Round 8:
| White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating | Moves | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Lufei | 2479 | 1-0 | Kateryna Lahno | 2536 | 48 | Scotch Opening |
| Hou Yifan | 2575 | ½-½ | Tatiana Kosintseva | 2557 | 26 | Spanish Neo-Archangel |
| Antoaneta Stefanova | 2524 | 1-0 | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 2427 | 39 | QGD Tarrasch |
| Humpy Koneru | 2614 | ½-½ | Elina Danielian | 2521 | 52 | Slav Defence |
| Alisa Galliamova | 2492 | ½-½ | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | 37 | QGD Ragozin |
| Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2497 | ½-½ | Anna Muzychuk | 2538 | 54 | Leningrad Dutch |
The table after eight rounds:
| Posn. | Name | Title | Country | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan | GM | CHN | 2575 | X | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | . | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Tatiana Kosintseva | GM | RUS | 2557 | ½ | X | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Anna Muzychuk | IM | SLO | 2538 | 0 | ½ | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | ½ | 4½ |
| 4 | Humpy Koneru | GM | IND | 2614 | 0 | . | ½ | X | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | 4½ |
| 5 | Kateryna Lahno | GM | UKR | 2536 | . | ½ | 0 | . | X | . | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ |
| 6 | Antoaneta Stefanova | GM | BUL | 2524 | . | . | ½ | ½ | . | X | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ |
| 7 | Nadezhda Kosintseva | IM | RUS | 2560 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | X | ½ | . | . | ½ | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Alisa Galliamova | IM | RUS | 2492 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | X | 1 | ½ | . | . | 3½ |
| 9 | Lufei Ruan | WGM | CHN | 2479 | . | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | ½ | . | 0 | X | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ |
| 10 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | GM | RUS | 2497 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | X | . | . | 3 |
| 11 | Elina Danielian | GM | ARM | 2521 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | 0 | . | X | 1 | 2½ |
| 12 | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | IM | RUS | 2427 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | . | 0 | X | 1½ |
Tomorrow is the second rest day.
Here is the full schedule:
| Date | Rounds etc. |
|---|---|
| 01st August 2011 | Opening ceremony |
| 02nd August 2011 | 1st Round |
| 03rd August 2011 | 2nd Round |
| 04th August 2011 | 3rd Round |
| 05th August 2011 | 4th Round |
| 06th August 2011 | Rest day |
| 07th August 2011 | 5th Round |
| 08th August 2011 | 6th Round |
| 09th August 2011 | 7th Round |
| 10th August 2011 | 8th Round |
| 11th August 2011 | Rest day |
| 12th August 2011 | 9th Round |
| 13th August 2011 | 10th Round |
| 14th August 2011 | 11th Round |
Times of the rounds:
Rounds 1-10 at 3 pm local time (1pm Paris, 12 noon London, 7am New York)
Rounds 11 at 12 noon (10am Paris, 9am London, 4am New York).
For further information go to the Official site: http://rostov2011.fide.com
For Live games: http://rostov2011.fide.com/tournament-games.html
