GM Ziaur Rahman Coming To Malaysia?

Fireyrook has been getting feedback that the Grandmaster from Bangladesh, GM Ziaur Rahman might be coming to Malaysia with the blessing of the Malaysian Chess Federation to kick start a flurry of chess activities and programs for chess development in Malaysia.

GM Ziaur Rahman

When will this take place? Just wait and see for the official annoucement.

Here is one typical game of GM Ziaur Rahman at last year’s Malaysian Chess Festival, the Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2009 held at the CitiTel Hotel, MidValley in August 2009.

GM Rahman played against, a well-known local chess player, Abdullah Che Hassan. The King’s Indian Classical opening transpired as follows:-

[Event "Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2009"]
[Site "CitiTel, MidValley"]
[Date "2009.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Black "Che Hassan, Abdullah"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2142"]
{E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nh2 (9. a3 Bd7 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. g4 h6 12. Be3 a4 13. Be2 Nc5 14. h4 Nh7 15. Qc2 f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. exf5 e4 19. Ncxe4 Bxf5 20. O-O-O Ra6 21. Bd3 Rb6 22.Rhg1 Kh8 23. Nc3 Bxd3 {Ibragimov,I (2611)-Guseinov,A (2492)/Dubai 2000/EXT 2001/1-0 (55)})

Pix 1. Black played 9… Qe8.
9... Qe8 10. Be2 {Black has a cramped position} Nc5 $146 {Black threatens to win material: Nc5xe4} (10... Bd7 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. hxg4 f6 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd2 Rf7 15. O-O-O Bf8 16. f3 Nc5 17. g5 fxg5 18. Bxg5 Na4 19.Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Nc5 21. Bc4 Be7 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Kb1 Bf6 24. Rc1 Nf8 25. Bd3 {Rahman,Z (2492)-Bitan,B (2181)/New Delhi 2008/CBM 122 Extra/1-0 (48)})
11. Qc2 Bd7 12. Ng4 Nxg4 13. hxg4 {White has new doubled pawns: g2+g4. Black has a cramped position} Qc8 14. f3 f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. O-O-O Qe8 (16... a4 $5 $11 {should not be overlooked}) 17. Be3 $16 b6 18. g4 f4 {Black wins space} (18...fxg4 $5 19. fxg4 a4 $16) 19. Bf2 $16 Nb7 20. Rdg1 Nd8 (20... Nc5 21. g5 $16)
21. g5 Qg6 22. Bf1 Nf7 23. Bh4 Kh8 (23... Rfc8 24. Kb1 $18)
24. Qh2 (24. Nb5 Rfc8 $18) 24... Rae8 (24... a4 $5 $16) 25. Bh3 $18 Bxh3 26. Qxh3 Re7 27. Nd1 (27. Bf2 Kg8 $18) 27... Rb8 28. Qf5 Kg8 29. Nf2 (29. Nc3 Nd8 $18)
29... Rf8 $2 (29... c6 $142 $16) 30. Ng4 $18 Nd8 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (30... Qxf5 31. exf5 Rd7 $18) 31. Nf6+ (31. Nf6+ Kf7 32. Nxh7+ Qxf5 33. exf5 $18) 1-0

Pix 2. White played 31.Nf6+, Black resigned.