2nd seed Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta of PSPB in sole lead after defeating International Master Koustav Chatterjee of West Bengal, Top seed Grandmaster Sethuraman SP of PSPB defeated Grandmaster Deep Sengupta of PSPB.After the 5th Round GM Abhijeet Gupta leading the tournament with 5 points followed by GM Sethuraman SP, GM Mitrabha Guha, GM Visakh NR & IM Aronyak Ghosh.
Ranking Crosstable after Round 5
| Rank | Name | Rtg | Club | Type | Pts | |
| 1 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | 2601 | PSPB | 5 | |
| 2 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | 2521 | RSPB | U20 | 4½ |
| 3 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | 2487 | West Bengal | 4½ | |
| 4 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 2642 | PSPB | 4½ | |
| 5 | GM | Visakh N R | 2544 | RSPB | 4½ | |
| 6 | GM | Iniyan P | 2507 | Tamil Nadu | U20 | 4 |
| 7 | IM | Koustav Chatterjee | 2508 | West Bengal | U20 | 4 |
| 8 | Dere Pushkar | 2114 | Maharashtra | U20 | 4 | |
| 9 | IM | Kushagra Mohan | 2390 | Telangana | U18 | 4 |
| 10 | Sahoo Utkal Ranjan | 2333 | Odisha | 4 | ||
| 11 | Hari Madhavan N B | 2385 | Tamil Nadu | U20 | 4 | |
| 12 | IM | Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H. | 2405 | RSPB | 4 | |
| 13 | GM | Mendonca Leon Luke | 2566 | Goa | U16 | 4 |
| 14 | IM | Ratnakaran K. | 2304 | RSPB | 4 | |
| 15 | Garv Rai | 2181 | Delhi | U16 | 4 | |
| 16 | Bharadia Yash | 2117 | Rajasthan | U14 | 4 | |
| 17 | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | 2459 | PSPB | 4 |
Grand Opening of the Western Asia Youth and Junior Chess Championships 2026 in Ahmedabad 
Live games link for Western Asian Youth & Junior (all categories) Chess Championship 2026 
FINAL Report :Senior National Arbiter Seminar, Mohali on 03 & 04 October 2026 
Final Report:Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination in Guwahati – 02 & 03 September 2026 
FIDE World Junior Rapid & Blitz (Open & Girls Under 20)Chess Championships – 2026 in Al Ain, U.A.E. from 1st to 7th November, 2026 
Final Report of SNA Seminar & Exam at The Heritage School, Tarapith, West Bengal on 02 & 03 October 2026