Standings after 7 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | |
| 1 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2478 | GEO | 6½ |
| 2 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2477 | ARM | 5 |
| 3 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2534 | RUS | 5 |
| 4 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2589 | CHN | 4 |
| 5 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2560 | BUL | 3½ |
| 6 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2473 | ARM | 3½ |
| 7 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2452 | CHN | 3½ |
| 8 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2484 | CHN | 3 |
| 9 | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2514 | GEO | 2½ |
| 10 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2536 | SWE | 2½ |
| 11 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2366 | RUS | 2 |
| 12 | IM | Fierro Baquero Martha L | 2363 | ECU | 1 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hou Yifan is still in it.