DHAKA, Jan 6, 2026 (BSS)-Fourteen players shared lead in the points table 
after 3rd round games with maximum three points in the BCF Open FIDE Rating 
Chess Tournament held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room today 
(Tuesday).

They are International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, International Master 
Manon Reja Neer, International Master Md Minhaz Uddin, International Master 
Abu Sufian Shakil, FIDE Master Sakline Mostafa Sajid, FIDE Master Tahsin 
Tajwar Zia, FIDE Master Subrota Biswas, FIDE Master Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, FIDE 
Master Md Sharif Hossain, FIDE Master Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, Candidate Master 
Md Sajidul Haque, Tashriq Saihan Shan, Delwar Hossain and Aiyan Rahman.

In the day's third round matches,IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman defeated Sk. 
Rashedul Hasan, IM Manon Reja Neer beat M M Zahirul Islam, IM Md. Minhaz 
Uddin outplayed Faisal Hossain, IM Abu Sufian Shakil outclassed Ajraf Anan, 
FM Sakline Mostafa Sajid beat Oitijjo Barua, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia defeated 
Kazi Shiyf, FM Subrota Biswas beat CM Zoar Haque Prodhan, FM Sheikh Nasir 
Ahmed defeated Rayan Rashid Mugdho, Aiyan Rahman got walk-over against FM 
Nayem Haque, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman defeated CM Md. Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan, 
FM Md. Sharif Hossain defeated FM Md. Saif Uddin, CM Md. Sajidul Haque 
defeated Omar Faruk Biplob, Tashriq Saihan Shan defeated Yasin Arafat and 
Delwar Hossain beat WFM Nazrana Khan Eva, FM Mohammad Javed drew with Abdul 
Momin, CM Sohel Chowdhury split point with Md Moniruzzaman Monir and WIM Rani 
Hamid split point with CM Mahtabuddin Ahmed.