With one round to go the young women's world champion from China has 7.5/9 points, with IM Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia at 6.5. In rounds nine and ten 50% of the games were decisive, and the total draw rate is a respectable 55% (21.7% white and 23.3% black wins). The organisers are providing excellent coverage – Internet broadcast, reports and high-class pictures. Penultimate report.

　　Round 9 – Saturday, 17 September 2011

　　Both games between Chinese players were decisive: Hou Yifan defeated Ruan Lufey and Ju Wenjun was stronger in the game against Zhao Xue. After four draws in a row Anna Muzychuk managed to win against Viktorija Cmilyte. Elina Danielian was very close to catching a full point in the game against Betul Yildiz as well, but made a mistake and game was drawn. Ekaterina Kovalevsklaya and Tan Zhongyi had good chances in the endings but had to be satisfied with a draw results in the games against Bathhuyagh Munguntuul and Zhu Chen respectively. After nine games Hou Yifan kept the leading position in the tournament a full point ahead of Anna Muzychuk, who was in second place. Ju Wenjun and Zhao Xue shared third/fourth.

　　Round 10 – Sunday, 18 September 2011

　　Three decisive games again in a round which saw former women's world champion Zhu Chen (above) play a dubious novelty, immediately get into trouble and then go down in a ruthless mop-up operation by her Mongolian opponent Bathhuyagh Munguntuul (picture below).

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Photos by Anastasiya Karlovich and He Long

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