Nine in the men’s and two in the women’s lead with 4 points each after 5th round of the Bangabandhu Asian Zone-3.2 Chess Championships sponsored by Shah Cement and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation at the Hotel Purbani International in Dhaka. Visit chess-results.com for round by round standings and to download games.
GM Enamul Hossain and FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia (above left) and GM Ziaur Rahman and IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (above right) share the lead together with FM Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan of Sri Lanka (below), IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, FM Subrota Biswas, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed . CM Manon Reja Neer and CM Md. Sharif Hossain earned 3½ points each and jointly in 2nd position.
In the women’s section FM Nazrana Khan Eva of Bangladesh (above left) and WCM Jannatul Ferdous (above right) share the lead with 4 points each after five rounds.