Zia still in 3rd place

Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman is still in third place of the 8th Asian Continental Chess Championship at Subic Freeport in Olongapo City.Zia beat Indian GM Abhijit Gupta in the ninth round to take his tally to six points, equal with seven others.GM Niaz Murshed is half a point behind Zia at 5.5 from nine rounds after yet another draw, this time with Qatari GM Al-Modiakhi Mohammed.In the other matches, GM Enamul Hossain Rajib lost to Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan of Mongolia while FM Abu Sufian Shakil lost to Filipino GM Gonzales Joyson.