2nd Int'l Rating Chess tournament begins tomorrow

Dhaka, July 1- Dr. Abul Kashem Chowdhury Memorial 2nd Int'l Rating Chess tournament category-A and category-B begins from Saturday at National Sports Council old building conference room in the 
city.

KM Shahidullah, vice president of Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) and secretary general of Sheikh Russel Jatio Shishu Kishor Parisad will inaugurate the event as chief guest while Hanif Mahmood Chowdhury, director of the KN-Harbour Consortium Ltd, will present as a special guest. 

BCF's general secretary Syed Shahab Uddin Shamim will preside over the opening ceremony. The event will be held in two categories. 2000+ rated players will participate in the category 'A' and below 2000 rating and unrated players will take part in category 'B' tournaments. 

Players of Chess Olympiad Bangladesh Women's team also participate in Category-A. Both the events will be held in Swiss-League system.

The cash prize of Taka three lacs will be given to winners of category A while Taka twp lacs will be given to winners of category 'B'.