Round 1 results
| 1 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2509 | ½ – ½ | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2485 | 12 |
| 2 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2506 | 0 – 1 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2583 | 11 |
| 3 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2484 | 1 – 0 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2496 | 10 |
| 4 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2529 | ½ – ½ | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2403 | 9 |
| 5 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2511 | 0 – 1 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2454 | 8 |
| 6 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2521 | 0 – 1 | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2558 | 7 |
Good to see the players in their hijabs. Great to see players like Pia still in the mix after so may years.