Bangladesh women’s chess team registered their second consecutive victory in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad as they defeated Jordan by 3-1 points in the seventh round in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday. In the women’s section, Sharmin Sultana Shirin beat Women’s Fide Master Boshra Alshaeby, WFM Nazrana Khan Eva beat Women’s International Master Fuad Kamal Jamaliah, WIM Rani Hamid beat Razan Alshaeby while WIM Shamima Akter Liza lost to WFM Alattar Ghayda. Meanwhile, the men’s team conceded their second straight defeat and this time, they lost to a strong Serbia team by 3-1 points in the seventh round of the open section. GM Ziaur Rahman lost to GM Markus Robert, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin lost to GM Indjic Aleksandar and GM Niaz Murshed lost to GM Markovic Miroslav. After the end of the seventh round, Bangladesh women’s team earned eight match points and 16 game points while the men’s team collected seven match points and 16 game points.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 10, 2016 13:41 UTC