In de eerste ronde waren er zes partijen:
| Wit | Zwart | |||
| Wim van Munster | 1762 | Cees Schoolenberg | 1680 | 0-1 |
| Hans Koedam | 1650 | Cor Treure | 1750 | ½-½ |
| Johan Steenbergen | 1709 | René Geuskens | 1628 | 0-1 |
| Piet Jansen | 1387 | John Gebraad | 1546 | ½-½ |
| Bert van Briemen | 1447 | Sepp Haubenwallner | 1373 | 1-0 |
| Maarten Geuskens | 1370 | Wim Heinen | 1400 | 0-1 |
Dit levert de volgende stand op:
| Naam | Rating | Par | Pnt | TPR | Rat T | W-We |
| Cees Schoolenberg | 1680 | 1 | 1 | 2232 | 1762 | 0.61 |
| René Geuskens | 1628 | 1 | 1 | 2179 | 1709 | 0.61 |
| Bert van Briemen | 1447 | 1 | 1 | 1843 | 1373 | 0.40 |
| Wim Heinen | 1400 | 1 | 1 | 1840 | 1370 | 0.46 |
| Hans Koedam | 1650 | 1 | 0.5 | 1750 | 1750 | 0.14 |
| Cor Treure | 1750 | 1 | 0.5 | 1650 | 1650 | -0.14 |
| Piet Jansen | 1387 | 1 | 0.5 | 1546 | 1546 | 0.21 |
| John Gebraad | 1546 | 1 | 0.5 | 1387 | 1387 | -0.21 |
| Wim van Munster | 1762 | 1 | 0 | 1210 | 1680 | -0.61 |
| Johan Steenbergen | 1709 | 1 | 0 | 1158 | 1628 | -0.61 |
| Sepp Haubenwallner | 1373 | 1 | 0 | 977 | 1447 | -0.40 |
| Maarten Geuskens | 1370 | 1 | 0 | 930 | 1400 | -0.46 |