Fide Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia and Fide Master Subrota Biswas shared the top slot in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament, jointly securing 5.5 points each after the 6th round matches held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room on Wednesday morning.

Six players are sharing the second position, collecting 5 points each.

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They are: IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, FM Manon Reja Neer, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, FM Md Sharif Hossain, CM Md Abzid Rahman, and Sk Rashedul Hasan.

Ten players are sharing the third slot, securing 4.5 points each.

They are: GM Ziaur Rahman, Anata Choudhury, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, Swarnavo Choudhury, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid, FM Md Saif Uddin, CM Sohel Chowdhury, CM Md. Sajidul Haque, and Md Nasir Uddin.

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In the day's sixth round matches held in the morning, FM Subrota Biswas drew with IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia beat CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid, and GM Ziaur Rahman drew with FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, CM Md Abzid Rahman got a walkover against GM Reefat Bin Sattar, FM Manon Reja Neer beat Md Kutakabbir, Anata Choudhury drew with Swarnavo Choudhury, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed beat CM Md Shawket Bin Osman Shaon; CM Sohel Chowdhury drew with FM Mehdi Hasan Parag; Md Sharif Hossian beat Md Rabby Salim; Sk. Rashedul Hasan beat Mohammad Shafiqul Islam; Md Nasir Uddin beat Feroz Ahmed; Sujan drew with Mohammed Salim; FM Md Saif Uddin beat WCM Ahmed Walijah, and CM Md Sajidul Haque beat Abdul Momin.

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The seventh round matches are now in progress until filing this report, while the eighth round matches will be held on Thursday from 3:00 pm at the same venue.