Grand Master Ziaur Rahman maintained his solo lead with six points after the end of the seventh round games of the Singer 30th National Chess Championship at the NSC conference room yesterday.

Grand Master Niaz Murshed was in second position with 5.5 points. International Master Enamul Hossain Rajib and International Master Abdullah Al-Raklb were in the third position with 5 points each.

SEVENTH ROUND RESULTS

Zia beat Mohammad Javed, Niaz beat Monjur Alam, Rajib beat Abdul Maleq, Rakib beat Shawkat Hossain Pallab, Sheikh Nasir Ahmed beat Debaraj Chatterjee, IM Reefat Bin Sattar lost against Mehdi Hasan Parag, Aminul Islam Polash beat Saif Uddin Lavlu.