Round 1 results
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 1 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2524 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Ruan Lufei | 2479 | 12 |
| 2 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2614 | 0 – 1 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2575 | 11 |
| 3 | IM | Galliamova Alisa | 2492 | 0 – 1 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2536 | 10 |
| 4 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2497 | ½ – ½ | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2557 | 9 |
| 5 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | 2538 | ½ – ½ | IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2427 | 8 |
| 6 | GM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | ½ – ½ | GM | Danielian Elina | 2521 | 7 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Humpy blundered in a better position.