The Hungarian GM Hoang Thanh Trang is the sole leader of the championship and has 7 points.
Top 10 results of the 8th round
1 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2507 6 0 – 1 6 GM Hoang Thanh Trang HUN 2467
2 GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2594 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2478
3 IM Melia Salome GEO 2428 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2558
4 IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2443 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2489
5 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512 5 ½ – ½ 5½ WGM Arabidze Meri GEO 2320
6 IM Atalik Ekaterina EUR 2430 4½ 1 – 0 4½ WIM Rakic Marija SRB 2294
7 WGM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2363 5 0 – 1 5 GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497
8 IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2351 5 ½ – ½ 5 IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2484
9 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2454 5 ½ – ½ 5 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina RUS 2334
10 WGM Charochkina Daria RUS 2326 5 0 – 1 5 GM Socko Monika POL 2435
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Top 10 players after 8 rounds with ELO gains/losses
1 GM Hoang Thanh Trang w HUN 2467 7.0 20.4
2 IM Melia Salome w GEO 2428 6.5 23.6
3 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra w RUS 2489 6.5 9.3
4 WGM Arabidze Meri w GEO 2320 6.0 38.4
5 WGM Pogonina Natalija w RUS 2478 6.0 11.3
6 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina w RUS 2407 6.0 15.0
7 GM Cmilyte Viktorija w LTU 2497 6.0 5.2
8 GM Muzychuk Anna w SLO 2594 6.0 -4.0
9 GM Gunina Valentina w RUS 2507 6.0 3.4
10 GM Socko Monika w POL 2435 6.0 5.3
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Unofficial top 10 pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Hoang Thanh Trang HUN 2467 7 – 6½ IM Melia Salome GEO 2428
2 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2489 6½ – 6 GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2594
3 GM Socko Monika POL 2435 6 – 6 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2507
4 GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497 6 – 6 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2407
5 WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2478 6 – 6 WGM Arabidze Meri GEO 2320
6 WIM Rakic Marija SRB 2294 4½ – 4½ GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2471
7 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2558 5½ – 5½ WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2401
8 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2523 5½ – 5½ IM Guramishvili Sopiko GEO 2421
9 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2393 5½ – 5½ IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512
10 IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2484 5½ – 5½ WGM Schleining Zoya GER 2368
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