Once again, veteran Galliamova and the Kosintseva sisters carry Russia to another victory. The Gold medal is a lock for Russia A team.

1. Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 Kosintseva, Tatiana
2. Tania, Sachdev 0-1 Kosintseva, Nadezhda
3. Karavade, Eesha ½-½ Kosteniuk, Alexandra
4. Meenakshi, Subbaraman 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa

Georgia lost to Serbia, falls further back.

1. Bojkovic, Natasa 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana
2. Chelushkina, Irina 1-0 Melia, Salome
3. Stojanovic, Andjelija ½-½ Khukhashvili, Sopiko
4. Eric, Jovana 0-1 Khotenashvili, Bela

Hungary ties Bulgaria, both out of Gold medal race.

1. Hoang, Thanh Trang ½-½ Stefanova, Antoaneta
2. Madl, Ildiko ½-½ Nikolova, Adriana
3. Vajda, Szidonia ½-½ Videnova, Iva
4. Rudolf, Anna ½-½ Velcheva, Maria

USA crushed by Russia B, close to out of medal race.

1. Pogonina, Natalija ½-½ Krush, Irina
2. Girya, Olga ½-½ Zatonskih, Anna
3. Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev
4. Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca

China demolished Belarus, stays in medal hunt.

1. Hou, Yifan 1-0 Sharevich, Anna
2. Ju, Wenjun 1-0 Ziaziulkina, Nastassia
3. Zhao, Xue 1-0 Homiakova, Elena
4. Huang, Qian ½-½ Stetsko, Lanita

Ukraine beats Germany, stays alive for one more round.

1. Paehtz, Elisabeth ½-½ Lahno, Kateryna
2. Hoolt, Sarah ½-½ Zhukova, Natalia
3. Levushkina, Elena 0-1 Ushenina, Anna
4. Fuchs, Judith 0-1 Gaponenko, Inna

Full results here: http://www.ugra-chess.com/results.php?tmnt=2&rn=8

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