Seven rounds played so far in this tournament and quite a few upsets seen along the way.
In joint first at the moment are Thanh Trang Hoang and Valentina Gunina ( of Hungary and Russia respectively ) who have 6 points apiece.
The next 20 players are separated by only 1 point and include 9 of the top 10 initial seeds, so I guess that means that we are probably in for an interesting finish.
Top seed Anna Muzychuk didn't have a fast start, but she hasn't lost a game yet, and with 5,5 points is sitting in the peleton waiting for her chance
Similarly, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno, Nana Dzagnidze and Viktorija Cmilyte are GMs sitting just off the pace, with Pia Cramling ( a long-standing Swedish GM and former European Individual winner) tucked in behind them on 4,5 points.
Lisa Schut ( of the Netherlands ) is placed 21st, at this point, a good achievement so far.
All her points are from wins, and watching the games lives its great to see a strong fighting spirit and determination, especially in the last two games, when facing strong opposition.
