Cairns Cup 2020/Final

2020 Cairns Cup/Final

This year’s Winner India’s  GM Humpy Koneru !

A draw in the final round GM Humpy Koneru scores 6/9 

 Rd 9 Harika, Dronavalli – Koneru, Humpy 1/2 -1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. Nd4 c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Rfe8 18. Rad1 d4 19. Rfe1 Re5 20. Bd3 Rae8 21. Kf1 Kg7 22. Re2 Bc7 23. Rde1 Ba5 24. Rd1 R8e7 25. g3 Bc7 26. Rde1 Ba5 27. Rd1 Bc7 28. Rde1 Ba5 29. Rd1 ½-½

4 Wins  4 Draws 1 Loss  …  Nice Round 8 Victory 

Rd 8 Koneru, Humpy – Gunina, Valentina 1-0

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 Qc6 15. Qf3 h6 16. Qh3 hxg5 17. Qxh8 Ne5 18. Bxg5 Nf7 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Rad1 Qc5 21. e5 Nxe5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. Be4 Bc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Rfe1 Nd3 27. Nd5+ Kf8 28. Nxf6 gxf6 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qh7+ Ke8 31. Re3 Nf4 32. Qg8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. Rd4 c3 35. bxc3 1-0

UNDER PRESSURE :

A must win with White Alexandra facing world champion Wenjun Ju who defended well ,won the game and secured second place.

Rd9  Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Ju, Wenjun 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Ne4 h5 14. Rd2 Bc8 15. Re2 c5 16. Rae1 Rh6 17. c4 Kf8 18. Rd2 Rxd2 19. Nexd2 Ra6 20. a4 g5 21. Ne4 g4 22. Nfd2 Nd4 23. Nc3 c6 24. Nce4 b5 25. Nd6 Be6 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. axb5 Ra2 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. N2c4 h4 30. Kf1 h3 31. gxh3 gxh3 32. Re2 Ra1+ 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Kxe1 Bg5 35. Ne4 Bf4 36. Ng3 d3 37. Nf1 Ke8 38. Nb2 Bf5 39. Ng3 d2+ 40. Kd1 Bg4+ 41. Kc2 Bxe5 42. Nd1 Bf4 43. Nf1 Be2 44. Ng3 Bf3 45. Nf1 Be4+ 46. Kc3 Bg2 47. Ng3 Bf3 48. Kc2 Kd7 49. Nc3 Kc7 50. Nf1 Kb7 51. b4 Kb6 52. Nxd2 Bg2 53. Nde4 Bxh2 54. Nd5+ Kxb5 55. Nec3+ Kc6 56. b5+ Kb7 57. Kd3 0-1