GM Leon Luke Mendonca continues his good form from World Junior 2022. He seized his opportunity against Mongolia no.3 GM Tsegmed Batchuluun to become the sole leader 3/3. GM Karthikeyan Murali missed a great opportunity to score a win against IM Koustav Chatterjee. In the Women's section, IM Tania Sachdev won her game using tactics against WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty. WIM Saina Salonika handed Mongolia no.2 woman, IM Davaademberel Nomin-Erdene her second defeat of the event. Leon vs S L Narayanan, Pranav Anand vs Praggnanandhaa, Priyanka Nutakki vs Tania and Vantika vs Nandhidhaa are some of the interesting top board pairings