Cairns Cup 2026

🏆 Single Round-Robin ⏱ 90/40, 30+30 💰 $250,000

📍 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 🌐 Official website

The Cairns Cup is an annual tournament for the world’s top female players. The event is organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club and has been held since 2019. The Cairns Cup 2026 follows the 2025 edition won by IM Carissa Yip.

“I’m especially grateful to my second Jeffery Xiong!” — Tan Zhongyi on Winning the Cairns Cup 2026

08.21 16:06

Tan Zhongyi Wins Cairns Cup 2026

08.20 00:22

Tan Zhongyi and Alice Lee to Battle for Victory — Cairns Cup Day 8

08.19 00:31

Zhongyi Defeats Deshmukh — Cairns Cup Day 7

08.18 00:15

Alice Lee Defeats Humpy Koneru — Cairns Cup Day 6

08.17 01:22

All Games Drawn — Cairns Cup Day 5

08.15 00:52

Tan Zhongyi Takes The Lead — Cairns Cup Day 4

08.13 22:08

Deshmukh Defeats Kosteniuk — Cairns Cup Day 3

08.12 22:57

Alice Lee Defeats Deshmukh — Cairns Cup Day 2

08.11 22:14

Deshmukh Defeats Vaishali — Cairns Cup Day 1

08.10 23:15

Bibisara, Deshmukh, and Vaishali — Cairns Cup 2026 Field Revealed

07.09 19:07