Sports Reporter :
GM Ziaur Rahman emerged as the champion of the Asian Zonal (Zone-3,2) Chess Championship was held at Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal on Wednesday.
The prize-distribution ceremony of the Asian Zonal (Zone-3.2) Chess Championship Open and Women was held at the same venue on the same day.
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov distributed prizes among the winners. Gazi Shayiful Tarique, General Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation delivered speech as a guest of hounor. Sports Minister for Nepal, Zone President Joshi, Mohammad Jahangir Islam, Vice President of Bangladesh Chess Federation, Morsalin Ahmed, Joint-Secretary and Shakil Meraj, Executive Member of Bangladesh Chess Federation were also present at the ceremony. Champion GM Ziaur Rahman received trophy, gold medal and fifteen hundred us dollars, runner-up GM Abdullah Al- Rakib got silver medal and one thousand us dollars, GM Enamul Hossain got bronze medal and three hundred fifty us dollars. IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, GM Niaz Murshed, IM Abu Sufian Shakil and FM Debaraj Chatterjee also got cash prize. In Women’s Section, champion WIM Shamima Akter Liza got gold medal, trophy and one thousand us dollars, runner-up WFM Nazrana Khan Eva got silver medal and five hundred dollars, WIM Rani Hamid got bronze medal and two hundred fifty dollars.
