Fide Master Kazi Zarin Tasnim clinched the title of Independence Day Intra-IUB Chess Tournament 2023, organised by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Chess Club and with Division of Student Activities (DoSA).

Tasnim, who has a global rating of 1716, is a student of Computer Science and Engineering at IUB. Another CSE student Amit Bikram Roy finished second in this meet.

Meanwhile, a total of 68 IUB students took part in this one-day tournament held at the university premises on March 30.

The rapid-chess tournament consisted of seven rounds of and the stipulated time for each game was 15-minute.

Tasnim and Amit were tied on 6.5 points each after the round seventh. The championship was decided according to the Buchholz tie-breaker rule.

IUB Vice-Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan, Treasurer Khandker Md Iftekhar Haider, IUB Chess Club Advisor Grandmaster Niaz Murshed and other distinguished personalities were present on the occasion.