There were three draws today and overall it was a very fighting round! Stefanova played a very interesting game against Danielian, Muzychuk had won too many pawns against Galliamova and Hou has locked Kovalevskaya’s knight in the end.
Hou is leading with 6.5 out of 7, 2nd-3rd are Lahno and T.Kosintseva with 4.5 points.
Full results after 7th round
1.Hou 6.5
2-3. Lahno, T.Kosintseva 4.5
4-5. Koneru, Muzychuk 4
6-7. N.Kosintseva, Stefanova 3.5
8. Galliamova 3
9-10. Ruan, Kosteniuk 2.5
11. Danielian 2
12. Kovalevskaya 1.5
Pairings of 8th round
Ruan-Lahno
Hou-T.Kosintseva
Stefanova-Kovalevskaya
Koneru-Danielian
Galliamova-N.Kosintseva
Kosteniuk-Muzychuk
Photos from today’s round
Today’s games