17 February 2020
Humpy Honeru Wins Cairns Cup
Alexandra Kosteniuk shares third place.
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In the final ninth round of the Cairns Cup in Saint Louis, Alexandra Kosteniuk lost to Ju Wenjun, Irina Krush defeated Nana Dzagnidze, while the games Harika - Koneru, Yip - M. Muzychuk, and Gunina - Lagno were drawn.
Having scored 6 points out of 9, Humpy Koneru (India) became the winner of the super tournament. The reigning women's world champion Ju Wenjun (China) is half a point behind. Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) and Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) shared 3-4 places with 5 points.
Final standings:
1. Humpy Koneru - 6
2. Ju Wenjun - 5.5
3-4. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Marya Muzychuk - 5
5-6. Dronavalli Harika, Kateryna Lagno - 4.5
7-9. Nana Dzagnidze, Carissa Yip, Irina Krush - 4
10. Valentina Gunina - 2.5.
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