The 2nd edition of the invitational Cairns Cup, the all-female chess super-tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club and named after co-founder Jeanne Sinquefield (nee Cairns), is gonna start next Friday, February 7, 2020 featuring the début of three-time Women’s World Chess Champion 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn), only a few days after her victorious Sino-Russian World Championship match. The other nine participants are (in alphabetic order): Nana Dzagnidze, Valentina Evgenyevna Gunina, Dronavalli Harika, Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk, Irina Borisivna Krush, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno, Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk, and 叶诗雯 (Carissa Yip). Photo © Yuri Smityuk/TASS via Getty Images.
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