Tahsin had participated in various chess tournaments abroad, accompanied by his father GM Zia, who passed away while playing a chess match in August last year. Ever since, the chess prodigy has been facing financial constraints in participating in overseas tournaments.
Announcing the change in policy world chess boss Arkadi Dvorkovitch said: "I took the decision to trial an approach to provide more flexibility to FIDE officials in judgements regarding the suitability of the attire."
The Norwegian was fined $200 for wearing jeans before Chief Arbiter Alex Holowzsak disqualified him for repeated violation.
Neer not only claimed the national chess championship but also became the country’s youngest International Master.
Hundreds of fans crowded the arrivals area of Chennai airport, cheering alongside banks of television cameras as Gukesh made his way out of the airport after victory in taking the World Chess Championship title.
Gukesh was just seven when he watched compatriot Viswanathan Anand lose the world chess title in November 2013 to challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- a match that fired up his dream to bring the crown back to India.
The 18-year-old became "the YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION in history", said the International Chess Federation in a post on social media platform X, after Ding resigned in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw.
Ding's victory put both players at six points apiece, with only two more games to go in the classical format chess at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa.
Bangladesh chess teams made a good start in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad, which got underway in Georgia on Monday. Bangladesh men's team beat Palau by 4-0 points while the women's team beat Kosovo by the same margin.
The Bangladesh chess team will leave for Georgia tomorrow to take part in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad with hopes of improving their position after three months of training under GM Igors Rausis of Czech Republic.
FIDE Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman became champion in the CJKS-Four H Group-Diamond Cement Grandmaster's Chess Tournament, which concluded at the MA Aziz Stadium Auditorium in Chittagong yesterday.
Three players shared the lead after the eighth round of the CJKS-Four H Group-Diamond Cement Grandmaster's Chess Tournament at the MA Aziz Stadium auditorium in Chittagong yesterday.
WIM Rani Hamid regained the National Women's Chess Championship title after seven years when she beat WFM Zakia Sultana in the ninth and final round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday.
WIM Rani Hamid and WFM Nazrana Khan maintained their joint lead in the points table of the Walton 38th National Women's Chess Championship at the close of the eighth round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday.
WIM Rani Hamid of Titas Club and WFM Nazrana Khan Eva of Manikganj shared the lead in the Walton 38th National Women's Chess Championship with six points each at the close of the seventh round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday.
Following two consecutive defeats, Bangladesh played out a 2-2 draw against Iraq in the fifth round of the Asian Nations Cup Chess at Hamadan, Iran yesterday.
Bangladesh returned to losing ways in the Asian Nations Cup Chess as they lost to hosts Iran White 3.5-0.5 in the third round at Hamadan on Monday.
Candidate Master Manon Reja Neer became the unbeaten champion in Open U-8 Group of the Commonwealth Chess Championships at the close of the seventh and final round in New Delhi yesterday.
