Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh shared the third slot with 10 other players after 7th round of games in the 8th Mumbai Mayor's Cup International Open Chess Tournament in Mumbai, India Saturday, reports UNB.
Ziaur, who is a Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd player, earned 5 points from seven games while grandmaster Abdullah Al Rakib and grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib of Bangladesh Navy earned 4.5 points each from as many games.
The two other Bangladesh players Kazi Mahbub Afzal of Dabanal Chess Club and Abul Kashem of Dhaka Chess Club earned 2 points each.
Against their Indian counterpart in the 7th round games, Ziaur conceded defeat against grandmaster R R Laxman.
Zia shares third place in Mumbai Mayor\\\'s Cup
FE Team | Published: June 07, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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