The famous Dutch Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov is likely to take charge of the Bangladesh national chess team for one month before the 41st Chess Olympiad which will begin in Tromsa, Norway in the first week of August.
Tiviakov is currently ranked 101th worldwide among the active players with a rating of 2651. The Soviet Union-born Dutch chess player earned GM title in 1991 and clinched the Dutch Chess Championship in 2006 and 2007 before going on to win the European Individual Chess Championship In 2008.
Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) general secretary Gazi Saiful Tareq revealed that they had already contacted with Tiviakov and the Dutch’s response was positive. It was learnt, the federation wanted Tiviakov for more than a month, but the Dutch did not want a longer stint and also demanded 5000Euro including accommodation facilities and air fair.
Earlier, the federation asked the players for suggestion for a foreign coach and the Bangladesh players suggested Tiviakov’s name. “We recommended his name when federation asked us. It will be great beneficial for us if Tiviakov agrees to work with us even if it is only for one month,” said country’s youngest GM Enamul Hossain Rajib.
