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Vol. 5 Num 149 Thu. October 21, 2004  
   
Sports


Chess Olympiad
Wins for men and women


Bangladesh men's team won their fifth round boards 3-1 against Portugal in the 36th Chess Olympiad at Calvia in Spain on Tuesday.

Grand Master (GM) Ziaur Rahman beat his counterpart Luis Galego, International Master (IM) Reefat bin Sattar beat GM Antonio Fernandes and IM Enamul Ho-ssain Rajib beat IM Sergio Rocha. FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed lost to FM Antonio Vitor.

The women's team also earned full points when they beat New Zealand 2-1.

Zakia Sultana beat Courtney Helen while International Wo-men's Master Rani Hamid and Syeda Shabana Parveen shared points against their respective rivals.

Men's team raised their tally to 11 while women's team collected 5.5 points after the fifth round games.