Six players advance to third roundDHAKA, Feb 19, 2026 (BSS)- Six players advanced to the third round beating their respective opponents in the Spectrum Bangladesh National Cup Chess held at the Chess Federation hall-room today (Wednesday). They are International Master (IM) Manon Reja Neer, FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, FIDE Master Subrota Biswas, International Master Md. Minhaz Uddin and FIDE Master Mohammad Javed. In the days second round matches, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman defeated Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, IM Manon Reja Neer defeated Ananta Choudhury, FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia beat Candidate Master Md. Masum Hossain, FIDE Master Subrota Biswas beat Candidate Master Sohel Chowdhury and IM Md.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 19, 2026 14:40 UTC