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Zhao Xue watches how 1.e4 is played in her game against Olga Girya.
The shortest draw of the round occurred in the top encounter between tournament leader Humpy Koneru and Ju Wenjun, who trails Koneru by half-a-point. After 27 moves the fight came to an end.
The two decisive games were also the longest. Antoaneta Stefanova defeated Lela Javakhishvili in 70 moves and former Women's World Champion Mariya Muzychuk needed 82 moves to win against Pia Cramling.
After her win against Javakhishvili Stefanova now has 4.0/6 and shares places two to four with Ju Wenjun and Harika Dronavalli. They are half-a-point behind Koneru, who leads with 4.5/6.
Antoaneta Stefanova
| Board | Title | Name | ELO | Result | Title | Name | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Mariya Muzychuk | 2561 | 1 - 0 | GM | Pia Cramling | 2471 |
| 2 | GM | Anna Muzychuk | 2555 | ½ - ½ | GM | Dronavalli Harika | 2514 |
| 3 | GM | Humpy Koneru | 2575 | ½ - ½ | GM | Wenjun Ju | 2559 |
| 4 | GM | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2507 | 1 - 0 | IM | Lela Javakhishvili | 2493 |
| 5 | GM | Bela Khotenashvili | 2470 | ½ - ½ | WGM | Zhongyi Tan | 2509 |
| 6 | GM | Xue Zhao | 2504 | ½ - ½ | WGM | Olga Girya | 2443 |
