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Zia shares 3rd slot in Mayor Cup Chess
DHAKA, June 9, 2018 (BSS)- GM Ziaur Rahamn Zia sharing 3rd position along with other 17 players with 5.5 points out of 8 games and after 8th round games of the 11th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Chess tournament now being held at Mumbai in India.
After 8th round games, IM Abu Sufian Shakil and CM Chanchal Kumer Ghosh earned 5 points each, CM Sohel Chowdhury bagged 4.5 points, Jamal Usddin, Anisuzzaman Jewel and Shahnaz Mohammad Faruque earned 4 points each.
Abzid Rahman, Avik Sarker, Arifuzzaman Arif, and Mezanur Rahman secured 3 points each. Mohammad Hasan, Sazzad Kishor and Shahidul Islam 2.5 points each, Tipu Sultan, Protiva Talukder, Firoz Kabir and Kazi Zarin Tasnim collected 2 points each, Tahsin Tajwar Zia, Kazi Mahbub Afzal, Akmal Hossain Khan, Sohel Rana Pritom and Wadifa Ahmed 1.5 points each and Jodunath Biswas earned 1 point.
In the day’s 8th round games were Friday afternoon, GM Zia beat FM Sauravh Kehhrdeker of India, IM Shakil lost to GM Neverov Valeriy of Ukraine, CM Chanchal beat Arya Nirag Shah of India, CM Sohel drew with Tanmay Jain of India, Jewel lost to Pranavananda of India, Shahnaz drew with Saranya J of India.
Mezan lost to Shantharam of India, Avik lost to Gokhle Rishabh of India, Jamal beat Vijin Babu of India, Abzid lost to Kanishk of India, Sazzad lost to Harsh Suresh of India, Shahid lost Aagam Aditya of India, Tipu lost to Aryan Ranjan of India, Arif beat Zarin, Protiva lost to Kiyarra Sunil Khaturia of India, Hasan beat Akmal, Walijah beat Afzal, Firoz beat Jodunath and Wadfifah drew with Pritom.
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