Cairns Cup Day 8 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen In an electrifying penultimate round, the hunt for first place shifted dramatically. Carissa Yip stole the show as she took down tournament co-leader Wenjun Ju in an absolute masterclass. Meanwhile, Humpy Koneru catapulted herself into clear first as she took down Valentina Gunina in a one-sided demolition. Alexandra Kosteniuk continued her […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 7 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen A couple hearts were broken this Valentine’s Day as two marathon endgames ended unexpectedly. Wenjun Ju brilliantly outplayed Nana Dzagnidze, but gave away her entire advantage with a single blunder in time pressure. What should have been an easy win for Ju, ended in a draw. Meanwhile, Valentina Gunina overpushed in […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 6 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen With the players fresh off a rest day, Round 6 produced two thrilling decisive games. Carissa Yip took down defending champion Valentina Gunina in a fiery tactical battle and Humpy Koneru managed to grind down Alexandra Kosteniuk in a long technical endgame. Koneru and Ju now lead the field having 4/6 […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 5 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen In the bloodiest round of the Cairns Cup thus far, a remarkable five out of five games ended decisively. Every game produced intriguing fireworks as players were able to give it their all before the rest day. Nana Dzagnidze let her first place standing slip after a disappointing loss to Humpy […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 4 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen With the rest day soon approaching, some players were keen on conserving energy while others were adamant about fighting until the bitter end. Round 5 produced two decisive games as Wenjun Ju defeated Valentina Gunina, and Alexandra Kosteniuk took down Carissa Yip. Nana Dzagnidze maintains her lead with 3/4 points, but […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 3 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen Going into Round 3, the fight for first was tightly contested with four players tied atop the leaderboard. After a number of topsy-turvy battles and dramatic time pressure situations, Nana Dzagnidze emerged as the clear leader with 2.5/3. The Georgian GM doesn’t have an easy road ahead however, as she will […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 2 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen Today’s round was filled with excitement as chess fans got to witness heartbreaking blunders, jaw dropping tactics, intense time pressure situations, and one marathon endgame. It seemed like the games produced continual drama as there were multiple unexpected turn-arounds. After the dust settled, Muzychuk, Kosteniuk, and Lagno emerged as the second […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 1 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen At the Cairns Cup opening ceremony last night the players expressed gratitude and excitement to be part of such a strong and historic event. They promised to deliver dynamic and exciting chess for this event and maybe even produce more decisive games than the Sinquefield Cup. While many of the first […]
Americans Shine in the Champions Showdown Chess9LX Exhibition
For more information, please contact:Rebecca BuffingtonMarketing & Event Manager(314) [email protected] Americans Shine in the Champions Showdown Chess9LX Exhibition American stars win three of four exhibition matches in Fischer Random Chess SAINT LOUIS (September 6, 2019) – The second annual Champions Showdown Chess 9LX exhibition was held at the Saint Louis Chess Club from September 2-5. […]
Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Champions Showdown Chess 9LX Exhibition matches feature eight chess champions including legendary World Champion Garry Kasparov and the top four U.S. players
For more information, please contact:Rebecca BuffingtonMarketing & Event Manager(314) [email protected] Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Champions Showdown Chess 9LX Exhibition matches feature eight chess champions including legendary World Champion Garry Kasparov and the top four U.S. players SAINT LOUIS, August 19, 2019 – The Saint Louis Chess Club will bring eight of the top […]