Eleven players were jointly leading the 23rd National Junior Chess Championship at the end of the third round on Friday.

In the day's matches at the NSC chess room, Mehdi Hasan Parag, Syed Aziz Hossain, Mahtabuddin Ahmed, Yanur Rahman Royal, Mohammad Javed, Minhazuddin Ahmed, Rawnak Hossain, Obayedul Islam, Shamima Askhter Liza, Ashfaq Hossain and SM Khairul won their respective matches and remained atop the table with three points each.

The fourth round begins today at 3 pm.