Hou Yifan ahead

Hou Yifan against Viktorija Cmilyte

World Champion Hou Yifan reacted to Viktorija Cmilyte's Sicilian Dragon with some ambitious pawn-grabbing. Despite some tricky complications, the Chinese No.1 was able to emerge into a favourable endgame, which she effectively converted. As closest challenger Ruan Lufei lost today, Hou Yifan now leads the tournament alone with three rounds to go.

The Round 8 summary:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating
Anna Muzychuk	SLO	2545	½-½	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2429
Hou Yifan	CHN	2578	1-0	Viktorija Cmilyte	LTU	2525
Zhao Xue	CHN	2497	1-0	Ruan Lufei	CHN	2477
Betul Cemre Yildiz	TUR	2308	0-1	Ju Wenjun	CHN	2536
Batkhuyag Munguntuul	MGL	2465	0-1	Elina Danielian	ARM	2517
Zhu Chen	QAT	2490	½-½	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	RUS	2421

Here is the table after the eighth round:

Rank	Name	Title	Co	Elo	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	Total
1	Hou Yifan	GM	CHN	2578	*	½	½	.	.	1	½	1	1	.	1	½	6
2	Zhao Xue	GM	CHN	2497	½	*	½	1	.	½	½	½	1	.	.	1	5½
3-4	Anna Muzychuk	IM	SLO	2545	½	½	*	.	.	½	½	.	½	1	½	1	5
3-4	Ruan Lufei	WGM	CHN	2477	.	0	.	*	½	.	½	½	½	1	1	1	5
5-6	Ju Wenjun	WGM	CHN	2536	.	.	.	½	*	½	1	½	½	0	½	1	4½
5-6	Tan Zhongyi	WGM	CHN	2429	0	½	½	.	½	*	.	.	½	½	1	1	4½
7	Zhu Chen	GM	QAT	2490	½	½	½	½	0	.	*	.	.	1	½	½	4
8	Viktorija Cmilyte	GM	LTU	2525	0	½	.	½	½	.	.	*	0	1	½	½	3½
9-10	Batkhuyag Munguntuul	IM	MGL	2465	0	0	½	½	½	½	.	1	*	0	.	.	3
9-10	Elina Danielian	GM	ARM	2517	.	.	0	0	1	½	0	0	1	*	½	.	3
11	Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	IM	RUS	2421	0	.	½	0	½	0	½	½	.	½	*	.	2½
12	Betul Cemre Yildiz	WIM	TUR	2308	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	.	.	.	*	1½

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