Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh drew with GM Yakubboev Nodirbek of Uzbekistan in the 7th round match of the 29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, Masters event, held in UAE city of Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

After the 7th round matches, GM Ziaur Rahman earned 4.5 points, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman earned 3 points, GM Enamul Hossain Razib and FM Tahsin Tazwar Zia earned 2.5 points each.

In the other 7th round games, GM Enamul Hossain Razib drew with IM Zou Chen of China, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman won against FM Aditya Varun Gampa of India while FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia lost to IM Nogerbek Kazybek of Kazakhstan.

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The 8th round matches began on Wednesday evening Bangladesh time.

In the 8th round matches, GM Ziaur Rahman playing against with GM M Pranesh of India, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman playing with WIM Kamalidenova Meruert of Kazakhstan, GM Enamul Hossain Razib playing against WIM Zhou Guijui of China, while FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia against FM Aditya Vikram Paul of India.

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