At 59, Niaz Murshed, the subcontinent’s first grandmaster, claimed his seventh national title by winning the 49th National Chess Championship on Wednesday. While his triumph celebrated a living legend, it also highlighted the fragile state of chess in Bangladesh.

Grandmaster Niaz Murshed became unbeaten champion in the 49th National Chess Championship with 10.5 points after beating FM Subroto Biswas in the final and 13th round, held at Level 4 of Youth Tower in Shewrapara, Dhaka yesterday.

She is now the highest-ranked among 205 active women chess players in Bangladesh.

Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural Esports World Cup chess tournament on Friday, defeating Alireza Firouzja in Riyadh.

At 81, Bangladesh’s chess icon Rani Hamid remains an enduring source of inspiration. On International Chess Day, marking 101 years since FIDE’s founding, she reflects with The Daily Star’s Atique Anam on her journey, late start, memorable matches, and more.

The four-lakh prize money tournament got underway last Saturday with 64 players.

A landmark event in Bangladesh’s chess calendar gets underway today, as Dhaka plays host to the inaugural GM Zia Memorial chess tournament. The event is a tribute to the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, one of the most revered names in the nation’s sporting history.

A grandmaster chess tournament is set to begin in Bangladesh. The event, titled the Zia Memorial Grandmaster Chess Tournament, honours the memory of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman.

Celebrated Bangladeshi chess player Rani Hamid, who is currently competing in the 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament, has been reportedly left emotionally distressed following an unexpected incident involving her travel companion.

Organised by the match site chess.com, the duel -- dubbed "Magnus Carlsen vs. The World" -- pitted the 34-year-old Norwegian against amateurs from around the planet who decided their moves by popular vote.

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said yesterday.

FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia earned the third and final norm for turning an International Master after beating Hungarian Grandmaster Gergely Aczel in the 10th and final round of Farago Ivan Memorial GM Chess tournament in Hungary on Sunday.

There was triple delight for Wadifa, who not only won the women’s championship but also earned the status of a Women’s International Master alongside earning a place in the Chess World Cup.

Five-time classical chess world champion Carlsen is hunting on other grounds to show he is still the player to beat.

Tahsin had participated in various chess tournaments abroad, accompanied by his father GM Zia, who passed away while playing a chess match in August last year. Ever since, the chess prodigy has been facing financial constraints in participating in overseas tournaments.

Announcing the change in policy world chess boss Arkadi Dvorkovitch said: "I took the decision to trial an approach to provide more flexibility to FIDE officials in judgements regarding the suitability of the attire."

The Norwegian was fined $200 for wearing jeans before Chief Arbiter Alex Holowzsak disqualified him for repeated violation.

Neer not only claimed the national chess championship but also became the country’s youngest International Master.

Hundreds of fans crowded the arrivals area of Chennai airport, cheering alongside banks of television cameras as Gukesh made his way out of the airport after victory in taking the World Chess Championship title.

Gukesh was just seven when he watched compatriot Viswanathan Anand lose the world chess title in November 2013 to challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- a match that fired up his dream to bring the crown back to India.