DHAKA, Feb 6, 2026 (BSS)- Anata Choudhury of Manha's Castle maintained solo 
lead in the points table with 6.5 points after seventh round games in the 
preliminary round of the Spectrum Bangladesh National Cup Chess held at the 
Bangladesh Chess Federation's hall-room today (Friday).

CM Md Sajidul Haque and CM Md Azmaeen Parvez Sayor jointly shared second 
position with six points.

Six players jointly shared the third position with 5.5 points. 

They are Swarnavo Choudhury, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, CM Md Abu Hanif, Golam 
Mostafa Bhuiyan, CM Md Masum Hossain and WFM Noshin Anjum. 

In the seventh round matches, Anata Choudhury split point with Swarnavo 
Choudhury. CM Md Sajidul Haque defeated Rayan Rashid Mugdho, CM Md Azmaeen 
Parvez Sayor defeated Md Moniruzzaman Masud, CM Md Abu Hanif defeated 
Khondakar Nazre Mowla and FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman defeated Sk Rashedul Hasan.

In other matches, Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan defeated Tahmidul Haque, CM Md Masum 
Hossain defeated Md Eftekhar Alam, WFM Noshin Anjum defeated Aiyan Rahman, 
Jinnat Akter Shahnaz defeated Feroz Ahmed. CM Md Sariat Ullah defeated Md 
Anisujjaman Mullick, CM Mahbubuddin Ahmed defeated Muhtady Tajwar Nasheed, 
and Afzal Hossain Sacchu defeated Miraj Uddin Ahmed, CM Zoar Haque Prodhan 
defeated Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury, Siam Chowdhury defeated Abdur Raufe Aziz, 
Arham Omar defeated FM Md Saif Uddin, Mihir Lal Das defeated Maynul Islam and 
CM Md Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan defeated Md Tariqur Rahman.