2012 FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Kazan

Play resumed today after a rest day, with R9.  Elina Danielian of Armenia had been rolling right along, winning or drawing her games, seeming to be in top form.  And then today, she ran into the buzz saw that GM Alexandra Kosteniuk can be:

Round 9 on 2012/06/20 at 15:00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
5	GM	Viktorija Cmilyte	2508	½-½	GM	Anna Muzychuk	2598	12
6	GM	Nadezhda Kosintseva	2528	½-½	GM	Tatiana Kosintseva	2532	4
7	GM	Antoaneta Stefanova	2518	½-½	WGM	Betul Cemre Yildiz	2333	3
8	GM	Keteryna Lahno	2546	0-1	GM	Humpy Koneru	2589	2
9	GM	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2457	1-0	GM	Elina Danielian	2484	1
10	IM	Alisa Galliamova	2484	0-1	GM	Hou Yifan	2623	11

As a result, the standings were shaken up a bit:

Ranking crosstable after Round 9
Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	GM	Humpy Koneru	2589	IND	*	½	½	½	½	1	½		½	1		1	6	1	25.75	2
2	1	GM	Elina Danielian	2484	ARM	½	*	½	½		1	1	0	1	½		1	6	1	25.5	1.5
3	12	GM	Anna Muzychuk	2598	SLO	½	½	*	½		½		½	½	1	1	1	6	1	22.75	1.5
4	5	GM	Viktorija Cmilyte	2508	LTU	½	½	½	*	1	½		0	½		1	1	5.5	1	22.75	2.5
5	11	GM	Hou Yifan	2623	CHN	½			0	*	½	½	1	1	1	1	0	5.5	0	21.5	0.5
6	8	GM	Keteryana Lahno	2546	UKR	0	0	½	½	½	*	½	1		½	1		4.5	1.5	19	1.5
7	6	GM	Nadezhda Kosintseva	2528	RUS	½	0			½	½	*	1	½	0	1	½	4.5	1.5	17.5	1
8	9	GM	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2457	RUS		1	½	1	0	0	0	*	½	½	1		4.5	0	20.25	2.5
9	4	GM	Tatiana Kosintseva	2532	RUS	½	0	½	½	0		½	½	*		½	1	4	0	16.25	1.5
10	7	GM	Antoaneta Stefanova	2518	BUL	0	½	0		0	½	1	½		*	½	½	3.5	0	14	0.5
11	10	IM	Alisa Galliamova	2484	RUS			0	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	*	1	2	1	5.75	0
12	3	WGM	Betul Cemre Yildiz	2333	TUR	0	0	0	0	1		½		0	½	0	*	2	0	9.5	1

There are only two more rounds to go.  Frankly, I've no idea who is going to win this one!  Maybe the match-ups for tomorrow hold a clue:

Round 10 on 2012/06/21 at 15:00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
12	GM	Anna Muzychuk	2598		GM	Hou Yifan	2623	11
1	GM	Elina Danielian	2484		IM	Alisa Galliamova	2484	10
2	GM	Humpy Koneru	2589		GM	Alexandra Kosteniuk	2457	9
3	WGM	Betul Cemre Yildiz	2333		GM	Keteryna Lahno	2546	8
4	GM	Tatiana Kosintseva	2532		GM	Antoaneta Stefanova	2518	7
5	GM	Viktorija Cmilyte	2508		GM	Nadezhda Kosintseva	2528	6

Whoa! Some match-ups! My career as a prognosticator stinks, darlings.  But that doesn't stop me from doing it anyway:

Muzychuk wins over Hou Yifan
Koneru wins over Kosteniuk (prove me wrong, Alexandra!)
Lahno wins
T. Kosintseva ove Stefanova

Those I haven't mentioned are too close to call in my book :)