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The FIDE World Cup, a knock-out chess extravaganza held every two years, will celebrate its 10th edition in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 30 July to 24 August 2023. Many of the participants in the open and the women’s sections have confirmed their presence. Heading the open will be Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana, while the women’s event will have Humpy Koneru, Ju Wenjun and Aleksandra Goryachkina as the top seeds. The fields will be completed before June 30.
The Cairns Cup is taking place on June 3-12 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Harika Dronavalli are the top seeds in the 10-player single round-robin with a classical time control. The event will feature one of the strongest female fields, as they compete for a total prize fund of $180,000. | Follow the action live starting at 20.00 CEST (14.00 ET, 23.30 IST)
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
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