IM Abu Sufian Shakil of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited and FM Mehdi Hasan Parag of Leonine Chess Club now took jointly lead in the points table with 7 points each after the 8th round games of the Golden Sporting Club International Rating Chess Tournament now being held at Muktijuddho Smrity Stadium Bhaban in Rajshahi.
Four Players are sharing 2nd position with 6.5 points. They are FM Debaraj Chatterjee of Titas Club, WIM Rani Hamid, Dilip Das and Shrutarshi Roy of India.
Five players are sharing 3rd position with 6 points.
They are M Saiful Islam Chowdhury of Sonali Bank Sports & Recreation Club, FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Shafiq Ahmed of Titas Club, Shahnaz Mohammad Faruk and M Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan.
The 8th round games were held Tuesday, Shakil split points with Parag, Dilip split points with Shrutarshi, Rani Hamid beat Shahnaz, Debaraj beat Mohammad Manik, Fahad beat Kingshuk Das, Saiful beat Raja Miah, Shafiq beat K Shibli Noman, Nasim beat Faisal Hossain and Babul Prang drew with FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman Emon.
