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Tatev Abrahamyan vs. Rachael Li

Date: March 7, 2026
Round: Elimination Bracket Quarterfinal — Match 10 — Game 1 (Rapid)
White: Tatev Abrahamyan (2378)
Black: Rachael Li (2358)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.07"]
[Round "52.1"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Li, Rachael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "13301918"]
[BlackFideId "30929849"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "WIM"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:15"]
[BlackClock "0:02:02"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.07"]
[EndTime "19:38:27"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:25:17]}  c6 {[%clk 0:25:19]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:25:25]}  d5 {[%clk 0:25:28]} 3. d3 {[%clk 0:25:34]}  g6 {[%clk 0:25:32]}
4. e5 {[%clk 0:25:42]}  f6 {[%clk 0:25:42]} 5. d4 {[%clk 0:25:47]}  Bg7 {[%clk 0:25:51]} 6. exf6 {[%clk 0:25:52]}  exf6 {[%clk 0:26:00]}
7. Be2 {[%clk 0:25:59]}  Nh6 {[%clk 0:26:02]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:26:06]}  O-O {[%clk 0:26:11]} 9. Re1 {[%clk 0:26:11]}  Re8 {[%clk 0:25:25]}
10. c4 {[%clk 0:25:57]}  Be6 {[%clk 0:25:23]} 11. c5 {[%clk 0:25:01]}  b6 {[%clk 0:22:42]} 12. b4 {[%clk 0:25:02]}  a5 {[%clk 0:22:44]}
13. b5 {[%clk 0:24:07]}  bxc5 {[%clk 0:19:58]} 14. dxc5 {[%clk 0:23:04]}  f5 {[%clk 0:19:09]} 15. Nd4 {[%clk 0:22:31]}  Bd7 {[%clk 0:19:07]}
16. Nc3 {[%clk 0:14:53]}  Ng4 {[%clk 0:14:34]} 17. Bf4 {[%clk 0:07:11]}  Nxf2 {[%clk 0:08:40]} 18. Qd2 {[%clk 0:04:06]}  Ne4 {[%clk 0:08:00]}
19. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:04:13]}  Rxe4 {[%clk 0:08:10]} 20. Be3 {[%clk 0:03:48]}  Qh4 {[%clk 0:03:40]} 21. Rad1 {[%clk 0:02:52]}  Qe7 {[%clk 0:03:14]}
22. Bf3 {[%clk 0:02:45]}  Re5 {[%clk 0:03:14]} 23. Bf2 {[%clk 0:02:10]}  Re4 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 24. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:01:51]}  fxe4 {[%clk 0:02:22]}
25. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:01:49]}  Nxc6 {[%clk 0:02:21]} 26. Qxd5+ {[%clk 0:01:56]}  Be6 {[%clk 0:01:46]} 27. Qxc6 {[%clk 0:02:05]}  Rf8 {[%clk 0:01:49]}
28. Qxe4 {[%clk 0:01:51]}  Rxf2 {[%clk 0:01:47]} 29. Qxe6+ {[%clk 0:01:34]}  Qxe6 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 30. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:01:44]}  Rxa2 {[%clk 0:02:05]}
31. c6 {[%clk 0:01:45]}  Rc2 {[%clk 0:02:12]} 32. b6 {[%clk 0:01:51]}  a4 {[%clk 0:02:01]} 33. b7 {[%clk 0:01:59]}  a3 {[%clk 0:01:53]}
34. b8=Q+ {[%clk 0:02:07]}  Kf7 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 35. Qe8# {[%clk 0:02:15]} 1-0