IUB wins national chess carnival
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) clinched the team championship at the 9th National Chess Carnival, held from April 17-19, 2025, at Notre Dame College in Dhaka.
The victorious IUB Mittens team featured Amit Bikram Roy (Computer Science and Engineering), Justin Mathias (International Relations), and guest players FM Sakline Mostafa of Rajarbagh Police Line School and Shatadru Shovan Dey.
Amit won five accolades: first place in the Team Chess and Chess Puzzle events, runner-up in Solo Chess, and third-place honours in Chess960 and Puzzle Relay.
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Two other teams from IUB also competed in the tournament. Team IUB Thunders finished in 12th place, represented by Md Abu Hanif, Mohiul Alam (Computer Science and Engineering), Mehrab Al Maksud (English Language Teaching), and Arian Rahman (Accounting).
IUB's teams were guided by Grandmaster Niaz Murshed, South Asia's first chess grandmaster and current advisor to the university's chess program.
Organised by the Notre Dame Chess Club, the carnival attracted teams from 16 universities nationwide and adhered to FIDE rules.
