Bangladesh Chess League: Agrani Bank in Lead

Hello chess blog friends, the Bangladesh Chess League is on. Chess news updates state, in Dhaka, the Agrani Bank Limited Daba Dal is in lead with 8 match points after the 4th round games of the 2nd Division Chess League being held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall.

Mir Chess Club and Sonargaon Chess Club follow the leaders jointly with 7 points. In the 4th round games held on Friday, Agrani Bank beat Asad Chess Club of Habiganj by 2.5-1.5 points.

Miniruzzaman Khan and Mukitul Islam Ripon of Agrani Bank won against accordingly M Abdur Rauf and Rezaul Karim of Asad Chess, Habibur Rahman Sohel of Agrani Bank split points with Fariduddin and Jewel Khan lost to Quamruzzaman Khan Imran.

Besides, Sonargaon Chess Club beat Dabanol Chess Club by 4-0 points, Mir Chess Club beat Monipur Chess Club by 2.5-1.5 points, Chess Q beat Barimojlish Chess Academy by 3-1 points, Konika Sangaskritik Sangah beat New Nation Chess by 2.5-1.5 points, Dhaka Chess Club split points with Pin Chess Power by 2-2 points, Nahar Chess Academy of Narayanganj beat Phenomenon Chess Club by 2.5-1.5 points, Boroder Daba School beat Learning Chess Academy by 3.5- 0.5 points, Bangladesh Mohila Daba Samity beat Golden Chess Club (Boys) by 4-0 points, DPS STS School Chess Club (Boys) beat Golden Chess Club (Girls) by 3-1 points and Geandaria Friend's Chess Club beat DPS STS School Chess Club (Girls) by 4-0 points.

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Bangladesh Chess News: Ziaur Rahman Zia Wins Rating Chess

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GM Ziaur Rahman Zia of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club emerged unbeaten champion in the Bishal Trade and Rupali Sarees International Rating Chess Tournament that concluded Thursday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room, reports BSS. Zia earned 8.5 points to clinch the title. Former junior Champion Abdullah Al-Saif of Access Group became runner-up with 7.5 points. Four players shared 7 points. Their ties were broken by tie-breaking system. Their positions are 3rd-IM Abu Sufian Shakil Access Group, 4th-Sharif Hossain of Fire Service & Civil Defense, 5th-FM Mehdi Hasan Parag of Access Group and 6th-Uten.

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Bangladesh Get their Youngest Fide Master in 10-year-old Fahad

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Mohammad Fahad Rahman, a fourth grader, has become Bangladesh’s youngest Fide Master. The World Chess Federation on Thursday acknowledged his feat. The 10-year-old, who had earlier won the title of National Sub-Junior Chess Championship, is the 13th Fide Master of the country. He secured 2025 rating, necessary for Fide Master title, in the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships, held in Thailand in June.

After the acknowledgement, Fahad said: “I was hopeful of receiving the title. I’m happy to have got the acknowledgement. The title will inspire me to do better in future.”

“Now my target is to be a Grandmaster. I hope that I’ll soon get the Grandmaster title. I have to try for that and I’m ready for that.”

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Prime Bank Chess Begins in Bangladesh on Wednesday

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The latest chess news from Asia is that the 16th edition of the Prime Bank International Rating Chess Tournament is set to begin in Bangladesh on Wednesday. Bangladesh has focused on chess in the last two years and lot of new tournaments have come up in the country. Several Indian chess players are making space for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bangkok and Thailand tournaments on their calendar. The leonine Chess Club in association with the Bangladesh Chess Federation is organising the event in Dhaka. Spot entries will also be accepted at the Bangladesh Chess Federation office before the tournament begins.


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GM Enamul Hossain of Bangladesh Wins Vizag Chess Open

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Bangladesh Grandmasters are doing well in Indian chess tournaments! GM Ziaur Rahman had recently won the NIT International Grandmasters Chess Open in Napur and now, GM Enamul Hossain has won the Vizag Chess Open.

The Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Tournament was held from October 25 to November 4 in India for a prize fund of about 15,000 euros. Grandmasters Enamul Hossain (Bandgladesh), B Adhiban (India) and Davit G Petrosian (Armenia) shared the first place with 8,5 points each. Hossain took the winner’s trophy on superior tie-break.

Top Final standings:
1 GM Hossain Enamul BAN 2481 – 8.5
2 GM Adhiban B. IND 2564 – 8.5
3 GM Petrosian Davit G. ARM 2459 – 8.5
4 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2602 – 8
5 GM Vovk Andrey UKR 2564 – 8
6 FM Ghosh Diptayan IND 2415 – 8
7 IM Stany G.A. IND 2404 – 8
8 GM Deviatkin Andrei RUS 2588 – 8
9 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2540 – 8
10 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2502 – 8

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French Under-12 Chess Champ in Immigrant Problem

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This is a chess news story pointed out to us by Chess Blog reader Sana Fahim from Dhaka. A Deccan Herald news report datelined Paris via AFP states: "Prime Minister Francois Fillon said today he would review the case of a Bangladeshi boy who is France's under-12 chess champion and is threatened with expulsion because he lives here illegally."

 

"Naturally this young man, if he is a chess champion, merits that his case be examined with the greatest attention," Fillon told France Inter radio when asked about the status of 11-year-old Fahim Alam. Alam arrived illegally in France in October 2008 with his father and in 2010 was issued with an order to leave the country. He was sheltered for a time by an immigrant help group and currently lodges with families from his chess club in the Paris suburb of Creteil. Alam won the junior French championship last month and would be able to join the national team in tournaments abroad if he had valid travel documents, according to the French Chess Federation. Federation official Jordi Lopez said that Alam had the right to join the national team because he met the criterion of being enrolled in a French school.

Life can be a difficult chess game to play at times.

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