Women's World Championship 3rd Round
Five players have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Women's World Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk.
The five are Antoaneta Stefanova, Anna Ushenina, Zhao Xue, Harika Dronavalli and Marie Sebag.
The three remaining 3rd round matches between Ju Wenjun and Natalia Zhukova, Tatiana Kosintseva and Nadezhda Kosintseva, and Huang Qian and Irina Krush will go to tie-breaks.
Hou Yifan's conqueror Monika Socko lost to Antoaneta Stefanova (right) in round 3
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Anna Ushenina ended Natalia Pogonina's tournament
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Zhao Xue eliminated Mariya Muzychuk
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Harika Dronavalli knocked out Lela Javakhishvili
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Marie Sebag defeated Alisa Galliamova
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The scores in round three
| G1 | G2 | Pts | |
| Round 3 Match 01 | |||
| Socko, Monika (POL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Round 3 Match 02 | |||
| Ju, Wenjun (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zhukova, Natalia (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Round 3 Match 03 | |||
| Ushenina, Anna (UKR) | 1 | ½ | 1½ |
| Pogonina, Natalija (RUS) | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| Round 3 Match 04 | |||
| Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR) | ½ | 0 | ½ |
| Zhao, Xue (CHN) | ½ | 1 | 1½ |
| Round 3 Match 05 | |||
| Javakhishvili, Lela (GEO) | ½ | 0 | ½ |
| Harika, Dronavalli (IND) | ½ | 1 | 1½ |
| Round 3 Match 06 | |||
| Kosintseva, Tatiana (RUS) | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda (RUS) | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| Round 3 Match 07 | |||
| Huang, Qian (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Krush, Irina (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Round 3 Match 08 | |||
| Galliamova, Alisa (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebag, Marie (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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The schedule is below. Games start at 15:00 local time (09:00 UTC).
| Date | Day | Event |
| 11.11.2012 | Sunday | Round I - game 1 |
| 12.11.2012 | Monday | Round I - game 2 |
| 13.11.2012 | Tuesday | Tiebreak |
| 14.11.2012 | Wednesday | Round II- game 1 |
| 15.11.2012 | Thursday | Round II- game 2 |
| 16.11.2012 | Friday | Tiebreak |
| 17.11.2012 | Saturday | Round III- game 1 |
| 18.11.2012 | Sunday | Round III- game 2 |
| 19.11.2012 | Monday | Tiebreak |
| 20.11.2012 | Tuesday | Round IV- game 1 |
| 21.11.2012 | Wednesday | Round IV- game 2 |
| 22.11.2012 | Thursday | Tiebreak |
| 23.11.2012 | Friday | Round V- game 1 |
| 24.11.2012 | Saturday | Round V- game 2 |
| 25.11.2012 | Sunday | Tiebreak |
| 26.11.2012 | Monday | Free Day |
| 27.11.2012 | Tuesday | Round VI - game 1 final |
| 28.11.2012 | Wednesday | Round VI - game 2 final |
| 29.11.2012 | Thursday | Round VI - game 3 final |
| 30.11.2012 | Friday | Round VI - game 4 final |
| 01.12.2012 | Saturday | Tiebreak |
| 02.12.2012 | Sunday | Closing Ceremony |
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The 2012 championship runs from 11 November - 2 December, with each round consisting of 2-game matches (4 in the final) between the players drawn against one another. Tied matches are decided by rapid and blitz tie-break deciders.
Pictures via the official website. Results and games via TWIC.
