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Irina Krush vs. Zoey Tang

Date: March 3, 2026
Round: Champions Bracket Quarterfinal — Match 4 — Game 1 (Classical)
White: Irina Krush (2402)
Black: Zoey Tang (2356)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Tang, Zoey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "2"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "2012782"]
[BlackFideId "30952530"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "WGM"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:34"]
[BlackClock "0:02:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.05"]
[EndTime "07:38:42"]

1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:57]}  e6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:11]}  d5 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:30:28]}  dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:12]}
4. Qa4+ {[%clk 1:28:01]}  Qd7 {[%clk 1:31:06]} 5. Qxc4 {[%clk 1:27:58]}  c5 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 6. Bg2 {[%clk 1:24:45]}  Nf6 {[%clk 1:27:53]}
7. d4 {[%clk 1:15:40]}  cxd4 {[%clk 1:27:29]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:13:55]}  a6 {[%clk 1:27:01]} 9. Qc2 {[%clk 1:04:15]}  e5 {[%clk 1:22:32]}
10. Nb3 {[%clk 1:02:20]}  Nc6 {[%clk 1:21:22]} 11. O-O {[%clk 1:02:27]}  Be7 {[%clk 1:18:03]} 12. Bg5 {[%clk 0:56:01]}  O-O {[%clk 1:16:08]}
13. Rd1 {[%clk 0:54:57]}  Qc7 {[%clk 1:11:30]} 14. N1d2 {[%clk 0:38:54]}  Be6 {[%clk 1:07:25]} 15. Nf1 {[%clk 0:33:46]}  Rac8 {[%clk 1:06:46]}
16. Ne3 {[%clk 0:33:34]}  Qb6 {[%clk 1:02:15]} 17. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:27:57]}  Bxf6 {[%clk 1:00:31]} 18. Nd5 {[%clk 0:28:11]}  Bxd5 {[%clk 1:00:10]}
19. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:28:38]}  Nb4 {[%clk 0:44:11]} 20. Qe4 {[%clk 0:28:51]}  Nxd5 {[%clk 0:44:31]} 21. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:29:15]}  Rfd8 {[%clk 0:44:15]}
22. Rad1 {[%clk 0:29:08]}  g6 {[%clk 0:39:33]} 23. Rxd8+ {[%clk 0:22:52]}  Rxd8 {[%clk 0:37:17]} 24. Rxd8+ {[%clk 0:23:06]}  Qxd8 {[%clk 0:37:40]}
25. Nc5 {[%clk 0:19:18]}  Qc7 {[%clk 0:29:58]} 26. b4 {[%clk 0:13:12]}  a5 {[%clk 0:27:58]} 27. Nxb7 {[%clk 0:11:13]}  axb4 {[%clk 0:28:17]}
28. Qxb4 {[%clk 0:11:34]}  Qc2 {[%clk 0:23:08]} 29. Qb3 {[%clk 0:04:34]}  Qd2 {[%clk 0:16:57]} 30. Kg2 {[%clk 0:02:38]}  Be7 {[%clk 0:12:47]}
31. e4 {[%clk 0:02:22]}  Qe2 {[%clk 0:05:43]} 32. Qd5 {[%clk 0:02:24]}  Bb4 {[%clk 0:06:07]} 33. Nd8 {[%clk 0:02:34]}  Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:08]}
34. Qxf7+ {[%clk 0:02:41]}  Kh8 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 35. Ne6 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 1-0