Enamul Hossain Rajib of Bobby Fisher Chess Club was back on winning ways when lie defeated Enayet Hossain of Farashganj Sporting Club in his eighth round match of Hie International Open ratine tournament at the NSC chess room vesterday.

Rajib. who drew with IM Reefat-bin-Sattar in the previous round, leads the com-pel Ilion with-7.5 points. He is followed by Blmans IM Ziaur Rahman and FM Rezaul Huq and Khulna University's Tayebur Rahman Suman, all of whom have 6.5 jioints each.

The ninth-round matches will be played today.