National Woman Champion WIM Shamima Akter Liza finished 66th in the Group A of the Open section in the 28th Cans Winter Chess Festival which was held at Cannes in France. Liza earned 3.5 points out of nine games.
She drew with Spanish Fide Master Gavilan Mario Diaz in the last round on Sunday. IM Ankit Rajpara of India emerged as the champion. A total of 84 players from 23 countries including 18 Grandmasters, 19 International Masters, 13 FIDE Masters, 2 Women grandmasters and 4 women International Masters participated in the event.