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Pourkashiyan, Alice Lee, Cervantes, Paikidze, Abrahamyan, Jennifer Yu, Krush, Atwell, Paragua, Sargsyan, Carissa Yip, and Zatonskih talk to Yasser Seirawan before the 2025 U.S. Women’s Championship. This aired during Round 6.

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