Sagar keeps lead intact

FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar maintained his solo lead in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Champion-ship at close of the sixth round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday.
Sagar secured maximum six points after he got walkover against Mahtabuddin Ahmed Robin in his sixth round game.
GM Reefat Bin Sattar, FM Abu Sufian Shakil and FM Mehdi Hasan Parag shared the second position with five points each. Reefat beat FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman Emon, Shakil beat Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan and Pagar defeated Sharif Hossain in the round.