Dzagnidze-Harika (Photo by Alina L’Ami)
Dzagnidze is leading with 6.5 out of 8, while Pogonina, Ju and Zhao share 2nd with 5.5. Today is a free day.
Results of the 8th round
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2485 | 0 – 1 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2496 |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2583 | ½ | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2403 |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2509 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2454 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2506 | ½ | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2558 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2484 | 0 – 1 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2521 |
| GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2529 | 1 – 0 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2511 |
Standings after 8 rounds
| GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2529 | GEO | 6½ |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2506 | CHN | 5½ |
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2454 | RUS | 5½ |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2558 | CHN | 5½ |
| IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2403 | IRI | 5 |
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2496 | RUS | 3½ |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2583 | IND | 3½ |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2511 | IND | 3 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2484 | UKR | 3 |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2509 | BUL | 3 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2521 | SWE | 2½ |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2485 | GEO | 1½ |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 9th round
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2511 | – | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2485 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2521 | – | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2529 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2558 | – | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2484 |
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2454 | – | GM | Zhao Xue | 2506 |
| IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2403 | – | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2509 |
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2496 | – | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2583 |