Zia loses to Deep Sen in sixth round

Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman lost to Indian GM Deep Sen in the 6th round match of the 3rd Kolkata International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament held in Kolkata on Saturday, reports UNB.

After the 6th round matches-three Bangladeshi players-GM ZiaurRahman, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed and FM Khondakar Aminul Islam-earned four points each.

IM Abu Sufian Shakil and FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman earned 3.5 points each, FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman earned three points, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, CM SM Sharon and CM Sohel Chowdhury earned 2.5 points each.

FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, CM Chanchal Kumer Ghosh and Mohammad Anisuzzaman Jewel earned 2 points each, WIM Rani Hamid, Mukaddesur Rahman Khan and TahsinTajwar Zia earned 1.5 points each in the 6th round matches.

In the 6th round matches, GM Zia lost to GM Deep SFM, Nasir beat Arpan Das, FM Amin beat Priyanka Nutakki of India, IM Shakil drew with IM Shyaammnikhil of India, FM Mahfuz lost to GM Thipsay Praveen of India, FM Fahad lost to CM Mendonca Leon Luke of India, IM Minhaz lost to Subhayan Kundu of India, FM Pagar lost to Mahindrakar Indrajeet of India, CM Sharon drew with Suvradeepta Das of India, and CM Sohel drew with Jain Nityata of India.