Leaders after 5 rounds
| Rk | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM HOWELL, David W L | 5.0 | ENG | M | 2611 | 3141 | +1.23 |
| 2 | GM EDOUARD, Romain | 4.0 | FRA | M | 2636 | 2580 | -0.23 |
| 3 | GM ISTRATESCU, Andrei | 4.0 | ROU | M | 2616 | 2628 | +0.08 |
| 4 | GM HEBDEN, Mark L | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2560 | 2492 | -0.23 |
| 5 | GM GORMALLY, Daniel W | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2470 | 2528 | +0.32 |
| 6 | IM SHYAM, Sundar M | 4.0 | IND | M | 2439 | 2560 | +0.73 |
| 7 | IM PRASANNA, Rao | 4.0 | IND | M | 2400 | 2666 | +1.69 |
| 8 | IM BATES, Richard A | 4.0 | ENG | M | 2370 | 2625 | +1.60 |
| 9 | GM KOTRONIAS, Vasilios | 3.5 | GRE | M | 2591 | 2449 | -0.69 |
| 10 | GM NEVEROV, Valeriy | 3.5 | UKR | M | 2522 | 2523 | +0.07 |
| 11 | IM DAS Arghyadip | 3.5 | IND | M | 2476 | 2352 | -0.61 |
| 12 | GM SUMMERSCALE, Aaron P | 3.5 | ENG | M | 2434 | 2372 | -0.33 |
| 13 | IM RENDLE, Thomas E | 3.5 | ENG | M | 2400 | 2567 | +1.13 |
| 14 | IM BELLIN, Robert | 3.5 | ENG | M | 2367 | 2403 | +0.28 |
| 15 | FM ASHTON, Adam G | 3.5 | ENG | M | 2330 | 2356 | +0.23 |
| 16 | FM EGGLESTON, David J | 3.5 | ENG | M | 2307 | 2565 | +1.71 |
| 17 | FM DRUCKENTHANER, Andreas | 3.5 | AUT | M | 2306 | 2395 | +0.48 |
| 18 | GRIFFITHS, Ryan Rhys | 3.5 | IRL | M | 2267 | 2356 | +0.41 |
| 19 | CHKARTINA, Gerhana | 3.5 | INA | F | 2014 | 2331 | +2.01 |
Full standings: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/2011/SMWSite/index.html
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