Round 5 of the Benidorm Chess Open heats up in Group A with Holm, Lalit Babu, and Gretarsson battling through the Swiss system. The nine-round tournament runs 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move, keeping the pace sharp enough that preparation matters but calculation dominates. Lalit Babu arrived as the rating favorite, but the Spanish venue has thrown up plenty of resistance so far. With four rounds complete, every result punches through the standings hard. The middle rounds separate the pretenders from contenders fast.