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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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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 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

View the full standings here.

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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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

View the games live here.

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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The elite event had started yesterday. The participants are:

Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2671
Koneru, Humpy GM IND 2578
Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2573
Muzychuk, Anna GM UKR 2549
Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2530
Muzychuk, Mariya GM UKR 2528
Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2513
Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2500
Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2482
Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2445
Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2441
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat IM IRI 2397

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Hou and M.Muzychuk lead after winning the 1st game.

Watch the games here.

Pairings of the 2nd round (of 11)

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

Official site.