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2nd Cairns Cup 2020 (Games and Results)

2nd Cairns Cup 2020

The 2nd Cairns Cup took place in Saint Louis Thursday 6th Feb (Opening Ceremony) to Mon 17th Feb 2020. Cairns Cup is a women's tournament named in honor of co-founder Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield’s maiden name. Players: Wenjun Ju, Humpy Koneru, Mariya Muzychuk, Kateryna Lagno, Dronavalli Harika, Nana Dzagnidze, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Carissa Yip and Irina Krush, Humpy Koneru won the event with 6/9 half a point clear of Women's World Champion Wenjun Ju.

2nd Cairns Cup 2020 (Saint Louis USA)
Thu 6th Feb 2020 - Mon 17th Feb 2020 - Official Site

2nd Cairns Cup 2020 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Games

2nd Cairns Cup 2020 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Games

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2nd Cairns Cup 2020 Saint Louis (USA), 6-17 ii 2020 cat. XI (2510)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2580 * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2627
2. Ju, Wenjun g CHN 2583 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 2581
3. Muzychuk, Mariya g UKR 2552 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2548
4. Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2504 0 0 1 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 5 2553
5. Harika, Dronavalli g IND 2518 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2509
6. Lagno, Kateryna g RUS 2552 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 2505
7. Krush, Irina g USA 2422 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 0 4 2476
8. Yip, Carissa f USA 2412 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 4 2477
9. Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2515 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 1 4 2466
10. Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2461 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 * 2349
Round 1 (February 7, 2020)
Koneru, Humpy - Yip, Carissa 1-0 40 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Muzychuk, Mariya - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 40 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Krush, Irina ½-½ 51 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Lagno, Kateryna - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 37 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Dzagnidze, Nana - Gunina, Valentina 1-0 42 A45 Trompowsky
Round 2 (February 8, 2020)
Ju, Wenjun - Krush, Irina ½-½ 74 D26 QGA
Muzychuk, Mariya - Koneru, Humpy 1-0 34 C43 Petroff's Defence
Harika, Dronavalli - Dzagnidze, Nana ½-½ 31 E04 Catalan
Yip, Carissa - Lagno, Kateryna 0-1 31 C45 Scotch Game
Gunina, Valentina - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 40 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Round 3 (February 9, 2020)
Koneru, Humpy - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 22 A21 English Opening
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 46 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Lagno, Kateryna - Muzychuk, Mariya ½-½ 30 C42 Petroff's Defence
Krush, Irina - Gunina, Valentina 0-1 52 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Dzagnidze, Nana - Yip, Carissa 1-0 45 B06 Modern Defence
Round 4 (February 10, 2020)
Koneru, Humpy - Lagno, Kateryna ½-½ 30 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Ju, Wenjun - Gunina, Valentina 1-0 59 C70 Ruy Lopez
Muzychuk, Mariya - Dzagnidze, Nana ½-½ 48 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Harika, Dronavalli - Krush, Irina ½-½ 33 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Yip, Carissa - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 52 C43 Petroff's Defence
Round 5 (February 11, 2020)
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Muzychuk, Mariya 1-0 40 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Lagno, Kateryna - Ju, Wenjun 0-1 43 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Krush, Irina - Yip, Carissa 0-1 47 A00 Irregular Openings
Dzagnidze, Nana - Koneru, Humpy 0-1 64 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Gunina, Valentina - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 38 B26 Sicilian Closed
Round 6 (February 13, 2020)
Koneru, Humpy - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 61 E51 Nimzo Indian
Ju, Wenjun - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 40 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Muzychuk, Mariya - Krush, Irina ½-½ 59 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Lagno, Kateryna - Dzagnidze, Nana ½-½ 31 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Yip, Carissa - Gunina, Valentina 1-0 54 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Round 7 (February 14, 2020)
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Lagno, Kateryna ½-½ 30 A33 English Symmetrical
Harika, Dronavalli - Yip, Carissa ½-½ 43 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Krush, Irina - Koneru, Humpy ½-½ 52 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Dzagnidze, Nana - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 74 A45 Trompowsky
Gunina, Valentina - Muzychuk, Mariya 0-1 73 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (February 15, 2020)
Koneru, Humpy - Gunina, Valentina 1-0 35 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Ju, Wenjun - Yip, Carissa 0-1 57 C70 Ruy Lopez
Muzychuk, Mariya - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 58 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Lagno, Kateryna - Krush, Irina ½-½ 78 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Dzagnidze, Nana - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 68 E20 Nimzo Indian
Round 9 (February 16, 2020)
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Ju, Wenjun 0-1 56 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Harika, Dronavalli - Koneru, Humpy ½-½ 29 C47 Four Knights
Krush, Irina - Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 37 A73 Benoni
Yip, Carissa - Muzychuk, Mariya ½-½ 31 B19 Caro Kann
Gunina, Valentina - Lagno, Kateryna ½-½ 74 C50 Giuoco Piano

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