Twelve players are sharing the top slot lead in the Sheikh Russel 41st National Junior Under-20 (Open and Girls) Chess Championships 2023, securing three full points each after the third round open category matches at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Tuesday. The leaders are: FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia, FM Manon Reja Neer, FM Nayem Haque, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid, Swarnavo Choudhury, WFM Noshin Anjum, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, CM M. Sajidul Haque, Siam Chowdhury, Afnan Zarif Haque, Tashriq Saihan Shan, and Shadat Kibria Ayaan. BFF President Kazi Salahuddin to undergo bypass surgery on Thursday In the girl’s category, four players are sharing the top slot, securing a maximum of three points each after third-round matches. They are: WCM Nusrat Jahan Alo, WFM Wadifa Ahmed, WCM Kazi Zarin Tasnim, and WCM Warsia Khusbu. The third-round matches were held on Tuesday. Federation Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings make good start beating Fortis SC in opening match In the day's third round of open section matches, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia beat Aiyan Rahman, FM Manon Reja Neer beat Ahnaf Rashid Chowdhury, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid beat Radmim Raha Rayja, FM Nayem Haque beat Justin Matthias Baroi, Swarnavo Choudhury beat Rene Rasikh, WFM Noshin Anjum beat Deblin Adikari, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam beat Kazi Obaidur Rahman Arian, CM Md. Sajidul Haque beat Azraf Annan, Siam Chowdhury beat Laxmon Chakraborty, Afnan Zarif Haque beat Musnad-E-Mofakhkhar, Tashriq Saihan Shan beat Oitijja Barua, and Shadat Kibria Ayaan beat Md Tasrif Alam. Bangladesh Cricket in 2023: Men’s ODI Series- Performance Analysis In the girls section, WCM Nusrat Jahan Alo beat Jannatul Preety, WFM Wadifa Ahmed beat Neelava Choudhury, WCM Kazi Zarin Tasnim beat Mehjabin Akter Jubaida, WCM Warsia Khusbu beat Prothoma Zaman, and Sanowara Akter beat Jobaida Jahan Shanta. The fourth round of matches will be held on Wednesday at 3:30 pm at the same venue.

Prizes of the Marcel 2nd Division Chess League, organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by Walton, were distributed at the hall room of the Bangladesh Chess Federation Saturday. Walton Senior Executive Director FM Iqbal Bin Anwar (Dawn) distributed prizes among the winners as the chief guest. Syed Shahab Uddin, general secretary of the Bangladesh Chess Federation, was also present. Read more: Sports Bangla clinch 2nd Division Chess League title The champions – Sports Bangla team of Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, India's Ankit Roy, Feroz Ahmed, India's Avigyan Ghosh, Nurul Islam Emon and Mohammad Arhaan – received prize money of Tk25,000 along with the trophy and medals. Runners-up Dipali Memorial Chess Club (1) got prize money of Tk15,000, and second runners-up Agrani Bank Chess Team received prize money of Tk10,000. Sports Bangla and Dipali Memorial earned the right to play in the next first division chess league. A record 52 teams participated in the just concluded nine-round Swiss-league basis competition.  

The Bangabandhu 47th National Chess Championship 2022, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation under the financial support of Abul Khair Group, begins on Thursday (December 15) from 3 pm at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room here. The number drawing ceremony and technical meeting of the meet will be held on Wednesday. A total 14 players are taking part in this year's Bangabandhu 47th National Chess Championship-2022 on round robin league system.  Four of them ---reigning national chess champion GM Enamul Hossain Razib, runner-up GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Niaz Murshed and GM Reefat Bin Sattar are directly playing in the meet.  Read more: Sheikh Kamal National 'B' Chess begins Thursday Ten other players, who qualified from Sheikh Kamal National 'B' Chess Championship 2022, are: FM Subrota Biswas, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia, CM Manon Reja Neer, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Khandaker Aminul Islam, Anata Choudhury, Hrishin Talukder, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin and CM Md Shawket Bin Osman Shaon. 

International Master Mohammad Minhaz Uddin and Candidate Master M. Sharif Hossain of Bangladesh Navy are jointly leading the Marcel Invitational International Rating Chess Tournament securing 5 points each after the 6th round matches held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room here on Sunday. Seven players are sharing the 2nd position collecting 4.5 points each. Also read:Int'l Rating Chess: CM Manon Reja Neer takes solo lead They are: Candidate Master Manon Reja Neer of Uttara Central Chess Club, FIDE Master Khandaker Aminul & Sheikh Nasir Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy, Anata Choudhury of Rupali Bank Krira Parisad, Shafiq Ahmed of Sheikh Russel Chess Club, Candidate Master Mohammad Jamal Uddin of Sultana Kamal Smirity Pathagar and Md. Sariatullah of Sonali Bank Sports and Recreation Club. Four players are sharing the 3rd position securing 4 points each. They are: FIDE Master Syed Mahfuzur Rahman of Janata Bank Officer Welfare Society, M. Abu Hanif of Access Club, Feroz Ahmed of Sonali Bank Sports and Recreation Club and Din Mohammad. The day’s 6th round matches, IM Minhaz beat CM Neer, CM Sharif beat FM Mahfuz, FM Sheikh Nasir drew with Shafiq, FM Aminul beat Md. Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan, CM Jamal beat Jabed Al Azad, Sariatullah beat FM Mohammad Javed, Anata beat Masum Hossain, Md. Abzid Rahman drew with Abdul Momin, Hanif beat Nurul Islam Emon, Kazi Zarin Tasnim beat Showkat Hossain Pollab, Feroz beat Avik Sarker and Din Mohammad beat Md. Ariful Amin. Also read: Int'l Rating Chess: GM Enamul Hossain Razib emerges unbeaten champion The 7th round matches will be held on Monday from 2:pm at the same venue.

