Ju Wenjun (Photo by Eteri Kublashvili)
Ju and Batsiashvili share 1st with 6 points.
Results of the 9th round
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | ½ – ½ | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 | 0 – 1 | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 | 1 – 0 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 | 1 – 0 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 | 1 – 0 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 | ½ – ½ | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 |
The 12th Classical game ended in a draw (the score is 6-6) and rapid and blitz tie-breaks will be played tomorrow (Wednesday).
Gunina-Girya (Photo taken from the official site)
Khademalsharieh, Ju, Batsiashvili and Kosteniuk share 1st place with 5 points.
Results of the 8th round
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 | ½ – ½ | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 |
| GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 | 1 – 0 | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 |
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 |
| IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 | – + | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 |
| IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 | ½ – ½ | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 |
