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2019 Cairns Cup

Catch the top female players from around the world competing at the Chess Club!

For the first time, the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the Cairns Cup, an elite level tournament for the top female players from around the world. Inspired by its mission to further promote the game of chess to women and girls, the Chess Club aptly chose the name Cairns Cup in honor of co-founder Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield’s maiden name. Fans can look forward to a chess tournament similar in style to the prestigious Sinquefield Cup with the ten best female players from around the world competing in the Chess Club’s world-renowned facility for the $150,000 prize fund.

This tournament, a nine-round classical event, will not only be one of the largest prize funds for a woman’s tournaments, it promises to be the strongest tournament ever held in the world. The top three finishers will will receive $40,000, $30,000, and $20,000 respectively.

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sunday	3-Feb		Community Day: Boy Scouts of America all-girls chess merit badge
Monday	4-Feb		Caissa Club Dinner
Tuesday	5-Feb	1:00 PM	Photos & Interviews
		5:00 PM	Players Meeting
		6:00 PM	Opening Ceremony
Wednesday	6-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 1
Thursday	7-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 2
Friday	8-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 3
Saturday	9-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 4
Sunday	10-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 5
Monday	11-Feb		Rest Day
Tuesday	12-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 6
Wednesday	13-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 7
Thursday	14-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 8
Friday	15-Feb	1:00 PM	Round 9
Saturday	16-Feb	1:00 PM	Playoff

When

February 5th, 2019 6:00 PM through February 16th, 2019 1:00 PM

Event Fee(s)

Round 1, February 7	10.000000000
Round 2, February 8	10.000000000
Round 3, February 9	10.000000000
Round 4, February 10	10.000000000
Round 5, February 11	10.000000000
Round 6, February 13	10.000000000
Round 7, February 14	10.000000000
Round 8, February 15	10.000000000
Round 9, February 16	10.000000000
9-Round Pass	80.000000000

OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Wheelchair/disability access is available in the rear - please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please let us know.

The Saint Louis Chess Club admits students of any gender, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

The Saint Louis Chess Club complies with the Internal Revenue Service's guidelines regarding publication of its non-discrimination policy in its brochures, catalogs, advertisements and otherwise making it known to the general community.

Any violation of this policy should be reported the General Manager, Joy Bray, jbray@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.361.2437, the Executive Director, Tony Rich, trich@saintlouischessclub.org -314.361.2437 and/or the HR Manager, Cathy Gallaher, cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org - 314.332.5582.

POLICY ON RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERACTIONS WITH MINORS

The integrity of Saint Louis Chess Club’s relationship with minor players is paramount to the Chess Club’s educational mission and success. All individuals employed by or working under the direction or authority of the Saint Louis Chess Club are expected and required to maintain appropriate boundaries and relationships with minors (individuals under the age of 18 years) and are strictly prohibited from engaging in sexual misconduct, hazing and harassment.

UPDATED POLICIES COMING SOON

We encourage any victim or other persons with information regarding inappropriate conduct to contact Cathy Gallaher, Saint Louis Chess Club HR Manager at cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org. You may also make a report confidentially, and if you wish, anonymously, through our ethics reporting hotline managed by Navex at (833)221-3624.

If you or a loved one were abused, the Saint Louis Chess Club is offering free, confidential counseling services. Please contact cgallaher@saintlouischessclub.org for more information about accessing these services.