Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, Rafshan Bin Omar, Arka Sengupta of India, Akib Jawad and Subrata Biswas registered their second consecutive victory in the Open Group section of the Mohammedan International School Chess Championship yesterday.
Fahad, the youngest Fide Master of the country, defeated Muhit while Rafshan beat Kungsuk. Arka and Akib beat Miraj and Rabbi respectively in the second round.
Arpita Mukharjee and Asmita Das of India and Fatematuzzohora Sraboni of Bibi Marium School won their respective second round games in girls’ class 6-10 group with two points each. Sayantan Mukharjee of India, Mehrabuddin Ahmed, Moshtafa Amir Faysal, Nova Tasha and Dihan Mashroor Niloy earned maximum two points each in the boys’ class 5-7 group.
Jannatul Ferdous, Jarifa Nawer Rahman, Rumaisa Hasnat and Mayabi Marzan earned victories in the girls’ class 3-5. Abdullah Al Raihan Saikat, Ramim Ahmed, Denial Murad and Niloy Mitra Barua earned maximum two points each in the boys’ class 3-4 group while Tahsin Tajwar Zia, Swarnova Choudhury, Sultan Z Yasin and Mushfiqur Rahman Tamim won their matches in the kids section (KG-class 2).