Huang Qian and Cramling lead Women’s World Rapid Championship

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Women’s World Rapid Championship

The first 3 rounds of the World Women Chess Rapid Championship 2012 have been completed during the day 1 of the event. In strong competition, including WJCC and European medalist Anna Muzychuk (top seeded), the European Champion IM Valentina Gunina, the World Championship finalist GM Humpy Koneru, the European Silver medalist GM Tatiana Kosintseva, the ex World Champion Anoaneta Stefanova, the US Champion IM Irina Krush, the ex World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, the Armenian number 1 GM Elina Danielian, etc. WGM Qian Huang and GM Pia Cramling are leading the competition with full 3,0/3 points.

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WGM Qian Huang defeated GM Tatiana Kosintseva, GM Zhu Chen, and GM Maia Chiburdanidze, while GM Pia Cramling was victorious against IM Purtseladze, GM Nona Gaprindashvili, and GM Zhao Xue.

The leaders are closely followed by the World Championship finalist GM Koneru, the ex World Champions GM Stefanova and GM Kosteniuk, and the local top performer IM Nino Khurtsidze, all with 2,5/3.

Standings after round 3

1	WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2417	3
2	GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2478	3
3	GM	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	2.5
4	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	2457	2.5
5	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2518	2.5
6	IM	Khurtsidze Nino	GEO	2456	2.5
7	GM	Zhao Xue	CHN	2549	2
8	GM	Zhu Chen	QAT	2491	2
9	GM	Lahno Kateryna	UKR	2546	2
10	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2449	2
11	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2449	2
12	IM	Gunina Valentina	RUS	2530	2
13	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	GEO	2500	2
14	IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	RUS	2417	2
15	IM	Ushenina Anna	UKR	2454	2
16		Wang Jue	CHN	2364	2
17	IM	Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	2456	2
18	WGM	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2430	2
19	WGM	Guo Qi	CHN	2360	2
20	GM	Socko Monika	POL	2484	2
21	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	GER	2491	2
22	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2547	1.5
23	GM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2598	1.5
24	WGM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2345	1.5
25	GM	Harika Dronavalli	IND	2508	1.5
26	IM	Gvetadze Sofio	GEO	2338	1.5
27	WIM	Bezgodova Svetlana	RUS	2120	1.5
28	WGM	Cori T Deysi	PER	2386	1.5
29	WGM	Pogonina Natalija	RUS	2447	1.5
30	IM	Matnadze Ana	ESP	2446	1.5
31	GM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2442	1.5
32	GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2426	1.5
33	GM	Gaprindashvili Nona	GEO	2356	1
34	WGM	Charkhalashvili Inga	GEO	2334	1
35	IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2410	1
36	IM	Klinova Masha	ISR	2318	1
37	IM	Lomineishvili Maia	GEO	2366	1
38	IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2500	1
39	IM	Gurieli Nino	GEO	2329	1
40	GM	Danielian Elina	ARM	2484	1
41	IM	Purtseladze Maka	GEO	2348	1
42	WGM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2436	1
43	GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	RUS	2532	0.5
44	IM	Krush Irina	USA	2457	0.5
45	WIM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2351	0.5
46	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	GEO	2414	0.5
47	WIM	Umudova Nargiz	AZE	2231	0.5
48	WIM	Mikadze Miranda	GEO	2323	0
49	WGM	Ding Yixin	CHN	2353	0
50	WIM	Janjghava Natia	GEO	2306	0

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