After 8 rounds, 3 players are tied for first but it is still a long way before a champion is crowned. Round 9 of 11 takes place today.
| 1 |
Melia, Salome | IM | GEO | 2422 | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Hoang Thanh Trang | GM | HUN | 2483 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Rajlich, Iweta | IM | POL | 2399 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Socko, Monika | GM | POL | 2449 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mkrtchian, Lilit | IM | ARM | 2460 | 6 | |
| 6 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | IM | RUS | 2442 | 6 | |
| 7 | Foisor, Cristina-Adela | IM | ROU | 2412 | 6 | |
| 8 | Shadrina, Tatiana | WGM | RUS | 2416 | 6 | |
| 9 | Kovanova, Baira | WGM | RUS | 2386 | 6 | |
| 10 | Pogonina, Natalija | WGM | RUS | 2467 | 6 | |
| 11 | Lomineishvili, Maia | IM | GEO | 2437 | 6 | |
| 12 | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | WFM | RUS | 2384 | 6 | |
| 13 | Dworakowska, Joanna | IM | POL | 2352 | 6 | |
| 14 | Severiukhina, Zoja | WFM | RUS | 2327 | 6 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hungary will win.