16 February 2019

Valentina Gunina Wins Cairns Cup in Saint Louis

Alexandra Kosteniuk is second.

Photo: Crystal Fuller
Photo: Crystal Fuller

In the final ninth round of the 2019 Cairns Cup in Saint Louis, the Russian Kosteniuk - Gunina derby ended in a draw. Valentina Gunina became the winner of the tournament with 7 points out of 9, while Alexandra Kosteniuk took the second place with 6.5 points.

Anna Zatonskikh (USA) defeated Marie Sebag (France), Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan) beat Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany), Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) bested her compatriot Bela Khotenashvili, and Harika Dronavalli (India) lost to Irina Krush (USA), who eventually won a bronze medal with 5.5 points.    



Final standings:

1. Valentina Gunina - 7
2. Alexandra Kosteniuk - 6.5
3. Irina Krush - 5.5
4. Nana Dzagnidze - 5
5-6. Dronavalli Harika, Zhansaya Abdumalik - 4.5
7. Anna Zatonskikh - 3.5
8-9. Bela Khotenashvili, Marie Sebag - 3 
10. Elisabeth Paehtz - 2.5. 

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Our congratulations to Valentina Gunina and Alexandra Kosteniuk on their successful and spectacular performances in Saint Louis!