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DHAKA, March 12, 2026 (BSS) - Twelve players shared lead in the point table  after the third round of SSPL Int’l FIDE Rating Chess tournament held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room today (Thursday).

They are International Master (IM) Mohammad Fahad Rahman, IM Manon Reja Neer, FIDE Master (FM) Sakline Mostafa Sajid, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia, FM Subrota Biswas, FM Mohammad Javed, FM Nayem Haque, FM Sharif Hossain, Anata Choudhury, Jabed Al Azad, Rayan Rashid Mugdho and Hrishin Talukder.
 
Six players shared the second position with 2.5 points. They are IM Abu Sufian Shakil, Swarnavo Choudhury, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Faisal Hossain, Md. Rabiul Hossain and Tahmidul Haque.

In the day’s third round matches, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman defeated CM Md. Abu Hanif, IM Manon Reja Neer defeated Saurabh Choubey of India, FM Sakline Mostafa Sajid defeated CM S M Sharon,  FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia defeated CM Md Jamal Uddin, FM Subrota Biswas defeated Md Nasir Uddin, FM Mohammad Javed defeated M. M. Zahirul Islam, Rayan Rashid Mugdho defeated FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, FM Nayem Haque defeated Abrar Reazul Ahnaf Mohammad, FM Sharif Hossain defeated Md REdoy Ahammed, Anata Choudhury defeated Oitijjo Barua, Jabed Al Azad defeated Arham Omar, Hrishin Talukder defeated Mohammed Enayet Hossain, Md. Rabiul Hossain defeated Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, IM Abu Sufian Shakil defeated CM Md Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan, Swarnavo Choudhury defeated Khondakar Nazre Mowla, Faisal Hossain defeated Md. Imam Hossain Mir, Tahmidul Haque defeated Gulam Sarwar, Badal Halder split point with Afzal Hossain Sacchu and Aiyan Rahman split point with CM Avik Sarker.