The four-lakh prize money tournament got underway last Saturday with 64 players.
A landmark event in Bangladesh’s chess calendar gets underway today, as Dhaka plays host to the inaugural GM Zia Memorial chess tournament. The event is a tribute to the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, one of the most revered names in the nation’s sporting history.
A grandmaster chess tournament is set to begin in Bangladesh. The event, titled the Zia Memorial Grandmaster Chess Tournament, honours the memory of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman.
Celebrated Bangladeshi chess player Rani Hamid, who is currently competing in the 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament, has been reportedly left emotionally distressed following an unexpected incident involving her travel companion.
Organised by the match site chess.com, the duel -- dubbed "Magnus Carlsen vs. The World" -- pitted the 34-year-old Norwegian against amateurs from around the planet who decided their moves by popular vote.
Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said yesterday.
FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia earned the third and final norm for turning an International Master after beating Hungarian Grandmaster Gergely Aczel in the 10th and final round of Farago Ivan Memorial GM Chess tournament in Hungary on Sunday.
There was triple delight for Wadifa, who not only won the women’s championship but also earned the status of a Women’s International Master alongside earning a place in the Chess World Cup.
FIDE Master Fahad Rahman shared the third position along with 19 other players after the sixth round of the 25th Telegraph School Chess Championship at
Grand Master Abdullah Al Rakib became unbeaten champion in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament after playing out a draw against FM
Grand Master Abdullah Al-Rakib emerged champion in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament with a one match left when he beat FM Mohammad
Grand Master Abdullah Al-Rakib maintained his solo lead in the Walton International Rating Chess at the close of the seventh round at the Bangladesh Chess
GM Abdullah Al-Rakib took solo lead at the close of the sixth round of the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament yesterday.
International Master Minhaz Uddin Ahmed Sagar finished as the best Bangladeshi player in the Commonwealth Chess Championship which concluded in New Delhi, India yesterday. Sagar finished in 10th position with seven points from nine games. GM Ziaur Rahman became
After decades spent playing simultaneous chess, an 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner clinched a world record Sunday by finally overtaking a total set by 1920s Cuban Grand Master Jose Raul Capablanca, before calling it a day.
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman remained at the third position after the seventh round of the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi yesterday.
Grandmaster Niaz Murshed slipped to third position after losing the fifth round game in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi, India yesterday. The first GM of
Grand Master Niaz Murshed maintained his lead in the Commonwealth Chess Championship at the close of the fourth round in New Delhi, India yesterday.
