GM Enamul Hossain came as a winner of the Bangladeshi Championship, taking the fifth national title in his career.

The Golden Jubilee of Independence, the 47th National Premier Chess Championship organized by Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by Shah Cement, took place at Crown Hall of Hotel Asia Resorts from December 27, 2021, to January 10, 2022. The 14-player round-robin brought together five invited national GMs (all five accepted the invitation) and nine qualifiers from the National B Championship. 

The event was a very close race among three multiple national champions - Enamul Hossain, Ziaur Rahman (pictured below) and Niaz Murshed - taking turns on the top. The champion became the only unbeaten player, which eventually tipped the balance in his favour – Enamul came in the clear first with an excellent result 10/13.

Ziaur Rahman was in contention for gold for the most part, but the defeat at the hands of Niaz Murshed in Round 12 shattered his hopes for the sixteenth national title as he finished a half-point behind the champion. Murshed claimed bronze.

Final standings:

WCM Jannatul Ferdous (pictured above) clinched the title in the 40th National Women's Chess Championship. The 11-round Swiss tournament attracted 93 female players from all over the country. The champion completed the tournament undefeated and tied for first place with three players (all four scored 8½/11). The tiebreaks favoured Jannatul, who claimed gold; WCM Ahmed Walijah took silver; WIM Sharmin Sultana Shirin got bronze.

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