Queen Hamid of Bangladesh defeated Argentina
September 21, 20241 Min Read
Argentina was the opponent of Bangladesh in the ninth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary yesterday. Bangladesh lost by 1-3 game points. Out of Bangladesh's four chess masters, only Rani Hamid, the International Women's Master, has won.

Argentina lost

Bangladesh chess legend Rani Hamid. At the age of 82, he is representing Bangladesh at the highest level of world chess. He played six out of nine rounds. He won all six.

International women's master Rani Hamid played on the fourth board in the ninth round yesterday. Her Argentine opponent is International Women's Master Maria Belen. Rani Hamid's rating is 1900 and Argentinian chess is 2172. Still, Rani Hamid won by playing brilliantly. She aims to finish fourth on the board in the women's category at the Olympics.

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Bangladesh beat Lebanon by 2.5 – 1.5 game points in the open division yesterday. Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Rajeev lost and International Master Fahad Rahman drew. Had Fahad won yesterday, he would have got another GM norm. Kal Fide Master Tahsin Tazwar Zia and Manan Reza Neer won their respective boards.