Siam wins, Zisha loses in first round

Ikramul Haq Siam won in the first round match of the Asian Junior and Girls Under-20 Chess Championships in his respective group while Zisha lost to her counterpart held at Tagaytay city of Philippines Saturday, reports UNB.

In the 1st round matches, Bangladesh national junior runner-up Ikramul Haq Siam beat Ahmed Alzarovni of UAE while in the girl's section national junior girl champion Zahuratul Zannat Zisha lost to WFM Zhylkaidarova Sholpan of Kazakhstan.

A total of 30 players split in two sections are taking part in the continental meet.

In the Junior Section, 14-player are taking part, including two IM and two FIDE Masters, from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Mongolia, Philippines, Guam and UAE while in Girls Section 16 players, including one WIM and six Women FIDE Masters are from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Kazakhstan and UAE.