Bangladesh chess teams face second-round defeats at 45th Olympiad
Both Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams experienced defeats in the second round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday (18 August).
The men's team suffered a 3.5-0.5 loss to a strong Vietnam side in the open section.
GM Niaz Murshed managed to secure a draw against 15-year-old FM Banh Gia Huy, who already holds two IM norms. However, IM Fahad Rahman was defeated by GM Le Quang Liem, FM Manon Reja Neer lost to GM Le Tuan Minh, and GM Enamul Hossain succumbed to GM Tran Tuan Minh.
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In the women's section, Bangladesh fell 3-1 to a formidable Romanian team.
WFM Noshin Anjum and WCM Wadifa Ahmed managed to draw their matches. Noshin held her ground against WGM Bulmaga Irina, while Wadifa drew with WIM Ciolacu Alessia-Minhaela.
Unfortunately, WFM Walijah Ahmed lost to WGM Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky, and WCM Nusrat Jahan Alo was defeated by WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci.
In today's third round, the Bangladesh men's team will take on Cyprus, while the women's team will face Barbados.
