Bangladesh’s Mohammad Fahad Rahman has won silver medal in the Blitz Chess in under-10 category at the World Youth Championships held in the United Arab Emirates.
Fahad beat Mongolia’s Sugar Ganerdene in the last round held at Al Ain city on Saturday.
Fahad emerged fifth from the nearly 200 contestants by scoring 8.5 points in 11 matches.
The US’s Awondar Liang ended up first with 10 points.
After winning three consecutive matches, Fahad lost the fourth.
He lagged behind after a draw in the eighth and ninth rounds, but ended the contest with two victories.
1,773 contestants (8-18 age group) from 121 countries joined the contests.
India topped the list with three gold medals, two silver and three bronze medals.
Fahad also took part in the Blitz Chess in his age category on the sidelines of the main competition.
Five rounds of the contest were held on Tuesday.
By winning the last two rounds on Saturday, the lone representative of Bangladesh won a silver medal, having scored 6.5 points with six wins and a draw.
India has also topped the list in this contest by winning five gold medals.
At first four chess players from Bangladesh were set to take part in the competition.
But Fahad was the only one to make it, as the Bangladesh Chess Federation, suffering from financial constraints, could not send other contestants.
More than 80 chess players joined the contest from neighbouring India.
Fahad was recognised as the youngest FIDE Master at the age of 10.
The grade IV student is also the current national sub-junior champion.
Source: bdnews24.com
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