GM Ziaur Rahman became 19th in the Open Section of the Asian Continental Chess Championships which was held at Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. Zia earned 5 points out of 9 games. 9th or last round game was held on last Friday and Zia beat FM Al-Hadarani Hatim of Yemen. Zia gained 8 rating from this event.
GM Yu Yangyi of China became unbeaten champion with 7 points in the Open section.
Total 64 players from 21 countries including 32 Grandmasters and 11 International Masters took part in the Open section.
In the women section, WFM Nazrana Khan Eva became 29th. Eva earned 3½ points out of 9 games.
In the last round game, Eva lost to Dahdal Lougain of Jordan. Eva lost 26 rating in this event.
WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma of Indonesia became champion with 7 points in women section.
Total 32 players from 16 countries including 9 Grandmasters, 4 International Masters and 10 Women International Masters participated in the event.
