Standings after 9 rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2518 | 7.5 | 38.5 | 50.0 | 2748 |
| 2 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | RUS | 2457 | 7.0 | 40.0 | 51.0 | 2716 |
| 3 | GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2589 | 6.5 | 40.5 | 53.0 | 2614 |
| 4 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | UKR | 2546 | 6.5 | 36.0 | 47.0 | 2616 |
| 5 | GM | Muzychuk Anna | SLO | 2598 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 44.0 | 2563 |
| 6 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | GEO | 2456 | 6.0 | 35.5 | 46.5 | 2622 |
| 7 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2547 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 43.5 | 2571 |
| 8 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2508 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 40.5 | 2542 |
| 9 | WGM | Huang Qian | CHN | 2417 | 5.5 | 39.5 | 50.5 | 2593 |
| 10 | WGM | Guo Qi | CHN | 2360 | 5.5 | 35.0 | 45.5 | 2590 |
| 11 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | CHN | 2430 | 5.5 | 32.0 | 41.5 | 2540 |
| 12 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | GEO | 2449 | 5.5 | 32.0 | 41.0 | 2522 |
| 13 | GM | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2478 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 47.5 | 2533 |
| 14 | GM | Zhao Xue | CHN | 2549 | 5.0 | 36.5 | 48.5 | 2518 |
| 15 | IM | Gunina Valentina | RUS | 2530 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 47.0 | 2487 |
| 16 | Wang Jue | CHN | 2364 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 46.0 | 2562 | |
| 17 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2491 | 5.0 | 33.5 | 42.5 | 2463 |
| 18 | GM | Zhu Chen | QAT | 2491 | 5.0 | 33.5 | 42.0 | 2451 |
| 19 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | ARM | 2449 | 5.0 | 33.0 | 43.0 | 2452 |
| 20 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | UKR | 2442 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 40.5 | 2488 |
| 21 | WGM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2436 | 5.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 2480 |
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr73529.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&turdet=YES&flag=30
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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