Sonargaon University student and Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman secured the second Grandmaster norm of his career after winning the Fubi Academy Norm Chess Competition in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Fashion Design Department student collected seven points from nine games in the round-robin tournament and remained unbeaten throughout the competition, the university said in a press release.
Fahad fulfilled all conditions required for the Grandmaster norm through his performance in the tournament.
The title win marked another milestone for the Bangladeshi chess player, who earlier achieved his first Grandmaster norm at the Hanoi Grandmasters Chess Competition in Vietnam in March 2024.
The university said Fahad had been participating in tournaments at home and abroad for a long time as part of his preparation for the achievement.
Fahad narrowly missed securing the norm in the final round of an earlier tournament, but maintained his confidence this time and clinched victory in the decisive stages.
His eighth-round victory against Iranian International Master Pour Agha Bala Amirreza, who has a rating of 2453, proved crucial in securing the achievement.
Sonargaon University expressed pride over Fahad’s success and said the achievement would inspire students and strengthen Bangladesh’s position in the international chess arena.
