Standings after 5 rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | WGM | Ziaziulkina Nastassia | BLR | 2342 | 4.0 | 9275 |
| 2 | IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | RUS | 2414 | 4.0 | 9274 |
| 3 | WIM | Bulmaga Irina | ROU | 2380 | 4.0 | 9211 |
| 4 | WGM | Guo Qi | CHN | 2358 | 4.0 | 9179 |
| 5 | WGM | Vojinovic Jovana | MNE | 2337 | 4.0 | 9037 |
| 6 | WFM | Kulon Klaudia | POL | 2259 | 4.0 | 9027 |
| 7 | WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2391 | 4.0 | 8976 |
| 8 | Klek Hanna-Marie | GER | 2248 | 4.0 | 8564 | |
| 9 | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | RUS | 2361 | 4.0 | 8554 |
| 10 | WGM | Cori T Deysi | PER | 2413 | 3.5 | 9030 |
| 11 | WIM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2379 | 3.5 | 8928 |
| 12 | Batkovskyte Dominyka | LTU | 2096 | 3.5 | 8625 | |
| 13 | WIM | Rodriguez Rueda Paula Andrea | COL | 2196 | 3.5 | 8531 |
| 14 | WFM | Petrova Irina | UKR | 2173 | 3.5 | 8473 |
| 15 | Imeeva Aisa | RUS | 2095 | 3.5 | 8215 |
Full standings here: http://wjcc2012.chessdom.com/results-open/
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