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Koneru

Koneru, Hou and M.Muzychuk lead with 4.5 out of 6.

Results of the 6th round

GM Muzychuk Anna 2549 0 – 1 IM Skripchenko Almira 2441
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500 0 – 1 GM Hou Yifan 2671
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573 0 – 1 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402 0 – 1 GM Koneru Humpy 2578
GM Zhukova Natalia 2485 1 – 0 GM Cramling Pia 2513
GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525

Standings after 6 rounds

1 GM Hou Yifan 2671 CHN 4½
2 GM Koneru Humpy 2578 IND 4½
3 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 UKR 4½
4 GM Cramling Pia 2513 SWE 3½
5 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525 RUS 3½
6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500 BUL 3
7 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445 RUS 3
8 GM Zhukova Natalia 2485 UKR 3
9 IM Skripchenko Almira 2441 FRA 2
10 GM Muzychuk Anna 2549 UKR 2
11 IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402 IRI 1½
12 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573 GEO 1

Pairings of the 7th round

GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2549
GM Cramling Pia 2513 – GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528
GM Koneru Humpy 2578 – GM Zhukova Natalia 2485
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445 – IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402
GM Hou Yifan 2671 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573
IM Skripchenko Almira 2441 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500

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Hou-Skripchenko

M.Muzychuk drew her sister Anna quite quickly and now has 4 points out of 5. Koneru, Cramling and Hou are on 3.5 after winning their games.

Results of the 5th round

GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 ½ – ½ GM Muzychuk Anna 2549
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525 ½ – ½ GM Zhukova Natalia 2485
GM Cramling Pia 2513 1 – 0 IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402
GM Koneru Humpy 2578 1 – 0 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445 0 – 1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500
GM Hou Yifan 2671 1 – 0 IM Skripchenko Almira 2441

Standings after 5 rounds

1 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 UKR 4
2 GM Hou Yifan 2671 CHN 3½
3 GM Koneru Humpy 2578 IND 3½
4 GM Cramling Pia 2513 SWE 3½
5 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500 BUL 3
6 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525 RUS 3
7 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445 RUS 2
8 GM Muzychuk Anna 2549 UKR 2
9 GM Zhukova Natalia 2485 UKR 2
10 IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402 IRI 1½
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573 GEO 1
12 IM Skripchenko Almira 2441 FRA 1

Pairings of the 6th round

GM Muzychuk Anna 2549 – IM Skripchenko Almira 2441
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500 – GM Hou Yifan 2671
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573 – WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402 – GM Koneru Humpy 2578
GM Zhukova Natalia 2485 – GM Cramling Pia 2513
GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 – GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525

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M.Muzychuk

M.Muzychuk leads with 3.5 out of 4, while Koneru, Kosteniuk, Hou and Cramling are on 2.5. Today is a rest day.

Results of the 4th round

GM Muzychuk Anna 2549 ½ – ½ GM Hou Yifan 2671
IM Skripchenko Almira 2441 ½ – ½ WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500 1 – 0 GM Koneru Humpy 2578
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573 ½ – ½ GM Cramling Pia 2513
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402 0 – 1 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525
GM Zhukova Natalia 2485 0 – 1 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528

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Pairings of the 5th round

GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2549
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525 – GM Zhukova Natalia 2485
GM Cramling Pia 2513 – IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402
GM Koneru Humpy 2578 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500
GM Hou Yifan 2671 – IM Skripchenko Almira 2441

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Dzagnidze-M.Muzychuk

The current World Champion M.Muzychuk is leading the event with 2 out of 2. Pogonina and Koneru are on 1.5.

Results of the 2nd round

GM Muzychuk Anna 2549 0 – 1 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445
GM Hou Yifan 2671 0 – 1 GM Koneru Humpy 2578
IM Skripchenko Almira 2441 0 – 1 GM Cramling Pia 2513
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500 1 – 0 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573 0 – 1 GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402 ½ – ½ GM Zhukova Natalia 2485

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Pairings of the 3rd round

GM Zhukova Natalia 2485 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2549
GM Muzychuk Mariya 2528 – IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2402
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2525 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2573
GM Cramling Pia 2513 – GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2500
GM Koneru Humpy 2578 – IM Skripchenko Almira 2441
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2445 – GM Hou Yifan 2671

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