Armenia's Lilit Galoyan was beaten by Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in round 8 of Moscow Open women's round-robin tournament.

Having scored 3 points, Galoyan is currently 7th in the tournament standings.

Karina Ambartsumova (Russia) defeated Alina Kashlinskaya (Russia).

Batkhuyag Munguntuul of Mongolia keeps the lead with 6 points.