chess

Shakil up to third

International Master Abu Sufian Shakil returns to winning ways in the Commonwealth Games, beating Sri Lankan Priyankara.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Shakil slips to second

International Master Abu Sufian Shakil slips from the top position of the Commonwealth Chess Championship at the close of the fourth round.
2 August 2016, 18:11 PM

Shakil in pole position

International Master Abu Suafian Shakil shares the lead in the Commonwealth Chess Championship as the second round comes to an end.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

FIDE Master Fahad Rahman wins Dubai Junior Chess title

Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, clinched the title of the 14th Dubai Junior Chess Tournament, after a tense ninth and final round today, according to the official website of the tournament.
26 July 2016, 11:35 AM

Young FIDE Master Fahad Rahman wins Dubai Junior Chess title

Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, clinched the title of the 14th Dubai Junior Chess Tournament, after a tense ninth and final round today, according to the official website of the tournament.
26 July 2016, 11:22 AM

Hefty promises by new chess fed GS

After being elected the new general secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF), Syed Shahabuddin Shamim has promised to do everything they need to do to produce new Grand Masters and International Masters in the next four years.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Combined panel boycotts chess polls

The combined panel has decided to boycott today's election of Bangladesh Chess Federation, alleging irregularities and nepotism in the voters' list.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Facebook trains AI to beat humans at Go board game

Facebook has created an artificial intelligence system that is "getting close" to beating the best human players at the Chinese board game Go, Mark Zuckerberg reveals.
27 January 2016, 12:40 PM

Playing chess is forbidden in Islam, says Saudi grand mufti

Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh says in a television program that playing chess is forbidden in Islam.
22 January 2016, 09:52 AM