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Cairns Cup: Krush and Khotenashvili grab crucial wins

In the seventh round of the Cairns Cup played on Saturday, sole leader Anna Zatonskih got a rest day. Elisabeth Paehtz missed her chance to catch up with Zatonskih, as the German grandmaster lost to Bella Khotenashvili. Thanks to this win, the Georgian now stands half a point behind Zatonskih. Irina Krush is also back in the mix after beating Harika Dronavalli. Krush is one point behind Zatonskih, but the two still have to play each other. | Photo: Austin Fuller

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Cairns Cup: Zatonskih widens the gap, Paehtz in sole second place

Cairns Cup: Zatonskih widens the gap, Paehtz in sole second place
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Surprise! Zatonskih Leads Cairns Cup At Halfway Point

We told you that no lead was safe! Heading into the rest day of the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Cairns Cup, the standings after five (or four more on that in a minute) rounds only loosely resemble the standings from just two rounds prior.

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Cairns Cup: Khotenashvili wins again, Humpy withdraws

Before round 5 of the Cairns Cup began, the organizers announced that Humpy Koneru had to withdraw due to medical issues. Humpy’s games in the first four rounds will not be counted in the tournament standings, though they will be rated by FIDE. In the fifth round, Bella Khotenashvili scored a third consecutive victory, as she defeated Nana Dzagnidze after the latter failed to make the most of a deadly kingside attack. | Photo: Crystal Fuller

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Cairns Cup: Zatonskih beats Kosteniuk, leads

An eventful fourth round at the Cairns Cup saw both co-leaders losing their games, allowing Anna Zatonskih to climb to sole first place in Saint Louis. Zatonskih defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk from the black side of a French Defence, while Bella Khotenashvili got the better of Irina Krush, who had caught Kosteniuk in the lead after winning her round-3 encounter. The third decisive game of the day saw Nana Dzagnidze beating Humpy Koneru. | Photo: Crystal Fuller

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