Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman tasted the first defeat in the third round match of the Pavlodar Open Chess 2023, losing to Belarusian GM Nikitenko Mihial held in Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday morning.
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After the day's third round matches, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman remained at his previous credit of two points, playing three matches.
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In the fourth-round match on Tuesday afternoon, IM Fahad played against Russian GM Savchenko Boris.
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