Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural Esports World Cup chess tournament on Friday, defeating Alireza Firouzja in Riyadh.
At 81, Bangladesh’s chess icon Rani Hamid remains an enduring source of inspiration. On International Chess Day, marking 101 years since FIDE’s founding, she reflects with The Daily Star’s Atique Anam on her journey, late start, memorable matches, and more.
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.
With 1.5 points, the country’s first GM was in 10th position among 82 competitors.
Bangladesh men's chess team finished in 10th position out of 38 teams in the Asian Nation's Online Cup today.
Bangladesh were tied for second position at the end of the first day's play of Asian Nations Online Cup today.
Indonesian Grandmaster Susanto Megaranto won the title of Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament, which concluded today.
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman believes holding the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament will enhance Bangladesh’s image among players across the world and that the healthy prize pool would motivate local players to perform.
Bangladesh finished second from bottom in Pool A of Division 2 in the FIDE Online World Chess Olympiad at the close of the ninth and final round today.
Grand Master Niaz Murshed believes studying up on openings is more important than practising online in rapid chess, even though there is very little possibility for Bangladesh to qualify for the top division of FIDE Online Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place from July 25 to August 30.
Having gathered experience from Asian Junior and Girls Online Chess (Zone-3.2) competition held on Thursday, Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) is planning to organise an online chess tournament for the local players to keep them active amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand feels chess has adapted quite well to the coronavirus-forced shutdowns across the globe by simply going online just as he has been doing to stay in touch with family while being stuck in Germany for a couple of months now.
A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup.
