TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.6th Cairns Cup 2026 (Games and Results)
6th Cairns Cup 2026
Mark Crowther - Sunday 23rd August 2026
The 6th Cairns Cup 2026 took place Mon 10th to Fri 21st August 2026. Tan Zhongyi won with 6½/9 half a point clear of Alice Lee on 6. She earned her first GM norm in the 2026 Cairns Cup at the age of 16.
6th Cairns Cup 2026 (Saint Louis USA)
Mon 10th Aug 2026 - Fri 21st Aug 2026 -
Official Site - Live
6th Cairns Cup 2026 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Games
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| 6th Cairns Cup 2026 Saint Louis (USA), 10-21 viii 2026 | cat. X (2492) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Tan, Zhongyi | g | CHN | 2520 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2654 | |||
| 2. | Lee, Alice | m | USA | 2430 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2623 | |||
| 3. | Yip, Carissa | m | USA | 2459 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2538 | |||
| 4. | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | g | KAZ | 2538 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2529 | |||
| 5. | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | m | GRE | 2433 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2498 | |||
| 6. | Muzychuk, Anna | g | UKR | 2529 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2487 | |||
| 7. | Divya, Deshmukh | g | IND | 2490 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2491 | |||
| 8. | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2524 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2408 | |||
| 9. | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | g | SUI | 2504 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3 | 2365 | |||
| 10. | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | g | IND | 2489 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2½ | 2325 | |||
| Round 1 (August 10, 2026) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 36 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Lee, Alice | - Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 1-0 | 65 | D13 | Slav Exchange | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½-½ | 43 | B45 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Tsolakidou, Stavroula | ½-½ | 61 | E68 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu | - Divya, Deshmukh | 0-1 | 31 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | |
| Round 2 (August 11, 2026) | ||||||
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Koneru, Humpy | 1-0 | 62 | D05 | Colle System | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 1-0 | 43 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | - Vaishali, Rameshbabu | ½-½ | 38 | C58 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Tsolakidou, Stavroula | - Muzychuk, Anna | ½-½ | 37 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Divya, Deshmukh | - Lee, Alice | 0-1 | 57 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical | |
| Round 3 (August 12, 2026) | ||||||
| Lee, Alice | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½-½ | 41 | E65 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | - Tan, Zhongyi | ½-½ | 70 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 60 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | - Divya, Deshmukh | 0-1 | 55 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu | - Tsolakidou, Stavroula | ½-½ | 37 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Round 4 (August 13, 2026) | ||||||
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 1-0 | 40 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Divya, Deshmukh | ½-½ | 68 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | - Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 1-0 | 23 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Tsolakidou, Stavroula | - Lee, Alice | 1-0 | 29 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Muzychuk, Anna | ½-½ | 34 | E24 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | |
| Round 5 (August 14, 2026) | ||||||
| Lee, Alice | - Tan, Zhongyi | ½-½ | 55 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 31 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Divya, Deshmukh | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½-½ | 19 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | - Tsolakidou, Stavroula | ½-½ | 52 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu | - Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 34 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Round 6 (August 16, 2026) | ||||||
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Kosteniuk, Alexandra | ½-½ | 49 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½-½ | 59 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Tsolakidou, Stavroula | - Divya, Deshmukh | ½-½ | 56 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | - Vaishali, Rameshbabu | ½-½ | 41 | C85 | Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Lee, Alice | 0-1 | 39 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Round 7 (August 17, 2026) | ||||||
| Lee, Alice | - Muzychuk, Anna | ½-½ | 109 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | - Tsolakidou, Stavroula | 1-0 | 50 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Divya, Deshmukh | - Tan, Zhongyi | 0-1 | 41 | C29 | Vienna Game | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | - Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 35 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 45 | C44 | Scotch Gambit | |
| Round 8 (August 18, 2026) | ||||||
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 1-0 | 48 | E73 | King's Indian Averbakh | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Tsolakidou, Stavroula | 1-0 | 47 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Muzychuk, Anna | - Kosteniuk, Alexandra | ½-½ | 39 | C17 | French Winawer | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Divya, Deshmukh | ½-½ | 48 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Vaishali, Rameshbabu | - Lee, Alice | 0-1 | 45 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 9 (August 19, 2026) | ||||||
| Lee, Alice | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 47 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | - Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 35 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Tsolakidou, Stavroula | - Tan, Zhongyi | 1-0 | 49 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Divya, Deshmukh | - Muzychuk, Anna | ½-½ | 41 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Kosteniuk, Alexandra | - Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 1-0 | 42 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
