- 2 tie for 1st at Groningen

Final standings

Nr	Naam	Score	Federatie	Rating	TPR	W-We	WP	SB	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	GM Kovchan, Alexander	7.0	UKR	2573	2760	+1.89	51.0	40.0	=	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½
2	GM Hess, Robert L	7.0	USA	2625	2702	+1.01	51.0	38.5	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	½
3	GM Tiviakov, Sergei	6.5	NED	2650	2675	+0.40	52.5	35.75	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	0	1
4	GM Zherebukh, Yaroslav	6.5	UKR	2594	2653	+0.81	52.0	36.0	1	1	1	1	½	½	½	½	½
5	GM Rapport, Richard	6.0	HUN	2534	2603	+0.91	50.5	30.75	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	0	½
6	GM Ruck, Robert	6.0	HUN	2579	2574	+0.03	50.0	32.25	1	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	½
7	GM Romanov, Evgeny	6.0	RUS	2627	2553	-0.69	48.5	30.25	1	½	0	1	1	1	0	1	½
8	GM Durarbeyli, Vasif	6.0	AZE	2539	2471	-0.58	42.0	27.5	½	1	0	½	1	1	½	½	1
9	GM Ernst, Sipke	5.5	NED	2593	2530	-0.59	49.0	28.25	1	=	½	1	1	0	0	1	½
10	IM Poetsch, Hagen	5.5	GER	2408	2505	+1.24	46.0	25.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	½	0	1
11	GM Michalik, Peter	5.5	SVK	2509	2453	-0.43	45.5	24.75	1	1	0	½	1	0	1	0	1
12	IM Michiels, Bart	5.5	BEL	2492	2503	+0.28	45.0	26.75	0	1	1	1	1	0	½	½	½
13	FM Klein, David	5.5	NED	2378	2443	+0.90	45.0	26.0	1	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	1
14	IM Naroditsky, Daniel	5.5	USA	2472	2468	+0.18	45.0	24.75	1	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	0
15	IM Plat, Vojtech	5.5	CZE	2425	2464	+0.66	45.0	23.5	1	1	½	0	½	1	½	0	1
16	IM Bok, Benjamin	5.5	NED	2513	2437	-0.63	43.0	24.5	0	1	1	½	1	1	0	1	0
17	GM Hoffmann, Michael	5.5	GER	2499	2428	-0.59	41.0	25.5	½	1	0	½	1	1	½	½	½
18	GM Brandenburg, Daan	5.5	NED	2519	2363	-1.48	38.5	22.0	½	0	1	1	0	1	½	1	½

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2 tie for 1st at Groningen