DHAKA, Sept 12, 2025 (BSS)- FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia of Bangladesh Ansar again took solo lead in the points table with 6.5 points after eighth or penultimate round games of the 49th National ‘B’ Chess Championship  held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room today (Friday. 

Five players are sharing second position with six points. They are international Master Abu Safian Shakil, International Master Md. Minhaz Uddin, FIDE Master Md. Sharif Hossain and FIDE Master Mohammad Javed of Bangladesh Navy and FIDE Master Sakline Mostafa Sajid of Bangladesh Army.

Three players are sharing third position with 5.5 points. They are FIDE Master Subrota Biswas of Dhaka University, Anata Choudhurya and Mohammed Shaker Ullah of Cox’s Bazar. 

Seven players earned five points each. They are FIDE Master Khandekar Aminul Islam, Woman FIDE Master Noshin Anjum and Woman International Master Wadifa Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy, Candidate Master Md. Abu Hanif of Sadharan Bima, Candidate Master Shafiq Ahmed, Candidate Master Md Masum Hossain and Abu Huraira Sowrab of Dinajpur.

In the day's 8th round, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia defeated CM Md Abu Hanif, FM Sakline Mostafa Sajid drew with IM Md Minhaz Uddin, FM Md. Sharif Hossain defeated FM Subrota Biswas, IM Abu Sufian Shakil defeated FM Khandaker Aminul Islam, FM Mohammad Javed defeated FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, Anata Choudhury defeated FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, CM Shafiq Ahmed defeated CM Md Sajidul Haque, WFM Noshin Anjum defeated Swarnavo Choudhury, Abu Huraira Sowrab Rayan Rashid Mugdho, CM Md Masum Hossin defeated Faisal Hossain, WFM Wadifa Ahmed Md Nasir Uddin, Amit Bikram Roy defeated Tashriq Saihan Shan, Jodunath Biswas defeated CM Avik Sarker, M. M. Zahirul Islam defeated WFM Warsia Khusbu, Md Ratan Ali drew with Afnan Zarif Haque, CM Tutul Dhar WIM Rani Hamid, FM Mohammed Abdul Malek defeated Sk. Rashedul Hasan, Asaduzzaman Ahad drew with CM Sohel Chowdhury, Md Sharifuzzaman defeated Tanvir Alam, Md Eftekhar Alam defeated Md Foajul Islam, Md Sultan defeated S. M. Kotaiba Biplob and Shadip Khanti Dey got walk-over against Siam Chowdhury.