Skripchenko-Gunina (Photo taken from the official site)
A.Muzychuk, Gunina and Dzagnidze lead with 5 out of 8. Today is a free day.
Results of the 8th round
| GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2557 | ½ – ½ | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2561 |
| GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2535 | ½ – ½ | GM | Danielian Elina | 2445 |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2489 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Girya Olga | 2442 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2493 | ½ – ½ | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2476 |
| GM | Muzychyk Anna | 2555 | 1 – 0 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2504 |
| IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2453 | ½ – ½ | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2497 |
Standings after 8 rounds
| GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2535 | GEO | 5 |
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2497 | RUS | 5 |
| GM | Muzychyk Anna | 2555 | UKR | 5 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2504 | CHN | 4½ |
| GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2557 | RUS | 4½ |
| IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2453 | FRA | 4½ |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2476 | GEO | 4 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2442 | RUS | 3½ |
| GM | Danielian Elina | 2445 | ARM | 3½ |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2489 | GEO | 3 |
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2561 | UKR | 3 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2493 | GEO | 2½ |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 9th round
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2497 | – | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2557 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2504 | – | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2453 |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2476 | – | GM | Muzychyk Anna | 2555 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2442 | – | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2493 |
| GM | Danielian Elina | 2445 | – | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2489 |
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2561 | – | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2535 |