Dhaka: FM Subrota Biswas of Sports Bangla maintained his solo lead in the points table with 7 points after the 8th or penultimate round of the GM Zia Memorial 2025 held at the Hall-Room of Bangladesh Chess Federation on Thursday.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia of Bangladesh Ansar and IM Kushagra Mohan of India shared the 2nd position with 6.5 points. Nine players shared the 3rd position with 5.5 points, including IM Manon Reja Neer, IM Md Minhaz Uddin, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, and WCM Warsia Khusbu of Bangladesh Navy, Anata Choudhury, Tashriq Saihan Shan, IM Subhayan Kundu of India, CM Rishon Thapa, and CM Silwal Purushottam of Nepal.
In the 8th round match, FM Subrota Biswas defeated IM Subhayan Kundu, while FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia overcame IM Manon Reja Neer. IM Kushagra Mohan outplayed WCM Warsia Kushbu, and several other matches ended in draws or victories among the players vying for top positions. FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed split the point with Rishon Thapa, and similarly, IM Md Minhaz Uddin drew with Anata Choudhury.
The final round games are scheduled to be held tomorrow at the same venue, where the ultimate winners will be decided.