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Alice Lee vs. Nico Chasin

Date: July 16, 2026
Round: 3
White: Alice Lee (2421)
Black: Nico Chasin (2479)
Result: 1-0
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Junior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alice Lee"]
[Black "Nico Chasin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6
10. b3 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. b4 Nce4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. a3 Qb7
17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Rfd8 19. Ne3 Rac8 20. Ng4 Ne8 21. Qf4 f5 22. Ne3 g5 23. Qd4 Bf6
24. Qd2 f4 25. Ng2 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 e5 27. Qc2 Ng7 28. Rd5 Ne6 29. Rcd1 Rc6 30. Ne1 Qe7
31. Nf3 g4 32. Nh4 Qf6 33. Qa4 Rxc4 34. Qxa6 Rd4 35. R5xd4 Nxd4 36. e3 fxe3 37. fxe3 Nf3+
38. Nxf3 gxf3 39. Qxb6 Rf8 40. Qxd6 Qf5 41. Qd7 Qc2 42. Qe6+ Kh8 43. Qxe5+ Kg8 44. Qd5+ Kh8
45. Qd2 f2+ 46. Kf1 Qf5 47. Qd7 Qg6 48. b5 Rf7 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Qe5+ Rf6 51. g4 Qf7
52. Rc1 Qb3 53. Rc7+ Kg8 54. Qg5+ 1-0