GM Hou Yifan currently leads in the Women’s Grand Prix after winning her fifth straight games against IM Martha Fierro in Round 6.
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| Rank after round | |||||||||
| Rank | SNo. | |
Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | Res. | SB. | Koya |
| 1 | 4 | GM | HOU Yifan | 2571 | CHN | 5½ | 0 | 11,25 | 2 |
| 2 | 12 | GM | KONERU Humpy | 2621 | IND | 5 | 0 | 12,50 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | GM | ZHAO Xue | 2508 | CHN | 5 | 0 | 7,75 | ½ |
| 4 | 7 | IM | DANIELIAN Elina | 2496 | ARM | 4 | 0 | 9,50 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | IM | FIERRO Baquero Martha L. | 2403 | ECU | 3½ | 0 | 5,00 | ½ |
| 6 | 11 | GM | STEFANOVA Antoaneta | 2557 | BUL | 3 | 0 | 7,25 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | GM | CHIBURDANIDZE Maia | 2516 | GEO | 2½ | ½ | 8,00 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | GM | SEBAG Marie | 2529 | FRA | 2½ | ½ | 4,25 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | WGM | MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab | 2362 | AZE | 1½ | 1 | 3,50 | ½ |
| 10 | 8 | WGM | SHEN Yang | 2448 | CHN | 1½ | 0 | 5,75 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | GM | CRAMLING Pia | 2548 | SWE | 1½ | 0 | 1,75 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | WIM | YILDIZ Betul Cemre | 2214 | TUR | ½ | 0 | 2,50 | ½ |
