Dhaka: Four players shared the lead in the points table with 5.5 points after the seventh round of the 49th National ‘B’ Chess Championship 2025 held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room. The players leading the tournament are International Master Md. Minhaz Uddin of Bangladesh Navy, FIDE Master Subrota Biswas of Dhaka University, FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia of Bangladesh Ansar, and FIDE Master Sakline Mostafa Sajid of Bangladesh Army.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, five players are currently in the second position with five points. These include International Master Abu Safian Shakil, FIDE Khandaker Aminul Islam, FIDE Master Md. Sharif Hossain, and FIDE Master Mohammad Javed of Bangladesh Navy, along with Candidate Master Md. Abu Hanif of Sadharan Bima.
Six players are sharing the third position with 4.5 points. They are FIDE Master Sheikh Nasir Ahmed and Candidate Master Mahtabuddin Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy, FIDE Master Syed Mahfuzur Rahman of Janata Bank, Anata Choudhury, Candidate Master Md Sajidul Haque, and Mohammed Shaker Ullah of Cox’s Bazar.
In the day’s seventh round matches, FM Sakline Mostafa Sajid split points with IM Abu Sufian Shakil, and FM Subrota Biswas defeated FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed. FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia managed a victory against CM Md Sajidul Haque, while IM Md. Minhaz Uddin defeated FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman. FM Mohammad Javed split points with FM Khandaker Aminul Islam, and FM Md Sharif Hossain beat CM Md Masum Hossin. CM Mahtubuddin Ahmed defeated FM Nayem Haque, Anata Choudhury overcame CM Avik Sarker, and Mohammed Shaker Ullah beat Amit Bikram Roy. Other results included Rayan Rashid Mugdho splitting points with WIM Wadifa Ahmed, WFM Noshin Anjum defeating WFM Warsia Kushbu, and Abu Huraira Sowrab defeating Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan. Swarnavo Choudhury won against WIM Rani Hamid, CM Shafiq Ahmed defeated CM Tutul Dhar, and Faisal Hossain beat Afnan Zarif Haque. Feroz Ahmed defeated FM Mohammed Abdul Malek, Tashriq Saihan Shan beat Md Sahrifuzzaman, and Jodunath Biswas defeated Tanvir Alam. MM Zahirul Islam split points with CM Sohel Cho
wdhury, Md Ratan Ali defeated Md. Eftekhar Alam, and Sk. Rashedul Hasan overcame Md Sultan. Hamidul Haque defeated Siam Chowdhury, Asaduzzaman Ahad beat Md Sultan Byzid Amin, and Md Foajul Islam secured a win against Shudip Kanti Dey.