Dhaka: National women’s champion Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Noshin Anjum of Bangladesh Navy emerged as the unbeaten champion in the Sylvia Mahjabin Memorial FIDE Rapid Women’s Chess tournament held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room today. Noshin scored 6.5 points out of seven games, and with the same score, International Woman Master (IWM) Rani Hamid of Bangladesh Ansar became the runner-up.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, as both WFM Noshin Anjum and IWM Rani Hamid earned equal points, their positions were determined based on the tie-breaking system. Meanwhile, Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Neelava Choudhury of Bangladesh Ansar finished in third place with six points, and WCM Israt Jahan Diba secured fourth place with 5.5 points.
The fifth to eighth positions were claimed by Jinnat Akter Shahnaz, Jannatul Preety, WCM Walijah Ahmed, and WFM Nazrana Khan Eva, respectively. WFM Afroza Khanam and Thakur Janiya Haque ranked ninth and tenth, each with five points, based on the tie-breaking system.
After the competition, special prizes were awarded to Tabassum Sadia Shahjahan, WCM Omnia Binte Yusuf Lubaba, Shafia Ahmed, Jarin Tasnim, Fairoz Zarifa Syeda, and Najmin Akter. The tournament was conducted in an eight-round Swiss League format with thirty-eight participants, and a total of Tk 30,000 in cash prizes was distributed among the winners.
Grandmaster Niaz Morshed, the first Grandmaster of the Indian subcontinent, attended the prize-giving ceremony as the chief guest and distributed prizes among the recipients.