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Carissa Yip vs. Tatev Abrahamyan

Date: March 9, 2026
Round: Elimination Bracket Final — Match 13 — Game 1 (Rapid)
White: Carissa Yip (2466)
Black: Tatev Abrahamyan (2378)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Women"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.09"]
[Round "54.1"]
[White "Yip, Carissa"]
[Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "1"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "2090732"]
[BlackFideId "13301918"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteClock "0:06:45"]
[BlackClock "0:00:33"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.09"]
[EndTime "18:03:06"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:25:19]}  e6 {[%clk 0:25:19]} 2. d3 {[%clk 0:25:28]}  d5 {[%clk 0:25:26]} 3. Nd2 {[%clk 0:25:36]}  Nc6 {[%clk 0:25:34]}
4. Ngf3 {[%clk 0:25:42]}  e5 {[%clk 0:25:08]} 5. a3 {[%clk 0:24:31]}  a5 {[%clk 0:24:18]} 6. exd5 {[%clk 0:24:28]}  Qxd5 {[%clk 0:24:17]}
7. g3 {[%clk 0:24:35]}  Be6 {[%clk 0:22:55]} 8. Bg2 {[%clk 0:24:42]}  f6 {[%clk 0:22:37]} 9. O-O {[%clk 0:24:39]}  Qd7 {[%clk 0:22:29]}
10. Ne4 {[%clk 0:23:56]}  h5 {[%clk 0:20:22]} 11. Be3 {[%clk 0:22:49]}  O-O-O {[%clk 0:18:12]} 12. b4 {[%clk 0:22:49]}  a4 {[%clk 0:16:43]}
13. h4 {[%clk 0:18:39]}  Nh6 {[%clk 0:13:06]} 14. c4 {[%clk 0:17:32]}  Nf5 {[%clk 0:07:59]} 15. Qxa4 {[%clk 0:14:39]}  Nxe3 {[%clk 0:07:10]}
16. Qa8+ {[%clk 0:14:45]}  Nb8 {[%clk 0:07:17]} 17. fxe3 {[%clk 0:14:49]}  Qxd3 {[%clk 0:06:48]} 18. Nfg5 {[%clk 0:12:52]}  Qxe3+ {[%clk 0:04:47]}
19. Kh2 {[%clk 0:09:13]}  fxg5 {[%clk 0:03:41]} 20. Nxg5 {[%clk 0:09:22]}  Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:08]} 21. Qxb7+ {[%clk 0:06:53]}  Kd7 {[%clk 0:02:18]}
22. Rac1 {[%clk 0:07:02]}  Qe2 {[%clk 0:01:19]} 23. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:06:58]}  Qa2 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 24. Re4 {[%clk 0:06:33]}  Bd6 {[%clk 0:00:36]}
25. Rexc4 {[%clk 0:06:41]}  Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:39]} 26. R1c2 {[%clk 0:06:41]}  Qxa3 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 27. Bh3+ {[%clk 0:06:45]} 1-0