Leaders after 8 rounds:
| Rank | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Haslinger, Stewart | 7.0 | ENG | M | 2529 | 2765 | +1.99 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | GM Nijboer, Friso | 6.0 | NED | M | 2540 | 2595 | +0.64 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | GM Friedel, Joshua E | 5.5 | USA | M | 2555 | 2508 | -0.35 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 4 | GM Ulibin, Mikhail | 5.5 | RUS | M | 2533 | 2492 | -0.23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 5 | GM Brodsky, Michail | 5.5 | UKR | M | 2530 | 2575 | +0.54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ |
| 6 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | 5.5 | UKR | M | 2515 | 2495 | -0.10 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ |
| 7 | GM Kasparov, Sergey | 5.5 | BLR | M | 2488 | 2540 | +0.63 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 8 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 5.5 | ISR | M | 2474 | 2485 | +0.20 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 9 | GM Genov, Petar | 5.5 | BUL | M | 2470 | 2447 | -0.12 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 10 | IM Riemersma, Li | 5.5 | NED | M | 2431 | 2401 | -0.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | IM Caspi, Israel | 5.5 | ISR | M | 2404 | 2476 | +0.92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 12 | GM Kraai, Jesse | 5.0 | USA | M | 2526 | 2399 | -1.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 13 | IM Slingerland, Fred | 5.0 | NED | M | 2395 | 2442 | +0.51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | IM Willemze, Thomas | 5.0 | NED | M | 2391 | 2441 | +0.65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 15 | IM Van Delft, Merijn | 5.0 | NED | M | 2374 | 2361 | -0.11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 16 | IM Grooten, Herman | 5.0 | NED | M | 2328 | 2394 | +0.74 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Impressive play by Haslinger.