Valentina Gunina reigns as queen of Cairns in powerful women's chess event

The inaugural Cairns Cup, believed to be the strongest women's tournament ever held on U.S. soil, is in the books, and GM Valentina Gunina has claimed a little piece of history as the event's first winner.

The three-time Russian women's champion went undefeated at 7-2, holding off former women's world champion ...