The IWICA 35th National Women’s Chess Championship begins today (Thursday) at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room here at 3pm.
The event will held in round-robin league system and total 12 players will take part in the meet.
They are reigning national woman champion WIM Shamima Akter Liza, reigning national woman runner-up WFM Nazrana Khan Eva, WIM Rani Hamid, WFM Tanima Parveen, WFM Shamin Sultana Shirin, WFM Zakia Sultana, Samiha Sharmin Shimmi, Mst. Zhorna Begum, Fatema-Tuz-Zohara Sraboni, Tanzina Akter Tani, Sumaiya Khondoker and Afrin Jahan Munia.