Overview
- Triveni Continental Kings beat upGrad Mumba Masters 9-5, with Alireza Firouzja defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for his fifth straight win on the icon board.
- PBG Alaskan Knights claimed their first match victory of the season, overcoming Alpine SG Pipers 12-8 after wins by D. Gukesh over Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi over Anish Giri.
- Leinier Dominguez defeated R. Praggnanandhaa and Kateryna Lagno beat Hou Yifan as the Knights ended a four-match skid; Nino Batsiashvili and Leon Luke Mendonca scored for the Pipers.
- Ganges Grandmasters edged Fyers American Gambits 8-7, with Javokhir Sindarov defeating Richard Rapport while Viswanathan Anand drew Hikaru Nakamura on the top board.
- Triveni moved to 12 match points to lead the table, as Matchday 5 closed a volatile first half highlighted by decisive results on key boards across multiple ties.