Hou produced a draw in the famous Yurtaev variation, Stefanova won a nice positional game and Lahno suffered a loss from Ruan.
Full results after round 8
1.Hou 7
2. T.Kosintseva 5
3-6. Lahno, Konery, Stefanova, Muzychuk 4.5
7. N.Kosintseva 4
8-9. Galliamova, Rufei 3.5
10. Kosteniuk 3
11. Danielian 2.5
12. Kovalevskaya 1.5
Pairings of round 9
Muzychuk-Ruan
N.Kosintseva-Kosteniuk
Danielian-Galliamova
Kovalevskaya-Koneru
T.Kosintseva-Stefanova
Lahno-Hou
Photos from today’s round
Games from today’s round