A total of 17-player shared the lead in the Tangail International Rating Chess Tournament after the second round games at Bangabandhu Auditorium in Tangail Press Club on Saturday.
FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Khandakar Aminul Islam, FM Mohammad Javed, CM Mahtabuddin Ahmed, Sharif Hossain, S M Sharon, Abdullah Al Saif, Ikramul Haq Siam, Avik Sarker, Masum Hossain, Rabiul Bhuiyan, Abdul Momin, Matiur Rahman Mamun, Gias Uddin Mithu, Aminul Islam, Abzid Rahman and Faizul Anam earned 2 points each from their second round games to share the lead.
In 2nd round games, Parag beat Mohammad Mainuddin, Amin beat Subrata Biswas, Javed beat WIM Rni Hamid, Saif beat Moniruzzaman Moni, Mahtab beat Sawkat Bin Osman, Sharif beat Manadip Dhar of India. UNB
