He graduated from Government Laboratory High School & University of Dhaka. ...
Rahman earned the International Master (IM) title in 1993 and the GM title in 2002.

His playing style is solid positional."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziaur_...(chess_player)

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Chess development in the country will be given a boost with the arrival of Bangladeshi grandmaster Ziaur Rahman.

THERE are a number of interesting chess activities coming up in the next two or three weeks.

First up is the news that we shall have Bangladeshi grandmaster Ziaur Rahman stationed here in Malaysia for the next one year. Ziaur is Bangladesh’s second grandmaster and the leading player in his country at present. He is expected to arrive on our shores sometime next week and will be based at the Datuk Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DATCC) in Kuala Lumpur.

Why would we need a foreign grandmaster here in Malaysia? Well, it is to boost chess development in the country. We need someone who is experienced enough to be a catalyst to raise our game. Ziaur happened to be available and he was interested in the challenge.

Bangladeshi grandmaster Ziaur Rahman will be based in Malaysia for a year. Moreover, he comes with good credentials. He is an active player in the regional chess circuit so he’s not one to rest on his laurels. He led Bangladesh at the Asian team chess championship in Kolkata last December, took part in an international chess event in Delhi in January, and made an impressive second-place finish in the Chennai open chess tournament this month.

Ziaur’s international rating of 2548 is high enough to suit Malaysia’s needs. We don’t need a super-GM here but we do need a professional who is strong enough to impart his knowledge and experience to our players.

Ziaur is a trainer at the Garry Kasparov School of Chess in Bangladesh and was the coach of the Bangladesh national women’s chess team. He has trained many junior players in his homeland and neighbouring India, and counts Sayantan Das, the current under-12 world chess champion who recently secured his first international master norm, as a notable student.

A comprehensive programme has been prepared to make full use of him during his time here. There will be various events and tournaments featuring Ziaur as the main man, with seminars and classes, including trips to reach out to all corners of the country.

Some of the activities planned will be individual chess sessions for serious players who want to improve their skill and understanding of the game, and group classes covering topics such as preparations for tournaments, opening, middle game and endgame techniques.

APSSO
Jakarta, Indonesia
November 2010

This is, of course, strictly sub rosa, but since 1992, when cricket rivalry-engendered tensions between India and Bangladesh peaked and war was narrowly averted, a secret treaty has forbidden Bangladeshi players from using any Indian defense, while Indian players are prohibited from playing the Bangladeshi Defense.

Now there are new tensions, however, since Bangladesh recalled that there *is* no Bangladeshi Defense and realized it had been hoodwinked.

Meanwhile, however, players are still bound by the treaty.