Grandmaster Abdullah Al Rakib of Bangladesh Navy emerged unbeaten champion in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament which concluded at Bangladesh Chess Federation hallroom on Saturday. Rakib earned 8.5 after the final round of the meet to clinch the title, confirmed the title after 8th round games. FM Mehdi Hasan Parag of Leonine Chess Club finished runner-up securing 8 points form 9 matches while Abdullah Al-Saif of Golden Sporting Club became 3rd following tie-breaking system as three players earned identical 7 points each after the final round.
Anisuzzaman Jewel of Mir Chess Club became 4th and SM Sharon of Bangladesh Navy placed 5th.
In the final round, Rakib played draw against Emon, Parag beat Enayet, Saif defeated Faisal, Uten drew with Mahtab, Sohel outplayed Subrata, Ripon beat FM Rezaul Hauqe, Saimon defeated FM Saif Uddin, Sheraj beat Jamal Uddin and Shahnaz beat Shahidul Amin.
-With New Age input