The "Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Grandmasters Chess Tournament,"  organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation on the occasion of the 75th birth anniversary of the prime minister will begin Sunday at 3pm in the capital. Around 12 grandmasters, 16 international masters, three women international masters and 60 leading players from 10 different countries, including Bangladesh, are expected to compete in the nine-round Swiss League system competition. Bangladeshi grandmasters Niaz Morshed, Ziaur Rahman, Reefat Bin Sattar, Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib, Enamul Hossain Rajib; international masters Abu Safian Shakil, Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, Mohammad Fahad Rahman; women international masters Rani Hamid and Sharmin Sultana Shirin and some selected rated players of the country have been invited to join the competition. At Sheikh Hasina International Chess, $1,500 will be awarded in cash, the highest prize money for any chess competition held in Bangladesh. Read: Asian School Chess: Bangladesh's Khusbu emerges top and unbeaten The main prize will be $13,000 – $4,000 for champion, $2,500 runner-up, $1,500 for second runner-up; $1,000 each for fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth position holders. Also read: Prizes of Sheikh Kamal Int'l Chess distributed Special cash prize money of $2,000 will be awarded to Bangladeshi players.

Prizes of the Shahid Captain Sheikh Kamal Invitational International Online Chess Tournament' 2021, distributed at a function at Sky Ball-Room of Hotel La Meridian Monday night. Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) organized the  tournament on the occasion of the 72nd birth anniversary of the Shahid Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, under the financial support of SAIF Piwertech Ltd. State Minister for Youth Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russell, MP was the chief guest at the function and distributed the prizes to the winners of Bangladesh and gave virtual prizes to the foreign recepiants. Dr. Benzir Ahmed, Inspector General of Police and Presidents of BCF and South Asian Chess Council, and Tarafdar Md. Ruhul Amin, Managing Director of the meet's sponsor SAIF Powertech Limited and Vice President of BCF were also present as special guests. Syed Shahab Uddin Shamim, General Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation and President of  FIDE Zone 3.2 and Mr. Abundo Casto, Executive Director of Asian Chess Federation also spoke on the occasion. In the tournament, Chinese Grand Master Li Di became unbeaten champion securing 8 points from 9 matches. Indian Grandmaster Abhimanyu Puranik become the runner-up with seven and a half points. Five players scored six and a half points each, in tie-breaking system GM Karthik Venkataraman of India became third, GM Amin M Tabatabaei of Iran finished fourth, GM Vadislav Kovalev of Belarus became fifth, GM Shyam Sundar of India became 6th and GM Maksoodloo Parham of Iran became 7th,  IM Ali Muhammad Lutfi of Indonesia became 8th, IM Murzin Volodar of Russia became 9th, Xu Yinglun of China became 10th, IM Garcia Jan Emmanuel of Philippine finished 11th in the tiebreaker. Read: Asian School Chess: Bangladesh's Khusbu emerges top and unbeaten Among the Bangladeshi players, GM Reefat Bin Sattar clinched the top slot collecting 6 points from 9 games, GM Enamul Hossain Razib became second, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman became third and GM Ziaur Rahman became 4th with five and half points . CM Tahsin Tajwar Zia finished fifth and Shawkat Hossain Pallab became sixth with five points each. Sakline Mostafa Sajid won the special boys award and WIM Noshin Anjum won the special girls award. Champion GM Li Di received two thousand US dollars, runner-up GM Abhimanyu Puranik received fifteen hundred us dollars, third GM Karthik Venkataraman received one thousand US dollars, fourth GM Amin Tabatabaei received six hundred US dollars, fifth GM Vladislav Kovalev received Five hundred US dollars, Sixth GM Shyam Sundar received four hundred US dollars, Seventh GM Maksoodloo Parham received four hundred US dollars, Eighth to tenth IM Ali Muhammad Lutfi, IM Murzin Volodar and GM Xu Yinglun received three hundred US dollars each, while IM Garcia Jane Emanuel Philippines, received a prize of two hundred US dollars as eleven prize . GM Reefat Bin Sattar received 800 US dollars, GM Enamul Hossain Razib received 600 US dollars, 3rd IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman received 400 US dollars, 4th GM Ziaur Rahman received 300 US dollars, 5th CM Tahsin Tajwar Zia and 6th Shawkat Hossain Pallab each received two hundred US dollars, and as a special prize Sakline Mostafa Sajid and WFM Noshin Anjum received ten thousand taka each. A total of ten thousand US dollars distributed among  the winners In all 80 players, including 21 Grand Masters and 13 International Masters from 15 countries, took part in the three-day 9-round Swiss-League basis  event.

Prizes of the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament' 2020 were handed over at a function at the La Meridian Hotel in the capital on Sunday.

The Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament 2020, on the occasion of the 74th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, began Thursday. President of Bangladesh Chess Federation Dr Benazir Ahmed, also the

The Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament 2020, on the occasion of the 74th birth anniversary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, begins Thursday.