Sakline Mostafa becomes champion in Int’l Rating Chess

Sports Reporter :
Candidate Master (CM) Sakline Mostafa Sajid of Bangladesh Police became champion on Friday in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament, sponsored by Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room.

CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid earned 7½ points to clinch the title. Grand Master (GM) Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Ansar became runner-up by getting the same points.

CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid and GM Ziaur Rahman scored equal points in the tie-breaking buchholz cut one method, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid became the champion with 48.5, Cut one Buchholz score and GM Ziaur Rahman became the runner-up with 46.5 score.

Six players scored seven points in the tie-breaking system. Among them, Fide Master (FM) Tahsin Tajwar Zia of Bangladesh Ansar became third, FM Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh Navy became fourth, FM Subrota Biswas of Saif Sporting Club became fifth, FM Md Sharif Hossain of Bangladesh Navy became sixth, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy became seventh and FM Mehdi Hasan Parag of Bangladesh Police got eighth place.

International Master (IM) Mohammad Minhaz Uddin of Bangladesh Navy became ninth, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman of Janata Bank Officer Welfare Society became tenth. 9th or last round games were held on Friday at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room.

The Prize distribution ceremony was held in the afternoon after the game. F. M. Iqbal Bin Anower (Dawn), Senior Executive Director of Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC was present as the chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners.

Total one lac seventy six thousand taka cash prize-money were given among the winners.