Cairns Cup - Live!

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6/12/2023 – The Cairns Cup is taking place on June 3-12 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Harika Dronavalli are the top seeds in the 10-player single round-robin with a classical time control. The event will feature one of the strongest female fields, as they compete for a total prize fund of $180,000. | Follow the action live starting at 20.00 CEST (14.00 ET, 23.30 IST)

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Round 9

The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There are additional 30-second increments per move.

Participants

Nr.		Name	Ctry	Elo
10	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	2567
1	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	SUI	2523
2	GM	Dronavalli, Harika	IND	2510
7	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana	GEO	2510
5	GM	Abdumalik, Zhansaya	KAZ	2497
9	GM	Paehtz, Elisabeth	GER	2477
8	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2470
3	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	AZE	2456
6	GM	Krush, Irina	USA	2436
4	IM	Zatonskih, Anna	USA	2327

Live games

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Live commentary from the Saint Louis Chess Club

Commentators: Yasser Seirawan, Almira Skripchenko and Nazi Paikidze