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Alice Lee vs. Carissa Yip

Date: October 9, 2026
Round: 1
White: Alice Lee
Black: Carissa Yip
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Women's Championship"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.10.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Alice Lee"]
[Black "Carissa Yip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:24]} 2... b6
{[%clk 1:31:11]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:02]} 3... Bb7 {[%clk 1:31:37]} 4. a3 {[%clk
1:30:09]} 4... g6 {[%clk 1:31:33]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 1:29:38]} 5... Bg7 {[%clk
1:31:32]} 6. d5 {[%clk 1:24:00]} 6... O-O {[%clk 1:29:00]} 7. e4 {[%clk
1:24:08]} 7... e5 {[%clk 1:23:44]} 8. Be2 {[%clk 1:21:41]} 8... d6 {[%clk
1:24:11]} 9. O-O {[%clk 1:21:25]} 9... a5 {[%clk 1:21:54]} 10. Rb1 {[%clk
1:21:30]} 10... Nh5 {[%clk 1:21:26]} 11. g3 {[%clk 1:15:57]} 11... Bc8 {[%clk
1:21:41]} 12. b4 {[%clk 1:14:30]} 12... Na6 {[%clk 1:14:47]} 13. Ne1 {[%clk
1:05:00]} 13... f5 {[%clk 1:08:04]} 14. exf5 {[%clk 0:55:48]} 14... Bxf5 {[%clk
1:07:49]} 15. Rb3 {[%clk 0:55:48]} 15... Nf6 {[%clk 1:04:27]} 16. Bd3 {[%clk
0:49:23]} 16... Bh3 {[%clk 0:51:12]} 17. Ng2 {[%clk 0:49:42]} 17... Nb8 {[%clk
0:51:35]} 18. c5 {[%clk 0:40:41]} 18... bxc5 {[%clk 0:46:04]} 19. bxc5 {[%clk
0:41:09]} 19... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:46:29]} 20. c6 {[%clk 0:33:34]} 20... Nc5 {[%clk
0:46:01]} 21. Rb5 {[%clk 0:34:03]} 21... Nxd3 {[%clk 0:42:13]} 22. Qxd3 {[%clk
0:34:31]} 22... Bc8 {[%clk 0:42:10]} 23. Rb3 {[%clk 0:34:54]} 23... Ba6 {[%clk
0:34:24]} 24. Nb5 {[%clk 0:35:21]} 24... a4 {[%clk 0:34:19]} 25. Rb4 {[%clk
0:35:45]} 25... Rb8 {[%clk 0:34:46]} 26. h3 {[%clk 0:28:57]} 26... Qc8 {[%clk
0:31:47]} 27. Bg5 {[%clk 0:28:08]} 27... Qxh3 {[%clk 0:28:53]} 28. Bxf6 {[%clk
0:28:28]} 28... Rxf6 {[%clk 0:29:10]} 29. Ne3 {[%clk 0:21:18]} 29... g5 {[%clk
0:24:56]} 30. Ng4 {[%clk 0:20:44]} 30... Rf4 {[%clk 0:21:29]} 31. Rxf4 {[%clk
0:21:02]} 31... gxf4 {[%clk 0:16:38]} 32. Qf5 {[%clk 0:21:15]} 32... Bc8 {[%clk
0:13:43]} 33. Nf6+ {[%clk 0:21:32]} 33... Kh8 {[%clk 0:10:09]} 34. Nxd6 {[%clk
0:21:41]} 34... cxd6 {[%clk 0:10:10]} 35. c7 {[%clk 0:22:09]} 35... Rb7 {[%clk
0:03:15]} 36. Qxh3 {[%clk 0:21:56]} 36... Bxh3 {[%clk 0:03:40]} 37. Ne8 {[%clk
0:22:19]} 37... Bf8 {[%clk 0:02:58]} 38. gxf4 {[%clk 0:20:33]} 38... exf4 {[%clk
0:02:26]} 39. Rc1 {[%clk 0:19:56]} 39... Bc8 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 40. Rc4 {[%clk
0:20:20]} 40... Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 41. Rxa4 {[%clk 0:17:07]} 41... Rb1+ {[%clk
0:15:40]} 42. Kh2 {[%clk 0:46:49]} 42... Re1 {[%clk 0:09:40]} 43. Nf6+ {[%clk
0:46:50]} 43... Kf7 {[%clk 0:10:01]} 44. Ra8 {[%clk 0:46:30]} 44... Bf5 {[%clk
0:10:04]} 45. c8=Q {[%clk 0:45:50]} 45... Bxc8 {[%clk 0:10:31]} 46. Rxc8 {[%clk
0:46:12]} 46... Bg7 {[%clk 0:09:48]} 47. Nd7 {[%clk 0:43:19]} 47... Ke7 {[%clk
0:05:42]} 48. Nb8 {[%clk 0:42:24]} 48... Rd1 {[%clk 0:04:47]} 49. Rc7+ {[%clk
0:35:52]} 49... Kf6 {[%clk 0:05:13]} 50. Nd7+ {[%clk 0:35:55]} 50... Kg6 {[%clk
0:04:39]} 51. Nb6 {[%clk 0:34:59]} 51... Bd4 {[%clk 0:05:03]} 52. Nc4 {[%clk
0:34:45]} 52... Bxf2 {[%clk 0:04:48]} 53. Nxd6 {[%clk 0:35:13]} 53... Bg3+
{[%clk 0:04:31]} 54. Kh3 {[%clk 0:34:16]} 54... Rh1+ {[%clk 0:02:19]} 55. Kg2
{[%clk 0:34:33]} 55... Rh2+ {[%clk 0:02:46]} 56. Kf3 {[%clk 0:34:07]} 56... Rf2+
{[%clk 0:03:13]} 57. Ke4 {[%clk 0:34:35]} 57... Re2+ {[%clk 0:03:40]} 58. Kf3
{[%clk 0:34:43]} 58... Re3+ {[%clk 0:04:04]} 59. Kg2 {[%clk 0:35:09]} 59... Re2+
{[%clk 0:04:26]} 60. Kf3 {[%clk 0:35:27]} 60... Re3+ {[%clk 0:04:53]} 61. Kg2
{[%clk 0:35:53]} 61... Re2+ {[%clk 0:02:52]} 62. Kf3 {[%clk 0:33:55]} 1/2-1/2