Harika (Photo taken from the official site)
Harika leads after winning the 1st round’s game against Tan. Other games were drawn.
Results of the 1st round
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 | ½ – ½ | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 | ½ – ½ | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 | ½ – ½ | GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 | ½ – ½ | GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 |
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 | 0 – 1 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 | ½ – ½ | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 | – | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 | – | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 | – | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 |
| GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 | – | WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 | – | GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 | – | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 |