Bangladeshi IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman made a good start in the Pavlodar Open Chess 2023 beating Kulnev Aleksandr of Russia in the first round match held in Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan on Sunday.
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A total of 54 players from 18 countries including 15 grandmasters, 1 woman grandmaster, 20 International Masters and 3 women’s International Masters are participating in the event.