2025 Cairns Cup
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2025 to 19 Jun 2025 in St. Louis, MO, United States. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2482, and top seed was Zhongyi Tan (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2546).
Carissa Yip (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2431) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Alice Lee (5.5) and Harika Dronavalli (5.0). Yip shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Carissa Yip (IM, 2431) beat Zhongyi Tan (GM, 2546), a +115-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Carissa Yip led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
GM Humpy Koneru takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
IM Carissa Yip drew with IM Alice Lee (White).
IM Carissa Yip won 4 in a row (R5–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸IMYip, Carissa | 2431 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | +21.9 | 2613 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸IMLee, Alice | 2389 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +22.7 | 2572 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMDronavalli, Harika | 2483 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 23.00 | 40.0 | +4.9 | 2525 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳GMKoneru, Humpy | 2543 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 20.75 | 40.5 | -8.4 | 2475 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱IMKashlinskaya, Alina | 2459 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | +3.1 | 2484 |
| 7 | 🇰🇿GMAssaubayeva, Bibisara | 2509 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -3.8 | 2479 |
| 4 | 🇬🇪GMDzagnidze, Nana | 2505 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -3.1 | 2479 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦GMMuzychuk, Mariya | 2492 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.50 | 41.0 | -6.3 | 2438 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳GMTan, Zhongyi | 2546 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -18.9 | 2395 |
| 10 | 🇬🇪GMBatsiashvili, Nino | 2462 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.00 | 42.0 | -12.1 | 2359 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, AliceIMUSA+22.75.5 pts · #2
- 2Yip, CarissaIMUSA+21.96.0 pts · #1
- 3Dronavalli, HarikaGMIND+4.95.0 pts · #3
- 1Tan, ZhongyiGMCHN-18.93.5 pts · #9
- 2Batsiashvili, NinoGMGEO-12.13.0 pts · #10
- 3Koneru, HumpyGMIND-8.44.5 pts · #5
- R6+115 Elo gap
- R7+112 Elo gap
- R2+103 Elo gap