Grand Master Enamul Hossain Razib of Bangladesh beat Indian IM Prraneeth Vuppala in the 4th round Open Division match of the Asian Continental Chess Championships 2023 held in Almaty of Kazakhstan Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier in the 3rd round match on Tuesday morning, Razib drew with Indonesian GM Megaranto Susanto in the Open Division.
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After the day's 4th round matches, Razib scored 3 points, International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh earned 2 points (three matches) while WFM Noshin Anjum scored 1.5 points from four matches.
In the day's other 3rd round matches, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh won against CM Smirnov Mark of Kazakhstan while in the women's category, WFM Noshin Anjum drew with Weng Yu-Hsin of Chinese Taipei.
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The 4th round games of both the divisions began today (Tuesday) from 5 pm Bangladesh time.
In the day's 4th round, WFM Noshin drew with Ospanova Adelya of Kazakhstan (women’s section) while IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman playing against FM Nurgaliyev Sauat of Kazakhstan till last report received, apart from GM Enamul Hossain Razib's victory over Indian IM Prraneeth Vuppala.
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