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.
International Master Abu Sufian Shakil became 22nd in the Commonwealth Chess Championship after losing the last round
International Master Abu Sufian Shakil returns to winning ways in the Commonwealth Games, beating Sri Lankan Priyankara.
International Master Abu Sufian Shakil tasted his first defeat in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in the fifth round at
International Master Abu Sufian Shakil slips from the top position of the Commonwealth Chess Championship at the close of the fourth round.
Mohammad Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, has set an ambitious target to achieve the International
The youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh Mohammad Fahad Rahman, clinched the title of the 14th Dubai Juniors Chess
Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, clinched the title of the 14th Dubai Junior Chess Tournament, after a tense ninth and final round today, according to the official website of the tournament.
Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, clinched the title of the 14th Dubai Junior Chess Tournament, after a tense ninth and final round today, according to the official website of the tournament.
After being elected the new general secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF), Syed Shahabuddin Shamim has promised to do everything they need to do to produce new Grand Masters and International Masters in the next four years.
A high court division bench yesterday passed an order to halt the election of Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) for
