MURSHED Niaz

Date of Birth: 13 May 1966

Age: 57

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.67/5'6''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Chess	Men's Team BAN Bangladesh	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 1	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 2	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 3	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 4	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 5	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 6	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 7	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 8	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Men's Team Round 9	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
10	Men's Team	2010	Guangzhou, CHN
20	Men's Individual	2010	Guangzhou, CHN

Economics - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

He picked up the game from his older brother. (FIDE, 01 Aug 2006)

He was inspired by the 1972 chess match between Bobby Fischer from the United States of America and Boris Spassky from the Soviet Union. "Chess gained popularity in Bangladesh during that time. I was five, but got attracted to the game." (daily-sun, 13 Jun 2020)

Bangladeshi chess player Sadek Hossain. (The Daily Star, 13 Feb 2006)

He and footballer Sabina Khatun were named flag bearers for Bangladesh for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (HAGOC, 22 Sep 2023)

In 1989 he received the Independence Day Award from the government of Bangladesh. (unb, 24 May 2021)

Additional Information

General
GRANDMASTER
In 1987 he was named Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation [FIDE]. (daily-sun, 13 Jun 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event