Bangladesh produced a dominant performance in the sixth round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad is now being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan defeating Syria 4–0 game points in the Open section.
In the matches played on yesterday (Monday), International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, International Master Manon Reja Neer, FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia and FIDE Master Sakline Mostafa Sajid secured convincing victories for Bangladesh. They defeated Syria’s FIDE Master Chekh Adm Khedr Aram, FIDE Master Fandi Mazen, Rodi Bakr and International Master Alzaim Talal, respectively.
The Bangladesh women’s team, however, went down 1–3 to a strong Croatia side in the sixth round.
Women FIDE Master Noshin Anjum and Women Candidate Master Nusrat Jahan Alo held their respective opponents to draws. Noshin drew with Croatia’s Women FIDE Master Tihana Ivekovic, while Nusrat shared the point with Women International Master Kristina Saric.
Bangladesh suffered defeats on the other two boards, with Women International Master Wadifa Ahmed losing to FIDE Master Ena Cvitan and Women Candidate Master Walijah Ahmed going down to Woman FIDE Master Lara Zagorac.
After six rounds, Bangladesh have accumulated 8 points in the Open section, while the women’s team have collected 6 points.
Tuesday is the designated rest day at the Olympiad. Bangladesh will return to action on Wednesday in the seventh round, with the Open team set to face Georgia and the women’s team taking on Hong Kong.
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, has provided financial assistance to Bangladesh’s Open and Women’s teams participating in the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
