Sharing the lead along with Lalith Babu were GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India) and IM Mozharov Mikhail (Russia) among others.
Results (Round 5): (Indians unless specified):
M R Lalith Babu (4.5) bt Ter-Sahakyan Samvel (Arm) 4, Guramishvili Sopiko (Geo) 3.5 lost to Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (4.5), Mirozev Azer (Aze) 4 drew with V Vishnu Prasanna (4), Loeffler Stefan (Ger) 3.5 lost to Mozharov Mikhail (Rus) 4.5, Popov Ivan (Rus) 4 bt Karthikeyan Murali (3.5), Babujian Levon (Arm) 4 bt Petrosyan Tigran S (Arm) 3, R R Laxman (3.5) drew with Papin Vasily (Rus) 3.5, T U Navin Kanna (3) lost to Drazic Sinisa (Srb) 4, Swapnil S Dhopade (3) lost to Sardana Rishi (Aus) 4, N R Vignesh (3.5) drew with Shardul Gagare (3.5).
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