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.
The score is tied at 3.0 points each after six games, rounding off the first week of the 14-game match.
The 18-year-old will begin a best-of-14 series for the title against reigning champion Ding Liren of China on Monday in Singapore.
Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal handed over a check of Tk five lakh to the family of late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman Zia at the indoor facilities of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
International Masters Fahad Rahman and Monon Reza Neer missed out on opportunities to clinch Grandmaster norms in two different rating tournaments in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
FM Manon Reja Neer earned the title of International Master after achieving his third IM norm from SixDays Budapest Two Years 2024 GM A tournament in Hungary.
WFM Wadifa Ahmed clinched her first Women’s International Master norm from SixDays Budapest September 2024 IM A tournament after beating FM Kemal Bashirov of Ukraine in the ninth and final round in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
The double gold feat was termed as an “unbelievable” achievement by India’s chess great Viswanathan Anand.
WIM Rani Hamid tasted her first first defeat in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad, leading Bangladesh women's chess team to a 3.5-0.5 points defeat to Norway in the penultimate round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
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.
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.
