Olga Sagalchik vs. Alexey Root

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Women's Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Olga Sagalchik"]
[Black "Alexey Root"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "WFM"]
[BlackTitle "WIM"]
[WhiteElo "2090"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7
10. Rc1 c5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ndf3 Rc8 13. a3 Qe7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Qxd7
17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qe5 Bd6 19. Qd4 Bc5 20. Qe5 Bd6 21. Qe3 Bc5 22. Qg5 Qe7 23. Qxe7 Bxe7
24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. e3 Kf7 27. Rfd1 Ke6 28. Bxg7 Bxa3 29. Ra1 Rf7 30. Bd4 Bd6
31. Ra2 Be5 32. Kf1 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rc3 34. b4 Rc4 35. Rad2 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 a5 37. bxa5 bxa5
38. Ke2 Ra7 39. Ra4 Kd6 40. Kd3 Kc5 41. Kc3 Kb5 42. Rd4 Kc5 43. Ra4 Kb5 44. Rf4 Rf7
45. Kb3 h5 46. h3 Rf8 47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 a4+ 49. Ka3 Rc8 50. Rxf5 Rc3+ 51. Kb2 Kc4
52. Rf4+ 1-0