Standings after 8 rounds:
| 1 | 5 | GM | Šarić Ivan | 2586 | Šk Liburnija, Rijeka | 6,0 | 3,5 | 22,00 | 0,0 |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Janković Alojzije | 2541 | Hašk Mladost, Zagreb | 6,0 | 1,5 | 19,00 | 0,0 |
| 3 | 10 | GM | Stević Hrvoje | 2614 | Šk Rijeka, Rijeka | 4,5 | 3,0 | 18,75 | 0,0 |
| 4 | 4 | GM | Kožul Zdenko | 2617 | Hašk Mladost, Zagreb | 4,5 | 2,5 | 17,25 | 0,0 |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Jovanić Ognjen | 2533 | Šk Liburnija, Rijeka | 4,5 | 1,0 | 15,50 | 0,0 |
| 6 | 9 | IM | Martinović Saša | 2499 | Šk Zadar, Zadar | 4,0 | 2,0 | 15,00 | 0,0 |
| 7 | 8 | GM | Šulava Nenad | 2539 | Šk Rijeka, Rijeka | 4,0 | 1,5 | 14,50 | 0,0 |
| 8 | 12 | GM | Cvitan Ognjen | 2554 | Šk Rijeka, Rijeka | 3,5 | 2,5 | 14,50 | 0,0 |
| 9 | 1 | GM | Palac Mladen | 2563 | Šk Zagreb, Zagreb | 3,5 | 2,0 | 13,00 | 0,0 |
| 10 | 2 | GM | Brkić Ante | 2564 | Šk Đuro Đaković Holding, | 2,5 | 1,0 | 10,00 | 0,0 |
| 11 | 6 | GM | Zelčić Robert | 2557 | Šk Zagreb, Zagreb | 2,5 | 1,0 | 8,50 | 0,0 |
| 12 | 11 | GM | Jovanović Zoran | 2537 | Šk Etf-Osijek, Osijek | 2,5 | 1,0 | 8,00 | 0,0 |
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