Campus Report :
An inter-university chess championship to be organized by BRAC University Chess Club and sponsored by Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited will be held at BRAC University from 25th September to 27th September 2017. A press conference was organized at the National Press Club on Thursday to announce the championship.
AKM Sadeque Nawaj, General Manager – Marketing, Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd was the chief guest and Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Director, BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), BRAC University was present as special guest for the event.
Niaz Murshed, the first grandmaster from South Asia presented the keynote paper. Haroon Ar Rashid, International Chess Arbiter, explained the rules and regulations of the tournament. Shams Ud Duha, Advisor of BRAC University Chess Club, moderated the session.
Speakers at the conference informed that this championship is being organized to promote chess at the university level in the country.
Any university level educational institute can take part in this championship. In this team-based event, a team will consist of four core players and two reserve players. It will follow the international rules and regulations of the game prescribed by the World Chess Federation.
There will be cash prizes for the top three teams (1st prize – 40,000, 2nd prize- 25,000 and 3rd prize- 15,000) along with some category prizes. Interested universities may visit BRAC University website to gather more information.
An inter-university chess championship to be organized by BRAC University Chess Club and sponsored by Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited will be held at BRAC University from 25th September to 27th September 2017. A press conference was organized at the National Press Club on Thursday to announce the championship.
AKM Sadeque Nawaj, General Manager – Marketing, Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd was the chief guest and Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Director, BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), BRAC University was present as special guest for the event.
Niaz Murshed, the first grandmaster from South Asia presented the keynote paper. Haroon Ar Rashid, International Chess Arbiter, explained the rules and regulations of the tournament. Shams Ud Duha, Advisor of BRAC University Chess Club, moderated the session.
Speakers at the conference informed that this championship is being organized to promote chess at the university level in the country.
Any university level educational institute can take part in this championship. In this team-based event, a team will consist of four core players and two reserve players. It will follow the international rules and regulations of the game prescribed by the World Chess Federation.
There will be cash prizes for the top three teams (1st prize – 40,000, 2nd prize- 25,000 and 3rd prize- 15,000) along with some category prizes. Interested universities may visit BRAC University website to gather more information.
