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What a fighting day was yesterday as all games were decisive! Also, an interesting food for thought – Black won 5 games out of 6. IM Khotenashvili and GM Muzychuk lead the event with 5 points.
Results of the 7th round
WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 0 – 1 GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491
GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 0 – 1 IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505
GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 1 – 0 GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517
WGM Olga Girya 2463 0 – 1 GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545
GM Kateryna Lagno 2548 0 – 1 GM Yifan Hou 2617
GM Anna Ushenina 2491 0 – 1 WGM Wenjun Ju 2544
Standings after 7 rounds
1 IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 GEO 5
2 GM Anna Muzychuk 2585 SLO 5
3 WGM Wenjun Ju 2544 CHN 4½
4 GM Yifan Hou 2617 CHN 4
5 GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 RUS 4
6 GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 GEO 4
7 GM Kateryna Lagno 2548 UKR 4
8 GM Anna Ushenina 2491 UKR 3½
9 GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491 RUS 2½
10 WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 MGL 2
11 GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522 LTU 2
12 WGM Olga Girya 2463 RUS 1½
Pairings of the 8th round
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk 2491 – WGM Wenjun Ju 2544
GM Yifan Hou 2617 – GM Anna Ushenina 2491
GM Nana Dzagnidze 2545 – GM Kateryna Lagno 2548
GM Tatiana Kosintseva 2517 – WGM Olga Girya 2463
IM Bela Khotenashvili 2505 – GM Anna Muzychuk 2585
WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2298 – GM Viktorija Cmilyte 2522