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Anna Sargsyan vs. Anna Zatonskih

Date: March 5, 2026
Round: Elimination Bracket Round 1 — Match 5 — Playoff Game 1 (Blitz)
White: Anna Sargsyan (2315)
Black: Anna Zatonskih (2319)
Result: 0-1
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "51.3"]
[White "Sargsyan, Anna M."]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[WhiteFideId "13308130"]
[BlackFideId "14101572"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2319"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:05"]
[BlackClock "0:00:16"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.05"]
[EndTime "22:17:48"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:03:02]}  e6 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]}  d5 {[%clk 0:03:05]} 3. exd5 {[%clk 0:03:01]}  exd5 {[%clk 0:03:05]}
4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:01]}  Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:06]} 5. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:59]}  Bd6 {[%clk 0:03:05]} 6. O-O {[%clk 0:02:59]}  O-O {[%clk 0:03:06]}
7. Bg5 {[%clk 0:02:59]}  Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 8. h3 {[%clk 0:02:43]}  Bh5 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 9. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:02:44]}  Nbd7 {[%clk 0:01:57]}
10. c3 {[%clk 0:02:45]}  c6 {[%clk 0:01:52]} 11. Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:42]}  Qc7 {[%clk 0:01:43]} 12. a4 {[%clk 0:02:31]}  a5 {[%clk 0:01:41]}
13. c4 {[%clk 0:02:16]}  dxc4 {[%clk 0:01:20]} 14. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:17]}  Rab8 {[%clk 0:01:14]} 15. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:02:09]}  h6 {[%clk 0:00:59]}
16. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:01:54]}  Nxf6 {[%clk 0:01:00]} 17. Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:55]}  b5 {[%clk 0:00:37]} 18. axb5 {[%clk 0:01:10]}  cxb5 {[%clk 0:00:39]}
19. Bxb5 {[%clk 0:01:10]}  Bb4 {[%clk 0:00:40]} 20. Rec1 {[%clk 0:00:23]}  Qb6 {[%clk 0:00:41]} 21. Rc6 {[%clk 0:00:18]}  Qxb5 {[%clk 0:00:39]}
22. Nf1 {[%clk 0:00:01]}  Rbd8 {[%clk 0:00:37]} 23. Qg3 {[%clk 0:00:03]}  Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 24. Qh4 {[%clk 0:00:04]}  Bg6 {[%clk 0:00:32]}
25. Rac1 {[%clk 0:00:04]}  Be4 {[%clk 0:00:30]} 26. Ne3 {[%clk 0:00:04]}  Rxd4 {[%clk 0:00:28]} 27. Rxf6 {[%clk 0:00:04]}  Qxe5 {[%clk 0:00:21]}
28. Rf4 {[%clk 0:00:05]}  Rfd8 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 29. Re1 {[%clk 0:00:06]}  Bxe1 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 30. Ng4 {[%clk 0:00:05]}  Qg5 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 0-1