Round 9 results:
| SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
| 5 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2536 | ½ – ½ | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2477 | 12 |
| 6 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2366 | 0 – 1 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2473 | 4 |
| 7 | IM | Fierro Baquero Martha L | 2363 | 0 – 1 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2560 | 3 |
| 8 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2534 | 1 – 0 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2589 | 2 |
| 9 | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2514 | 1 – 0 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2484 | 1 |
| 10 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2478 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Shen Yang | 2452 | 11 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This is exciting. I think Tatiana can catch up.
Where did Fierro catch the one point? Was it a bye?