Grand Master Ziaur Rahman took solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament with maximum two points at close of the second round at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday.
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar and Indian FM Sayantan Das jointly followed the leader with 1.5 points each.
In yesterday's matches, Zia beat fellow GM Niaz Murshed, Sagar drew with FM Abu Sufian Shakil, Sayantan drew with FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, IM Sahaj Grover beat FM Yee Soon Wei and GM Vakhidov Tair drew with Bitan Banerjee.