Ju Wenjun (Photo by Eteri Kublashvili)
Ju and Batsiashvili share 1st with 6 points.
Results of the 9th round
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | ½ – ½ | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 | 0 – 1 | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 | 1 – 0 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 | 1 – 0 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 | 1 – 0 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 | ½ – ½ | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 |
Standings after 9 rounds
| 1 | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | GEO | 6 | 0 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 | CHN | 6 | 0 | |
| 3 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 | RUS | 5½ | 0 |
| 4 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 | IRI | 5 | 0 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 | RUS | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 | RUS | 4½ | 0 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 | UKR | 4½ | 0 | |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 | IND | 4½ | 0 | |
| 9 | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 | GEO | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | RUS | 3½ | ½ |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 | GEO | 3½ | ½ | |
| 12 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 | FRA | 2 | 0 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 10th round
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 | – | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 |
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 | – | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 |
| IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 | – | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 |
| IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 | – | WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | – | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 |
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | – | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 |