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Rachael Li vs. Alice Lee

Date: March 4, 2026
Round: Champions Bracket Quarterfinal — Match 3 — Game 2 (Classical)
White: Rachael Li (2358)
Black: Alice Lee (2399)
Result: 0-1
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Li, Rachael"]
[Black "Lee, Alice"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "2"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "30929849"]
[BlackFideId "30941822"]
[WhiteElo "2358"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:07:06"]
[BlackClock "0:08:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.05"]
[EndTime "07:38:38"]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:58]}  c5 {[%clk 1:30:45]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:12]}  Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:10]} 3. Nge2 {[%clk 1:30:44]}  Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:31]}
4. g3 {[%clk 1:22:57]}  d5 {[%clk 1:29:36]} 5. exd5 {[%clk 1:22:09]}  Nd4 {[%clk 1:18:27]} 6. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:21:18]}  cxd4 {[%clk 1:18:15]}
7. Nb5 {[%clk 0:51:18]}  a6 {[%clk 1:17:13]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:44:38]}  e5 {[%clk 1:13:25]} 9. Qe2 {[%clk 0:44:22]}  Be7 {[%clk 1:02:23]}
10. Nb3 {[%clk 0:43:30]}  Qxd5 {[%clk 1:01:35]} 11. f3 {[%clk 0:40:04]}  Bf5 {[%clk 0:57:46]} 12. d3 {[%clk 0:59:40]}  Rc8 {[%clk 0:46:49]}
13. Be3 {[%clk 0:58:13]}  Qc6 {[%clk 0:38:19]} 14. Rc1 {[%clk 0:50:16]}  Nd5 {[%clk 0:35:40]} 15. Bd2 {[%clk 0:48:07]}  O-O {[%clk 0:27:18]}
16. Bg2 {[%clk 0:45:43]}  Nb4 {[%clk 0:22:04]} 17. Bxb4 {[%clk 0:33:33]}  Bxb4+ {[%clk 0:22:27]} 18. Kf2 {[%clk 0:33:16]}  Be6 {[%clk 0:06:54]}
19. c4 {[%clk 0:23:52]}  Qa4 {[%clk 0:16:56]} 20. Qc2 {[%clk 0:21:52]}  b5 {[%clk 0:16:34]} 21. Bf1 {[%clk 0:19:51]}  Rc7 {[%clk 0:13:53]}
22. Be2 {[%clk 0:19:37]}  Rfc8 {[%clk 0:08:11]} 23. Rhd1 {[%clk 0:19:00]}  Bf5 {[%clk 0:07:38]} 24. Nd2 {[%clk 0:16:33]}  Qa5 {[%clk 0:08:06]}
25. a3 {[%clk 0:14:23]}  bxc4 {[%clk 0:07:37]} 26. axb4 {[%clk 0:07:14]}  Qb6+ {[%clk 0:08:02]} 27. Kg2 {[%clk 0:07:22]}  cxd3 {[%clk 0:07:47]}
28. Qa4 {[%clk 0:06:27]}  dxe2 {[%clk 0:07:08]} 29. Rxc7 {[%clk 0:07:08]}  Qxc7 {[%clk 0:08:20]} 30. Re1 {[%clk 0:06:41]}  Bd3 {[%clk 0:07:41]}
31. Ne4 {[%clk 0:04:29]}  Bxe4 {[%clk 0:06:47]} 32. fxe4 {[%clk 0:07:36]}  Qc4 {[%clk 0:07:11]} 33. Qd7 {[%clk 0:06:54]}  Qxe4+ {[%clk 0:06:14]}
34. Kf2 {[%clk 0:07:19]}  Rb8 {[%clk 0:06:15]} 35. Rxe2 {[%clk 0:07:35]}  Qxb4 {[%clk 0:06:40]} 36. Rxe5 {[%clk 0:07:46]}  Qxb2+ {[%clk 0:06:30]}
37. Re2 {[%clk 0:08:12]}  Qb6+ {[%clk 0:06:50]} 38. Kg2 {[%clk 0:08:00]}  g6 {[%clk 0:07:06]} 39. Re8+ {[%clk 0:06:17]}  Rxe8 {[%clk 0:07:34]}
40. Qxe8+ {[%clk 0:06:42]}  Kg7 {[%clk 0:08:01]} 41. Qe5+ {[%clk 0:07:06]}  Qf6 {[%clk 0:08:23]} 42. Qa5 {[%clk 0:06:46]}  Qb2+ {[%clk 0:08:09]}
43. Kh3 {[%clk 0:07:11]}  Qf6 {[%clk 0:08:13]} 44. Kg2 {[%clk 0:07:30]}  Qc6+ {[%clk 0:08:39]} 45. Kh3 {[%clk 0:07:50]}  Qc8+ {[%clk 0:08:51]}
46. Kh4 {[%clk 0:07:14]}  Qf5 {[%clk 0:08:10]} 47. Qxa6 {[%clk 0:07:06]}  Qh5# {[%clk 0:08:33]} 0-1