7 players are just a half point behind the leaders after 5 rounds
After completion of 5 rounds, a total of 7 players are trying to chase the Belarusian Grandmasters. Among these 7 players, we have GM Rohith Krishna S, GM Srihari LR, FM Jinan Jomon, Untitled Jihan Tejas Shah, who is increasing his rating by 69 points, IM Mehar Chinna Reddy CH, CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma, and GM Nguyen Van Huy on 4.5/5 points. In round 6, Nguyen Van Huy will play against Rohith Krishna S, Srihari LR will go against Jihan Tejas Shah, and Mehar Chinna Reddy will play against Madhvendra Pratap Sharma.
Some Important Results of Round 4

2114 Rated Agnivo Chakraborty won his game against IM Ayush Sharma

Untitled Arnav Agrawal played a draw against GM Srihari LR

2138 Rated Avirat Chauhan held a draw against GM Deepan Chakkravarthy
Just 2 decisive results at the top 4 boards in round 5
Both Belarusian Grandmasters, Aleksandrov Aleksej and Fedorov Alexei, won their respective games against IM Elgabry Mohsen and Agnivo Chakraborty, and in round 6, they will be playing against each other.
GM Aleksandrov Aleksej vs IM Elgabry Mohsen (1-0)
GM Fedorov Alexei vs Agnivo Chakraborty (1-0)
Important Games From Round 1-5
Rank after Round 5
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | GM | 2409 | Belarus | 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||
2 | 11 | GM | 2377 | Belarus | 5 | 13 | 14,5 | 14,5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5,4 | ||||
3 | 1 | GM | 2489 | Tamil Nadu | 4,5 | 15,5 | 17,5 | 15,25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2,7 | ||||
4 | 2 | GM | 2472 | Tamil Nadu | 4,5 | 14,5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2,4 | ||||
5 | 16 | FM | 2323 | Kerala | 4,5 | 14 | 16,5 | 14,25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6,4 | ||||
6 | 43 | 2128 | Gujarat | 4,5 | 13,5 | 16 | 13,75 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 68,8 | |||||
7 | 10 | IM | 2384 | Telangana | 4,5 | 13,5 | 15,5 | 13,25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1,2 | ||||
8 | 21 | CM | 2284 | Madhya Pradesh | 4,5 | 13,5 | 15 | 13,25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 6 | ||||
9 | 12 | GM | 2360 | Vietnam | 4,5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1,7 | ||||
10 | 34 | IM | 2177 | Egypt | 4 | 15,5 | 18,5 | 13,5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 24 | ||||
11 | 25 | 2258 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 15,5 | 17,5 | 13,25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 33,6 | |||||
12 | 45 | CM | 2113 | Kerala | 4 | 14,5 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 23,6 | ||||
13 | 19 | FM | 2299 | Chhattisgarh | 4 | 14,5 | 16,5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 4,8 | ||||
14 | 26 | IM | 2255 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13,5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6,6 | ||||
15 | 44 | 2114 | West Bengal | 4 | 14 | 15,5 | 10,5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 50 |
Round 6 Pairings
Bo. | No. |
| White | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | Club/City |
| No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | GM | 2377 | Belarus | 5 | 5 | GM | 2409 | Belarus | 9 | |||||
2 | 12 | GM | 2360 | Vietnam | 4½ | 4½ | GM | 2489 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | |||||
3 | 2 | GM | 2472 | Tamil Nadu | 4½ | 4½ | 2128 | Gujarat | 43 | ||||||
4 | 10 | IM | 2384 | Telangana | 4½ | 4½ | CM | 2284 | Madhya Pradesh | 21 | |||||
5 | 16 | FM | 2323 | Kerala | 4½ | 4 | IM | 2468 | Assam | 3 | |||||
6 | 6 | GM | 2428 | Russia | 4 | 4 | WGM | 2175 | Vietnam | 35 | |||||
7 | 38 | AIM | 2147 | West Bengal | 4 | 4 | GM | 2426 | ICF | 7 | |||||
8 | 8 | GM | 2416 | Vietnam | 4 | 4 | 2136 | Kerala | 41 | ||||||
9 | 19 | FM | 2299 | Chhattisgarh | 4 | 4 | CM | 2113 | Kerala | 45 | |||||
10 | 44 | 2114 | West Bengal | 4 | 4 | GM | 2269 | ICF | 23 |







