Two Indian IM AronykGhoshand NeelshSaha maintaining their joint lead in the Year Long First GM Chess Tournament securing 5.5 points each after the 7th round matches now being held at the media center of Bangladesh Olympic Association here on Tuesday.
GM VadimMalakhatkoof Belgium finished 2ndwith 5 points,
GM Deep Sengupta of India is in the 3rd position while Bangladeshi IM Mohammad FahadRahman is in the 4th slot with 4.5 points.
In the day’s 7th round matches, GM Malakhatko beat IM Fahad, IM Aronyk beat FM SubrotaBisaws, IM Neelash beat IM Mohammad MinhazUddin, IM Abu SufianShakil drew with GM Alexander Zubarev of Ukraine and GM Deep Sengupta drew with IM Mohammad NubairshahShaikh of India.
In the Year Long First IM Chess Tournament, IM KaustavChatterjeeleading the points table collecting 5,5points after the 8th round games at the same venue on Tuesday.
GM Alexey Kislinisky of Czech Republic is in the 2nd position with 5 points and CM TahsinTajwar Zia is in the 3rd slot securing 4.5 points.
In the day’s 8th round games: GM Alexey Kislinisky beat CM ManonRejaNeer, FM Mehdi HasanParag beat FM MdTaiburRahman, IM Kaustav beat SourathBisawas of India, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed beat IM MahmoodLodhi of Pakistan, CM Tahsin drew with IM AsylAbdyjapar of Kyrgyzstan.
The 8th round games of the GM Event and the 9th round games of the IM event will be held on Wednesday from 3:00 pm at the same venue.