Bangladesh draw Denmark, women beat Honduras at Chess Olympiad
Bangladesh drew 2–2 with Denmark in the Open section, while the women's team defeated Honduras 3–1 in the fifth round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
In Sunday's (20 September) Open match, Grandmaster Niaz Murshed secured Bangladesh's only win, defeating Denmark's International Master Filip Boe Olsen, according to the press release.
International Master Manon Reja Neer and FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia drew their respective games against Denmark's Grandmaster Jesper Sondergaard Thybo and Grandmaster Mads Andersen.
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International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman lost to Denmark's Grandmaster Jonas Buhl Bjerre.
In the women's section, Woman International Master Wadifa Ahmed, Woman FIDE Master Noshin Anjum and Woman Candidate Master Nusrat Jahan Alo won their respective games against Honduras' Woman FIDE Master Leslie Carolin Torres Hernandez, Woman FIDE Master Valeria Viana and Woman Candidate Master Diana Bobadilla.
Woman Candidate Master Walijah Ahmed lost to Honduras' Camila Mejia.
Following five rounds, Bangladesh have collected six points in the Open section, while the women's team have also earned six points.
Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB), under its corporate social responsibility programme, has provided financial assistance to Bangladesh's Open and women's teams participating in the Chess Olympiad.
