9 February 2020

A. Kosteniuk, K. Lagno, M. Muzychuk and N. Dzagnidze Lead Cairns Cup

Round 2 games were played in Saint Louis.


In the second round of the 2020 Cairns Cup in Saint Louis, Alexandra Kosteniuk defeated Valentina Gunina in the Russian derby. Another Russian player Kateryna Lagno outplayed Carissa Yip as Black. Mariya Muzychuk bested Humpy Koneru with the white pieces. The games Ju Wenjun - Krush and Harika - Dzagnidze were drawn. 




Standings after Round 2:

1-4. Mariya Muzychuk, Kateryna Lagno, Nana Dzagnidze, Alexandra Kosteniuk - 1.5
5-8. Ju Wenjun, Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli, Irina Krush - 1
9-10. Valentina Gunina, Carissa Yip - 0.

Round 3 pairings:

Koneru - Ju Wenjun, Lagno - Muzychuk, Dzagnidze - Yip, Kosteniuk - Harika, Krush - Gunina.

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