Twenty two players share lead

Dhaka, 16 Feb  - Twenty two players shared lead in the points table with maximum two points after the second round of M/S Overseas Ltd. FIDE Standard Rating Chess tournament held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Friday, said a press release.

 
They are FM Subrota Biswas, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, FM Manon Reja Neer, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Md. Sharif Hossain, FM Mohammad Javed, CM Md Sajidul Haque, CM Chanchal Kumer Ghosh, Feroz Ahmed, Tutul Dhar, CM Mahtabuddin Ahmed, Sk. Rashedul Hasan, Md Rabby Salim, WIM Rani Hamid, Md Saiful Islam, Md Sagor, Aiyan Rahman, Md. Foajul Islam and Salehin Sumon.

In the day's second round matches, FM Subrota Biswas beat Md Nasir Uddin, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin beat Sheikh Md Khairul Islam, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid beat Tanvir Alam, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed beat Md Raju Ahmed, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman beat Md. Anisur Rahman, FM Manon Reja Neer beat Abdul Momin, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag beat Belal Hossain, FM Md. Sharif Hossain beat Shahnaz Mohammad Faruque, FM Mohammad Javed beat Md Rasel Sheikh, CM Md Sajidul Haque defeated Rubel Hossen, CM Chanchal Kumer Ghosh got walk-over against Sibu Podder,

 Feroz Ahmed beat Subas Chakma, Md Saiful Islam beat CM Md Sariatullah, Md Sagor beat Mukitul Islsam Ripon, Delwar Hossain drew with WCM Kazi Zarin Tasnim, CM Md Masum Hossain split point with Khandakar Nazre Mowla, FM Md Saif Uddin drew with WCM Warsia Kushbu, Tutul Dhar beat Sangram Das, CM Mahtabuddin Ahmed beat Md Saiful Azam Chowdhury, Sk. Rashedul Hasan beat A. B. Bappi, Aiyan Rahman beat Mohammed Enayet Hossain, WIM Rani Hamid beat Faisal Hossain,

Md Rabby Salim outplayed Md Hasan, Salehin Sumon defeated CM Md Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan, Md Foajul Islam beat MM Zahirul Islam and WFM Wadifa Ahmed split point with Justin Mathias Baroi.

A total of 121 players are participating in the eight days nine round Swiss-League event.