18.
Na4 Nd6 19. Qb3
Qa5 20. Nb6
Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1
Rd8 22. a3 Nd7
23. Nxd7 Rxd7
24. Qc2 Rd8 25.
Qc5 Qxc5 26.
dxc5 Nc4 27. Rc2
Ne5 28. Be2 Kf8
29. b4 Ke7 30.
f3 Nc6 31. Kf2
f5 32. Rc1 Kf6
33. Rh1 Kg7 34.
Rb1 d4 35. b5
axb5 36. Bxb5
Na5 37. Bd3
dxe3+ 38. Kxe3
Kf6 39. Rb5 Ra8
40. a4 h5 41.
Kd2 Ke7 42. Kc3
Kd7 43. Rb6 h4
44. Bb5+ Ke7 45.
gxh4 gxh4 46.
Kb4 Kf6 47. f4
Nc6+ 48. Bxc6
bxc6 49. Rxc6
Rg8 50. a5 Rxg2
51. Rc8 Kg7 52.
a6 Ra2 53. Kb5
h3 54. Rd8 h2
55. Rd1 Kf6 56.
c6 Rb2+ 57. Kc5
Rc2+ 58. Kb6
Rb2+ 59. Kc7 Ra2
60. Kb7 Rb2+ 61.
Kc8 Ra2 62. c7
e5 63. Kd7 Rd2+
64. Rxd2 h1=Q
65. Rd6+ 1-0