Alexey Root vs. Natalya Tsodikova

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alexey Root"]
[Black "Natalia Tsodikova"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "1825"]
[BlackElo "2059"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. h3 dxc4
10. Bxc4 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Qe2 e6 13. Be3 Nb4 14. Rfc1 Qd6 15. a5 Nbd5 16. Na4 Bd7 17. Nc5 Bc6
18. Ne5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Ne4 20. Nxc6 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Qxc6 22. Bd3 Rfd8 23. Rc2 Qd5 24. Rd1 Rac8 25.
b4 Qb3 26. Rc4 Rd5 27. Bc2 Qa3 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Rh4 Re8 30. Kf2 Bf6 31. Rg4 h5 32. Rf4 Bg5 33.
Qd3 Qxd3 34. Bxd3 Bxf4 35. exf4 Kf8 36. f5 g5 37. g4 h4 38. Be2 Re4 39. b5 axb5 40. Bxb5 Rb4 41.
Bd7 Ke7 42. c6 bxc6 43. Bxc6 Kd6 44. Be8 f6 45. Ke3 Rb3+ 46. Kd4 Ra3 0-1