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Vol. 5 Num 798 Thu. August 24, 2006  
   
Sports


Zia & Niaz doing well


Bangladeshi Grand Masters Niaz Murshed and Ziaur Rahman secured three points after the end of the fourth round in the IGB 3rd Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur.

Niaz won 2 games and drew as many while Zia won 3 games and lost one game. IWM Rani Hamid earned 2.5 points while FM Mehdi Hasan Parag earned 2 points after 4th round.

Six players were sharing the lead in the points table with 3.5 points each.

A total of 85 players including 10 Grandmasters from different countries are participating in the event.