Standings after 9 rounds
| 1. | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2575 | 7 |
| 2. | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2557 | 6 |
| 3-4. | Lahno, Kateryna | g | UKR | 2536 | 5½ |
| 3-4. | Muzychuk, Anna | m | SLO | 2538 | 5½ |
| 5. | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | g | RUS | 2560 | 5 |
| 6-7. | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2614 | 4½ |
| 6-7. | Stefanova, Antoaneta | g | BUL | 2524 | 4½ |
| 8-10. | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2492 | 3½ |
| 8-10. | Ruan, Lufei | wg | CHN | 2479 | 3½ |
| 8-10. | Danielian, Elina | g | ARM | 2521 | 3½ |
| 11. | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | g | RUS | 2497 | 3 |
| 12. | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | m | RUS | 2427 | 2½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kosteniuk is best.
“Kosteniuk is best” No, the self-proclaimed Chess Queen is second from bottom!
Hou Yifan will probably still win the tournament, but I hope my gal, Tatiana, pulls off an upset. Ever since the beginning of the Nalchik Grand Prix last year, I’ve been a big fan of hers.
Go Tatiana!!