Leaders after 5 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Hammer, Jon Ludvig | 4.5 | NOR | M | 2588 | 2726 | +0.64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 2 | GM Williams, Simon K | 4.5 | ENG | M | 2550 | 2687 | +0.61 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | GM Hebden, Mark L | 4.5 | ENG | M | 2522 | 2718 | +0.97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | GM Cherniaev, Alexander | 4.0 | RUS | M | 2465 | 2425 | -0.14 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | IM Loeffler, Stefan | 4.0 | GER | M | 2416 | 2970 | +0.79 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | = | |
| 6 | GM McDonald, Neil | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2412 | 2485 | +0.46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | IM Gullaksen, Eirik | 4.0 | NOR | M | 2400 | 2528 | +0.84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | IM Houska, Jovanka | 4.0 | ENG | F | 2391 | 2455 | +0.42 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | IM Buckley, Graeme N | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2388 | 2438 | +0.40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | IM Ansell, Simon T | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2387 | 2397 | +0.09 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | IM Rendle, Thomas E | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2382 | 2538 | +1.04 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | IM Cox, John J | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2377 | 2997 | +1.06 | 1 | = | = | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | IM Aikhoje, Odion | 4.0 | NGR | M | 2252 | 2432 | +1.14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Stephan, Axel | 4.0 | GER | M | 2225 | 2478 | +1.62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Full standings here.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Hammer!
Susan, hes smiling now but 10 years from now im gunna be all over this kid for that Cookie Wig, like u and Tal! hahahahaha.