
Janelle Mae Frayna, born 1997, had a good start into the tournament and won her first four games. In round four she scored a crucial victory against Alina Bivol from Russia, one of the great favorites to win the tournament.

Janelle Mae Frayna (right, with Black) during her game against
top seed Dinara Saduakassova which ended in a draw.

Alina Bivol is on place two with 7.5/10
After her 4.0/4 start Frayna slowed down a bit. But after two draws in rounds five and six she won again in round seven and she repeated this pattern of two draws and one win in round eight to ten and after ten rounds remains unbeaten and is sole leader with 8.0/10.

Dinara Saduakassova has 7.0/10
Standings after 10 rounds
Rank |
|
Name |
IRtg |
Country |
Pts |
BH. |
1 |
WIM |
Frayna Janelle Mae |
2292 |
PHI |
8 |
57 |
2 |
WIM |
Bivol Alina |
2362 |
RUS |
7½ |
58½ |
3 |
WIM |
Nandhidhaa Pv |
2151 |
IND |
7 |
57½ |
4 |
WGM |
Saduakassova Dinara |
2423 |
KAZ |
7 |
57½ |
5 |
IM |
Rodriguez Rueda Paula Andrea |
2321 |
COL |
7 |
55½ |
6 |
WGM |
Buksa Nataliya |
2261 |
UKR |
7 |
53 |
7 |
WIM |
Vaishali R |
2284 |
IND |
7 |
51 |
8 |
WIM |
Dordzhieva Dinara |
2304 |
RUS |
6½ |
61½ |
9 |
WIM |
Michelle Catherina P |
2205 |
IND |
6½ |
56½ |
10 |
WIM |
Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim |
2328 |
UZB |
6½ |
49 |
11 |
WFM |
Ivanova Karina |
2129 |
RUS |
6 |
55 |
12 |
WIM |
Mahalakshmi M |
2101 |
IND |
6 |
52½ |
13 |
WFM |
Alinasab Mobina |
2199 |
IRI |
6 |
51 |
14 |
WFM |
Injac Teodora |
2252 |
SRB |
6 |
51 |
15 |
WIM |
Gu Tianlu |
2239 |
CHN |
6 |
50½ |
16 |
WIM |
Parnali S Dharia |
2203 |
IND |
6 |
47½ |
17 |
WIM |
Uuriintuya Uurtsaikh |
2199 |
MGL |
6 |
47 |
18 |
|
Bala Kannamma P |
2039 |
IND |
6 |
45½ |
19 |
WFM |
Varshini V |
2129 |
IND |
6 |
42 |
20 |
|
Priyanka K |
2048 |
IND |
5½ |
57 |
Games rounds 1 to 10
Photos: Tournament page
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