Leaders after 5 rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Howell David W L | 2698 | None | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | GM | Hawkins Jonathan | 2554 | None | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | GM | Gormally Daniel W | 2484 | None | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | GM | Emms John M | 2460 | None | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | 2 | GM | Pert Nicholas | 2562 | None | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | GM | Hebden Mark L | 2500 | Guildford 4ncl | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | 4 | GM | Arkell Keith C | 2502 | Cheddleton | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 8 | GM | Flear Glenn C | 2450 | Guildford | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | IM | Pert Richard G | 2440 | Brentwood | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 12 | GM | Summerscale Aaron P | 2416 | None | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 13 | FM | Jackson James P | 2343 | Chess Mates N’ton | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | Weaving Richard | 2257 | Cambridge Uni | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 18 | IM | Rudd Jack | 2247 | Barnstaple | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 30 | Hill Alistair | 2159 | Battersea | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 34 | Mason Donald J | 2145 | Shirley & Wythall | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 57 | Kalaiyalahan Akshaya | 1999 | Ccf | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 63 | Golding Alex | 1963 | Ashtead | 3.5 | 0.0 | |||
| 18 | 10 | GM | Williams Simon K | 2426 | None | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | GM | Ward Chris G | 2423 | None | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 14 | IM | Cooper John G | 2313 | None | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Full standings: http://chess-results.com/tnr179427.aspx