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Natalya Tsodikova vs. Chouchanik Airapetian

Date: July 23, 2026
Round: 9
White: Natalya Tsodikova (2059)
Black: Chouchanik Airapetian (1916)
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Natalia Tsodikova"]
[Black "Chouchanik Airapetian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "WFM"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "2059"]
[BlackElo "1916"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h4 e5 7. d5 h5 8. Bg5 Qe8 9. Qd2 Na6
10. f3 Nc5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Nh3 a5 13. Nf2 Nh7 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Rc1 b6 17. Nh3 Qg6
18. Kf1 Nf6 19. Ng5 Bh6 20. Qc2 Rae8 21. a3 e4 22. f4 Ng4 23. Bg1 e3 24. g3 Kg7 25. b4 axb4
26. axb4 Ne4 27. Ncxe4 fxe4 28. Qc3+ Kg8 29. Bxe3 Bxg5 30. hxg5 Qxg5 31. Kg2 Qg6 32. Rh4 Re7
33. Rch1 Rh7 34. Bc1 Bf5 35. Bb2 Rff7 36. Ra1 Re7 37. Qd4 Re8 38. Ra3 e3 39. Kf1 Re4 40. Qc3
Re8 41. Qd4 Re4 42. Qc3 Re8 43. Qd4 Re4 1/2-1/2