(Photo taken from the official site)
And once again white was ahead this day by two wins and there could be even more! Zhao Xue managed to win a drawn R endgame and Hou created a miniature.
Results of the 3rd round
GM Ushenina Anna 2501 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527
GM Zhao Xue 2552 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489
WGM Girya Olga 2450 ½ – ½ WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321
GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 ½ – ½ GM Lagno Kateryna 2543
GM Hou Yifan 2618 1 – 0 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 ½ – ½ WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340
Standings after 3 rounds
1 GM Hou Yifan 2618 CHN 3
2 GM Zhao Xue 2552 CHN 2
3 GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 SLO 2
4 GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 UKR 1½
5 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 BUL 1½
6 GM Ushenina Anna 2501 UKR 1½
7 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 UZB 1½
8 WGM Girya Olga 2450 RUS 1½
9 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 RUS 1½
10 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 RUS 1
11 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 GEO ½
12 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 MGL ½
Photo Gallery of the 3rd round.
Pairings of the 4th round
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 – WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 – GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496
GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 – GM Hou Yifan 2618
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2560
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 – WGM Girya Olga 2450
GM Ushenina Anna 2501 – GM Zhao Xue 2552