Twenty-five players were sharing the lead in the Prime Bank 18th International Rating Chess Tournament after the second round games at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room here on Thursday.
Securing full two points each, GM Ziaur Rahman, FM Mehdi Hasan, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, CM Sohel Chowdhury, Shawkat Hossain Pollab, Uten, Mohammed Enayet Hossain, Matiur Rahman Mamun, WFM Sharmin Sultana Shirin, Masum Hossain, Shawkat Bin Osman Shaon, Abdul Momin, Mohammad Sherajul Kabir, Anata Choudhury, Alimul Haque Kazal, Mohammad Ibrahim Hossain, Shahnaz Mohammad Faruque, Gias Uddin Mithu, S M Tareq, Zakaria, Mokaddesur Rahman Khan Sohan, Zakir Hossain Shiplu, Nurul Islam, Gour Sundar Biswas and Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury are on the top..