Grandmaster Niaz Murshed became unbeaten champion in the 49th National Chess Championship with 10.5 points after beating FM Subroto Biswas in the final and 13th round, held at Level 4 of Youth Tower in Shewrapara, Dhaka yesterday.

Bangladesh produced their worst performance in recent history of the Chess Olympiad, with the men's team finishing 76th and the women's team 77th, in the 42nd edition of the tournament which finished on Tuesday in Azrbaijan capital Baku.