Even though 3 players are tied for 1st going into the final round, 4 players are in contention to win it all. Danielian is only 1/2 point back of the leaders.
| Round 11 on 2009/03/19 at 11:00 | ||||||||
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 6 | GM | SEBAG Marie | 2529 | 0-1 | GM | KONERU Humpy | 2621 | 12 |
| 7 | IM | DANIELIAN Elina | 2496 | 1-0 | GM | ZHAO Xue | 2508 | 5 |
| 8 | WGM | SHEN Yang | 2448 | 1/2 |
GM | HOU Yifan | 2571 | 4 |
| 9 | GM | CHIBURDANIDZE Maia | 2516 | 0-1 | IM | FIERRO Baquero Martha L. | 2403 | 3 |
| 10 | WGM | MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab | 2362 | 1/2 |
WIM | YILDIZ Betul Cemre | 2214 | 2 |
| 11 | GM | STEFANOVA Antoaneta | 2557 | 0-1 | GM | CRAMLING Pia | 2548 | 1 |
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Standings with one round to go:
| Rank | SNo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | Res. | SB. | Koya | |
| 1 | 5 | GM | ZHAO Xue | 2508 | CHN | 7½ | 1½ | 30,75 | 2½ |
| 2 | 4 | GM | HOU Yifan | 2571 | CHN | 7½ | 1 | 34,00 | 3½ |
| 3 | 12 | GM | KONERU Humpy | 2621 | IND | 7½ | ½ | 33,50 | 3½ |
| 4 | 7 | IM | DANIELIAN Elina | 2496 | ARM | 7 | 0 | 30,00 | 3½ |
| 5 | 6 | GM | SEBAG Marie | 2529 | FRA | 6 | 0 | 25,00 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | GM | STEFANOVA Antoaneta | 2557 | BUL | 5 | ½ | 19,00 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | GM | CHIBURDANIDZE Maia | 2516 | GEO | 5 | ½ | 18,50 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | IM | FIERRO Baquero Martha L. | 2403 | ECU | 4½ | 1 | 12,50 | ½ |
| 9 | 1 | GM | CRAMLING Pia | 2548 | SWE | 4½ | 0 | 16,00 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | WGM | MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab | 2362 | AZE | 2 | 1 | 7,75 | ½ |
| 11 | 8 | WGM | SHEN Yang | 2448 | CHN | 2 | 0 | 12,75 | 2 |
| 12 | 2 | WIM | YILDIZ Betul Cemre | 2214 | TUR | 1½ | 0 | 5,75 | ½ |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Koneru won the tournment, congrats.
Hou is still too inexperienced, since her game against Zhao she was not the same this tournment. She will be much better as she get more experience.
Hou looks real cute in the pic. I’m happy for Humpy.It’s going to be great for chess seeing the chinese girls battle it out with Humpy over the next few years.