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Beatriz Marinello vs. Jennifer Skidmore Smith

Date: July 22, 2026
Round: 8
White: Beatriz Marinello (2060)
Black: Jennifer Skidmore Smith (1943)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beatriz Marinello"]
[Black "Jennifer Skidmore Smith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[WhiteElo "2060"]
[BlackElo "1943"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 1... d5 2. c4 2... e6 3. cxd5 3... exd5 4. Nc3 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 5... Be7 6. e3 6... c6 7. Bd3
7... h6 8. Bh4 8... Qb6 9. Qc2 9... Bg4 10. h3 10... Be6 11. Nge2 11... Nbd7 12. O-O 12... g5 13.
Bg3 13... Nh5 14. e4 14... Nxg3 15. Nxg3 15... Qxd4 16. exd5 16... Ne5 17. Rad1 17... Bxh3 18. Bf5
18... Bxf5 19. Nxf5 19... Qg4 20. Qe4 20... Bf6 21. dxc6 21... bxc6 22. Rfe1 22... Kf8 23. Rd6 23...
Re8 24. Qxg4 24... Nxg4 25. Rxe8+ 25... Kxe8 26. f3 26... Bxc3 27. bxc3 27... Ne5 28. Nxh6 28... Ng6
29. Nf5 29... Ne5 30. Rd4 30... f6 31. Rb4 31... Rh7 32. Rb8+ 32... Kf7 33. Rb7+ 33... Kg6 34. Ne7+
34... Kh6 35. Ng8+ 35... Kg6 36. Ne7+ 36... Kh6 37. Rxa7 37... Kh5 38. g4+ 38... Nxg4 39. fxg4+
39... Kxg4 40. Kg2 40... f5 41. Nxc6 41... Rh6 42. Nd4 42... f4 43. Ra5 43... Rf6 44. Nf3 1-0