After eight round rounds, little has changed at the top, though Lithuanian grandmaster Viktorija Cmilyte's perfect score is no more. In the sixth round Bulgarian GM Antoaneta Stefanova knocked heads with her and came ou the victor, joining her in the lead. They were joined by five others, and suddenly the top spot's destiny was murky again. In the seventh round, not to be deterred, Cmilyte beat IM Romanko, while Stefanova had little time to enjoy her victory as she lost to Georgian IM Khotenashvili. This left them both in the lead with 6.0/7, followed by Lahno, Javakhishvili, and Cramling with 5.5/7. In round eight, the leaders met and drew, but no one was capable of reaching them and they maintined their very slim lead with 6.5/8, now trailed by seven on 6.0/8.
Standings after eight rounds
Rk | Tit | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | Perf |
1 | GM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2504 | 6.5 | 2679 | |
2 | IM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2470 | 6.5 | 2662 | |
3 | GM | Danielian Elina | 2506 | 6.0 | 2613 | |
4 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2530 | 6.0 | 2607 | |
5 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2506 | 6.0 | 2593 | |
6 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2454 | 6.0 | 2586 | |
7 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2468 | 6.0 | 2581 | |
8 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2559 | 6.0 | 2577 | |
9 | GM | Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan | 2462 | 6.0 | 2552 | |
10 | WGM | Paikidze Nazi | 2408 | 5.5 | 2540 | |
11 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | 2404 | 5.5 | 2538 | |
12 | IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2567 | 5.5 | 2537 | |
13 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | 2537 | 5.5 | 2532 | |
14 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | 2436 | 5.5 | 2522 | |
15 | WGM | Savina Anastasia | 2389 | 5.5 | 2490 | |
16 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2522 | 5.5 | 2457 | |
17 | WGM | Batsiashvili Nino | 2399 | 5.5 | 2451 | |
18 | WGM | Manakova Maria | 2303 | 5.5 | 2356 | |
19 | IM | Matveeva Svetlana | 2380 | 5.5 | 2295 | |
20 | WIM | Isgandarova Khayala Ilqar | 2143 | 5.0 | 2472 |
A gallery of pictures
Could the readers kindly helps us identify the ones with no names?
On their rest day, the ladies were treated to some local tourism
They were shown some beautiful frescos
Here is a closeup of one
And also an evening dancing. Sadly, with the men's event on a different date it was
mostly between themselves.
(note to self: volunteer services for next year's event)
French IM Sophie Milliet
WGM Anna Sharevich
Russian IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (2567 Elo)
Bulgarian GM Antoaneta Stefanova
Tournament leader, Lithuanian GM Viktorija Cmilyte
IM Anna Muzychuk
Ukrainian WGM Anna Ushenina
Georgian WGM Sopiko Guramishvili
Robert Fontaine from Europe Echecs has been covering the event with daily video reports which he kindly shared. They are short and fun. Enjoy
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