The Cairns Cup returns with elite field featuring players from seven different countries
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Vaishali RameshbabuAlexandra KosteniukCarissa YipDivya DeshmukhAlmira SkripchenkoYasser SeirawanAlice LeeJeanne Cairns SinquefieldBibisara AssaubayevaTan ZhongyiHumpy KoneruStavroula TsolakidouJudit PolgarAnna MuzychukSaint Louis Chess ClubUnited StatesInternational Arbiter Ia Maya MyersYoutubeAmericaUkraine
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Sun, 9 August 2026
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One of the world's strongest women's super-tournaments returns to Saint Louis this summer as the 2026 Cairns Cup welcomes ten of the world's top women chess players to compete for a $250,000 prize fund - one of the largest in women's chess. The tournament will take place on 10-19 August at the recently expanded Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC), where it will run alongside the prestigious Sinquefield Cup, creating one of the world's premier showcases of elite chess. | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club