8 February 2019
Valentina Gunina and Alexandra Kosteniuk Are Among Leaders at Cairns Cup
Two rounds of women's super tournament played in Saint Louis.
Photo: Crystal Fuller
In the second round of the 2019 Cairns Cup in Saint Louis, Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia) defeated Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany), while the games Kosteniuk (Russia) - Zatonskikh (USA), Krush (USA) - Gunina (Russia), Harika (India) - Dzagnidze (Georgia), and Sebag (France) - Abdumalik (Kazakhstan) were drawn.
Standings after Round 2:
1-4. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Zhansaya Abdumalik, Irina Krush - 1.5
5-7. Dronavalli Harika, Marie Sebag, Bela Khotenashvili - 1
8-9. Nana Dzagnidze, Anna Zatonskikh - 0.5
10. Elisabeth Paehtz - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
Dzagnidze - Sebag, Gunina - Harika, Paehtz - Krush, Zatonskikh - Khotenashvili, Abdumalik - Kosteniuk.
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