GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Navy earned 4 points after 5th round games and sharing 3rd position along with other 16 players in the points table of elite category of 9th Kiit International Chess Festival now being held on Thursday in Bhubaneswar, India.
FM Sk. Nasir Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy and CM Sohel Chowdhury of Sheikh Russel Memorial Sporting Club earned 3 points each.
FM Kh. Aminul Islam of Bangladesh Navy and Zoar Haque Prodhan bagged 2.5 points each, Mohammad Hasan and Nurul Islam Mahin earned 2 points each, FM Eunus Hasan, M Jamal Uddin, Mohammad Sherajul Kabir and Kawsar Ali Ety earned 1.5 points each. Rubel Parvez, Abul Kashem and Jannatul Ferdous earned 1 point each.
In the 5th round, Zia beat IM Rahul Sangma of India, Nasir beat Baivab Mishra of India, Sohel split points with WGM Swati Ghate of India, Kh. Amin lost to Arjun Kalyan of India, Zoar split points with Rakesh Kumar Jena of India, Eunus lost to Saman Ansuman of India, Sheraj lost to Cheela Naga Sampath of India, Hasan drew with Sahil Tickoo of India, Mahin beat Chandreyee Hajra of India, Ety drew with Krishmachari of India, Jamal beat Shah Ram Surat of Nepal and Kashem split points with Karunanayake Mayuri of Sri Lanka.
