Valentina Gunina won against Thanh Trang Hoang

After the free day the players showed the tense struggle in their games. On the first board playing white Valentina Gunina won against Thanh Trang Hoang and replaced her opponent on the first place. Cristina-Adela Foisor defeated Viktorija Cmilyte and became the second leader in the EIWCC.

A handshake between Valentina Gunina and Thanh Trang Hoang

On the third board Marie Sebag could have received good winning chances in the game against Anna Muzychuk but played not aggressively enough. Later on Slovenian player got a comfortable position, increased her edge and lead the game to the victory. As a result rating favorite Anna Muzychuk improved her tournament situation and shares the third place together with Thanh Trang Hoang.

Standings after Round 7

Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	ratP	BH.-1	BH.	vict
1	8	IM	GUNINA Valentina	2511	RUS	6	2723	26	29½	5
2	31	IM	FOISOR Cristina-Adela	2398	ROU	6	2711	27½	28	5
3	1	IM	MUZYCHUK Anna	2583	SLO	5½	2627	27½	30	4
4	21	GM	HOANG Thanh Trang	2438	HUN	5½	2582	25	27½	5
5	7	GM	SEBAG Marie	2512	FRA	5	2595	31	34½	4
6	6	GM	KOSINTSEVA Tatiana	2513	RUS	5	2552	29½	33	4
7	9	GM	CMILYTE Viktorija	2497	LTU	5	2545	28	31½	5
8	20	IM	KHURTSIDZE Nino	2447	GEO	5	2528	25½	28½	4
9	3	GM	LAHNO Kateryna	2546	UKR	5	2497	22	24½	3
10	15	IM	MKRTCHIAN Lilit	2458	ARM	5	2491	23	26	4

Full standings click here.