Fifteen players jointly led the table with maximum three points each after the end of the third round games in the Metropolis Selection Chess tournament at the NSC yesterday.

They are: Alam, Kajol, Russell, Sumon, Aamir, Afjal, Ali, Siddique, Mithu, Hanif, Emam, Zia, Dostagir, Shahid and Kamal.

In this round Alam beat Shahjada, Kazal beat Ratan, Rashel beat Uten, Sumon beat Kamrul, Amir beat Sumon, Afjal beat Sazzad, Ali beat Tarif, Siddique beat Sanatan, Mithu beat Alamgir, Hanif beat Ajmal, Imam beat Pintu, Zia beat Tarun, Dostagir beat Murad, Shahid beat Masud and Kamal beat Younus.