Ju Wenjun-Gunina (Photo taken from the official site)
Batsiashvili and Khademalsharieh share 1st-2nd places with 4.5 points.
Results of the 7th round
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | 0 – 1 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 |
| WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | 0 – 1 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 |
| GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 | 1 – 0 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 | 1 – 0 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 | ½ – ½ | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 | ½ – ½ | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 |
Standings after 7 rounds
| 1 | IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 | IRI | 4½ |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | GEO | 4½ | |
| 3 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 | RUS | 4 |
| 4 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 | UKR | 4 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 | RUS | 4 | |
| 6 | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 | CHN | 4 |
| 7 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 | RUS | 3½ |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 | IND | 3½ | |
| 9 | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 | GEO | 3 |
| 10 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 | RUS | 2½ |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 | GEO | 2½ | |
| 12 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 | FRA | 2 |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 8th round
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2461 | – | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 |
| GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2555 | – | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2426 |
| GM | Gunina Valentina | 2525 | – | WGM | Girya Olga | 2450 |
| IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2455 | – | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2580 |
| IM | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat | 2435 | – | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2448 |
| IM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2489 | – | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2492 |