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Reefat, Zia regain lead

Sports Reporter
Two champions — one current and another former — went up the ladder to share the top
position at the end of the thirteenth round while the holder of that position for the last two days was engaged in an unfinished marathon adjourned game In the eighteenth national chess championship yesterday at the chess room of the National Coaching Centre.
Defending champion Reefat bin-Sattar of Blman defeated Syed Ruhul Kabir Shlplu of BTMC to raise his collection to ten points while his friend and teammate FIDE Master Zlaur Rahman drew level with him In the points table with a win against Kalimullah Khan Kalam of Dhaka Metropolis.
Playing with black pieces, Recfat adopted a French defence opening and succeeded In retaining his rook against
Shtplu's knight and the BTMC player conceded defeat in 58 moves.
Zia, also playing with black, recorded an easier win against Kalam when the latter surrendered in 36 moves.
Former champion Zia. who began with a French defence opening, adopted an advanced variation but suffered a setback when he lost his queen In the 22nd move. But he recovered well and after 36 moves Kalam accepted defeat In the face of some aggressive chess by the Blman player.
However, the most engrossing match of the day was played between Rani Hamid and Anlsur Rahman of Metropolis.
The six-hour marathon be tween the two contestants of different sexes was adjourned after 64 moves and the match resumes today at ten. With the result of her 13th match yet to be decided, national womens champion Rant shares the sec-
ond position with Jamllur Rahman of Ansars with both having nine points.
Jamil, another ex-cham-pion. checkmated Nahid Miyazld of Chittagong In his thirteenth match yesterday to collect his ninth point in this 16 player. 15 round tourna ment. Jamil, who played with black, adopted the Karocan variation and his opponent, reading the writing on the wall quite clearly accepted defeat after 33 moves.
Syed Tahmidur Rahman, another, former champion who was deposed by Reefat last year, made short work of Mr Hafiz of Metropolish. Playing with white pieces the bearded engineer defeated Hafiz In only 23 moves.
Amir Hossain In Metropolis got the better of Abdul Khaleq of Jamaipur In 38 moves, while Ansars teammates Khandaker Kayes Hassan and Nlamul Huq Nlru settled for a draw In the other match of the day