2nd Mayors Cup International Open Chess Tournament
Leaders after 5 rounds:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2570 | 5,0 | 18,0 | 12,0 | 18,00 | |
| 2 | GM | Deviatkin Andrei | RUS | 2566 | 5,0 | 16,5 | 10,5 | 16,50 | |
| 3 | GM | Areshchenko Alexander | UKR | 2657 | 5,0 | 16,0 | 10,5 | 16,00 | |
| 4 | GM | Bakre Tejas | IND | 2452 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 11,0 | 15,25 | |
| 5 | GM | Miroshnichenko Evgenij | UKR | 2680 | 4,5 | 17,0 | 10,5 | 15,25 | |
| 6 | GM | Fominyh Alexander | RUS | 2485 | 4,5 | 16,0 | 10,0 | 14,25 | |
| 7 | GM | Koneru Humpy | IND | 2612 | 4,5 | 16,0 | 9,5 | 13,75 | |
| 8 | GM | Iuldachev Saidali | UZB | 2497 | 4,5 | 14,5 | 9,0 | 13,00 | |
| 9 | GM | Zinchenko Yaroslav | UKR | 2531 | 4,5 | 14,0 | 9,0 | 13,25 | |
| 10 | IM | Himanshu Sharma | IND | 2403 | 4,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 11,75 |
Here are the full standings.
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