(Photo taken from the official site)
The World Champion Ushenina won against the challenger – GM Hou just a few months before their match in China! IM Khotenashvili and GM Muzychuk still lead the tournament with 5.5 points while GMs Lagno and Kosintseva share 3rd-4th places with 5.
Results of the 8th round
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491 1 – 0 WGM Wenjun Ju 2544
GM Yifan Hou 2617 0 – 1 GM Anna Ushenina 2491
GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 0 – 1 GM Kateryna Lagno 2548
GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 1 – 0 WGM Olga Girya 2463
IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 ½ – ½ GM Anna Muzychuk 2585
WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 ½ – ½ GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522
Standings after the 8th round
1 IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 GEO 5½
2 GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 SLO 5½
3 GM Kateryna Lagno 2548 UKR 5
4 GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 RUS 5
5 WGM Wenjun Ju 2544 CHN 4½
6 GM Anna Ushenina 2491 UKR 4½
7 GM Yifan Hou 2617 CHN 4
8 GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 GEO 4
9 GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491 RUS 3½
10 WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 MGL 2½
11 GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 LTU 2½
12 WGM Olga Girya 2463 RUS 1½
Pairings of the 9th round
GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 – GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491
GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 – WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298
WGM Olga Girya 2463 – IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505
GM Kateryna Lagno 2548 – GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517
GM Anna Ushenina 2491 – GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545
WGM Wenjun Ju 2544 – GM Yifan Hou 2617