Standings after 5 rounds
| 1. | Spoelman, Wouter | g | NED | 2564 | 4 |
| 2-3. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2687 | 3½ |
| 2-3. | Swinkels, Robin | g | NED | 2483 | 3½ |
| 4. | Ernst, Sipke | g | NED | 2596 | 3 |
| 5-6. | Smeets, Jan | g | NED | 2647 | 2½ |
| 5-6. | Sokolov, Ivan | g | NED | 2645 | 2½ |
| 7-8. | L’Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2611 | 2 |
| 7-8. | Brandenburg, Daan | m | NED | 2535 | 2 |
| 9. | Nijboer, Friso | g | NED | 2538 | 1½ |
| 10. | Janssen, Ruud | m | NED | 2512 | ½ |
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Giri can win this.