Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies during match
He was 50
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Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passed away while playing a game in the 12th round of the ongoing National Chess Championship today (5 July).
He was 50.
Ziaur, who was playing against Enamul Haque Rajib at the Chess Federation, collapsed all of a sudden around 5:50pm and was rushed to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in Shahbagh.
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The doctors there confirmed later that Ziaur had passed away before the arrival at the hospital.
Ziaur's wife was at the Chess Federation office at the time of the match.
