The 39th National ‘A’ Chess Championship gets underway at the Media Centre of Bangladesh Olympic Association on Friday.
Four of the country’s Grandmasters will be participating after Bangladesh Chess Federation invited them take in the tournament. Reigning champion Niaz Murshed, runner-up Ziaur Rahman, Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib and Enamul Hossain Razib have confirmed that they will play, while Reefat Bin Sattar has yet to respond to the invitation.
IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, Fide Master Nasir Ahmed, IM Abu Sufian Shakil, FM Aminul Islam, FM Debaraj Chatterjee, FM Mohammad Javed, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, Shafiq Ahmed and Jamal Uddin qualified for the National ‘A’ following their performance in the 39th National ‘B’ Chess Championship-2013. The event will be conducted in a round-robin league format.
The details of the event were disclosed at a press conference yesterday at the National Sports Council conference room. General Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation Gazi Shayiful Tarique was present on the occasion.
