Grandmasters Enamul Hossain Razib and Niaz Murshed registered victories in the first round of the Berger Paints National A Chess Championship while other two GMs Abdullah Al Rakib and Ziaur Rahman played out a draw at the Media Centre of Bangladesh Olympic Association yesterday.
Enamul Hossain Razib of Bangladesh Navy beat CM Sohel Chowdhury of Leonine Chess Club. Razib with black pieces took Sicilian Defense and won the game after 39 moves.
Niaz Murshed of Mohammedan defeated Fide Master Rezaul Haque of Access Group. Niaz played with black pieces in irregular opening game and won after 58 moves.
International Master Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar of Bangladesh Navy beat Masum Hossain of Fire-Service & Civil Defense while FM Nasir Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy beat Golam Mostaf Bhuiyan of Mymensing DSA.
