Shaikh takes solo lead
IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh of India took the solo lead in the 1st SAARC Chess Championships at the close of the seventh round at a city hotel yesterday.
Shaikh beat IM Mahmood Lodhi of Pakistan to secure six points from seven matches. On Saturday, five players were sharing the lead with five points each after the completion of the sixth round matches.
Now, seven players -- GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Eanmul Hossain Razib, FM Khandaker Aminul Islam, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, CM Subrota Biswas, CM Sohel Chowdhury and India’s IM Prantik Roy -- share second position with 5.5 points each while five players are jointly in third position with five points each.
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