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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Rahman was married to Labanya.<ref name=dies/> 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.<ref name="DailyStar">{{cite news|title=Father-son duo on the brink of history in chess|publisher=The Daily Star|url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/খেলা/অন্যান্য-খেলা/দাবা/দাবায়-ইতিহাসের-দ্বারপ্রান্তে-পিতা-পুত্র-জুটি-375346| access-date =2024-07-05|date=2022-07-27}}</ref>
Rahman was married to Labanya.<ref name=dies/> 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.<ref name="DailyStar">{{cite news|title=Father-son duo on the brink of history in chess|publisher=The Daily Star|url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/খেলা/অন্যান্য-খেলা/দাবা/দাবায়-ইতিহাসের-দ্বারপ্রান্তে-পিতা-পুত্র-জুটি-375346| access-date =2024-07-05|date=2022-07-27}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==

Revision as of 19:57, 5 July 2024

Ziaur Rahman
জিয়াউর রহমান
CountryBangladesh
Born(1974-05-01)1 May 1974
Died5 July 2024(2024-07-05) (aged 50)
Shahbag, Bangladesh
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
FIDE rating2423 (July 2024)
Peak rating2570 (October 2005)

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 2005, is still the highest 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 got the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2002, as the second Bangladeshi, only 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 is 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 at one point during the 12th round match against Enamul Hossain Rajib in the Bangladesh Chess Federation National Chess Tournament.[6] He was then taken to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in Shahbag where it was declared that he had died of a heart attack. He was 50.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Zia runner-up in Delhi". The Daily Star. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies while playing chess". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies at 50". Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies at 50. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The Week in Chess 1367". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Father-son duo on the brink of history in chess". The Daily Star. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passes away". The Business Standard. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman no more after suffering heart attack mid-match". The Daily Star. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies while competing in National Chess Championship, web: Dhaka Tribune, 2024, retrieved 5 July 2024