4th Cairns Cup R3: Kosteniuk bounces back

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/06/2024

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) bounced back with a victory over GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) in the third round of 4th Cairns Cup 2024. Kosteniuk won in a similar fashion as her previous loss. The Georgia no.1 woman misplayed in the opening allowing her opponent to get a signficant advantage. Kosteniuk had no trouble converting it into a full point. This is her second win of the event. The youngest participant of the tournament - IM Alice Lee (USA) drew with GM Harika Dronavalli. GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN), Kosteniuk, Harika and GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) are at 2/3 each. Round 4 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

Alice draws with Harika

Alexandra Kosteniuk bounced back with a victory after suffering a loss in the previous round | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

Cairns Cup official logo | Photo: Official site

Kosteniuk - Dzagnidze: 1-0

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI, 2501) gained an advantage out of the opening against GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO, 2506). She did what was done to her by Harika on the previous round.

Position after 13...Qxc2

13...Qxc2? was a mistake 14.Rc1 Qb3 15.Rc3 Bb4 16.Nxb4 Qxb4 17.Bb5 Qxd4 18.Bxd4 White got a longterm positional advantage. She had no trouble converting it into a win.

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk scored her second win of the event | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

IM Alice Lee (USA) - GM Harika Dronavalli: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

GM Irina Krush (USA) - GM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) - GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

IM Anna Zatonskih (USA) - GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/Lennart Ootes

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Round 3 results

Table	White	Score	Fed.	Rating	Black	Score	Fed.	Rating	Result
1	GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra	1.0	SUI	2501	GM Dzagnidze, Nana	1.5	GEO	2506	1-0
2	IM Lee, Alice	0.5	USA	2368	GM Dronavalli, Harika	1.5	IND	2489	½-½
3	GM Krush, Irina	1.0	USA	2415	GM Paehtz, Elisabeth	0.5	GER	2457	½-½
4	GM Muzychuk, Mariya	1.5	UKR	2510	GM Tan, Zhongyi	1.5	CHN	2540	½-½
5	IM Zatonskih, Anna	0.0	USA	2327	GM Muzychuk, Anna	1.0	UKR	2505	½-½

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Standings after Round 3

Zhongyi Tan, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Harika Dronavalli and Mariya Muzychuk are at 2/2 | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club

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Round 4 pairings

Table	White	Score	Fed.	Rating	Black	Score	Fed.	Rating
1	GM Dzagnidze, Nana	1.5	GEO	2506	GM Muzychuk, Anna	1.5	UKR	2505
2	GM Tan, Zhongyi	2.0	CHN	2540	IM Zatonskih, Anna	0.5	USA	2327
3	GM Paehtz, Elisabeth	1.0	GER	2457	GM Muzychuk, Mariya	2.0	UKR	2510
4	GM Dronavalli, Harika	2.0	IND	2489	GM Krush, Irina	1.5	USA	2415
5	GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra	2.0	SUI	2501	IM Lee, Alice	1.0	USA	2368

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Schedule

Every day Round starts at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Only rest day is on Tuesday 18th June 2024.

Thursday	6/13/24	13:00:00	Round 1
Friday	6/14/24	13:00:00	Round 2
Saturday	6/15/24	13:00:00	Round 3
Sunday	6/16/24	13:00:00	Round 4
Monday	6/17/24	13:00:00	Round 5
Tuesday	6/18/24	All Day	Rest Day
Wednesday	6/19/24	13:00:00	Round 6
Thursday	6/20/24	13:00:00	Round 7
Friday	6/21/24	13:00:00	Round 8
Saturday	6/22/24	13:00:00	Round 9
Sunday	6/23/24	13:00:00	Playoff (if necessary)

Total prize fund

The total prize fund is US$ 200000.

Place	Prize
1st	$50,000
2nd	$40,000
3rd	$30,000
4th	$20,000
5th	$15,000
6th	$11,000
7th	$10,000
8th	$9,000
9th	$8,000
10th	$7,000

Format

It is a round-robin event with a Classical time control.

Links

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