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Humpy Koneru vs. Stavroula Tsolakidou

Date: August 10, 2026
Round: 1
White: Humpy Koneru (2524)
Black: Stavroula Tsolakidou (2433)
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 Cairns Cup"]
[TournamentID "08102026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Humpy Koneru"]
[Black "Stavroula Tsolakidou"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O
5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
Re8 9. Be3 b6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qc2 c6
12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. h3 Bb7 14. Rab1 Nf8 15.
b4 N6d7 16. c5 Ne6 17. Na4 bxc5 18. bxc5
Ba6 19. Bf1 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rab8 21. Rxb8
Rxb8 22. Rd6 Rc8 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Qa5
Ndxc5 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Bf8 27. Rd3
Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Nxe5 Re7 30. Nd7
Bb6 31. e5 c5 32. f4 Kg7 33. Nf6 Re6 34.
Ke2 c4 35. Rd7 c3 36. Kd3 Rc6 37. Kc2
Rc4 38. Ne8+ Kg8 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. Nd6+
Ke6 41. Nxc4 Bf2 42. g4 Bg3 43. Kxc3
Bxf4 44. Kd4 Bg3 45. a4 h5 46. a5 a6 47.
Kc5 Bf2+ 48. Kc6 Bd4 49. gxh5 gxh5 50.
Kb7 Kd5 51. e6 Kxe6 52. Kxa6 Bc3 53. Kb5
Bxa5 54. Kxa5 Kf5 55. Kb5 Kf4 56. Kc5
Kg3 57. Kd4 Kxh3 58. Ke3 Kg3 59. Nd6 h4
60. Nf5+ Kg4 61. Nxh4 Kxh4 62. Ke4
1/2-1/2