GM Ziaur Rahman is Bangladesh National Chess Champion for 13th Time!

Hello chess blog friends, chess in Bangladesh has progressed steadily with chess events and training witnessing improvement in the Asian country. GM Ziaur Rahman has just become the 40th Bangladesh National Chess Champion... for the 13th time!

GM Ziaur Rahman of Dhaka Mohammedan S.C. Ltd. remained unbeaten at the 40th Berger Paints National ‘A’ Chess Championship 2014 sponsored by Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited and Organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation which was held at the Media Centre of Bangladesh Olympic Association. 

Zia earned 11 points to clinch the title. He won it last in 2011 and first in 1988. GM Niaz Murshed of Dhaka Mohammedan was runners-up with 10 points. Defending champion GM Abdullah Al-Rakib of Bangladesh Navy was third followed by team-mate GM Enamul Hossain. Rakib and Enamul both earned 9½ points each.

According to tournament regulations they played play-off matches for the 3rd and 4th positions. Rakib won play-off matches by 1½-½ points. IM Minhazuddin Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy became 5th and his teammate FM Sk. Nasir Ahmed became 6th. Minhaz and Nasir both earned 8½ points each. Minhaz won against Nasir in play-off matches by 1½-½ points. Uten of Access Group became 7th with 7½ points. 

Masum Hossain of Fire Service & Civil Defense became 8th with 5½ points. FM Kh. Aminul Islam of Bangladesh Navy became 9th and FM Debaraj Chatterjee of Titas Club became 10th. Amin and Debaraj both earned 5 points each. In play-off match Amin got walk-over against Debaraj. CM Sohel Chowdhury of Leonine Chess Club became 11th with 3½ points, FM Rezaul Haque of Access Group became 12th with 3 points, Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan of Sonali Bank Sports & Recreation Club became 13th with 2½ points and CM Mahtabuddin Ahmed of Dhaka Mohammedan became 14th with 2 points. The event was held in all play all Round Robin League system and 14 players including 4 Grandmasters, 1 International Master, 4 FIDE Masters participated, according to a FIDE chess news update. 

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Chess included in Bangladesh Games 2013 for the First Time

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Hi everyone, 

Chess has been included this year in the VIII Bangladesh Games that run from April 20-28. The Bangladesh Games - usually held every four years - include 31 disciplines. This time the Games are being held after a gap of 11 years with support from the Bangladesh Olympic Association. Chess has been included for the first time.

There are three chess events in the Games: Classical Chess Mixed Team, Men Individual Rapid and Women Individual Rapid.

Men Individual Rapid and Women Individual Rapid were held on 21st and 22nd April. Both events were held in nine round Swiss-League system. A totoal of 94 players including five Grandmasters and two International Masters from around 60 divisions, districts, forces, universities and other government organisations of the country participated in the Men's Rapid Individual Rapid Chess.

GM Enamul Hossain of Bangladesh won the event with GM Ziaur Rahman and FM Kh. Aminul Islam being second and third. In the Women's Rapid Individual 50 players including two WIMs took part. WIM Shamima Akter Liza won the event followed by WIM Rani Hamid of Titas Gas T. & D. Co Ltd. and Shamiha Sharmin Shimmi. More details about upcoming chess events at the Bangladesh Games are available at the Fide website.

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Asian Zonal Chess 3.2: Ziaur Rahman, Liza Shamima Aktar of Bangladesh Winners in Men, Women's Sections

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Winners Ziaur Rahman and Liza Shamim Aktar 

with guests at the Asian Zone 3.2 Chess event.

Here's the latest chess news update from the Asian Zonal chess scene. Ziaur Rahman and Liza Shamim Aktar - both of Bangladesh - have won the men's and women's sections at the Asian Zone 3.2 chess event, according to a Fide chess tournament news update. 

The Asian Zonal Chess Championships 2013 for Zone 3.2 was held in Sri Lanka. Rahman was the defending champion and had to work hard to earn 7 ½ points over nine rounds. He remained unbeaten and had only three draws against GMs Reefat Bin Sattar and Niaz Murshed and a local player Rajeendra Kalugampitiys. The victory over GC Anuruddha got Rahman the title and a place in the next World Cup of chess.

