Dhaka, May 5 -- Three players shared the top slot in Category A of the Late Dr Abul Kashem Chowdhury International Rating Chess Tournament-2019 securing full two points after the 2nd round matches at the conference-room and Chess Federation hall-room of National Sports Council (Old Building) on Sunday.

The leaders are: GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Enamul Hossain Razib and FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman of SAIF Sporting Club.

Five players earned 1.5 points each to share the 2nd position. They are: IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, FM Kh. Aminul Islam, Md. Abu Hanif, Mohammad Jamal Uddin and Sonkalan Bharati of India.

In Category A matches, GM Zia beat FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, GM Razib beat Abdul Momin, FM Fahad beat FM Mohammad Javed, IM minhaz beat Nayem Haque,...