TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
5th Cairns Cup 2025 (1-3)
Alice Lee leads the Cairns Cup after three rounds
Mark Crowther - Friday 13th June 2025
Alice Lee. Photo © | https://saintlouischessclub.org/event/cairns-cup-2025/
The 5th Cairns Cup takes place in Saint Louis Tue 10th Jun to Fri 20th Jun 2025. The early pace has been set by Alice Lee who started with wins against Nino Batsiashvili and Mariya Muzychuk before drawing against Nana Dzagnidze. Top seed is Tan Zhongyi and she started with a loss against Alina Kashlinskaya before drawing against second seed Humpy Koneru and then in form Bibisara Assaubayeva. Koneru, Alina Kashlinskaya and Harika Dronavalli share second place on 2/3.
| 5th Cairns Cup 2025 Saint Louis (USA), 10-20 vi 2025 | cat. X (2482) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Lee, Alice | m | USA | 2389 | * | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | ? | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2759 | |||
| 2. | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2543 | . | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | ? | ½ | . | . | 2 | 2628 | |||
| 3. | Kashlinskaya, Alina | m | POL | 2459 | . | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | ? | 2 | 2631 | |||
| 4. | Dronavalli, Harika | g | IND | 2483 | . | . | . | * | ? | 1 | . | . | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2586 | |||
| 5. | Dzagnidze, Nana | g | GEO | 2505 | ½ | 0 | . | ? | * | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1½ | 2480 | |||
| 6. | Yip, Carissa | m | USA | 2431 | . | . | ½ | 0 | . | * | . | . | ? | 1 | 1½ | 2468 | |||
| 7. | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | m | KAZ | 2509 | . | ? | . | . | 0 | . | * | ½ | 1 | . | 1½ | 2514 | |||
| 8. | Tan, Zhongyi | g | CHN | 2546 | ? | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | * | . | . | 1 | 2378 | |||
| 9. | Muzychuk, Mariya | g | UKR | 2492 | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | ? | 0 | . | * | . | ½ | 2187 | |||
| 10. | Batsiashvili, Nino | g | GEO | 2462 | 0 | . | ? | ½ | . | 0 | . | . | . | * | ½ | 2161 | |||
| Round 1 (June 10, 2025) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Alice | - Batsiashvili, Nino | 1-0 | 61 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Dzagnidze, Nana | 1-0 | 31 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Dronavalli, Harika | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 118 | C85 | Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | - Muzychuk, Mariya | 1-0 | 27 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Kashlinskaya, Alina | 0-1 | 35 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Round 2 (June 11, 2025) | ||||||
| Kashlinskaya, Alina | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 77 | C92 | Ruy Lopez Chigorin | |
| Dzagnidze, Nana | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 1-0 | 55 | A50 | Queen's Indian (without e7-e6) | |
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 41 | C28 | Vienna Game | |
| Muzychuk, Mariya | - Lee, Alice | 0-1 | 51 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Batsiashvili, Nino | - Dronavalli, Harika | ½-½ | 54 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Round 3 (June 12, 2025) | ||||||
| Lee, Alice | - Dzagnidze, Nana | ½-½ | 39 | A50 | Queen's Indian (without e7-e6) | |
| Koneru, Humpy | - Kashlinskaya, Alina | ½-½ | 35 | A05 | Various | |
| Dronavalli, Harika | - Muzychuk, Mariya | ½-½ | 41 | C46 | Four Knights | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Batsiashvili, Nino | 1-0 | 40 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Assaubayeva, Bibisara | - Tan, Zhongyi | ½-½ | 45 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Round 4 (June 13, 2025) | ||||||
| Koneru, Humpy | - Assaubayeva, Bibisara | * | 0 | |||
| Kashlinskaya, Alina | - Batsiashvili, Nino | * | 0 | |||
| Dzagnidze, Nana | - Dronavalli, Harika | * | 0 | |||
| Tan, Zhongyi | - Lee, Alice | * | 0 | |||
| Muzychuk, Mariya | - Yip, Carissa | * | 0 | |||
Cairns Cup Summaries Rounds 1-3
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