Prize distribution of Asian Zonal 3.2 Chess held

Dhaka, 19 March - The prize distribution ceremony of the Asian Zonal 3.2 Chess Championship, qualifying for the World Cup Chess and World Women's Cup Chess, was held in Colombo of Sri Lanka on Tuesday night, said a press release.

Bangladesh became the champion in both the open and women's
categories and won the gold medal. Bangladesh also won the silver
medal in the open category. Out of the total six medals, Bangladesh
won two gold and one silver medal and Sri Lanka won two silver and
one bronze.

International Master Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh became the
champion in the open group and got the opportunity to participate in
the World Cup Chess to be held from October 31 to November 27. Neer
is the youngest Bangladeshi player who will play in the World Cup
Chess at the age of 15.

Woman FIDE Master Wadifa Ahmed is the champion in this year's women's
category and will be awarded the title of women International Master.
Wadifa Ahmed is the youngest woman International Master in
Bangladesh. She will get the title at the age of 17.

The open category champion Neer received U$$ 1500 with trophy,
runner-up FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia received U$$ 1000 with
trophy, the 4th place finisher international master Mohammad Fahad
Rahman received U$$ 300 and the 5th place FIDE Master Syed Mahfuzur
Rahman received U$$ 200. Woman champion FIDE Master Wadifa Ahmed
received a cash prize of U$$ 1000 with trophy. FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia
also achieved a nine games IM norm from this event.  

In the open category, forty players, including four international
masters and six FIDE masters from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka while in the women's category, twenty
three players, including two female international masters and two
female FIDE masters from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka, participated in the meet.

Roll of Hounor

2011: Open, Champion: GM Ziaur Rahman, Runner-Up : GM Niaz Murshed,
Women’s-Champion : S D Ranasinghe –SRI, Runner-up : WIM Shamima Akter
Liza–BAN
2013:Open, Champion : GM Ziaur Rahman-BAN, runner-up : GM Reefat Bin
Sattar-BAN,

Women’s champion: WIM Shamima Akter Liza–BAN, runner-up: S D
Ranasinghe–SRI
2015:Open-champion : GM Ziaur Rahman-BAN, runner-Up : GM Mollah
Abdullah Al Rakib-BAN

Woman-Champion : WIM Shamima Akter Liza –BAN, runner-up : SD
Ranasinghe –SRI
2017: Open-champion: GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib-BAN, runner-up :GM
Ziaur Rahman-BAN,

Women’s champion: WIM Rani Hamid-BAN, runner-up : WIM Shamima Akter
Liza-BAN
2019: Open-champion : IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman-BAN, runner-up: GM
Reefat Bin Sattar-BAN

Women-champion: WIM Sharmin Sultana Shirin-BAN, runner-up : WFM
Noshin Anjum-BAN 2021, Hybrid system, open-champion : GM Ziaur Rahman-BAN, runner-up:
GM Enamul Hossai-BAN
2023: Open-champion : IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman-BAN, Runner-Up : FM
Tahsin Tajwar Zia-BAN

Women’s champion: WFM Jannatul Ferdous-BAN, runner-up : WFM Noshin
Anjum-BAN
2025: Open-champion : IM Manon Reja Neer-BAN, runner-Up : FM Tahsin
Tajwar Zia-BAN

Women’s champion: WFM Wadifa Ahmed-BAN, runner-up : WIM Gunawardhana
Devindya Oshini-SRI.BSS