Jennifer Skidmore Smith vs. Natalya Tsodikova

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jennifer Skidmore Smith"]
[Black "Natalia Tsodikova"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "1943"]
[BlackElo "2059"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 Ne7 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. Bc4 Bg4 8. d4 Nbc6
9. c3 g5 10. Nbd2 O-O-O 11. b4 Bg7 12. Qb3 Rhf8 13. a4 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 g4 15. Ne1 Nxd4
16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Ra2 f5 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Re2 Nc6 20. Bb2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Bd5 c6
23. Be6+ Kb8 24. b5 c5 25. Bd5 Rfe8 26. Bf7 Rxe2 27. Kxe2 Qh4 28. g3 f3+ 29. Kd1 Qg5
30. Kc2 f2 31. Nd3 Qe7 32. Qe6 Qc7 33. Rd1 Rf8 34. Bg8 c4 35. Nxf2 Bxf2 36. Bxh7 Qc5
37. Rd7 Qb4 38. Qd6+ Qxd6 39. Rxd6 f4 40. gxf4 Rxf4 41. Rd2 Bd4 42. Bg8 c3 43. Re2 Kc7
44. Kb3 Kd6 45. Re6+ Kc5 46. Re2 Rf1 47. Bh7 Kd6 48. Bd3 Rf4 49. Be4 b6 50. Bd3 Be5
51. Bc2 Kd5 52. Bd3 Bf6 53. Bc2 Be5 54. Bd3 Bf6 55. Bc2 Kd4 56. Re6 Kd5 57. Re2 Be5
58. Bd3 Rd4 59. Bc2 Rd2 60. Rxd2+ cxd2 61. Bd1 Bxh2 62. Bxg4 Kd4 63. Kc2 Bf4 64. Be2 Ke3
65. Kd1 Bd6 66. Bg4 Kd3 67. Bf5+ Kc3 68. Be4 Bf4 69. Bf5 Kb2 70. Bc2 Ka3 71. Ke2 Kb2
72. Kd1 Kc3 73. Bf5 Kb3 74. Bc2+ Kc3 75. Bf5 Kb3 76. Bc2+ Kc3 77. Bf5 Kb3 1/2-1/2