(Photo taken from the official site)
It was a tough day today as the spectators saw 4 draws which is quite unusual :). Hou is leading with 4.5 points after winning against Muminova and is one point ahead of Muzychuk, who has 3.5. Zhao Xue has 3 points and is 3rd.
Results of the 5th round
GM Zhao Xue 2552 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527
WGM Girya Olga 2450 ½ – ½ GM Ushenina Anna 2501
GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 ½ – ½ GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489
GM Hou Yifan 2618 1 – 0 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321
GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 ½ – ½ GM Lagno Kateryna 2543
WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 0 – 1 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550
Standings after 5 rounds
1 GM Hou Yifan 2618 CHN 4½
2 GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 SLO 3½
3 GM Zhao Xue 2552 CHN 3
4 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 BUL 2½
5 WGM Girya Olga 2450 RUS 2½
6 GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 UKR 2½
7 GM Ushenina Anna 2501 UKR 2½
8 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 RUS 2½
9 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 GEO 2½
10 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496 RUS 2
11 WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 UZB 1½
12 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 MGL ½
Pairings of the 6th round
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 – GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550
GM Lagno Kateryna 2543 – WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340
WGM Muminova Nafisa 2321 – GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2496
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2489 – GM Hou Yifan 2618
GM Ushenina Anna 2501 – GM Muzychuk Anna 2560
GM Zhao Xue 2552 – WGM Girya Olga 2450
Photo Gallery of the 5th round.