Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2642 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2. | Smeets, Jan | g | NED | 2659 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3. | Ernst, Sipke | g | NED | 2572 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4. | L’Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2620 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5. | Nijboer, Friso | g | NED | 2567 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6. | Spoelman, Wouter | g | NED | 2580 | 2½ | ||||||||||
| 7. | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2653 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8. | Bok, Benjamin | f | NED | 2430 | 1½ | ||||||||||
| 9. | Reinderman, Dimitri | g | NED | 2608 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10. | Van Kampen, Robin | m | NED | 2481 | 1 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Giri is unstoppable.