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.
Bangladesh women’s team registered their fifth victory in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad but their male teammates suffered their third defeat in the ninth round held in Chennai, India yesterday.
The Bangladesh women’s team also notched up an easy 4-0 win over Jamaica after losing in the previous round against Indonesia.
Bangladesh men’s team played out a 2-2 draw against Brazil but the women’s team lost 4-0 to Indonesia in the fourth round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad, held in Chennai today.
Bangladesh men’s team bounced back in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad when they handed a 3.5-0.5 defeat to Netherlands Antilles in the third round of the open section, held in Chennai, India today.
FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia was reluctant to learn the intricacies of chess from his father, Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, but his interest bloomed as he found himself confined at home during the Covid-19 pandemic and now Tajwar is far more serious about the game and spends a lot of time learning from his prominent father.
It's not entirely unheard of that father and son have represented the same team at international level. Bangladesh, however, had been devoid of such distinction so far. Not anymore though.
Since the emergence of Enamul Hossain Razib as the country’s fifth and last Grandmaster in 2008, no Bangladeshi chess player has won a single GM norm.
Khushbu, who was the highest-ranked player in the U-10 Girls’ group, secured 5.5 points from seven matches to leave behind Uzbekistan’s Xikmatkhonova Mokhinur and India’s Hanya Shah to finish on top in the rapid chess events.
With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.
The Daily Star (DS): You bagged the grandmaster appellation back in 2008. Tell us about that achievement.
