A total of 23 players are sharing lead in the points table with maximum 2 points each after 2nd round games in the Metropolitan Chess Tournament-2013 now being held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room. They are: Anisuzzaman Jewel, Khorshed Alam, Gyusuddin Mithu, Moniruzzaman Khan, Hafizul Islam Chapal, Amir Hossain, Ibrahim Parvej, Faisal Hossain, Abzid Rahman, Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan, Nayan Kumar Mohoto, Shamsul Alam, Kh. Nazre Mowla, Anisuzzaman Mallick, Mukitul Islam Ripon, Sarwar Hossain Ullash, Md. Aminul Islam, Nasiruddin Apu, Mohammed Salim, Asadujjaman, Shahnaz Md. Faruque, Abul Kashem Al Shahid and Md. Ataur Rahman.
2nd round games were held on Tuesday. In the 2nd round: Jewel beat Zahir, Khorshed beat Lish, Mithu beat Shahin, Monir beat Tipu, Chapal beat Afzal, Amir beat Nazmul, Ibrahim beat Sabyasachi, Faisal beat Mahin, Abzid beat Jamal, Nasim beat Khairul, Nayan beat Rana, Shamsul beat Reasat, Anis beat Sarwar, Ripon beat Manoj, Ullash beat Amir Ali, Amin beat Dil Mohammad, Apu beat Neloy, Salim beat Asif, Asad beat Siddartha, Shahnaz beat Jafor, Ata beat Emon and Kashem beat Tarek.
3rd round games will started on Wednesday from 4:00 PM at the same venue.
