The leader-board looks as follows with Russia 1 taking on Ukraine tomorrow and Hungary against Azerbaijan on the second board.
| Country | Match pts. | Tie-Break | Game points. | Board 1 | Other notable scores |
| Ukraine | 13 | 153.5 | 21 | Ivanchuk 6/6!! | Efimenko 5.5/7 |
| Russia 1 | 12 | 164.5 | 19 | Kramnik | Karjakin 5.5/6 |
| Hungary | 12 | 142.5 | 17.5 | Leko | |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 139.5 | 20.5 | Mamedyarov | Guseinov 6/7 |
| Poland | 11 | 160 | 20 | Wojtaszek | Miton 5/6 |
| China | 11 | 155 | 18 | Wang Yue | Wang Hao 5.5/7 |
| Georgia | 11 | 148.5 | 21 | Jobava | Pantsulaia 5.5/6 |
| USA | 11 | 147 | 19 | Nakamura | |
| Armenia | 11 | 142.5 | 18.5 | Aronian | |
| Belarus | 11 | 139 | 20 | S.Zhigalko | Teterev 5/6 Podolchenko 4/5 |
| France | 11 | 129 | 17.5 | Vachier-Lagrave | |
| Russia 2 | 10 | 144 | 20 | Nepomniachtchi | Timofeev 4/5 |
| Cuba | 10 | 132 | 18 | Dominguez Perez | |
| Russia 3 | 10 | 129.5 | 16.5 | Jakovenko | |
| Israel | 10 | 122 | 18.5 | Gelfand | Sutovsky 5/6 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 121.5 | 16 | Van Wely | Anish Giri 5.5/7 |
| Serbia | 10 | 120 | 19 | Sedlak | Ivanisevic 5/6 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 120 | 17.5 | Movsesian 5.5/7 | |
| Estonia | 10 | 104.5 | 17.5 | Kulaots | |
| Iran | 10 | 102.5 | 18 | Ghaem Maghami | Toufighi 5.5/6 |
As for individuals go, Ivanchuk's 6/6 gives him a performance off the scale (!) whereas Karjakin's 5.5/6 is second best so far in the Open.
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Russia 1 are looking hard to stop in the Women's event. It will be India's turn to take them on tomorrow with Serbia meeting Georgia.
| Country | Match pts. | Tie-break | Game points. | Board 1 | Other notable scores |
| Russia 1 | 14 | 176.5 | 21.5 | Tatiana Kosintseva | Nadezhda Kosintseva 5.5/7 Kosteniuk 5.5/7 |
| Georgia | 12 | 157.5 | 21 | Dzagnidze 5/6 | Melia 6/7 Khukhashvili 4/4 |
| India | 12 | 148 | 20.5 | Harika 5.5/7 | Karavade 5.5/7 |
| Serbia | 11 | 147.5 | 20.5 | Bojkovic | Stojanovic 6/7 Chelushkina 4/5 |
| Hungary | 11 | 143.5 | 18 | Hoang Thanh Trang | |
| USA | 11 | 134 | 19 | Krush | |
| Russia 2 | 11 | 131.5 | 17.5 | Pogonina | Bodnaruk 4.5/5 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 131 | 16.5 | Stefanova | Velcheva 4.5/5 |
| China | 10 | 155.5 | 19 | Hou Yifan 5.5/7 | Ju Wenjun 5.5/7 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 152.5 | 19 | Lahno | Gaponenko 4.5/5 |
| Cuba | 10 | 134.5 | 20 | Ordaz Valdes | Marrero Lopez 5.5/6 Pina Vega 5/6 |
| Germany | 10 | 132 | 19 | Paehtz 5/6 | Fuchs 5/6 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 119 | 19.5 | Repkova | Mrvova 5.5/7 |
| Greece | 10 | 119 | 18.5 | Dembo | Makropoulou 6/7 |
| Croatia | 10 | 112 | 16.5 | Golubenko | |
| Russia 3 | 10 | 108 | 19 | Kovanova 5/6 | |
| Peru | 10 | 96 | 17 | Cori T | Chumpitaz 5.5/7 |
| Belarus | 10 | 92.5 | 17.5 | Sharevich |
Starting times for the rounds 8-10 are as follows:
Khanty Mansiysk 3pm
Moscow 1pm
Paris, Madrid 11am
London 10am
New York 6am
Los Angeles 3am
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