The match between Nadezhda Kosintseva and Anna Ushenina was very up-and-down. In the first game Anna got a comfortable position as Black, but then blundered  in time trouble. Nadezhda failed to capitalize on her opponent's mistake. Furthermore, she went for a move repetition in a position where Black was at risk. What an upset! In the second game the Ukrainian player dominated. Russia is not getting the women's chess crown this time...
 

The other three match-ups were decided on tie-breaks.While watching the broadcast, Natalia Pogonina expressed an opinion that the current system of determining the Women's World Chess Champion is seriously flawed. The quality of the games was absolutely terrible; the only factor that mattered was nerves. The Russian Women's Chess Champion believes that it's better to hold a double round robin featuring the top female players as opposed to organizing knock-out WWCC events.
 

Marie Sebag had excellent chances to qualify for the next round in classical time control chess. However, she missed it and lost the rapid tie-break 0-2.
 

The highest-rated player remaining, Zhao Xue, was defeated by Harika Dronavalli in game 1 of the rapid chess and wasn't able to strike back - a draw.
 

The most tense match was the confrontation between the Chinese players. Ju Wenjun overcame Huang Qian only in 10-minute games. Youth prevailed over experience this time.
 

The semi-finals:

Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) - Ju Wenjun (China)

Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) - Harika Dronavalli (India)

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