Grand Master Ziaur Rahman drew against Indian GM Debashis Das in the seventh round of the KIIT International Chess Festival in Bhubaneswar, India yesterday to share the lead along with four other players. Zia has six points from seven matches.

GM Reefat Bin Sattar lost against India's Navalgund Niranjan to stay at third position along with 18 other players with five points each while FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman and FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman Emon earned four and 3.5 points respectively.