Players, arbiters, officials (Photo taken from the official site)
This prestigious event started yesterday in Khanty-Mansiysk.
Pairings of the 1st round
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 | – | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 |
| IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 | – | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 |
| IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 | – | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | – | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 |
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | – | WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 | – | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 |