Meanwhile, WIM Liza Shamima Aktar, also of Bangladesh, had no opposition and scored a total of 8 ½ points out of possible 9. Her only draw came against Manisha Sachini Gunaratne of Sri Lanka. She qualifies for the next Women’s World Cup of Chess. Reigning Champion WIM Sachini Ranasinghe had a rough event where she had two defeats against Liza and Nelunika Methmani from Sri Lanka. But, she managed to get the silver medal in the event with 6 ½ points. Nelunika Methmani who is just 15 years old displayed excellent skill to win the bronze medal with the WIM title scoring 6 points out of 9 games just losing to the winner. Sharmin Shrin Sultana of Bangladesh and Manisha Suchini Gunaratne of Sri Lanka also scored 6 points and won the WFM title as per the FIDE regulations for the Zonals.

Romesh Weerawardena created history in Sri Lankan Chess by scoring 6 points out of 9 games (including a well-earned draw against GM Niaz Murshed) and thus becomes Sri Lanka's first International Master. Prasanna Kurukulasuriya and Sajith Pieris of Sri Lanka also scored 6 points each and earned FIDE Master titles.

The Asian Zonal Chess Championship 2013 was organised by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka from 2nd to 9th February 2013 at the MAS Fabric Park Institution and Hotel, Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka. Forty Six Players (34 men and 12 women) from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka participated in the event. You may get the tournament details from www.chess-results.com.

The awards ceremony was held under the patronage of Upali Gunasekara, the president of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, Miswa Deen, CEO, MAS Institution and Luxman Wijesuriya, the president, Zone 3.2 of President.

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GM Enamul Hossain of Bangladesh Wins Vizag Chess Open

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Hi everyone,

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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GM Ziaur Rahman Wins Nagpur Chess Open 2012

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Bangladesh Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman has won the Nagpur Open Chess tournament with a last round draw with IM Ankit Rajpara. Both Rahman and GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (who registered a hard-fought win over top Indian GM Lalith Babu) tied for the top score, but Rahman won on the Buchholz tie-break. 

Ziaur, who had an impressive second-place finish in the Chennai open chess tournament in 2010. Top seed Aleksandrov played a tough game to beat Babu in 76 moves. Martyn Kravtsiv, the second seeded GM from Ukraine, agreed to a quick draw with Bengal's Diptayan Ghosh in a Catalan opening game on the third table. The 15-move draw helped Martyn finish third with 8.5 points while 17-year-old Vidit Gujrathi excelled with a fourth place finish.

FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Ziaur Rahman (9, 77.0), 2. Aleksej Aleksandrov (9, 75.5), 3. Martyn Kravtsiv (8.5, 75.0), 4. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (8, 75.5), 5. Himanshu Sharma (8, 72.0), 6. Ankit Rajpara (8, 71.0), 7. Sahaj Grover (8, 70.5), 8. Diptayan Ghosh (8, 66.0), 9. Andrey Vovk (8, 65.5), 10. MR Lalith Babu (7.5, 73.5).

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Mayor's Chess Cup Round 5 - Chadaev, Rahman, Gomes in Joint Lead

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The Mumbai Mayor's Chess Cup has three joint leaders after five rounds - Nikolai Chadaev of Russia, Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh and John Paul Gomez of Philippines. (photo: Top Seed GM Aleksandrov from Belarus) All three have scored five wins and are followed by nine players just half a point behind. There are more than 300 players taking part in the event. 

Attila Czebe of Hungary was the only GM casualty, losing to local lad Rakesh Kulkarni, much to the delight of the watching audience. Untitled Atul Dahale defeated Hungarian IM Anita Gara. A total of 17 Grandmasters apart from 35 International Masters and Women Grandmasters from 11 countries are taking part in the event. The countries are India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, USA, Nepal, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Hungary, Russia, Kazakhstan. Philippines. GM Alexej Aleksandrov from Belarus (2606). 

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GM Ziaur Rahman wins Bangladesh National Chess Championship for 12th time

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Hello everyone,

Some chess news from Bangladesh where Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman has won the Bangladesh National Chess Championship for the - hold your breath - 12th time! It was the Walton 37th National Chess Championship that concluded in Dhaka recently. He beat Golam Mostofa in the final round to take the title which was his third in four years. For the record books, Grandmaster Reefat Bin Sattar has won the Bangladesh national chess championship six times and the country's first Grandmaster Niaz Murshed has won the title four times.

Zia remained unbeaten throughout the championship this year and finished with 11.5 points beating Niaz Murshed, who also stayed unbeaten in the tournament by a point. Niaz defeated Mohammad Javed in the final round yesterday to be the second.

You can read the full story here.

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