Fourteen players are sharing leads in the points table with maximum 2 points each after the completion of the second round games in the WALTON 37th National Women’s Chess Championship now being held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room here.
They are WIM Shamima Akter Liza, reigning woman champion WFM Nazrana Khan Eva, WFM Tanima Parveen of Chittagong, reigning woman runner-up WFM Sharmin Sultana Shirin, WFM Zakia Sultana, Dilara Jahan Nupur, Hamida Khan, Jahanara Haque Runu, Umme Taslima Protiva Talukder, Farjana Hossain Annie, Kazi Zarin Tasnim, Afrin Jahan Munia, Tanzina Akter Tani and Noshin Anjum.
In the day’s 2nd round games held on Monday, WIM Liza beat Jannatiul Ferdous, WFM Tanima beat Zahuratul Zannat Zisha, WFM Shirin beat Syeda Fahmida Malek, WFM Eva beat Sumaiya Khondoker, WFM Zakia beat Thakur Zania Haque, Nupur beat Marufa Azad Sukanna, Hamida beat Nusrat Jahan Alo, Runu beat Israt Jahan Diba, Protiva beat Sadia Afrin Samia, Annie beat Ayaana Chowdhury, Zarin beat Kiswara Shajrin Evana, Munia beat Ferdousi Ajmira, Tani beat Rumaysa Haider, Noshin beat Nusrat Jahan Liza, Walijah Ahmed split points with WIM Rani Hamid and Jhorna Begum drew with WFM Afroza Khanam Bably.
