National Master Caleb Denby looks at two great games from Day 1 of the first-ever rapid and online U.S. Women’s Championship. The first three rounds of eleven were contested on this initial day.
2020.10.21
Emily Nguyen vs. Annie Wang, 2020: D38 Queen’s Gambit Declined, Ragozin variation
https://lichess.org/study/MyflWvJ2/NW3w4poE
Jennifer Yu vs. Martha Samadashvili, 2020: B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation
https://lichess.org/study/MyflWvJ2/NW3w4poE
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