Standings after 3 rounds
| Rank | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | SB | |
| 1 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2575 | CHN | 3 | 3,50 |
| 2 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | 2538 | SLO | 2 | 2,50 |
| 3 | GM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2560 | RUS | 2 | 2,00 |
| 4 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2557 | RUS | 1½ | 2,50 |
| 5 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2614 | IND | 1½ | 2,00 |
| 6 | WGM | Ruan Lufei | 2479 | CHN | 1½ | 2,00 |
| 7 | GM | Danielian Elina | 2521 | ARM | 1½ | 1,50 |
| GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2536 | UKR | 1½ | 1,50 | |
| 9 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2524 | BUL | 1 | 1,50 |
| GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2497 | RUS | 1 | 1,50 | |
| 11 | IM | Galliamova Alisa | 2492 | RUS | 1 | 1,00 |
| 12 | IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2427 | RUS | ½ | 1,00 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What’s wrong with Kosteniuk? Why is she at the bottom again? How can a Queen play like a peasant?
The tournament has just begun… have patience, don’t run!
Kosteniuk will do well… I can tell! 🙂