Ziaur Rahman (chess player) explained

Ziaur Rahman (1 May 1974 – 5 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi chess grandmaster. He was the second Bangladeshi to earn the Grandmaster title in 2002.^[1] His 2570 FIDE rating in October 2005 is still the highest ever achieved by a Bangladeshi chess player.^[2]

Early life and career

Rahman passed his SSC from Government Laboratory High School. He then graduated from the University of Dhaka in anthropology.^[3]

Rahman earned the International Master (IM) title in 1993. He was the second Bangladeshi to obtain the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2002 after Niaz Murshed in 1993.^[2] In 2021, he won the Mujib Borsho Invitational in Dhaka with a score of 7.5/9^[4] His playing style was solid positional.

Personal life

Rahman was married to Labanya.^[2] In 2022, Rahman represented Bangladesh in the 44th Chess Olympiad with his son, Tahsin Tajwar Zia, also a chess player. They were the first father-son duo to be on a national chess team.^[5]

Death

On 5 July 2024, Rahman fell to the ground during his 12th round match of the Bangladesh Chess Federation National Chess Tournament against Enamul Hossain Rajib.^[6] He was then taken to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in Shahbag, where it was declared that he had died of a heart attack. It was later corrected that he died due to a stroke. He was 50 when he died.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. News: Zia runner-up in Delhi . . 2018-01-17 . 2018-04-09 . en.
2. News: Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies while playing chess . 2024-07-05 . The Daily Observer.
3. News: Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies at 50 . 2024-07-05 . bdnews24.com . 2024-07-05 . en.
4. Web site: The Week in Chess 1367 . . 2021-08-11.
5. News: bn:দাবায় ইতিহাসের দ্বারপ্রান্তে পিতা-পুত্র জুটি . Father-son duo on the brink of history in chess . The Daily Star . 2022-07-27 . bn . https://bangla.thedailystar.net/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-375346 . 2024-07-05.
6. News: 2024-07-05 . Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passes away . 2024-07-05 . The Business Standard . en.
7. News: 2024-07-05 . Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman no more after suffering heart attack mid-match . 2024-07-05 . The Daily Star . en.
8. Web site: Svensen (TarjeiJS) . Tarjei J. . 2024-07-05 . GM Ziaur Rahman Suffers Stroke, Dies During Bangladesh Championship . 2024-07-08 . . en-US.
9. Web site: 2024-07-08 . GM Ziaur Rahman (1974-2024) from Bangladesh dies during game . 2024-07-08 . Chess News . en.