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15 players take joint lead in FIDE Rating Chess

Sunday, 20 July 2008


Fifteen players took joint lead with 3 points after the 3rd of the Greenwich University Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at the National Sports Council (NSC) conference-room and Federation hall-room in the city Saturday, reports UNB.

They are FM Abu Sufian Shakil, FM Mohammad Javed, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, Sohel Chowdhury, Mahtabuddin Ahmed Robin, Mohammad Ali, Arman Monir, Md. Hasan Emam, Aminul Islam Polash, Arman Siddique Mithu, Feroz Ahmed, Abdul Majed, Masudur Rahman Bari, Mohammad Shamim and Habibur Rahman Sohel.

In the day's 3rd round matches, Momin drew with Junior Champion Minhazuddin Ahmed, Javed beat Shahim, Robin defeated Sharif, Sohel beat Bikash, Ali outplayed Farhadur, Arman beat Bappi, Hasan thrashed Eva, Mithu defeated Lipon, Majed beat Sub-Junior Champion Saif, Habib crushed Moslem, Bari beat Rauf, Shameem blanked Apu while Feroz defeated Amin.

Shakil got walk-over against Shabab, Pagar got walk-over against Rashed while Polash also got walk-over against Karol.

The 4th round matches start Sunday at 3:30 PM at the same venue.