Titas Club win maiden premier division chess league title

Dhaka, 2 May - Titas Club has won the title of champion Great Wall Ceramic Premier Division Chess League beating Uttara Central Chess Club by 4-0 game points in 9th round match held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hell room Friday.

Titas Club secured 16 points from nine games. 

In the 9th round match, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia, Indian FM Panesar Vedant, IM 
Mohammad Fahad Rahman and GM Niaz Murshed of Titas Club defeated Md Hasan 
Emam, Tashriq Saihan Shan, Ayas Abdullah Khajir Bin and Md Faisal Hossain of 
Uttara Central Chess Club respectively. 

Titas Club won the title for the first time in the Premier Division Chess 
League since its inception in 2011. 

Manhas' Castle and Leonine Chess Club both earned 14 match points each from 
nine games. Their tie was broken by game points. Manhas' Castle became the 
runners-up with 26 game points and Leonine Chess Club finished third place 
with 24 game points.

In the 9th round matches,, Manha's Castle defeated Dipali Memorial Chess Club 
by 3-1 game points. GM Enamul Hossain Razib and Indian IM Aaditya Dhingra of 
Manha's Castle defeated Tahmidul Haque and Mohammad Shakil of Dipali Memorial 
Chess Club respectively. Tutul Dhar and Sadat Kibria Ayaan of Dipali Memorial 
Chess Club split point with Indian FM Sahib Singh and Syed Mahfuzur Rahman of 
Manha's Castle respectively.

Leonine Chess Club defeated Bangladesh Police by 4-0 game points. FM Mohammed 
Abdul Malek, Indian IM Aaryan Varshney, Indian IM Kaustuv Kundu and CM Avik 
Sarker of Leonine Chess Club, defeated Md Raju Ahmed, Subas Chakma, Mohammad 
Abul Hashem Kohen and Md Anisur Rahman of Bangladesh Police respectively.

Bangladesh Navy finished fourth with 13 points. In the last round of the 
tournament, Bangladesh Navy defeated Sports Bangla by 4-0 game points. FM 
Khandaker Aminul Islam, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed and IM Md Minhaz Uddin of 
Bangladesh Navy defeated Aiyan Rahman, WCM Israt Jahan Diba and Rubel Hossen 
of Sports Bangla respectively. 

IM Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh Navy got a walk-over against Subrota Biswas 
of Sports Bangla.

Sports Bangla secured 5th place with 10 points. Uttara Central Chess Club 
secured 6th place with 8 points. Dipali Memorial Chess Club secured 7th place 
with seven points, Janata Bank Officers Welfare Society secured 8th place 
with four points, Khelaghar Chess Society secured 9th place with three points 
and Bangladesh Police secured 10th place with one point.

In the last round of the game, Janata Bank Officers Welfare Society defeated 
Khelaghar Daba Sangah by 2.5-15 game points. 

After the game, the prize distribution ceremony was held in the afternoon. 
Syed Sujauddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh Chess Federation distributed 
prizes among the winning teams as chief guest. Shoeb Reaz Alam, DIG of 
Bangladesh Police and Vice President of Bangladesh Chess Federation presided 
over the ceremony.

The event was held in round robin league system and 10 teams participated in 
the meet. 

Bangladesh Police relegated in the 1st Division for getting lowest place. 
Bangladesh Biman and Sheikh Russel Chess Club also relegated in the 1st 
Division.BSS