The top encounter of the round was the game between Humpy Koneru and Harika Dronavalli. In a double-edged opening White won the exchange but had to weaken her king. However, as the game progressed, Koneru showed why rooks are strong and won this crucial game.
Alice Lee, who had shared the lead with Dronavalli and Koneru after Round 5, was too enterprising in the opening and suffered a bitter defeat.
Tan Zhongyi and Carissa Yip also played an entertaining game. Tan had the better position out of the opening but then sacrificed two pawns. Yip responded with an exchange sacrifice of her own, which gave her strong play, a powerful attack, and ultimately the win.
Alina Kashlinskaya had White against Mariya Muzychuk and managed to get a reversed Benko Gambit, gaining several tempi in the process. However, she won the game not because of the opening, but thanks to precise tactical play and accurate calculation.
Nana Dzagnidze capitalized on a tactical mistake by Nino Batsiashvili in the endgame.
In this position Batsiashvili played 51...d4? and immediately resigned after 52.Rxe6+!. After 52...Kxe6 53.Bb3+ White picks up the rook on g8.
Results
Table
Games
1.e4 | 1,185,008 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 959,510 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,503 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,834 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,892 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,600 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,954 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,911 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,791 | 48% | 2379 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 93 | 66% | 2506 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Be3 Bd6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.Qe2 b6 11.0-0-0 Bb7 12.Kb1 Nd5 13.c4 Nb4 14.Ka1 Nxd3 15.Rxd3 Qf6 16.Bd2 Rfd8 17.Bc3 Qf5 18.Rhd1 a5 19.h3 Ba6 20.g4 Qh7 21.Nd2 b5 22.d5 bxc4 23.Re3 exd5 24.Nf3 Bf8 25.g5 c5 26.g6 Qxg6 27.Ne5 Qf5 28.Ng4 d4 29.Rg1 Rd6 30.Rf3 Qd5 31.Rf6 dxc3 32.Nxh6+ Kh7 33.Rxd6 Bxd6 34.Nxf7 cxb2+ 35.Kb1 Qf5+ 0–1
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Tan,Z | 2546 | Kashlinskaya,A | 2459 | 0–1 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 1.1 |
Koneru,H | 2543 | Dzagnidze,N | 2505 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 1.2 |
Assaubayeva,B | 2509 | Muzychuk,M | 2492 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 1.3 |
Lee,A | 2389 | Batsiashvili,N | 2462 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 1.4 |
Harika,D | 2483 | Yip,C | 2431 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 1.5 |
Dzagnidze,N | 2505 | Assaubayeva,B | 2509 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 2.1 |
Muzychuk,M | 2492 | Lee,A | 2389 | 0–1 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 2.2 |
Kashlinskaya,A | 2459 | Yip,C | 2431 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 2.3 |
Tan,Z | 2546 | Koneru,H | 2543 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 2.4 |
Batsiashvili,N | 2462 | Harika,D | 2483 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 2.5 |
Harika,D | 2483 | Muzychuk,M | 2492 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 3.1 |
Yip,C | 2431 | Batsiashvili,N | 2462 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 3.2 |
Lee,A | 2389 | Dzagnidze,N | 2505 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 3.3 |
Assaubayeva,B | 2509 | Tan,Z | 2546 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 3.4 |
Koneru,H | 2543 | Kashlinskaya,A | 2459 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 3.5 |
Kashlinskaya,A | 2459 | Batsiashvili,N | 2462 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 4.1 |
Koneru,H | 2543 | Assaubayeva,B | 2509 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 4.2 |
Muzychuk,M | 2492 | Yip,C | 2431 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 4.3 |
Dzagnidze,N | 2505 | Harika,D | 2483 | 0–1 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 4.4 |
Tan,Z | 2546 | Lee,A | 2389 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 4.5 |
Lee,A | 2389 | Koneru,H | 2543 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 5.1 |
Yip,C | 2431 | Dzagnidze,N | 2505 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 5.2 |
Harika,D | 2483 | Tan,Z | 2546 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 5.3 |
Batsiashvili,N | 2462 | Muzychuk,M | 2492 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 5.4 |
Assaubayeva,B | 2509 | Kashlinskaya,A | 2459 | ½–½ | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 5.5 |
Tan,Z | 2546 | Yip,C | 2431 | 0–1 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 6.1 |
Assaubayeva,B | 2509 | Lee,A | 2389 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 6.2 |
Koneru,H | 2543 | Harika,D | 2483 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 6.3 |
Kashlinskaya,A | 2459 | Muzychuk,M | 2492 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 6.4 |
Dzagnidze,N | 2505 | Batsiashvili,N | 2462 | 1–0 | 2025 | | Cairns Cup 2025 | 6.5 |
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