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Three GMs lead the event with 4.5 out of 6 – Lagno (Ukraine), Dronavalli and Koneru (Both from India).

Lagno

Dronavalli

Koneru (All three photos were taken from the official site)

Results of the 6th round

GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2495 1 – 0 WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan 2307
WGM Girya Olga 2439 0 – 1 IM Khotenashvili Bela 2514
WGM Ju Wenjun 2535 1 – 0 GM Zhao Xue 2579
GM Danielian Elina 2470 ½ – ½ WGM Muminova Nafisa 2293
GM Koneru Humpy 2607 ½ – ½ GM Dronavalli Harika 2475
GM Lagno Kateryna 2532 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2496

Standings after 6 rounds

1 GM Koneru Humpy 2607 IND 4.5
2 GM Dronavalli Harika 2475 IND 4.5
3 GM Lagno Kateryna 2532 UKR 4.5
4 IM Khotenashvili Bela 2514 GEO 4
5 GM Zhao Xue 2579 CHN 3.5
6 WGM Ju Wenjun 2535 CHN 3
7 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2495 RUS 2.5
8 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2293 UZB 2.5
9 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2496 BUL 2.5
10 WGM Girya Olga 2439 RUS 2
11 GM Danielian Elina 2470 ARM 1.5
12 WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan 2307 KAZ 1

Pairings of the 7th round

GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2496 – GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2495
GM Dronavalli Harika 2475 – GM Lagno Kateryna 2532
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2293 – GM Koneru Humpy 2607
GM Zhao Xue 2579 – GM Danielian Elina 2470
IM Khotenashvili Bela 2514 – WGM Ju Wenjun 2535
WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan 2307 – WGM Girya Olga 2439

Live games.

Photo Gallery.

Official Site.

GM Koneru Humpy

GM Dronavalli Harika
(Both photos taken from the official site)

The event resumed yesterday after the rest day. Two Indian GMs – Koneru and Dronavalli lead with 4 points out of 5 games.

Results of the 5th round

GM Lagno Kateryna 2532 1 – 0 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2495
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2496 ½ – ½ GM Koneru Humpy 2607
GM Dronavalli Harika 2475 1 – 0 GM Danielian Elina 2470
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2293 1 – 0 WGM Ju Wenjun 2535
GM Zhao Xue 2579 1 – 0 WGM Girya Olga 2439
IM Khotenashvili Bela 2514 1 – 0 WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan 2307

Pairings of the 6th round

GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2495 – WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan 2307
WGM Girya Olga 2439 – IM Khotenashvili Bela 2514
WGM Ju Wenjun 2535 – GM Zhao Xue 2579
GM Danielian Elina 2470 – WGM Muminova Nafisa 2293
GM Koneru Humpy 2607 – GM Dronavalli Harika 2475
GM Lagno Kateryna 2532 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2496

Photo Gallery.

Live Games.

Pairings and results of the rounds so far.

Official Site.