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.
FIDE Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Jannatul Ferdous shared the leads in their respective age groups at the close of the second
Bangladeshi chess players have had limited success in the Commonwealth Chess Championship since its inception in the early 1980s
Grandmasters Ziaur Rahman and Enamul Hossain Razib shared the second position along with eight other players with six points each
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman finished seventh in the 10th KIIT International Chess Festival after playing out a draw against Tajik IM
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman drew against Indian GM Debashis Das in the seventh round of the KIIT International Chess
National champion GM Enamul Hossain Razib became 29th in the Asian Continental Chess Championships which concluded in Chengdu, China yesterday. Razib earned 4.5 points from the event, thereby raising his rating by 12 points from this event.
Both Bangladeshi Grandmasters, Enamul Hossain Razib and Abdullah Al Rakib, lost their respective boards in the fifth round of the Asian
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib shared third position with 18 other players after the fourth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships in Chengdu, China ended yesterday.
After having successfully retained the title of sub-junior chess last week, FIDE Master Fahad Rahman yesterday retained the title of the National Junior (Under-20) Chess Championships with one round still remaining.
FIDE Master Fahad Rahman earned four points after the eighth round of the 19th Dubai Open Chess Tournament, which is currently taking place in Dubai, UAE.
