Niaz Murshed - Hiatus and Return

Hiatus and Return

After earning his Grand Master title, Murshed went to the University of Pennsylvania to study economics. He played in only a handful tournament during this time. Upon earning his bachelors degree, Murshed returned to chess. However, his playing declined when he found it hard to adapt to the new generation of information driven chess. Nonetheless, he still found success from time to time in the international scene: first in the Goodrich, India (1991), second in the GM Tournament, Cebu, Philippines (1992), third in the Doha Chess Festival, Qatar (1993), T-1st place with two other contestants in the zonal tournament (1993), and finally, T-2nd place in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in 2004.