Jovanka Houska is performing at around 2700 after 7 rounds. She is on pace for a GM norm.
Standings after 7 rounds
| Rank | Name | Flags | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Gupta, Abhijeet | 6.0 | IND | M | 2640 | 2716 | +0.53 | |
| 2 | GM Jones, Gawain | 6.0 | ENG | M | 2635 | 2690 | +0.36 | |
| 3 | GM Wells, Peter K | 6.0 | ENG | M | 2492 | 2661 | +1.33 | |
| 4 | IM Houska, Jovanka | w | 6.0 | ENG | F | 2415 | 2694 | +2.34 |
| 5 | IM Thorfinnsson, Bjorn | 6.0 | ISL | M | 2402 | 2576 | +1.38 | |
| 6 | GM Hillarp Persson, Tiger | 5.5 | SWE | M | 2530 | 2516 | -0.05 | |
| 7 | IM Grover, Sahaj | 5.5 | IND | M | 2515 | 2588 | +0.68 | |
| 8 | IM Das, Arghyadip | 5.5 | IND | M | 2470 | 2552 | +0.73 | |
| 9 | IM Hunt, Adam | 5.5 | ENG | M | 2458 | 2545 | +0.77 | |
| 10 | GM Arkell, Keith | 5.5 | ENG | M | 2418 | 2412 | +0.03 | |
| 11 | IM D`Costa, Lorin | 5.5 | ENG | M | 2409 | 2587 | +1.32 | |
| 12 | IM Rendle, Thomas | 5.5 | ENG | M | 2389 | 2451 | +0.58 | |
| 13 | FM Smith, Andrew Philip | 5.5 | IRL | M | 2167 | 2475 | +2.33 |
Full standings here: http://www.livechess.co.uk/classic/2011/fideop/SMWSite/index.html
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