Grand Master Ziaur Rahman maintained his solo lead in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament securing 6.5 after the 7th round matches held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room here on Sunday.
Three players share the 2nd position with 6 points each.
They are: FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, CM Nayem Haque and FM Mohammad Javed.
Seven Players share the 3rd slot with 5.5 points each.
They are: IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, FM FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia, CM Manon Reja Neer, FM Khandaker Aminul Islam, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Abu Hanif, CM Md Sharif Hossain.
In the day's 7th round matches, GM Ziaur Rahman drew with IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, CM Manon Reja Neer drew with FM Khandaker Aminul Islam, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag beat WFM Noshin Anjum, CM Nayem Haque beat Md. Masum Hossain, FM Mohammad Javed beat FM Subrota Biswas, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia beat CM Mahtabuddin Ahmed, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman beat Md. Sariatullah, Md Abu Hanif beat A B. Bappi CM Md Sharif Hossain beat Wadifa Ahmed, Sagor beat CM Chanchal Kumar Ghosh
The 8th round matches will be held on Monday from 2:00 pm at the same venue.