DHAKA, July 19, 2023 (BSS)-FM Subrota Biswas and FM Mehdi Hasan Parag took 
joint lead in the points table with maximum five points each after fifth 
round matches of Shofi Uddin Shah International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 
which is now being held now at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room. 

IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin following the leaders closely with 4.5 points. 

Fourteen players are sharing the third position with four points.

They are FM Md Sharif Hossain, FM Nayem Haque, FM Mohmmad Javed, Alekhya 
Mukhopadhyay of India, Jabed Al Azad, Sourav Choubey of India, CM Md. Abzid 
Rahman, CM Md Jamal Uddin, CM Md Sariatullah, CM Md Sajidul Haque, Delwar 
Hossain, FM Md Saif Uddin, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Srivansh Tiwari of India. 

The day's fifth round matches held today (Wednesday), FM Subrota Biswas beat 
FM Mohammad Javed, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag beat Alekhya Mukhopadhyay, IM 
Mohammad Minhaz Uddin beat Swarnavo Choudhury, CM Md Abzid Rahman beat Md. 
Sirajul Islam, CM Md. Jamal Uddin Kazi Afsan Rawnak, CM Md Sariatullah beat 
Md Mahbubur Rahman, FM Md Sharif Hossain drew with FM Nayem Haque, Jabed Al 
Azad drew with Choubey Saurabh, CM Md Sajidul Haque beat Din Mohammad, Delwar 
Hossain beat Israt Jahan Diba, FM Md Saif Uddin beat Kazi Zarin Tasnim, 
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam beat WCM Nusrat Jahan Alo and Sivansh Tiwari beat Md 
Asadujjaman.