| Placing | Points | Buholz | Ref | Name | Natioanlity | Title | Rating |
| 1 | 7.0 | 52.0 | 1 | Gyimesi Zoltan | Hun | GM | Elo 2518 |
| 2 | 7.0 | 50.5 | 3 | Miladinovic Igor | Gre | GM | Elo 2538 |
| 3 | 7.0 | 50.0 | 5 | Ward Chris | Eng | GM | Elo 2509 |
| 4 | 6.5 | 6 | Djuric Stefan | Itl | GM | Elo 2491 | |
| 5 | 6.0 | 2 | Horvath Jozsef | Hun | GM | Elo 2557 | |
| 6 | 5.5 | 51.5 | 7 | Gligoric Svetozar | Yug | GM | Elo 2487 |
| 7 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 9 | Tuturin Sergei | Rus | Elo 2253 | |
| 8 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 12 | Camilleri Stephen J | Mlt | Elo 2097 | |
| 9 | 5.0 | 48.0 | 8 | Hardicsay Peter | Hun | IM | Elo 2310 |
| 10 | 5.0 | 47.5 | 10 | Czibulka Zoltan | Hun | CM | H 2215 |
| 11 | 5.0 | 45.5 | 4 | Plaskett James | Eng | GM | Elo 2515 |
| 12 | 5.0 | 42.5 | 36 | Hawes Jonathan R | Jry | Elo 2096 | |
| 13 | 5.0 | 41.5 | 19 | Cassar Horace | Mlt | M 1970 | |
| 14 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 18 | Petterson John | Mlt | M 1975 | |
| 15 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 21 | Abela Daniel | Mlt | M 1950 | |
| 16 | 5.0 | 36.5 | 23 | Sammut Ron | Mlt | M 1900 | |
| 17 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 26 | Heron Don | Sct | Sct 1755 | |
| 18 | 4.5 | 43.0 | 11 | Grech Joseph | Mlt | Elo 2205 | |
| 19 | 4.5 | 41.0 | 22 | Deketelaere Francky | Blg | Be 1901 | |
| 20 | 4.5 | 39.5 | 16 | Vella Duncan | Mlt | M 2055 | |
| 21 | 4.5 | 39.5 | 17 | Vella Gera Walter | Mlt | M 1990 | |
| 22 | 4.0 | 43.0 | 20 | Smith Ivor | Eng | E 1964 | |
| 23 | 4.0 | 38.5 | 13 | Hurn Robert A | Wls | Wls 2083 | |
| 24 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 29 | Fisher James | Eng | Br 1576 | |
| 25 | 4.0 | 35.5 | 24 | Cauchi James | Mlt | M 1820 | |
| 26 | 4.0 | 34.5 | 15 | Grillage Andrew | Mlt | M 2060 | |
| 27 | 3.5 | 37.0 | 35 | Attard Ivan | Mlt | M 1820 | |
| 28 | 3.5 | 30.5 | 25 | Boagey Frank A | Eng | Br 1800 | |
| 29 | 3.5 | 30.5 | 27 | Demanuele Joseph | Mlt | M 1710 | |
| 30 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28 | Galea Francis | Mlt | M 1695 | |
| 31 | 3.0 | 31.5 | 14 | Kirkwood Robin | Wls | Br 2083 | |
| 32 | 2.5 | 33 | Ms Olive Ripppengal | Eng | M 1150 | ||
| 33 | 1.0 | 31 | Cuschieri Michael | Mlt | M 1445 | ||
| 34 | 0.5 | 34 | Ms Agnes Czibulka | Hun | |||
| 35 | 0 | 30 | Camilleri Hans* | Mlt | |||
| 36 | 0 | 32 | Lupi Andre* | Mlt |
Players marked with a (*) have retired from the tournament after the first round.