I was just notified by our friends from the organizing committee that there has been a last minute change. GM Zhu Chen is unable to play. IM Martha Fierro has taken her place.
| FIDE ID | NAME | TITLE | CTRY | RATING |
| 5008123 | Koneru, Humpy | GM | IND | 2621 |
| 8602980 | Yifan, Hou | GM | CHN | 2571 |
| 2902257 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | GM | BUL | 2557 |
| 1700030 | Cramling, Pia | GM | SWE | 2548 |
| 617822 | Sebag Marie | GM | FRA | 2529 |
| 13600036 | Chiburdanidze, Maia | GM | GEO | 2516 |
| 8601283 | Xue, Zhao | GM | CHN | 2508 |
| 3600270 | Fierro Baquero, Martha | IM | ECU | 2403 |
| 13300210 | Danielian, Elina | IM | ARM | 2496 |
| 8603162 | Yang, Shen | WGM | CHN | 2448 |
| 13401521 | Mamedjarova, Zeinab | WGM | AZE | 2362 |
| 6302920 | Yıldız, Betül Cemre | WIM | TUR | 2214 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
No Polish girls? Pity.
After that awesome performance in Dresden, Martha definitely belongs in this field. Good Luck Martha!
Hou Yi-fan will dominate this event.
Again, why not Irina Krush??
Where are Kosteniuk and Kosintseva? This is not a quality tournament.