Standings after 7 rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | RUS | 2414 | 5.5 | 13870 |
| 2 | WGM | Ziaziulkina Nastassia | BLR | 2342 | 5.5 | 13850 |
| 3 | WIM | Bulmaga Irina | ROU | 2380 | 5.5 | 13850 |
| 4 | WGM | Cori T Deysi | PER | 2413 | 5.5 | 13540 |
| 5 | WGM | Guo Qi | CHN | 2358 | 5.0 | 13799 |
| 6 | WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2391 | 5.0 | 13717 |
| 7 | WIM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2379 | 5.0 | 13432 |
| 8 | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | RUS | 2361 | 5.0 | 13303 |
| 9 | Wang Jue | CHN | 2355 | 5.0 | 13147 | |
| 10 | WIM | Varga Klara | HUN | 2181 | 5.0 | 13031 |
Full standings: http://wjcc2012.chessdom.com/results-open/
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