Ziaur Rahman lost points for the first time in the Open Section of the Asian Continental Chess Championships when the Bangladesh Grandmaster drew with 2581 rated GM Yang Wen of China in the third round on Saturday in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Zia played with black pieces against Catalan open of Wen and made draw at 31st move which was early Deviations from Catalan. Zia earned 2.5 points after the end of 3rd round and shared the 2nd position in the points table along with other 3 players.
In the women’s section, WFM Nazrana Khan Eva earned her first victory in three rounds by beating WGM Assaubayeva Bibissara of Kazakistan.
