DHAKA, Dec 28, 2023 (BSS)-Int'l Rating Chess competition begins from tomorrow

(Saturday) at Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) hall room.

In this regard, a press conference was held today (Thursday) at BCF hall room
to provide all the details of the meet.

The organizers said participation in this competition is open to both rated
and unrated chess players.

They said interested participants will have to submit their names to the BCF
office with the prescribed entry fee by tomorrow (Friday).

The week-long meet, organized by BCF, will be played in a nine-round Swiss-
League format. The winners of this competition will be given a total cash
prize of Taka 1,76,000.00 (One lakh seventy six thousand).

F.M. Iqbal Bin Anowar (Dawn), senior executive director of WALTON Hi-Tech
Industries PLC., BCF executive member Kamruzzaman Bhuiyan, International
chess arbiter Md. Haroon Or Rashid, Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC additional
director Mehrab Hossain Asif and International Arbiter Shajahan Kabir were
present in the press conference.