Round 9 pairings
5 WGM L’ami Alina 2446 – GM Zhao Xue 2508 12
6 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2315 – WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2346 4
7 GM Hou Yifan 2661 – GM Danielian Elina 2490 3
8 GM Harika Dronavalli 2521 – WGM Ju Wenjun 2559 2
9 GM Koneru Humpy 2598 – GM Zhu Chen 2461 1
10 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2494 – GM Ushenina Anna 2487 11
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Did they invite Kosteniuk?
Kosteniuk already played in 4 GP rounds – the max. The winner is the player with the most points scored from 3 of the best 4 tournaments. Currently, Humpy is just ahead of Hou Yifan. In this GP tournament, Yifan to be placed ahead of Humpy to win the GP series. Yifan need a draw from the remaining games to win the 2014 GP series.