Bangladesh crush South Korea

Bangladesh men's chess team finally returned to winning ways in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad by outplaying South Korea 4-0 in the eighth round in Baku yesterday. It was a comfortable victory for the men's team consisting three Grandmaster in the open section against South Korea who have no GM or IM in their team. GM Abdullah Al Rakib beat Lee Jun Hyeok, GM Ziaur Rahman beat Kim Inguh, IM Minhaz Uddin beat Chon Yongjoon and GM Niaz Murshed beat Kwon Sehyun. Elsewhere, after winning their previous two rounds, the women's team conceded a narrow defeat at the hands of the higher-ranked Austria, losing 1.5-2.5. Women Fide Master Zakia Sultana (rating 1883) beat WFM Hapala Elisabeth (rating 2021) and WIM Rani Hamid (rating 1993) drew with WFM Schnegg Anna-Lena (rating 2133) while WFM Sharmin Sultana Shirin (rating 2002) lost to WGM Theissl Pokorna Regina (rating 2331) and WFM Nazrana Khan Eva (rating 1965) lost to WFM Exler Veronika (rating 2220). The men's team earned nine match points and 20 game points while the women collected eight match points and 17.5 game points after the end of the eighth round.