A loss by Pia Cramling to Elisabeth Paehtz in round 7 caused her to drop out of the top spot. This clears the way for Ekaterina Atalik to gain the clear lead at the Baltic Queen tournament with 2 rounds to go.
Round 7 results:
| Atalik, Ekaterina | 2434 | – | Peng, Zhaoqin | 2418 | ½-½ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | 2506 | – | Zhukova, Natalia | 2465 | 1-0 |
| Cramling, Pia | 2525 | – | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 2474 | 0-1 |
| Cmilyte, Viktorija | 2470 | – | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | 2388 | ½-½ |
| Turova, Irina | 2387 | – | Demina, Julia | 2378 | ½-½ |
Standings after 7 rounds:
| № | Players | FED | ELO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WGM Anastasia BODNARUK | RUS | 2388 | B | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | IM Elisabeth PAEHTZ | GER | 2474 | 1 | A | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | WGM Natalia ZHUKOVA | UKR | 2465 | ½ | ½ | L | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | ||
| 4 | IM Ekaterina ATALIK | TUR | 2434 | ½ | 1 | ½ | T | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | ||
| 5 | GM Ketevan ARAKHAMIA-GRANT | SCO | 2506 | 1 | 1 | 1 | I | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | ||
| 6 | GM Pia CRAMLING | SWE | 2525 | ½ | 0 | ½ | C | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| 7 | IM Viktorija CMILYTE | LTU | 2470 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | IM Irina TUROVA | RUS | 2387 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3 | ||
| 9 | WGM Julia DEMINA | RUS | 2378 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 10 | GM Zhaoqin PENG | NED | 2418 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 9 | 2 |
Official website: http://totalchess.spb.ru/kalend/2009/baltq-en.html
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