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Tatev Abrahamyan vs. Anna Sargsyan

Date: March 8, 2026
Round: Elimination Bracket Semifinal — Match 12 — Game 2 (Rapid)
White: Tatev Abrahamyan (2378)
Black: Anna Sargsyan (2372)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.08"]
[Round "53.2"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Sargsyan, Anna M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "13301918"]
[BlackFideId "13308130"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:34"]
[BlackClock "0:00:30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.08"]
[EndTime "20:14:28"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:25:18]}  e5 {[%clk 0:25:09]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:25:16]}  Nc6 {[%clk 0:25:17]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 0:25:24]}  Bc5 {[%clk 0:24:48]}
4. d3 {[%clk 0:23:41]}  Nd4 {[%clk 0:24:32]} 5. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:23:41]}  Bxd4 {[%clk 0:24:41]} 6. c3 {[%clk 0:23:41]}  Bb6 {[%clk 0:24:49]}
7. O-O {[%clk 0:23:30]}  c6 {[%clk 0:24:08]} 8. Ba4 {[%clk 0:23:19]}  Nf6 {[%clk 0:24:00]} 9. Nd2 {[%clk 0:20:27]}  O-O {[%clk 0:23:59]}
10. Nf3 {[%clk 0:20:00]}  d6 {[%clk 0:24:05]} 11. h3 {[%clk 0:18:57]}  h6 {[%clk 0:24:12]} 12. Bc2 {[%clk 0:18:37]}  Re8 {[%clk 0:24:11]}
13. Re1 {[%clk 0:18:07]}  Nh7 {[%clk 0:21:35]} 14. d4 {[%clk 0:16:59]}  Qf6 {[%clk 0:21:36]} 15. Be3 {[%clk 0:16:50]}  Nf8 {[%clk 0:21:21]}
16. a4 {[%clk 0:16:15]}  Ng6 {[%clk 0:21:09]} 17. a5 {[%clk 0:15:57]}  Bc7 {[%clk 0:21:18]} 18. a6 {[%clk 0:14:14]}  b6 {[%clk 0:19:25]}
19. d5 {[%clk 0:10:14]}  cxd5 {[%clk 0:18:46]} 20. exd5 {[%clk 0:10:15]}  Bd7 {[%clk 0:18:14]} 21. c4 {[%clk 0:09:51]}  e4 {[%clk 0:16:41]}
22. Nd4 {[%clk 0:08:09]}  Nh4 {[%clk 0:16:38]} 23. Kh2 {[%clk 0:07:08]}  Bd8 {[%clk 0:13:12]} 24. Ba4 {[%clk 0:05:48]}  Bxa4 {[%clk 0:13:13]}
25. Rxa4 {[%clk 0:05:53]}  Qe5+ {[%clk 0:11:21]} 26. Kh1 {[%clk 0:05:51]}  Bf6 {[%clk 0:10:14]} 27. b3 {[%clk 0:05:20]}  g6 {[%clk 0:09:12]}
28. Nb5 {[%clk 0:03:25]}  Re7 {[%clk 0:07:48]} 29. Qd2 {[%clk 0:03:05]}  Nf3 {[%clk 0:05:25]} 30. gxf3 {[%clk 0:02:51]}  Qf5 {[%clk 0:05:32]}
31. Kh2 {[%clk 0:00:37]}  exf3 {[%clk 0:05:36]} 32. Rg1 {[%clk 0:00:33]}  Rae8 {[%clk 0:04:12]} 33. Nd4 {[%clk 0:00:28]}  Qh5 {[%clk 0:03:05]}
34. Rg3 {[%clk 0:00:26]}  Be5 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 35. Bf4 {[%clk 0:00:27]}  Bxd4 {[%clk 0:01:21]} 36. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:00:34]}  Re4 {[%clk 0:01:29]}
37. Qf6 {[%clk 0:00:32]}  Re2 {[%clk 0:01:36]} 38. Ra1 {[%clk 0:00:22]}  Rxf2+ {[%clk 0:01:41]} 39. Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:31]}  Rfe2 {[%clk 0:01:32]}
40. Rf1 {[%clk 0:00:29]}  Re1 {[%clk 0:00:55]} 41. Bd2 {[%clk 0:00:30]}  R1e2 {[%clk 0:00:29]} 42. Bc3 {[%clk 0:00:32]}  Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:30]}
43. Rgxf3 {[%clk 0:00:34]} 1-0