Here are the leaders after round 8:
1 IM HARIKA Dronavalli 2461 IND 7
2 WGM MUZYCHUK Mariya 2413 UKR 6½
3 WIM MIKADZE Miranda 2258 GEO 6
4 WFM NAKHBAYEVA Guliskhan 2170 KAZ 6
5 WIM SOUMYA Swaminathan 2293 IND 6
6 WFM NIKOLOVA Adriana 2242 BUL 5½
7 WFM SEVERIUKHINA Zoja 2300 RUS 5½
8 GUO Qi 2048 CHN 5½
9 WFM ABRAHAMYAN Tatev 2277 USA 5
Here is the full standings.
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