Bangladesh’s open team defeated Guatemala 3.5–0.5 in the eighth round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman, FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia and Grandmaster Niaz Murshed won their respective games for Bangladesh, while FIDE Master Sakline Mostafa Sajid drew his match.
Bangladesh’s women’s team, meanwhile, drew 2–2 with Norway in the same round. Wadifa Ahmed, Noshin Anjum, Waliza Ahmed and Nusrat Jahan Alo all drew their respective games.
After eight rounds, Bangladesh’s open team has 10 points, while the women’s team has nine.