Tournament Hall (Photo taken from the official site). Harika standing, Koneru-Zhao are seated. M.Muzychuk is playing Ju in the background.
Harika leads with 2 out of 2.
Results of the 2nd round
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 | ½ – ½ | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 | 1 – 0 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 |
| GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 | ½ – ½ | WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 | 1 – 0 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 | ½ – ½ | GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 |
Standings after 2 rounds
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 | IND | 2 |
| GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 | IND | 1½ |
| GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 | BUL | 1 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 | RUS | 1 |
| GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 | UKR | 1 |
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 | GEO | 1 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 | CHN | 1 |
| GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 | SWE | 1 |
| GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 | UKR | 1 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 | CHN | ½ |
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 | CHN | ½ |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 | GEO | ½ |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 3rd round
| GM | Khotenashvili Bela | 2454 | – | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2545 |
| GM | Zhao Xue | 2510 | – | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2512 |
| WGM | Girya Olga | 2444 | – | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2575 |
| WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2495 | – | GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2545 |
| IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2487 | – | GM | Cramling Pia | 2463 |
| GM | Ju Wenjun | 2578 | – | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2526 |