Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad : Bangladesh beat Panama in 2nd round
Bangladesh team beat Panama in the 2nd round match of the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities held in Belgrade, Servia Tuesday night
In the 2nd round, Syed Ejaz Hossain (rating-1952), Bappy Sarkar (Rating-1778) and Md. Ali Newaz Sarkar (Rating-1809) of Bangladesh won against Osorio Jesus Camilo (Rating-1859), Munoz Alba Cristal (Rating-1000) and Singares Mario Oscar (rating-1425) of Panama respectively.
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Md Khorshed Alam (Rating-2065) of Bangladesh lost to Jimenez Moron, Elias (1967) of Panama..
Bangladesh team will play Czech Republic in their 3rd round match scheduled for Wednesday at 8 pm (Bangladesh time)
Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh concede defeat by 2 points against Cuba
Bangladesh conceded a 1-3 game points defeat against Cuba in the 2nd round of the FIDE World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan on Monday.
In Monday's 2nd round, CM Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh won against Gonzalez Soler Leduard Manuel of Cuba while three other Bangladeshi players --Jannatul Ferdousi, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid and Md. Sajidul Haque lost to FM Hidalgo Diaz Daniel, Hernandez Izquierdo Jose A and Caballero Ramos Cuba respectively.
Read: World Youth Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh beat South Africa 3-1 points
Bangladesh is playing with Malaysia in the 3rd round on Tuesday.
Bangladesh team earned two points from two matches.
Bangladesh team in Azerbaijan for World Youth Chess Olympiad
A seven-member Bangladesh Youth Chess team left Dhaka for Azerbaijan Friday (September 30) night to participate in the FIDE World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad beginning on Sunday (October 2) in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The seven-member Bangladesh team are: Non-Playing team captain & coach FIDE Trainer IM Abu Sufian Shakil, CM Manon Reja Neer, Md. Sajidul Haque, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid, Swarnavo Choudhury, Jannatul Ferdousi and Omnia Binte Yusuf Lubaba.
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Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh Women's team beat Iraq 3.5-05 pts ; Men's team lost to Iceland 1.5-2.5
Bangladesh Women's team beat Iraq by 3.5-05 points in the 9th round Women's Division matches of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad being held at Mahabalipuram in Chennai, India on Sunday night.
In the 9th round matches of Women's category, Woman International Master Sharmin Sultana Shirin (rating-1995), Woman FIDE Master Noshin Anjum (rating-2027) and Woman FIDE Master Nazrana Khan Eva (Rating-1829) of Bangladesh beat Al-Fayyadh Zainab Asif Abdulah (rating-1149), Sara Masood Abdullah (rating-1677) and Tiba Mahdi Attiyah (Rating-1759) of Iraq respectively.
In the other 9th round match, Woman Candidate Master Jannatul Ferdous (rating-1815) of Bangladesh drew with Woman FIDE Master A–Ali Sali Abbas Abdulzahra (Rating-1864) of Iraq.
After the 9th round matches, Bangladesh Women's team is now in the 55th place with 10 points from 9 matches.
In the Open Division, Bangladesh Men's team lost to Iceland by 1.5 -2.5 points in the 9th round match of the Chess Olympiad also on Sunday night.
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In the 9th round matches, Bangladeshi Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib (Rating-2377), Grand Master Ziaur Rahman (Rating-2424) and FIDE Master Mehdi Hasan Parag (Rating-2227) drew with Grandmaster Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn (Rating-2563), Grandmaster Stefansson Hannes (Rating-2541) and Grandmaster Gretarsson Helgi Ass (Rating-2472) of Iceland respectively.
Grand Master Niaz Murshed (Rating-2413) of Bangladesh lost to Grandmaster Kjartansson Gudmundur (Rating-2448) of Iceland In the other open category match.
Bangladesh team is now in the 65th position securing 10 points from nine matches.
The 10th and penultimate round matches due to be held Monday evening.
In the 10th round, the Bangladesh team will play Thailand in the open category and Bangladesh women's team will play Egypt in the women's category.
Bangladesh national team to leave Dhaka for Chennai to participate in Chess Olympiad
Bangladesh National Chess team will leave Dhaka for Chennai on Wednesday (July 27) to participate in the 44th World Chess Olympiad to be held in Mahabalipuram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from July 29 to August 9.
A record number of 162 teams from 157 countries will participate in this year's Chess Olympiad while a record number of 188 teams from 183 countries will compete in three other categories --Braille, Silence and Physically Disabled.
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Members of Bangladesh Chess Team in 44th World Chess Olympiad are : KM Shahidullah (Vice President, Bangladesh Chess Federation and Delegate to Congress): Syed Shahabuddin Shamim (General Secretary, Bangladesh Chess Federation, Head of Delegation), Dr. Shoaib Riaz Alam (Joint Secretary, Bangladesh Chess Federation), Zakir Ahmed, Noor Alam (Bangladesh Chess Federation), Haroon Or Rashid ( Match Arbiter and International Referee), Open Division Men's teams: Captain -FIDE Instructor Masudur Rahman Mallick. players: Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Rajib (Rating-2377), Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman (Rating-2424), Grandmaster Niaz Murshed (Rating-2413), FIDE Master Mehdi Hasan Parag (Rating-2227) and FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia (Rating-2307), Women's Team: Captain: National Instructor Mahmuda Haque Chowdhury Moly, players: Woman Candidate Master Jannatul Ferdous (Rating-1815), Woman FIDE Master Shamima Sharmin Shireen (Rating-1995), Woman Master Najrana Khan Eva (Rating-1829) and Woman FIDE Master Noshin Anjum (Rating-2027) and Umme Taslima Prativa Talukdar (Rating-1769).
Grand Master Niaz Murshed has already reached Chennai.
Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh finish 9th in 10-nation Pool A
Bangladesh team finished 9th in the 10-team Pool A in Division 2 of the FIDE Online World Chess Olympiad on Sunday.
Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh concede defeat in all three matches
Bangladesh team conceded defeat in all the three Pool A matches of Division 2 of the three-day FIDE Online World Chess Olympiad that began on Friday (August 14) at 2:00 PM Bangladeshi time.
FIDE Online World Chess Olympiad begins Friday
The Pool A matches of Division 2 of the FIDE Online World Chess Olympiad begins on Friday.