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Divya Deshmukh vs. Alice Lee

Date: August 11, 2026
Round: 2
White: Divya Deshmukh (2490)
Black: Alice Lee (2430)
Result: 0-1
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 Cairns Cup"]
[TournamentID "08102026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Divya Deshmukh"]
[Black "Alice Lee"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 1... e5 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 2... Nc6
{[%clk 1:31:19]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:46]} 3... Bc5 {[%clk 1:31:42]} 4. c3 {[%clk
1:30:38]} 4... Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:31]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:30:26]} 5... exd4 {[%clk
1:31:51]} 6. e5 {[%clk 1:30:53]} 6... Nd5 {[%clk 1:31:57]} 7. O-O {[%clk
1:30:50]} 7... Be7 {[%clk 1:32:17]} 8. a4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 8... d6 {[%clk
1:32:37]} 9. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:19:03]} 9... Qd7 {[%clk 1:32:36]} 10. exd6 {[%clk
1:17:24]} 10... Qxd6 {[%clk 1:32:56]} 11. b3 {[%clk 0:56:37]} 11... O-O {[%clk
1:26:28]} 12. Ba3 {[%clk 0:54:01]} 12... Qf6 {[%clk 1:25:18]} 13. Bxc6 {[%clk
0:46:36]} 13... bxc6 {[%clk 1:25:27]} 14. Bxe7 {[%clk 0:47:02]} 14... Nxe7
{[%clk 1:25:47]} 15. Nd2 {[%clk 0:46:58]} 15... c5 {[%clk 1:19:42]} 16. Qf3
{[%clk 0:27:43]} 16... cxd4 {[%clk 1:08:30]} 17. Qxa8 {[%clk 0:28:08]} 17...
dxc3 {[%clk 1:08:54]} 18. Ne4 {[%clk 0:21:05]} 18... Qa6 {[%clk 0:52:50]} 19.
Qb8 {[%clk 0:19:14]} 19... Qd3 {[%clk 0:33:19]} 20. Qxc7 {[%clk 0:12:46]} 20...
Nd5 {[%clk 0:33:42]} 21. Qc4 {[%clk 0:05:14]} 21... Ba6 {[%clk 0:34:07]} 22.
Qxd3 {[%clk 0:05:21]} 22... Bxd3 {[%clk 0:34:32]} 23. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:03:56]}
23... Bxe4 {[%clk 0:34:49]} 24. f3 {[%clk 0:04:22]} 24... Ne3 {[%clk 0:29:21]}
25. fxe4 {[%clk 0:04:48]} 25... Nxd1 {[%clk 0:29:44]} 26. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:05:17]}
26... Rb8 {[%clk 0:28:30]} 27. b4 {[%clk 0:05:40]} 27... c2 {[%clk 0:26:40]} 28.
Rc1 {[%clk 0:06:06]} 28... Rxb4 {[%clk 0:27:02]} 29. Rxc2 {[%clk 0:06:35]} 29...
g6 {[%clk 0:27:25]} 30. e5 {[%clk 0:04:29]} 30... Rxa4 {[%clk 0:27:36]} 31. Rc6
{[%clk 0:04:43]} 31... Kf8 {[%clk 0:09:09]} 32. e6 {[%clk 0:05:09]} 32... fxe6
{[%clk 0:09:33]} 33. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:05:38]} 33... Rd4 {[%clk 0:09:42]} 34. Kf2
{[%clk 0:04:40]} 34... Rd7 {[%clk 0:08:42]} 35. Kf3 {[%clk 0:04:36]} 35... Kf7
{[%clk 0:08:01]} 36. Ra6 {[%clk 0:04:15]} 36... Ke7 {[%clk 0:07:58]} 37. h4
{[%clk 0:04:38]} 37... Kd8 {[%clk 0:08:14]} 38. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:59]} 38... Kc8
{[%clk 0:08:38]} 39. Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 39... Kb7 {[%clk 0:09:00]} 40. Ra1
{[%clk 0:00:34]} 40... Rd5+ {[%clk 0:06:43]} 41. Kf6 {[%clk 0:01:03]} 41... a5
{[%clk 0:06:21]} 42. Kg7 {[%clk 0:13:31]} 42... Rd7+ {[%clk 0:36:18]} 43. Kh6
{[%clk 0:12:12]} 43... Kb6 {[%clk 0:35:32]} 44. g4 {[%clk 0:11:22]} 44... Ra7
{[%clk 0:35:19]} 45. h5 {[%clk 0:10:03]} 45... gxh5 {[%clk 0:35:40]} 46. gxh5
{[%clk 0:10:31]} 46... Kc5 {[%clk 0:26:05]} 47. Rc1+ {[%clk 0:08:05]} 47... Kb4
{[%clk 0:26:19]} 48. Rb1+ {[%clk 0:03:07]} 48... Kc3 {[%clk 0:26:43]} 49. Ra1
{[%clk 0:02:00]} 49... Kb2 {[%clk 0:26:50]} 50. Ra4 {[%clk 0:01:29]} 50... Kb3
{[%clk 0:27:15]} 51. Ra1 {[%clk 0:01:34]} 51... a4 {[%clk 0:27:39]} 52. Rb1+
{[%clk 0:02:03]} 52... Kc3 {[%clk 0:26:46]} 53. Ra1 {[%clk 0:02:29]} 53... Kd4
{[%clk 0:21:12]} 54. Rd1+ {[%clk 0:02:27]} 54... Ke3 {[%clk 0:20:26]} 55. Re1+
{[%clk 0:01:57]} 55... Kf2 {[%clk 0:20:50]} 56. Ra1 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 56... a3
{[%clk 0:20:33]} 57. Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 57... Ra6 {[%clk 0:19:57]} 0-1