M.Muzychuk-A.Muzychuk (Photo taken from the official site)
All games were drawn. Harika leads with 5.5 points.
Results of the 8th round
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 | ½ – ½ | GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 | ½ – ½ | GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 | ½ – ½ | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 | ½ – ½ | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 | ½ – ½ | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 |
Standings after 8 rounds
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 | IND | 5½ |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 | IND | 5 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 | CHN | 5 |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 | BUL | 5 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 | RUS | 4 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 | GEO | 4 |
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 | UKR | 4 |
| GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 | UKR | 3½ |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 | SWE | 3 |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 | GEO | 3 |
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 | CHN | 3 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 | CHN | 3 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 9th round
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 | – | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 | – | WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 | – | GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 | – | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 | – | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 |
| GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 | – | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 |