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.
Five-time classical chess world champion Carlsen is hunting on other grounds to show he is still the player to beat.
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.
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
WIM Rani Hamid notched up sixth consecutive victory in the 45th Chess Olympiad but the Bangladesh women's chess team suffered a 1-3 defeat against strong Argentina in the ninth round in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.
Bangladesh jumped 12 places to secure the 28th position
Bangladesh women's chess team defeated Dominican Republic by a margin of 2.5-1.5 to climb up 21 places in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.
Both Bangladesh men's and women's teams produced good results in the sixth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.
Teams from Bangladesh produced a mixed result in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad on Sunday.
Bangladesh have been going through ups and downs in the 45th Chess Olympiad as both men's and women's chess teams suffered defeats in the fourth round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
In today's third round, the Bangladesh men's team will face Cyprus, while the women's team will play against Barbados.
Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams got off to a flying start in the 45th Chess Olympiad as they outclassed their respective rivals in the opening round in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.
While FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia will be full of grief for not getting the opportunity to accompany his father, GM Ziaur Rahman, like the previous edition of the Chess Olympiad, it will be a joyous moment for two sisters – WFM Wadifa Ahmed and WCM Walijah Ahmed -- to represent Bangladesh in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary.
