Grand Master  Ziaur Rahman has been crowned unbeaten champion in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament securing eight points after the 9th and last round matches held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room on Tuesday. 

FM Mohammad Javed became runner-up. 

GM Zia and FM Javed both earned 8 points each after the  9th and last round matches.

But  in the tie-breaking system, GM Zia clinched the title and FM Javed became runner-up.

Five players earned 7 points each.

In a tie-breaking system, CM Manon Reja Neer became 3rd, FM FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia became 4th, CM Nayem Haque became 5th, FM Khandaker Aminul Islam became 6th and CM Md. Sharif Hossain became 7th. 

Six players earned 6.5 points each. 

After the tie-breaking system, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag became 8th, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin became 9th, FMN Subrota Biswas became 10th, Jabed Al Azad became 11th, Resat-E-Noor became 12th and FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman became 13th. 

Eighteen players earned 6 points each to share the  14th to 20th slot..

They are: 14th-WFM Noashin Anjum, 15th-Md Masum Hossain, 16th-WCM Ahmed Walijah, 17th- Md. Siddiqur Rahman, 18th-Tutul Dhar, 19th-Md. Abu Hanif and 20th-Mukitul Islam Ripon. 

In the day's 9th or last round matches, ,GM Zia drew with FM Tahsin, FM Javed beat IM Minhaz, CM Neer drew with FM Parag, CM Nayem beat WFM Noshin, FM Aminul beat Masum, CM Sharif beat WCM Walijah, Jabed drew with Reasat, FM Subrota beat Sariatullah, FM Mahfuz beat Md Sagor, Siddiqur drew with Hanif, Nasim drew with CM Mahtab, CM Jamal beat Rubel, CM Sohel beat Din, Humayan beat Tipu, Tutul beat Rabiul, Afnan beat Momin, Mowla beat Rashedul, Ayaan beat Nurul, Ripon beat JilaniRaison beat Dil, Neloy beat Arif and Osman beat Sabyasachi. 

The Prize-Distribution ceremony will be held on Wednesday  at  12 noon at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room. 

F M Iqbal Bin Anower (Dawn) Senior Executive Director of WALTON Hi-Tech Industries PLC will distribute prizes among winners as chief guest.