Rakib, Parag take joint lead after 5th round
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
GM Abdullah Al-Rakib of Bangladesh Navy and FM Mehdi Hasan Pagar of Leonine Chess Club are taking joint lead with maximum 5 points each after ending the 5th round games of the Walton International Rating Chess tournament at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room in the city, reports BSS.
Uten of Leonine Chess Club closely following the leaders with 4.5 points.
In the day's 5th round games held Tuesday, Rakib beat Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, Parag beat Rabiul Bhuiyan, Uten beat Mukitul Islam Ripon, FM Mohammad Javed beat Saimon Siddiqur Rahman, Maftabuddin Ahmed beat Anisuzzaman Mallik, FM M Saif Uddin beat M Abdur Rauf, Anisuzzaman Jewel beat M Zakaria, Mohammad Enayet Hossain beat Elias Shah, M Sagar beat Anata Chowdhury, Abdul Momin beat Shahjahan Kabir, Mohammad Sherajul Kabir beat Amadul Kabir Chowdhury and Abjit Barua beat Feroz Ahmed.