GM Ankit Rajpara (2460) stood among the leaders after defeating compatriot Yogesh Gautam (2207) to move to 4.5/5.
Top seed GM Baadur Jobava (2664) meanwhile conceded two draws to players rated much lower than him to be left at 4.0/5. IM Arghyadip Das (2485) and IM Prasanna Rao (2424) are also standing at 4.0/5 while IM Somak Palit (2345) is at 3.5/5.
Check the Round 6 pairings here.