Shamima stuns Rani Hamid
Qualifier Shamima Akhter Liza upset defending champion IWM Rani Hamid in the third round of the Aromatic Gold 29th National Women's Chess Championship at the federation chess-room yesterday.
Young prodigy Liza, who won the qualifying competition and also clinched the title of the recently concluded FIDE rating meet, shared the second place with veteran Rani on two points.
Nazrana Khan Eva and Sharmin Sultana Shirin led the table jointly with 2.5 points after drawing with WFM Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa and Rokhsana Titli respectively.
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