Armenian grandmasters Elina Danielian and Lilit Mkrtchian tied their Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 7 games against Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) and Ruan Lufei (China) respectively.

After round 7, Danielian is placed 6th with 3,5 points; Mkrtchian is 8th.

China’s Ju Wenjun is leading the tournament with 5 points, followed by Hou Yifan (China) and Ruan Lufei with 4,5 points each.

In round 8, Danielian will face off against Zhao Xue (China); Mkrtchian will rival Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia).