For the third time, the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the Cairns Cup, an elite level tournament for the top female players from around the world.
Inspired by its mission to further promote the game of chess to females, the STLCC aptly chose the name Cairns Cup in honor of co-founder Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield’s maiden name.
The Cairns Cup will be held from the 3rd to the 13th of June in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States as a 10-player round-robin. The total prize pool is $180,000, of which $45,000 will go to the winner.
1st
Zatonskih, Anna
2nd
Alexandra Kosteniuk
3rd
Irina Krush
10 players
from 5 countries
The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment beginning from moove 1.