Bangladesh women team defeated Chinese Taipei in their 6th round game while the Open Chess team lost to Singapore on Friday in the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.
In the women’s section, the victory was a comfortable one for the Bangladeshi women as they cruised past Chinese Taipei by 3-1 points. WIM Shamima Akter Liza, WIM Rani Hamid and Sharmin Sultana Shirin registered victories against Lin Yu-Tong Elaine,Liao Jo-Yu and Cho Hung-Ling respectively while the only defeat came when WFM Nazrana Khan Eva lost to Gao Yi Ping. They now have six match points alongside 12 game points from six matches.
Meanwhile in the Open section, Bangladesh lost to Singapore by 1.5-2.5 points in the 6th round. Grandmaster Niaz Murshed beat Lee Qing Aun and GM Enamul Hossain Razib drew with WIM Gong Quinyun as both GM Ziaur Rahman and GM Abdullah al Rakib lost to GM Zhang Zhong and IM Goh Wei Ming Kevin respectively. The Bangladesh Open team now have five match points and 11.5 game points in their tally.
