Bangladesh men’s and women’s chess teams take part in the 41st World Chess Olympiad and 85th FIDE Congress that begins today in Tromso, Norway.
Earlier, a 20-member of Bangladesh chess teams left Dhaka on Wednesday to participate in the 16-day meet.
Players of open team: GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib, GM Enamul Hossain Razib, GM Niaz Murshed, IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar,
Players of women’s team: WFM Nazrana Khan, WIM Rani Hamid, WFM Zakia Sultana and WFM Sharmin Sultana Shirin and accompanying persons Mahmuda Hoque Chowdhury Moly and Syed Riwan.
Official: Head of the delegation and Acting President of Chess Federation Syed Shahab Uddin, congress participant-vice-president K M Shahidullah, General Secretary of the delegation Gazi Shayiful Tarique.
Managers: Men team- Mir Ahmed Hossain, Women team- Masuda Begum,
Federation officials-executive members: Mazibur Rahman Howladar, Bahar Mia, Kazi Zakerul Mawla, Delwar Hossain Bhuiyan and march arbiter of Olympiad: International Arbiter M Haroon-or-Rashid.