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Fahad earns 2nd GM norm in Istanbul

Bangladesh’s international master Mohammad Fahad Rahman secured his second Grandmaster norm when he won the FUBY Academy Norm Chess Tournament Series-3 Grandmaster title in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday...

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Niaz wins national chess title

Grandmaster Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh Ansar team secured his seventh National Chess Championship title after emerging champion in the 49th edition of the event, which concluded at the Youth Tower auditorium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Wednesday...

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Bangladesh drawn with holders South Korea

Bangladesh have been placed in Pool B alongside defending champions South Korea, Malaysia, and Chinese Taipei in the AHF Men’s Hockey Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Rajgir, Bihar, in India.

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Khusbu earns WFM title 

Bangladeshi chess player Warsia Khusbu became a Women’s FIDE Master from a Women’s Candidate Master after she earned the required 2,145 standard rating points, the International Chess Federation, FIDE, confirmed on Monday.

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Carlsen wins Esports World Cup title

Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won the maiden Esports World Cup chess tournament as he defeated Alireza Firouzja in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday.

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BOA stands beside GM Zia's family

The Bangladesh Olympic Association on Tuesday provided a cheque of Tk 5 lakh to the family of late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, who passed away last year.

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Subrota wins GM Zia Memorial title 

FIDE Master Subrota Biswas emerged champion of the GM Zia Memorial 2025 chess competition after beating International Master Minhaz Uddin Ahmed in the ninth and final round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room in the city on Friday.

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Wadifa targets woman’s GM title

Wadifa Ahmed aims to become Bangladesh’s first-ever female Grandmaster by obtaining the necessary three GM norms in forthcoming international events, including the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025.

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Wadifa wins Asian Zonal Chess, earns WIM title

Bangladesh Woman FIDE Master Wadifa Ahmed earned the Women International Master title after becoming unbeaten champion in the Asian Zonal 3.2 Chess Championship, which concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday.

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Tahsin maintains lead in Asian Zonal Chess 

Bangladesh FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia maintained the lead in the open section of the Asian Zone 3.2 Chess Championship for the second consecutive day after a draw against Sri Lankan IM GMH Thilakaratne in the sixth round in Colombo on Saturday.

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Tahsin takes lead in Asian Zonal Chess 

Bangladeshi FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia took solo lead in the open section of the Asian Zone 3.2 Chess Championship after beating Liyanange Pesandu Rashmitha of Sri Lanka in the fifth round games in Colombo on Friday.